Holidays, family vs cars and selfishness.

[Tman]

I got thinking about this today, I have company rolling through town tomorrow night. I got a little pissed when I realized I would not be able to work on my car! Then it hit me, life is short, family is important. A few days away from the project over the next few weeks will not kill any of us!!!!

So think about the faamily and friends that may not be into what we dig. You can always sneak out to the shop after they get drunk and pass out?! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[shoebox72]

I guess that means you'll be spiking their drinks when you get antsy to work on your car. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

All my family is fairly close by, although we only get together for 1 or 2 holidays a year. So I'll have to do my annual Intro, my name, where I work, where I live, my age, etc. This is what you have to go through when you're the one who gets dirty working for a living. Holidays suck for me, Hanging with the ignorant yuppies I have to call family.
They have no clue.

Billy

[flying clutchman]

i say work on your car. your car will never stab you in the back and screw the girl you are in love with!!!! life is short. if they are good family members they will hang out in the garage with you. cars are life.

diego

[Petejoe]

Yea, I get the same way when I'm into a project. But think of it this way. It's a good break for you. It'll get you refreshed and ready to tear it up when you get back to it.

[Paul]

Thanksgiving is my only real four day weekend, just gunna be me, my gf and my daughter, I should be able to work in some shop time.

Christmass, I expect to see my folks whom I almost never see and my son who I haven't seen for a year, just before he goes off to Japan for another three years with the AF,

I think I can make time for them.

Paul

[kustombuilder]

i am ALWAYS busy and all summer i wanted to stop by my buddies place, 3 miles away, but i was always so busy and in such a hurry. i ran into him a couple times in town when i was getting parts or food and he came to the Hot Rod Rumble at my place and kept telling me to stop out. i thought about it all the time but was just "TOO BUSY". then a week ago he died of cancer rather unexpectadly.

i hate to tear myself away from the garage as much as the next rodder (he was a rodder too) especially since i'm one of those guys with a million things going at once, but you have to take time for the people that matter to you while you still can. just something to think about....

[safariknut]

As the late lamented writer Michael O'Donoghue(one of the creators of Saturday Night Live)gives us in his rather short poem,"LIFE":
One thing led...to another and before we knew it;we were DEAD!
'nuff said?

[Smokin Joe]

Get them out to the garage to show off the project then casually say something like: Here hold this droplight right here while I fix this... Or... Could you hand me that wrench?...
You'll have them broken in in no time. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[modernbeat]

When my family get's together, they are interested in my car projects. Sometimes superficially, sometimes real interest.

[Rocky]

You gonna fall into that trap man? C'mon, Trent! Tell ya what. I'm gonna shsow up at your house right after T-giving dinner and tell Karla you gotta come with me on a mission. Yeah, we're on a mission from God...
We'll skulk to the garage and work on the touring till we drop! Todd and your dad can bring us samiches and liquid refreshments..She'll only be mad for a few days. And by then, your company will be gone.

[Tman]

Turkey Day Rock? Hell My folks and todd are going to be in Brookings, Carla works, and Randy needs my charm in his garage......so my Touring will get worked on!!!!!!!!!!!

Xmas is another matter, a few days in Mpls, fly in-fly out. Even got a housesitter! I feel genteel.............

[kritz]

hell...i'd be happy if i could just have the family over to my house for thanksgiving. instead i have to somehow squeeze in dinner with the inlaws, my dad and stepmom, and my mom...all in different places across the state...each place is an hour drive minimum...i'm glad it only happens twice a year...damn thanksgiving and christmas.

[DrJ]

I chopped the top on my truck over a Thanksgiving four day weekend. took three hours off to go eat turkey and went right back at it!
Sure as hell beats sitting around with a bunch of drunks watching football games between colleges I couldn't afford to go to!

[Carps]

[ QUOTE ]
I got thinking about this today, I have company rolling through town tomorrow night. I got a little pissed when I realized I would not be able to work on my car! Then it hit me, life is short, family is important. A few days away from the project over the next few weeks will not kill any of us!!!!

So think about the faamily and friends that may not be into what we dig. You can always sneak out to the shop after they get drunk and pass out?! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

Great advice Tman, as one who spends waaaay too much time away from home, I'll back this thought 110%.