Thanks oldgto for the offer/ you are helping a lot checking up on me with a word of encouragement.......I just don't want to drag you down with me. I do enough whining as it is

 

No such worries, I`d rather see it as me lifting you up. And as for whining..... every one of us in this "club" has the right to "whine" all we want. Those outside this group have NO IDEA, and I pray they never have to join us! I, (and many others here on CF) are here for you man!
A very old quote.... "We shall surely hang together, should we hang alone!"
Think about that one a minute!

 

Hang in there Tony, this too shall pass!

 

Thanks a bunch Members!

The other good news is.....my darlin' wife is putting more pressure on me TO FINISH THE CAR!

 

Ya gotta love a girl that loves CARS as much as her man does!She sounds a lot like mine! Here she is..... wet sanding with a smile!

 

That's great both of you guys, I have a car girl but she likes owning and driving not sanding.

Jack

 

Mine liked the neighbor. Thats why I got the vette, major upgrade

 

Car girl....likes driving.....NOT sanding (two out of three is good!)





R.R............That sucks a bunch


THAT'S huge Life improvement

 

I'm sending positive thoughts your way too Doorgunner. You may have your down times but you always get back on track sooner or later so I know you're going to succeed.

 

Thanks Priya.......I KNOW I still can't do an hour a day (mentally), but I took advice that you and I have received from other Members.....
I dragged myself outside and made the cardboard (rough) pattern so I could plan ahead for winter/rainy/nasty days when I might be able to do some physical work to the rear modification.

I realized a few hours ago that the car will be 50 years old on December 15, 2017........I NEED to get myself in gear!

 

Baby steps Tony!

 

I can only hope to be as determined as you to finish mine..only been at it 18 or so months and I can't seem to find the time for the last mile. Every time I read your posts I get a surge of energy but can't seem to get very far..

Thanks for being an amazing inspiration....

 

Thanks Airborne........crawling seems to get me to the garage faster





I know what you mean by a surge of energy......Members have taught me to have plans/options available so when the surge hits me I will be able to get as much done as possible until the PTSD shows up and knocks me down for months....which also is the time that thoughts of giving up on the car hit me.

 

Low crawl, they'll never see you coming

 

Yes, its hard to get restarted when you've stopped working for a while. Since I put my Corvette away for the winter I've been enjoying the extra free time entirely too much - I'm wondering if I'll find it pretty hard to get started on it again after several months of leisure. I'd like to start exercising again in the meantime so I'm not so out of breath after 2 minutes of sanding but so far I'm putting it off

 

Hey Tony, I can only hope someday we both can finish these projects. I have not been down to the shop for 2 days. Just not interested and losing interest for now. Say strong buddy!
RVZIO

 

****PROFESSIONAL PERSPECTIVE****

Maybe this may re-energize those who may feel that it is needed.

Many of you know by now what I do. And TRUST ME....I have moments where I can not get into the groove. I feel like my world is crashing around me and I have no control of the tailspin I put myself into. I know I put myself into this career/profession and I am NOT complaining.

But...sometimes it can even overwhelm me. As the saying goes. "I have too many irons in the fire". When I feel that things are 'just not right'...I take a step back and try to regroup. 'Keyword' here is try.

I have projects going on all the time and sometimes the parts all come in on the same day and I have those customers sometimes all wanting their car to be completed first.

So knowing I can not be at five different places at the same time..I get one done and so on...but the one thing that I have realized is that I HAVE TO want to do it and ENJOY that I am doing it. IF I am forced and under pressure to complete a task...I do not handle that very well because mistakes can happen when focus and attention to detail on that repair has been distorted.

So...for those who are working on projects and have come to a point where you have to stop for whatever the reason. I completely understand. And if and when you get back into the project...hopefully your desire and LOVE of working on it has not lessened. Becasue forcing yourself out in the garage to get some work done....is not what I would recommend. When a person does that...generally the work is much harder...seems like everything goes wrong..and not much gets done...and THEN that is when quality standards begin to be suffer or be lessened And then all you can think of is how fast you can get done with it.

And keep in mind.... and yes ....like wrote ..I chose my path so I know what I am in for. But when you are done with your project and glad that it is completed...much like when I get done with one...I have another project much like it or even worse getting ready to come in and get started on and do it all over again.

So just enjoy what you are doing or that enjoyment will not last for long when times get tough.


DUB

 

Wise words indeed DUB...

Hang in there Doorgunner. You currently might not be making progress on the car, but you've come way too far and expended so much effort that I doubt it's in you DNA to not see this through to its completion - no matter how long it takes!

 

FLASHBACK! aT fORT pOLK, lA. (sorry...forgot the Cap Lock was on) the Drill Sergeants called it "The Alligator Crawl"....I didn't have any buttons left on my shirt when I finished...the rocks and dirt ripped them off




YOU CAN LAST TWO MINUTES~?!?




Yep R....we both started at the same time.....and I still call my thread "The Reverse RVZIO Thread".





WOW.....and we appreciate the help/advice you give us (even if we are too disgusted at the time to put it to good use/a week later I say "Yep, Dub said that would happen!"






Yep....God did give me a big dose of tenacity......if I can just keep it going in a positive direction!

 

LOL, good one Doorgunner