Goodbye all..............maybe

[shoboy]

I'm going away for awhile, not knowing if or when I'll be back. graemlins/av_ohmy.gif

1. My PC is getting wiped down this Saturday.
2. New developements at work, and home, will determine my hobby and it's usefullness to me.
3. #2 will also determine the time I have to even look at a PC let alone use one.


(some other threads I've posted in would show nothing of this new developement, but I also tried to keep things on topic in whatever thread it was, plus it took waiting on a phone call to really know and I wasn't gonna go talking about it without knowing for sure)

But alas, I shall try to stay around. Been here since AVAULT started.................

[Barney]

Hope everythings ok with you and your family.

[calvin]

Originally posted by Barney:
Hope everythings ok with you and your family. Aye, seconded here. Hope everything is alright, shoboy. See you when you get back.

[kyleh]

You take care of yourself and yours Shoboy. It's been a pleasure having you around.

[Angus McFeargus]

Bah! He's probably off to see if he can get himself irretrievably stuck in the mud somewhere.

I KNOW! You're taking your Jeep to Mars to see how it holds up against that notorious sand!

[Mr No Name]

Good luck in the future and whatever it holds. av_biggrin.gif

[Ravenus]

Really hope you can keep up with us...atleast in the general dicussions forum if not the games and stuff.

Best of luck av_smile.gif

[MarkN]

Well, shoboy, if you never come back then good luck in your future endeavors and if nothing else then whenever something or other goes wrong just remember one thing from your time here: BLAME CHIP! graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif

[zauggru]

Best of Luck!

[Chip]

Shoboy, If this is the last time... It has been a real pleasure meeting you. Stay safe.

[Nerevarine]

Be cool dude, I hope you are happy with the things that really matter av_wink.gif

[coldwave]

Hey, good luck! I know we've never talked much, but I've always enjoyed reading your thoughts on the board! It's been a pleasure, and I hope things go well in your endeavors! Hope to see you again.

- coldwave

[shoboy]

Well everyone, I greatly appreciate your posts.

I kind of feel stupid for saying it, but it now seems that I put this topic up prematurely.

The "deal" that I was waiting on didn't turn out to be what I was hoping.

The company I work at got bought out by a russian company about 1 1/2 years ago during our Chapter 11. After awhile, talks of an "employee exchange" program, just like a student exchange, started months ago. I signed up to see what the details were gonna be. Early speculation was 2 years in russia working at thier mill. Benefits and stuff would still be in affect, and I would still keep my home here and stuff, just work over thier for 2 years. We have a few bussiness 'programs' in effect that have been going on in the russian mills for years, ways of doing things, stuff like that. Having an exchange thingy was just another idea to help facilitate the same type of bussiness practice's in both of the companies mills, here and over in russia.

Well all that turned out true, but the pay issue got real stupid. Basically, if I had no kids or wasn't married, it would be fine. But my wife leaving her job(and having no pay), along with a cut in pay for myself, turned it into a crappy deal. I would not get paid enough to keep my home here, have my wife and kid either with me or at home, and still have stuff work out.

I would be paid on the same scale as the russians are, not an equally translated pay rate from USA-Russia. That alone would have been fine had I not had my family and had a smaller house. And being apart from my wife and 2yr old for a volunteer for 2 yrs, no thanks.

Financially it wasn't worth it, and personally, the seperation for 2 yrs had she and the kid stayed.........no.

So alas, I'm still gonna be a mill-rat as I have been for the last couple of years. Sorry to have put up the premature post. But it did look like it was gonna happen until I got the final details. And the stupid thing is, the whole money issue didn't get settled until today, expecting the whole thing to happen in less than a month. (someone had no idea of a realistic timeframe for a person to prepare for this av_eek.gif )

Anyway, my PC will be shut down and redone starting tomorrow, so in a way I will still be "gone" for awhile. Just not like I thought I'd be. graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif

[MarkN]

So, you were a bit premature, eh, shoboy? Well, don't worry about it. Happens to the best of us. Well, ok, not to me of course but I know it does with others. graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif

[Barney]

Glad to hear that although it was not great news, it wasn't bad news.

It was this quote that had me worried.
will determine my hobby and it's usefullness to me.Scarey stuff av_razz.gif

[Mr No Name]

Originally posted by MarkN:
So, you were a bit premature, eh, shoboy? Well, don't worry about it. Happens to the best of us. Well, ok, not to me of course but I know it does with others. graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif *shakes head*

[shoboy]

Originally posted by Barney:
Glad to hear that although it was not great news, it wasn't bad news.

It was this quote that had me worried.
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />will determine my hobby and it's usefullness to me.Scarey stuff av_razz.gif </font>[/QUOTE]I was looking at it this way. Had I even been able to take a PC with me, the fiorst few months would be spent getting to know where the hell I was at and what is around. Then, if the family went with me (as planned), I couldn't very well just play games so soon being in a new country.

Believe me, I was ****ed about not getting into Guild Wars, having made a post about it and contimplating it day after day.

But the "deal" turned out to be crap, so I'll pass. I know a few guys who are taking it, single with nothing going on to tie them here for the next 2 years. We'll see how it turns out for them...............

[MarkN]

Originally posted by Mr. No Name:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by MarkN:
So, you were a bit premature, eh, shoboy? Well, don't worry about it. Happens to the best of us. Well, ok, not to me of course but I know it does with others. graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif *shakes head* </font>[/QUOTE]Truth hurts, eh, MNN? I keed! I keed! graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif

[calvin]

Well, shoboy, glad to hear you are going to still be with us. av_smile.gif

[Mr No Name]

Originally posted by MarkN:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Mr. No Name:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by MarkN:
So, you were a bit premature, eh, shoboy? Well, don't worry about it. Happens to the best of us. Well, ok, not to me of course but I know it does with others. graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif *shakes head* </font>[/QUOTE]Truth hurts, eh, MNN? I keed! I keed! graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif </font>[/QUOTE]Your such an embarassment to the community. I now label you village idiot. av_razz.gif

[MarkN]

Well, now, ye really shouldna be labelin' people, MNN. Aye, 'tisn't vera kind o' ye, laddie. Then again 'tis only human nature, as well. graemlins/av_cheesygrin.gif

[One-Winged Angel]

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[Worbah]

Do we get to keep Shoboy after all? YOUR SOUL IS OURS! BUAHAHHAHAHAHAAA!