one good thing about getting laid-off??

I'm now home when everyone else is at work, I can make as much noise as i want to. waved to the neighbors , as they go to work, pulled the 32 frame out , finished welding it up, and spent the rest of the day grinding and sanding for prime. Did 3 weekends worth of work in 5 hours. Might have it painted and rolling in 2 weeks. It most be real nice to be retired.

 

i hear ya....the only thing i can do for zero dollars is hang in the shop and build ....BTW your frame looks great ...

 

I have so many parts built up for so many projects that a layoff would be more like work than work. The lovely says we could retire on what I have stashed in parts cabinets. I'll probably get everything up-n-runnin just about the time we have to turn all the real cars for a 2010 pelosi.

 

unemployment: the pay sucks but the hours are great.

 

And you get a "nooner" a few times a week!

-Brad

 

Even if your wife is at work???

 

The frame looks great!

I'll be getting permanently laid off at the end of June.
Summer off! I'm pretty excited about thrashing on my 27 for a couple of months while I looks for a new job.

Norton

 

i start my week off at 9am go to a noon then 2pm then 4pm and friday a 10:30 am 2hr call became a 1 and half hour

 

trust me tho, it gets old...ive been off for 8 weeks now and im bored out of my mind

 

I was laid off for 3 months starting in Dec. Didn't get anything done it was so damn cold. 3 coldest months of the year is when I get to spend some time off for the first time in 20 yrs. Plus I couldn't justify spending any money on the car. Didn't get a damn thing done...

 

1 bad thing about getting laid off; NO MONEY!

 

same boat here.since nov/08.
just want the snow gone now.need to get something done.
got registered for training to be an electrician.starts in may.
started out as a mechanic.then a chemical plant operator.now going for electrician.

 

Don't be so sure on that. My dad would always say he couldn't believe how much he had to do after he was retired. He wondered how he could get it all done when he was working.

 

You could take up scrapbooking as a hobby....never bored when there are pages to create.

 

hhatton what part of the island are you
i did the same thing
weeks of work in 5 days

 

I gotta say it's pretty cool to see so much positive attitude in this thread! Getting layed off sucks, but it's what YOU do afterwards that will define how things go for ya.

I'm glad you're getting stuff done, and I wish you luck when you're ready to get back out there and hit the bricks! It's not great, but it's not the end of the world either

 

Just tell her co-workers to look the other way for a few minutes...

 

Been 5 months out of work. Very boring... and too cold to do anything..

Now that the weather is getting better, I'll get a job in no time...

Oh, well...Thats life...

 

Been out a month and a half. Got a great jump on the yard work and I can drive the car any sunny day

 

oh, i did put a new window in yesterday...but as stated before, cant justify spending any money on a hobby right now so the car just sits. I'll do little things to it that dont cost money but the construction part is at a stand still

 

I was in big construction before I retired early.Layoffs were part of the game.You live on the cheap while working,then ya got money to spend on a car project during layoffs.

 

I plan to do the same thing to get my 2 on the road soon.

Falcon first, then modified, or so I keep telling myself.

 

It's fantastic. Been that way since Jan. 27, 06. If you are bored being work off it's your own fault. Lots of things you could be doing that don't cost a bundle. You already have a hobby, must be some work you can do on it that doesn't cost.

 

Well ive been off since Feb 6th and im not going back.. They kept the assholes . I take it your going back so your getting everything done while your off.. Great. I saw thru the b/s and sold all my cars... Ill be off till i find a job and knowing im not going back finds me bored out of my mind because there is no sense trying to build another car without a real job... I will be better when the weather breaks.. Get r done before they call you back I really dont want to work for anyone ever again but im afrad im gonna have to... .. phat rat is one of my heros... he never has to work ever again ....
Dave

 

Didn't mean to step on the guys out of work already. The writting was on the wall at work for more then a year so i've saved some $$ just for this .How long it will last and how long i'll be out of work ????.But hey another thing to remember is the "new guy" in the white house is gonna take care of all of us!!!!

 

Ya sure ... Just enjoy your self.. Im also set pretty good but i cant retire and thats what id like to do.. I will be off this summer going to sprint car races and riding the harley thats for sure ..
Dave

 

"I'm now home when everyone else is at work, I can make as much noise as i want to. waved to the neighbors , as they go to work"

Pretty much sums up retirement..........

 

i was out of work for 6 months got alot of things done to my care but like some one said the pays sucks. i had to sell alot of stuff like a four track recorder, all my led zeppelin records, all my doors records, all my double copies of pink floyd records from piper at the gates of dawn to pulse, alot of funk, soul and hip hop. ahhhh now im sad cuz i miss all that stuff. but the hours are nice and no one to tell you what to do

 

I could use about a good 3 months off to do all my catch up work

 

I got laid off 7 months ago, but the old lady's still workin' so it's not so bad financially. I'm thinkin' about turning my hobby into an income and buildin' for a livin'. Always wanted my own Rod shop, guess now's as good a time as any!