You have no idea how tempted I am to send him a copy of Atlas Shrugged...
But that might be considered cruel and unusual.
But that might be considered cruel and unusual.
I have a warrant out for me? I don't suppose we have any lawyers here....
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I am going to the used bookstore today, so if anyone has anything they would like to personally send him, please let me know ASAP so I don't get the same book 
gtsfirefighter
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Supracentral;1050080 said:
You should. By the time he gets out, he just might be finished with it.
Okay....I know I kind of posted a note about it earlier - John's turbo for sale.
At this point, it's in earnest. I NEED the money. I haven't had any luck selling my second car, and I'm not making enough money to pay the bills, even working extra hours. I'm also still not having luck finding another job. If you are interested in the turbo, please PM me. This is to help ME out, not Doward.
At this point, it's in earnest. I NEED the money. I haven't had any luck selling my second car, and I'm not making enough money to pay the bills, even working extra hours. I'm also still not having luck finding another job. If you are interested in the turbo, please PM me. This is to help ME out, not Doward.
Have you started a for sale thread about it? In this situation, I think the mods may accept John's post count. Just a guess, I don't know if they would or not.
I myself will just make a small donation later in the week if I can. I can't help you with the turbo.
I myself will just make a small donation later in the week if I can. I can't help you with the turbo.
This is a special circumstance, and it's known well. The rules are written to help reduce fraud and theft. Neither of those things are happening here. The rules are a tool, not a straightjacket.
She may post Doward's items for sale. Mark the for sale posts "Supracentral approved".
She may post Doward's items for sale. Mark the for sale posts "Supracentral approved".
Supracentral;1059119 said:This is a special circumstance, and it's known well. The rules are written to help reduce fraud and theft. Neither of those things are happening here. The rules are a tool, not a straightjacket.
She may post Doward's items for sale. Mark the for sale posts "Supracentral approved".
Better yet is there any way that a raffle can be done online for the turbo? I'm sure there may be enough willing benefactors out there that would buy a ticket - Moderators do you have authority to do this?
Just an update also, visited John over the weekend. He seemed to be just fine, just very bored. He's trying to get into a trustee postion to knock about 10 days off. And some very good news.....they have private showers.....so no need to worry about dropping the soap! :aigo:
audioman81;1059435 said:
John gave me the specs on it shortly after he went to jail, but I can't find the paper I had been writing everything down on. I remember it is a 67 trim, but not much more beyond that. He is supposed to call me either today or tomorrow, I'll get more info from him then.
I finally managed to pick up a third part-time job today....just in time to be upgraded to full-time status at the convenience store, working at 2 different stores. And I'm still working 20 hours a week or so at the bookstore. But I don't have much of a choice, I need to be able to pay my bills, so working 60-80 hours a week will be my lot in life for the next few weeks. Yay.
Doward has already been informed when all of this is done and over with, and everyone has been paid back what has been borrowed, I am disappearing for a week, to some far, distant, beach-oriented location.
VACATION FOR ME!!!! *finally*
DsBetterHalf;1059512 said:Doward has already been informed when all of this is done and over with, and everyone has been paid back what has been borrowed, I am disappearing for a week, to some far, distant, beach-oriented location.
Hang in there! It's been 21 days already. Those 59 will go by, however slow it may seem. I don't know your situation, but some creditors are more than willing to work through a hard time with you, if you just explain the situation to them. Many will allow you an extension, and just let you pay the interest, and tack the payment back on to the end of the loan. You will definitely deserve a vacation when it's all over with, but so will John. I'm sure this is extremely mentally draining on both of you.
ForcedTorque;1059517 said:
I hate to sound harsh, but here's my thought on this, concerning John:
He made his bed, he needs to sleep in it. He's the one who fucked up, and now everyone else in this house is paying for it. I don't think he deserves a vacation or a break when he gets back....I think he needs to work his ass off, just like I have been doing, to help pay back everything I have had to borrow or fore-go while he has been locked up. If he had been more careful, this wouldn't have happened, or would have happened on OUR terms (i.e. getting the bills caught up, then turning himself in and making it look good).
Instead of doing what his attorney advised, he did almost everything he was told NOT to do. So now I have had to sell quite a few of our personal belongings, some of which were mine and should not have had to go (such as my Maverick and my Wii) to cover his ass. He left me with bills that were, at best, a month behind, some were/are almost 3 months late (these would be credit card bills, but they can still be damaging in the long run).
So maybe I'm a little bitter on this, but I don't think he deserves a vacation after this.
DsBetterHalf;1059538 said:
I think I said it mildly earlier, but I certainly agree with you. When you have a warrant out for your arrest, only drive when ABSOLUTELY necessary, and for the love of god, drive like a grandma. It sounds like he did neither of those things, and they're not exactly rocket science.
He shouldn't be pummeled for it, he is in Jail serving time already as punishment, but when he's out, give him a solid dope-slap for me.
Supracentral;1059119 said:This is a special circumstance, and it's known well. The rules are written to help reduce fraud and theft. Neither of those things are happening here. The rules are a tool, not a straightjacket.
She may post Doward's items for sale. Mark the for sale posts "Supracentral approved".
I just tried to go under the MKIII Parts For Sale thread, to post the turbo, and it denied me access to the page, because my post count isn't high enough. If I post it elsewhere, is there a way to get it posted into the right category?
I just care about you both as members of the community. I know you should feel some bitterness, and he should have to struggle as much as you have for him. We all make mistakes, and I guaranty you he would rather not be where he is now. And if he had it all to do again.................................Well, he just might....................but I hope not.
