I have a warrant out for me? I don't suppose we have any lawyers here....
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Chaplain242;1059422 said:
I like this idea myself... Just sayin'.
Hell, at $25, $30 a ticket, I'd say it would be WELL worth the shot at getting a good turbo like that...
Best wishes to you guys though... I don't mean to downplay the situation, but I have a good number of friends whose husbands are military, and are gone for MONTHS at a time on a regular basis. Hang in there though, that vacation will be well deserved by then!
te72;1060282 said:I like this idea myself... Just sayin'.
Hell, at $25, $30 a ticket, I'd say it would be WELL worth the shot at getting a good turbo like that...
Best wishes to you guys though... I don't mean to downplay the situation, but I have a good number of friends whose husbands are military, and are gone for MONTHS at a time on a regular basis. Hang in there though, that vacation will be well deserved by then!
Yeah, so do I....but I have no idea on how to go about doing an online raffle.
My best friend's husband is military. The big difference is that while they are also gone for months at a time, they are at least providing an income to their families at home. Doward isn't. If anything, he is COSTING me money.
And in other news....apparently they moved John today? To Levy county?
Trying to find out what I can, more info soon.....
Trying to find out what I can, more info soon.....
Hang in there kiddo, it will be all over soon. Shit, if I were in doward's position, I would be happy that you are sticking around. I guess there are still more than a few good people in this world.
OH
MY
GOD
Doward is going to go INSANE in Levy County. He is only allowed 1 book per week, and he is not allowed to receive books from visitors or in the mail unless they are religious in nature. He is not allowed to call me from their phones unless I sign up for the pre-pay BULLSHIT at www.paytel.com. Visitation is apparently only on the weekends, which is wonderful, since I average about 30 hours in 2.5 days for work over Friday through Sunday.
As soon as I can get ahold of someone in Levy who actually has a fucking BRAIN in their head instead of a Bible, I will get mailing info so he can still get letters and whatnot.
MY
GOD
Doward is going to go INSANE in Levy County. He is only allowed 1 book per week, and he is not allowed to receive books from visitors or in the mail unless they are religious in nature. He is not allowed to call me from their phones unless I sign up for the pre-pay BULLSHIT at www.paytel.com. Visitation is apparently only on the weekends, which is wonderful, since I average about 30 hours in 2.5 days for work over Friday through Sunday.
As soon as I can get ahold of someone in Levy who actually has a fucking BRAIN in their head instead of a Bible, I will get mailing info so he can still get letters and whatnot.
Levy County Jail
John R. Doward II
PO Box 1629
Bronson, FL 32621
He is only allowed to receive letters, no books are to be mailed. If anyone has the bright idea to send money (I wouldn't), he is only allowed to have a money order mailed to him. That applies to me, as well....I can't bring him the money order, I have to fucking mail it.
Now it will be a contest to who goes insane first, I do believe.....
John R. Doward II
PO Box 1629
Bronson, FL 32621
He is only allowed to receive letters, no books are to be mailed. If anyone has the bright idea to send money (I wouldn't), he is only allowed to have a money order mailed to him. That applies to me, as well....I can't bring him the money order, I have to fucking mail it.
Now it will be a contest to who goes insane first, I do believe.....
Jail is a test of willpower and patience. I know.
can he have a deck of cards? if not maybe a stack of index cards that he can make his own cards out of?
can he have a deck of cards? if not maybe a stack of index cards that he can make his own cards out of?
I hope he can still jack off!!!! Seriously!
This situation blows so bad but after reading this whole thread I'm haveing a hard time feeling bad for doward but my heart goes out to betterhalf!
This situation blows so bad but after reading this whole thread I'm haveing a hard time feeling bad for doward but my heart goes out to betterhalf!
How much time does he have left?
I may send him a letter. I wasn't going to send anything, cuz why the hell would want to read any bullshit I come up with? But now I'm realizing he may appreciate ANYTHING so I may give it a shot if he has a few weeks still.
I may send him a letter. I wasn't going to send anything, cuz why the hell would want to read any bullshit I come up with? But now I'm realizing he may appreciate ANYTHING so I may give it a shot if he has a few weeks still.
His release date is July 23rd. He's trying to get into a trustee position, and in Levy County, for every week he serves as a trustee, they knock 1 day off his sentence. So maybe on the 18th, instead of the 23rd, but I'm not sure if he'll get it or not.
DsBetterHalf;1060358 said:
Hmm... You could set a price for raffle tickets, estimate how many people might be interested (to get a good price for the turbo), then post up a for sale thread with something like $XX (turbo description) for sale in the title. That's what I'd suggest anyway, I can see that working out alright. Give it a week or so (or until you've gotten how much you want for the turbo), and have the drawing...
As for how to draw for the winner? That might take a bit of thought. You could report all the entry names for the drawing to one of the admins to draw from a hat, or some electronic means... I dunno though, that last part seems to be the tricky one...
te72;1061713 said:
Sounds like a really good plan. BUT, How do you handle it when the winner ends up being a close friend of whoever you decide to let decide a winner. By whatever means they use, some people will ignorantly cry foul, no matter how fairly it is handled. Hopefully a buyer will surface quickly.
te72;1061713 said:
ForcedTorque;1061725 said:
It looks like I have already sold it, so I think the raffle idea is out. But thanks for the ideas!!
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1UZFE SWAP DUDE!!!
just got done reading all 34 pages and it sounds like doward and i have alot in common. lol He'll learn.
I hope for the best.
I hope for the best.
Ya know, since i will be around levy county this weekend.me and the wife are going to silver springs...i might just stop in and see doward.....depending on if his better half would approve.
87nasupra;1068147 said:
I'm sure he would appreciate the company, but he has to have you on his approved visitation list. Which is all of like 6 people, I think. I will be going there Sunday, I'll make sure to say hi for you though!!
Time for another update/rant. More of a "OMG I need someone to listen to me because I feel like I'm melting and I can't handle this shit anymore" kind of rant, I think. I need to talk to someone, but it seems all my friends are too busy with their own lives to listen to me. So here it is.
I feel like I am trying to climb up a glass mountain, while covered in oil, and just when I think I am starting to make progress, I slide back down to the bottom to land flat *and hard* on my ass. I'm not coping very well, even if it seems I am. No matter how hard I've been busting my ass, working myself into a state of exhaustion, it just isn't enough. All of my bills are behind. I have rent due today (the last day of the grace period we get before getting hit with a late charge), and I only have about 1/2 of my share. My roommate can't pay the rest of my share, for whatever reason. I am a month behind on my car payment, John's truck payment is almost 3 weeks late, my insurance was due a week ago, and I haven't even started working on paying the rest of the household bills, like electric and cable. I had to pay the past due amount on the cable bill of $230 week before last....when that money was supposed to pay most of my car payment for LAST month. Once again, no help from the roommate, even after I had said I could only afford like $50 towards the cable bill that week. Oh, and ALL of our credit card bills are now at least 2 months behind, some more than that.
I'm trying to sell John's truck, and our old Honda, and not having any luck. I get lots of phone calls and emails from people about the Honda, but never anything more than that initial phone call/email. I've tried selling the truck to a dealership, but nobody wants it, because the market for manual transmission trucks isn't great. Even though it gets like 23 mpg, which is decent for a truck. Same goes for the turbo...had someone that seemed interested, then backed out on me at the last minute. Have another response now, but still haven't heard from them regarding my reply to their offer.
And let's add even more win to all of this. I spent all night Tuesday night in the emergency room. I started having heart palpitations at work. My heart was beating so hard I thought it would burst out of my chest, and I couldn't breathe. Went to the ER, where I sat in the waiting room for 9 hours, and finally got put into a room, where they FINALLY checked my heart. When I first got to the hospital, after waiting for almost an hour to see the triage nurse, all they did was check my blood pressure and send me back to the waiting room. Blood pressure and heart rate are NOT the same thing folks. Anyway, I basically found out I was having the mother of all anxiety attacks. My heart rate was at like 130 or so, when it is supposed to be closer to 90-95. My blood pressure was slightly high, and I was dehydrated. They kept me for a few more hours, and sent me home with a prescription for Xanax. Which is awesome, but I can't take it at work...any of my 3 jobs, really.
Speaking of which, I'm trying to juggle 3 jobs now, all part-time, but still. Averaging 24 hours/week at the convenience store, 20 hours/week at the bookstore, and around 20-25 hours/week delivering pizzas starting this week.
I just don't know what to do anymore. I don't want anyone's pity or sympathy, I just need to get all this shit out of my system. I know now that I need to go see a doctor about the anxiety issues, but I can't even do that...I don't have the time, and I damn sure don't have the money.
Okay. /rant
DsBetterHalf;1068353 said:
Ok, stop and think.
Prioritize your bills in the order of necessity.
You don't need cable TV. Cut the son of a bitch off.
Credit cards (especially if they are maxed out), you don't need either.
- You need to get to work. (Car payments/car insurance)
- You need a roof over your head. (Rent)
- You need water.
- You need to eat.
- You need electric.
Everything else is optional.
Not to slap you when you are feeling down, but paying that cable bill was damned fucking stupid and is a fucked up way to prioritize.
Don't look at what's making the most noise today. Fuck bill collectors, they will wait.
You concentrate on those 5 things above, and forget everything else.
You'll get through it, and you let John clean up the mess when he gets out.
He's getting fed, watered and sheltered, he's fine. Take him off the list of things to worry about.
5 things. Focus on them.
Your anxiety will back off some as well. You aren't doing yourself any good if you wind up hospitalized.