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RO - That really fucking sucks and blows at the same time, hope things get sorted out soon.

Parker - Hope things pick up soon man, good to see you around.

True Belief - Hope the move goes well.

FatherA - Same to you fella!

P.s. 3 days off from the board and you all go off changing your lives - jeez, I can't keep up.

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Baby girl Zoe was delivered by C-section just after 10 this morning. Mom and daughter are doing well, currently resting. Bandcamp and hangovers can wait.

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As I said he's prone to this sort of thing, says he'll do this or that and then changes his mind just when you think he's fully committed. Because of that I can't really put any plans into motion until he's on the plane with his bags packed. We had a rather lengthy discussion when he got home today where I pretty much told him he's a dick. Also that if he does move out he will still be paying his share of our rent and utilities until we're able to sort out the mess he'll be leaving us with. He wasn't thrilled with the idea but with any luck it will force him to sort out a new housemate before he leaves (if he does).

 

It isn't just our housemate and myself this impacts either. Part of his moving plans involve quitting cycling and returning to swimming. That means the bike company custom building two tandems for him and massively cutting the asking price for them lose out (won't need them if he quits the sport after all). On top of that the funding he gets from a sporting scholarship is wasted (changing sports means he no longer qualifies). Capping it all off is the time his pilot and his coaches have invested getting him to ride under paralympic qualifying times for his event. That's all wasted too as he's not built for swimming but would rather fail at that then succeed as a cyclist.

 

Meanwhile my training has completely dropped off while I try to work out what direction I want to head with cycling. I find it extremely difficult motivating myself to train without a clear goal in mind.

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I'm feeling philosophical right now. I'm very, very grateful that my mom is OK - she was just in a car crash. I don't know all of the details, but she's alright; her car, on the other hand, is completely wrecked. This is actually a lot less bad than it could be, because (as of yesterday) she took possession of my grandmother's car, which is comparatively newer, and only ever gets driven by my mom anyway, since my grandma doesn't drive. (It is kind of funny that she should own a vehicle, since she's never driven - for which we can thank my grandfather, who insisted that she have one.)

The unfortunate thing for me is that my mom had offered me her old car once we'd finished moving, and I'd been somewhat counting on it. I won't be able to afford a car for a while now, and I'm disappointed. But my wife and I have been a one-car family for years, and so what this whole episode actually amounts to is nothing. My situation won't change, my mom still has a car, and my grandma will still be able to get driven everywhere she needs to go. Another way to look at it is: due to my grandfather's hard work, and his urge to provide for his wife before he passed, we're all able to weather this accident with no monetary loss or interruption of our capabilities. And my mom is alright. So truly, I have a lot to be thankful for.

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More storms rolling through. Local council still haven't finished cleaning up from last weeks and these ones are supposed to be worse. Think I'm right in saying it's the worst series of storms to hit the state in fifty years. Several fatalities, about a hundred homes damaged to the point they are unliveabl, at least two thousand homes damaged to some extent and many trees uprooted. Some houses are still without power due to extensive line damage as well. That's before this fresh wave of shitty weather hits.

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20 minutes ago, RelentlessOblivion said:

More storms rolling through. Local council still haven't finished cleaning up from last weeks and these ones are supposed to be worse. Think I'm right in saying it's the worst series of storms to hit the state in fifty years. Several fatalities, about a hundred homes damaged to the point they are unliveabl, at least two thousand homes damaged to some extent and many trees uprooted. Some houses are still without power due to extensive line damage as well. That's before this fresh wave of shitty weather hits.

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Maybe you can move in with True Belief?

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Besides Adelaide is quiet 95% of the year and I kinda like that. In other news I've marked the date for a gig being promoted by the bloke who also runs the place I do my guitar lessons. Never heard any of the bands before but they're all home grown and everyone knows the quality of Aussie metal bands...

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Fucking slackers, prodigal sons, and disloyal ne'er-do-wells are always welcome here. :D

Things have been a bit quiet around the forum. We're moving to Massachusetts in a week, lots of packing and work of various kinds to get done. I was up too late drinking with a friend last night, and will probably do the same this evening. Nice to see you back around.

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24 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

Fucking slackers, prodigal sons, and disloyal ne'er-do-wells are always welcome here. :D

Things have been a bit quiet around the forum. We're moving to Massachusetts in a week, lots of packing and work of various kinds to get done. I was up too late drinking with a friend last night, and will probably do the same this evening. Nice to see you back around.

:P I do feel a great sense of shame that it's taken me so long to return!

 

Glad to see the place is still running. Do most of the regular 'crew' still post in here? Best of luck with the move! Are you looking forward to it, or is it a bit of a mixed feeling? I moved out for the first time at the end of the last year, and it took a lot of getting used to!

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:P I do feel a great sense of shame that it's taken me so long to return!

 

Glad to see the place is still running. Do most of the regular 'crew' still post in here? Best of luck with the move! Are you looking forward to it, or is it a bit of a mixed feeling? I moved out for the first time at the end of the last year, and it took a lot of getting used to!

Yes, I'm sure the shame is nearly overwhelming, good thing you're stronger than that.

There are a good few people I'd like to see come back around (looking at you, Iceni, Ghouly, and Mere), and we still have difficulty hanging on to newcomers. At least we're still operational.

I'm not really psyched to be leaving NYC, but I'm looking forward to it on behalf of my wife and kid. We've got a lot of work ahead of us. Glad to hear you're coping well, I imagine it must have been difficult.

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Nice to have you back JBaker.

 

The good for nothing younger brother was around earlier borrowing cycling-related things. I made damn sure he understands we expect everything he took back within six weeks. Also made it clear I expect the money he still owes me paid in full by year's end. Yeah he's none too thrilled about that but not my problem. Not like he hasn't acknowledged the debt, taken steps to pay it off, etc. Frankly he would not be in this position had he not A) flat out stolen half the money owing and B) started dating a complete no hope third generation welfare cheat.

Ok since when did B + ) = smiley?

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So done with this. I try to be nice. Try to make this friendship work for reasons I don't understand to be perfectly honest. The brief payoff of talking for a week and then...nothing. Nothing for almost a month. Then out of the blue...a message. A message asking if we can talk. So I bite (again why I don't know) and reply 'sure, what's up?' Two hours later before the reply 'don't want to talk right now'.

 

Last message I'm ever sending her simply reads 'ok goodbye'. There's no point being nasty to her. That's not really in my nature (perhaps that's the problem I'm too forgiving of people).

 

Sorry just had to vent a little bit

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