Well New York is in Shutdown and California, From a pretty reliable source that the State of Illinois is going on lockdown on Monday, possibly announce it on Sunday or even possible today. For those in Illinois get ready.
I refuse to wear a mask. I quit caring about this so long ago. If I get it and I die, so be it. I just don't care anymore. I am going to live my life my way and whatever happens, happens. I lost so much four weeks ago, I just can't care about this anymore.
I refuse to wear a mask. I quit caring about this so long ago. If I get it and I die, so be it. I just don't care anymore. I am going to live my life my way and whatever happens, happens. I lost so much four weeks ago, I just can't care about this anymore.
Much respect to you
A-machine-insp hope you are doing ok. I completely agree with what you said above. However my employers are firing people that are not wearing masks within our facility. This is because they made it a policy and if you break company policy, you get fired. So I am forced to wear a mask because of bills and food.
ThePudds I get you there. Myself, on the other hand, don't really care at the moment. I have been living to work and I am done with that. I lost out on a lot of time with my wife because of it. I am getting ready to ask for my hours to be reduced to 40 a week, which they won't do, and I am prepared to look for a new job. I am done working 60 hours a week. Shortly I will be in a financial situation where I don't have to.
This kind of turned into a side rant/tangent. I apologize.
You don't have anything to apologize for. like I said above, I hope you are doing alright man. and like
DAN_M said, f*ck work. Get out there and live. My best wishes to you friend!
DAN_M Thank you. I took the first week after off. It happened on a Saturday and, even though I don't know what time it happened, it could have been while I was at work. I am taking more time for myself and may get even more soon. I did try to go to work the Tuesday after but I only made it 2 hours. I kept seeing that Saturday's date and couldn't help thinking that I could have been at work when it happened. It's been hard but I am surviving. Barely surviving at times and doing ok at other times. Today is an ok day, yesterday was the worst since I came back to work.
I just cut back on my hours, which took me a long time to earn (it's a privilege), but right before the plandemic hit I became financially free. I decided to throttle back to just 40hrs. Those who were standing in my way to work the 60hrs are now jumping up and down asking my Super. to get me back in there. It's been non-stop ever since I was old enough to work. Twice I went to work the next day after giving birth to one of my trophies because I was starting a new company.... TWICE!!! Enough is enough!
Kp61dude! Here in a week or so I will have the financial freedom to do it. Like I said before, I have been living to work. Because of that I missed a lot of time with my wife and it kills me knowing that. I am done with it, I won't do it anymore. Soon the only bill I will have is my mortgage and when that happens, either drop me to 40 or I am looking for another job. Ideally I'd like to work 4-10's. My current job will not want me to go to 40 let alone 4-10's. I am currently at 59 hours a week, 4-11's, a 9, and 6 on Saturday. Maybe they would drop me to 4-11's, I could handle that. All that being said, in the last 6 months I have turned down 4 job offers paying more per hour but couldn't get me the hours I am working now so I would actually be taking home less per week. The other reason I turned them down is because they weren't aerospace/defense shops. I am passionate about aerospace and want to stay in this industry. Aerospace still pulls at me but not as much anymore. My life outside of work is at the top of my priority list and if I have to leave aerospace to get the pay and schedule that fit the best, then so be it. This whole ordeal seems to have turned every facet of my life upside down. I wish I would have had these priorities right when she was alive but they are right now. Unfortunately the cost of figuring it out was way too steep.
A-machine-insp I lost my first wife on mothers day in 1982. Worst day of my life!( not looking for sympathy) It has been ever sense that day to not live in a rat race(big city). I wanted to live a simple life. After hunting in Colorado with my dad it was then that I knew that I wanted to live in Colorado. I found this job years back and love it, zero overtime and 4-10s. This allows more time with the one I love. Sure I don't make the big bucks but found a way to live within our means and am very happy. Life is short enjoy every second of it! Sure after she passed I wanted to drink myself to death but learned that there was more to this than what I was doing. With some help from some great friends I pulled my head out of my A$$!
Hang in there surround your self with great people and follow your heart!
ogcharliebrown Sound like you went through the exact same things I am going through except the drinking. I've had 2 drinks since it happened and that's it. I havent wanted to. Things are going to change, I just need to figure out what I want to do.
