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Limegrntaln

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  1. Just when one thinks that things are sh@t, for them, they come across a thread, like this. I definitely feel you, man. I live in California, I have no family, here. My parents, and my 14 year old son live in Florida. My parents are both 68, my mom has diabetes, and just had a small bout with Cancer, a year ago. I have been divorced for 10 years, and Ive never really found my way, since then. I have spent the past 10 years, living the bachelor lifestyle. I spend money on whatever I want. I got off of active duty, in 2009, and moved back to my hometown, in California, from living in Phoenix, on Active Duty, for 10 years. I came from a military family, so, we did, "ok" as a family. Typical middle class. $50k a year style. I thought that was the way to go, so, thats what I did. I got divorced in 2007, and decided I needed a life style change. When I left my wife, I had no plans. My my only plan was to get away from how much I hated how we didn't get along. I moved back out to California, after getting off of active duty, in 09' and it was scary, to say the least. I transferred to the reserve, and thats really the only income i had, for a while. I was eventually, after a few months, able to get myself going in, on a full time basis, but even that was only about $2,800 a month, and child support was $650 of that. I learned to get by, but it really put me into a serious depression. What was I going to do? I looked at everything I could find, about making money, either online, or elsewhere, just to get out of my funk. And it really changed my outlook on life. I was going into work, on the reserve weekends, and it seemed like everyone that I was working with, was making $100K a year, or more. What was I doing wrong? I started talking to these people, more and more, as time passed, and found out, we had Fed-Ex Pilots, and La County Sheriff, and Parole Agents. All jobs that pay really well, in California. So, at this point, I was desperate. I applied to be a peace officer, in 2010. Well, I got through the entire process, and Jerry Brown became Governor. And he shut off the hiring process, where it stayed, for the next 3 years. 3 more years of making $2,800 a month, and driving my 1996 Monte Carlo, with 237,000 miles on it. This dug me deeper, and deeper into depression. I was coming home, and spending time sitting here, on the computer, and forcing myself to go to the gym, just to stay in good enough shape that I didnt get booted out of the military, for being over weight. It was a struggle. Fast forward to 2013, because there is nothing to talk about from 2010, to 2013, I literally did nothing. Hiring was back on for the state job. Woohoo!! Im going to get somewhere. I finally get to get out of my hole! I was 38 years old. The academy was going to be tough, but, somehow I would make it through the 4 months. Fast forward to the other side, and Im out! Hello income!! Not so fast. While at the academy, Cal-Pers doesn't take their cut. OMG! 13% mandatory straight to retirement?? While it was awesome that I was going to be putting money away to retirement, I was back into my depression, again, when my first check was less than I was making in the academy, and $300 less than I was making just going in, for the reserves, daily. I was literally getting to the 8th day of the month, and I had $80 in the bank. I was going to get 4 raises, for the first 2 years I was in, and then, at my 2 year mark, I was going to get a nice 25% raise. Well, that time has come, and gone, and its taken almost 4 years to get to where I am, today, but Im finally making over 6 figures, and I just had a 2,768 sqft, 5 bedroom, 1 story built. If you know anything about California real estate, you know, its hard to find a nice house, for under half a mil. But this is where I live. I thought money would bring me the happiness. And, while its allowed me to buy a few nice cars, and get an amazing house built, it hasn't changed me. I spent the better part of 2 decades, in the military, and now, that part of my life is over. I get paid a nice little chunk from that, but, it still hasn't changed me. I still cannot find the motivation to get sh@t done. I ride the coat tails of my job, now that I have money, and, to me, there is just nothing to shoot for. I keep a years mortgage, in the bank, and thats it. I still just come home, after work, and either sleep, or get on the internet. I have no structure, Im 42, and Im just tooling along, going through life. So, like I said in the first few sentences, I know how you feel. Look up to, and be thankful for the things that you do have, in your life. You're married, and you have someone to come home to. Im just now, after almost 10 years, getting to talk to my son when I want to, without his mother being on the other end of the line. I still only get to see him, about 2-3 times a year, and thats when I give her 90 days notice, and fly out to Florida. I don't have any trouble getting women, its finding a good one, thats the hard part. I whored it up, and went through 19 in 2015, alone. I was on at least 5 online dating sites. The relationships were all junk. They kept the time passing. I really feel like the lack of a good diet, and exercise, keep me in this funk. I eat like sh@t, and drink at least a 2 liter of Mt. Dew, daily. I used to be quick witted, and motivated, and I could at least start to pull myself out of depressed states, now, I have absolutely no desire to do it. I've been recently looking into opening an e-commerce store, and I'm gathering information on that, but. I have a full time job, so, there really is no "big" desire. I see all of these teenager YouTubers driving Huracans, but my life is so boring, I have nothing to film. I took some time, last year, to try and learn to day trade, but without a mentor, I had trouble making sense of anything. I just kept running around in circles, gathering information, and reading all I could about how to do it, but really don't have the knowledge to start anything. Even though, thats something I've always wanted to do. I have a lot of what I've always wanted, but nothing I really need. At my age, I feel like Im lost without someone to come home to. Its what I feel Im lacking, for some structure. Im just not organized I have one really good friend, whom Ive known for 32 years, but I don't even hang out with him, that much. Im a total homebody. The girl Ive been with, now, for 2 years, this month, I only see her, like 2 times a month. And she's having a house built, so we have no desire to move in, together. So, all in all, you have a lot. Even though you've lost more than I'll ever have, in my lifetime, you have much more than a lot of people will ever have. And, thats definitely something to be proud of. Im definitely sorry for your loss, My parents are getting on, in age, and neither of them are in the greatest health. My dad finally just stopped smoking, at 68. He was diagnosed with COPD, so, he really didn't have much of a choice. So, good luck, and much like you, I dont come here, all that much, but I like to drop in, once in a while to see how the better half live. But one thing we all have in common, is, none of us are without some sort of common problem.
  2. Unless they work some of that Audi VooDoo magic, and it weighs the same. I read some reviews, on some cars, where the Spyder versions are stiffer. But, thats not what she said. According to the ring times page, the 18' Performante is a 6:52.01, while the A. SV is a 6:59. 7 seconds is crushing the 6:59 time. Its also 5 seconds faster than the 918 Spyder. Which is nuts.
  3. Spyder looks great, or, the renders, anyway. But the coupe is where its at. The tricolore stripe just sets the car off, unless you do the center console in it. And, at 7 seconds faster, around the ring (6:52.01), and almost half the price of an Aventador SV, its an amazing car. And, Ill take one in, Verde Ithaca, Mantis, or Grigio Telesto.
  4. That Morcielago (really spelled Murcielago) looks an aweful lot like a Gallardo. Oh wait, that's because it is a Gallardo. You'd better call the dealer back, they gave you the wrong car. It's kind of confusing when someone takes the badges off your car. But if you ever get to open the door, the sill plates would tell you what kind of car it is. Kinda like this.
  5. The candy orange one is amazing, definitely one of my new fav colors.
  6. I cant believe the member numbers looking back through 2011. Congrats to this site. Looks like 50,000 this year alone. Nice!!
  7. JB, if youre feeling squirrley, you can try one in Verde Draco. I dont want to mess the thread up with posting an LP640. And its a hard color to get, so the picture I post would likely not do the car justice. The color changes a lot with different lighting conditions. Thanks for the Grigio Telesto!!
  8. It is a PS, I couldnt get the original site to link it. So I hosted it. Its one of the closest ones Ive seen though.
  9. I love VI. But there are a lot of colors I really like. Balloon White, Verde Draco and Grigio Telesto are the others.
  10. Cant wait to see one in VI. Its my favorite color, right behind Verde Draco. Congrats to everyone getting theirs delivered.
  11. Just reading the FAQ page, Im already laughing my ass off. $1,000 deposit for a car they are only going to make 5 of in the first year? And I wouldnt trust my life to a car that only costs $450,000. There isnt enough engineering in that car for it to be that cheap. The Veyron is the price it is because Bugatti (VW) spend millions of dollars developing the car. This is funny... http://www.gtr-xs.com/faqs.htm
  12. Now thats how that POS should come from the factory for the price they want for it.
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