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Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:15 pm
by Smith1776
dualstow wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:11 pm
Crazy!
I had something similar happen to me with city taxes once.
I suddenly have a strange craving for unagi.
I am seriously considering moving to Alberta when this is done and through.

Lower cost of living, and I actually know quite a few people who live there now through some happenstance.

And now that I'm focusing a bit more on singing and stand up comedy rather than acting, there's less reason for me stay here in Hollywood North.

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Sun Jan 12, 2020 7:06 am
by Libertarian666
Smith1776 wrote: ↑
Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:15 pm
dualstow wrote: ↑
Thu Jan 09, 2020 9:11 pm
Crazy!
I had something similar happen to me with city taxes once.
I suddenly have a strange craving for unagi.
I am seriously considering moving to Alberta when this is done and through.

Lower cost of living, and I actually know quite a few people who live there now through some happenstance.

And now that I'm focusing a bit more on singing and stand up comedy rather than acting, there's less reason for me stay here in Hollywood North.
Hopefully not northern Alberta. I knew a guy who lived in High Level, and one day his propane heat wouldn't work. It turned out that the reason was that it was too cold outside for propane to boil. Brrr!

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:22 pm
by Smith1776
https://www.citynews1130.com/2020/01/23 ... vancouver/

Uber and Lyft approved in Vancouver. It looks like my plight might not be so bad in the future.

More competition in ride hailing. Harry Browne would be proud.

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2020 2:46 pm
by dualstow
πŸ‘

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:44 am
by Smith1776
Another update for you guys. The result of the appeal the lawyer and I filed has come back. No leniency.

This has essentially put me in the worst of all possible worlds. My driving prohibition is still as long as it would have been had I simply done nothing, but now I'm also out all the money I spent to hire the lawyer.

A bright note though.

I recently met a girl through an online dating platform that, by sheer coincidence, lives right down the street from me! So the no driving thing hasn't been an issue. I'm super grateful.

There's a shopping mall near my house in addition to a rec centre, movie theatre, and lots of coffee shops and restaurants. So there's been no shortage of different things to do together while this all plays out.

Interestingly, one of my coworkers just got their drivers license suspended for the same time period too. 5 months.

I am learning a lot through this whole ordeal. Whether it's learning to plan my days out meticulously and waste as little time as possible, or just learning resilience, I'm trying to make the most of it.

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 7:30 am
by dualstow
girls > driving

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:27 am
by Kriegsspiel
Girls drool over guys with suspended licenses.

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:31 am
by Libertarian666
Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:27 am
Girls drool over guys with suspended licenses.
It depends on why they were suspended...

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:40 am
by Kriegsspiel
Libertarian666 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:31 am
Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:27 am
Girls drool over guys with suspended licenses.
It depends on why they were suspended...
One would do well to replace the phrase "clerical error" with "illegal street-racing."

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:44 am
by Libertarian666
Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:40 am
Libertarian666 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:31 am
Kriegsspiel wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 8:27 am
Girls drool over guys with suspended licenses.
It depends on why they were suspended...
One would do well to replace the phrase "clerical error" with "illegal street-racing."
Exactly!

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 9:31 am
by dualstow
Next avatar: James Dean, Rebel without a Cause O0

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:27 pm
by Smith1776
Currently sitting at the bus stop in the middle of my 2.5 hour commute. :P

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:29 pm
by dualstow
Smith1776 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:27 pm
Currently sitting at the bus stop in the middle of my 2.5 hour commute. :P
Does the young lady drive?

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:47 pm
by Smith1776
dualstow wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:29 pm
Smith1776 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:27 pm
Currently sitting at the bus stop in the middle of my 2.5 hour commute. :P
Does the young lady drive?
Yup!

I will level with you guys though. I have not yet broke it to her that I am not able to drive. I walk to meet her and she probably just figures it’s because she is close.

I don’t think it’d be a huge deal. It’s only another 2 months. Still, it’s a little embarrassing.

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:26 pm
by dualstow
I stopped driving more than two decades ago and am married to a beautiful, smart woman who has adjusted. O0

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 2:53 pm
by vnatale
Smith1776 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:47 pm
dualstow wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:29 pm
Smith1776 wrote: ↑
Fri Mar 06, 2020 1:27 pm
Currently sitting at the bus stop in the middle of my 2.5 hour commute. :P
Does the young lady drive?
Yup!

I will level with you guys though. I have not yet broke it to her that I am not able to drive. I walk to meet her and she probably just figures it’s because she is close.

I don’t think it’d be a huge deal. It’s only another 2 months. Still, it’s a little embarrassing.
And, it makes me wonder if there is some movie in there....

Vinny

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 3:41 pm
by Kriegsspiel
I'm thinking of that episode of It's Always Sunny where Dee dates the rapper. She thinks it's great but The Gang convinces her he's retarded, and at the end he figures it out and battle-raps them and drops the mic.

For Smithers, she find out he doesn't drive and thinks there's something wrong with him (like, he's retarded!) and breaks up with him. Then in 2 months she hears some honking outside on the street. She opens the window and leans out, whereupon she sees Smithers in his souped up, bodykit-modded Honda or Toyota, revving his engine.

Ice cold stare.

Hold it.

HOLD IT

Then peel out, maintaining eye contact. Tokyo Drift around the corner, never to be seen again.

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2020 4:44 pm
by dualstow
πŸ˜‚ πŸ˜‚

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2020 12:47 am
by Smith1776
Lol you guys are just too much, and I love you all.

I read your responses while at work and it made me smile. Just a bright spot in a shit situation.

Another bright spot. I’m connecting with my boss (finally), and she actually seems to be warming up to me now. That made this day at work pretty sweet.

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:53 am
by Smith1776
One month from now, on May 9th, I will be able to drive again. 8)

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:05 am
by vnatale
Smith1776 wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:53 am
One month from now, on May 9th, I will be able to drive again. 8)
I had been wondering about this yesterday! Now you have given us a countdown!

Vinny

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:13 am
by Smith1776
vnatale wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:05 am
Smith1776 wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:53 am
One month from now, on May 9th, I will be able to drive again. 8)
I had been wondering about this yesterday! Now you have given us a countdown!

Vinny
You guys have been awesome people to chat with and befriend, especially during such a crappy time.

I will post a picture for sure when I can drive again!

I've said this in a previous thread, but I'll say it again. There is a small part of me that is actually thankful for the lockdown that's going on. With no place to go, the weight of the fact that I can't drive has been lifted. Truthfully, my quality of life has gone up substantially since self-isolation began.

Aside from going to places like work, it's also entirely ameliorated my feelings of FOMO. I know I'm not missing out on that great get-together at the restaurant, because, well, none of them are open!

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:14 am
by WiseOne
Smith1776 wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:53 am
One month from now, on May 9th, I will be able to drive again. 8)
Congrats!

Where are you going to go for your inaugural car ride?

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:28 am
by Smith1776
WiseOne wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:14 am
Smith1776 wrote: ↑
Fri Apr 10, 2020 10:53 am
One month from now, on May 9th, I will be able to drive again. 8)
Congrats!

Where are you going to go for your inaugural car ride?
Hehe that's a good question! I hadn't thought of that. My mind's just been so focused on actually getting the license back.

Assuming we're still on lockdown on May 9th, I'll probably go to pick up some home gym equipment. (Since it wasn't feasible to buy a lot of that stuff and take it home without a car.)

Then the McDonald's Drive-thru.... ha!!

Re: Dealing With Setbacks in Life

Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2020 11:34 am
by Smith1776
Just to elaborate from before.

I am "lucky" that the timing of this shutdown happened when it did. Because just beforehand, I was THIS close to quitting my job due to the hardship of getting there and back.

If I had done so, I would not be receiving the pay protection the company is providing us with. Further, I wouldn't even qualify for the government's economic relief benefit since I quit my job rather than being laid off.

In other words, that was a close call. If lockdown was delayed another week or two I would have been up shit creek without a paddle.