I NEED ADVICE!
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- Icequeen0
brilliant story k0na! Great advice.
- k0na_an0k0
rabittski-
my grandfather is 78 and still sharp as a tack. he and my grandmother worked on a farm for most of thier lives with their 7 children, one of course being my mother. when he was 35-ish he started work for the small town he lived in. as long as i can remember, (29 years) he was the city planner and on the board. one of his many jobs was running/maintaining the water tower. not the actual tower, but all the inner workings of the well house. he retired when he was 67 and had absolutely hated it. just a week ago at thanksgiving now that i'm talking about it, my uncle matt (the same uncle from the story above) offered him a small job at his now very large company. my grandfather sat at the table and said 'i don't care what it is i do, i wouldn't mind just working again. i'll clean the toilets if i have to.' now, he's well educated, distinguished and an outstanding citizen who was actually given the key to the city he lives in, so he's not like some scumbag who wants to clean toilets. not sure where i'm going with this anymore but i guess it was never about the money to him, it was about the heart that goes into the work done and loving what it is he did. from the stories my mom told me about them growing up without a lot of money, but in a household full of love again, i don't think it was about the money ya know. i've learned a lot from that wise old man.
- motokiss0
Kona that story should be heard on operah;)
Anyways Dude this your chance back in teh design world where you will feel happy about. Plus a good way to tell the wife (inless you already have told her) that you are doing this for her ;) she will love it.
Also we can tell you evey experience and our thoughts of what to do but in the end you have to deal with it all. So if i where you takea deep breath, a nice stiff drink and weigh your options and make sure you know what you want before jumping into somthin you arnt 100% of. I wish you all the best . GOOD LUCK SON be a soldier!!!
- rabattski0
cool story k0na. good to know that there are cool old people out there. always getting afraid of getting older and it's good to know that not everyone turns into a grumpy old man. :)
- speed_d0
thanks everyone for the advice... I sincerly appreciate it!
- brook0
Interesting... were you looking for a job in NY? Sounds great, I don't know how old you are, but where do you want your life to be? I like the PeterH's idea! Can you do that?