Going through some photos today I came across one I took of a Breaktime regular. He’s a bonafide good guy. This is one case where you could have judged the book by the cover.
I’m not gonna say who it is, but, um, you might ask where the heck his hammer(s) is.
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Sheesh! a guy can't even step out behind a tree without your camera following him, Big Brothah!
LOL
Zat zee hamber collecticator?
Zee one who makes zee dexz
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I`m pretty sure it aint Luka....I`m gonna guess Bob...ProDek Bob that is.
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Here's another good guy.
A veritable beehive of activity.
I wish the thread about building the sheds was still around. That was a good one.Who Dares Wins.
Every day I see those sheds, and I am blessed all over again.
Bob Simonson, Jim Blodgett, Art Brockschmidt, Nathan Wegemer, and Scott Hitchcock, all came out here one day, and built me a couple of storage sheds.
They brought all the materials. Maybe a third of it was all used materials that Art had found. I LOVE recycling stuff like that. Less because of the money saved than because of the resources not wasted.
Art also brought me a tablesaw and a few other things.
They did all the work. What little I did, could have been done by a child.
They had to carry everything uphill in rough conditions.
They worked all day, without a single complaint.
All that was heard all day was good-natured ribbing, laughs, nailguns, saws, and the various noises of work getting done.
Those two sheds remain the most sturdy and dry structures I have. They are bone dry inside, and I am not doing a single thing to "condition" the space inside. Even the one whose roof had the corner clipped by a falling tree is still sturdy and bone dry.
As I said, every time I see those sheds, I am reminded of my friends, and I am blessed.
I cleaned this pic up as well.
On the left is Scott Hitchcock. I suspect he personally bought many of the materials. He also ordered some strawbales from the Sultan feed supply, so I could spread the straw out, and aleviate some of the mud problems here. He could swing a mean hammer, and when it came time to put some tarpaper on, he put it on so fast it was like magic.
In the middle is Nathan Wegemer. Or should I say superman ? Art brought out some 4'x10' plywood. While the rest of us were struggling slowly up the hill with a single sheet of that, Nathan would grab two sheets, and be up the hill, and back down, ready for two more, before any of the rest of us even made it to the top.
The guy was all over the place. Fast. And he did excelent work. You couldn't even finish a sentence like, "a couple guys need to lift that beam in over there"... And Nathan would already have it done all by himself.
On the right is Bob Simonson. Cut-man. Bob has also permanently loaned me a gas generator. And has given me things like shoes, tools, a 7 gallon propane tank, etc.
You know what... Without all the things that Bob and Art have given me... And all the help, materials, goodwill, and encouragement that people here at Breaktime have given me, I don't think I would have made it to where I am.
Being blessed by those sheds is just one example. When you are severely depressed, not much of anything at all can make any difference at all to you. If someone tells you that they love you, or they care, it seems like it goes in one ear and out the other. It is easy for people to give up on you. You have, after all given up on yourself.
But, if you are like me, even though you cannot help the above being the case... You HAVE given up, and you simply cannot do otherwise... There is some small part of you, way deep inside, that DOES recognize and appreciate that "I love you". Or "I care". And it is that deep inside part that has kept me alive.
When I was in the worst pits of depression, I would see those sheds, and all the other things that you guys have given me, or helped me with... And it didn't matter. Any more than the mud halfway up to my knees mattered....
BUT... It DID matter. Much more than I can explain. Because it was that way down in there, inner self... That inner child who was never shown caring... That inner man who is as stubborn as a bull, and will never truly give up... That saw the sheds, and the rest. And realized the caring that went into all that, and still does. That small inner self saw the caring, and took note. And was strengthened in it's resolve not to just give up and do what the rest of me wanted to do.
I am truly grateful for all the good friends I have met here.
Thank you all.
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Ok, I cleaned this one up too.
Although I don't know why.
The guy still looks as big as a whale, and twice as ugly.
:)
I hate this picture.
But then, every time I see the pic, I see how much weight I lost between then and Rhodefest.
I wish I could figure out what caused that. If I could figure that out, I might make a fortune in the diet industry. LOL
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Thanks for all the cool pics buddy! any other new project news on your homefront?Vini, Vidi, Vino! I came, I saw, I wine!
Those were not my pics. I just cleaned up the ones that were posted by Jim.:)Yes, I have some stuff going on right now, but I am keeping mum until I actually have something to show for it.As usual, I am getting nowhere fast.I am excited about a few things, and at the same time frustrated by the lack of progress.Agoraphobia, (yes, I have been doing much better, but I finally had to admit to myself and the neighbors that I have been having problems with agoraphobia and a few other S.A.D related problems.), combined with being very sick for more than a week, and having torrential downpours mixed with heavy snow, for more than 2 weeks, has meant almost no progress in a while.The rain let up. And I have actually started rolling again, very slowly. Hope to build momentum. We'll see...As I said, I'll post something when I actually have something to post. Until then, I'm afraid you'll have to be as frustrated with me as I am with myself. LOL
Vini, Vidi, Velcro. I came, I saw, I stuck around.
"Until then, I'm afraid you'll have to be as frustrated with me as I am with myself. LOL"
No worries bud. Jez askin' cuz I care.
Stay warm and dry.
oh wait. yer in the WASH state. name alone tells ya what happens to folks there...HEE HEE!Vini, Vidi, Vino! I came, I saw, I wine!
hey ! i got a hat just like that
Me too, man, got it on right now as a matter of fact!
"Wanna get decked?" Too funny man.
Man, I did a lot of work on some posts here, and they just disappeard into the ether.
AFTER prospero told me they HAD been posted !!
Oh well. Frustration will do nothing consructive. So I'll do them over again...
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Bob Simonson...
What can I say ?
You know how some people talk a good talk ? They can pick the right words to make themselves sound good. Sound like they care. Etc. But then when you meet them, and/or know them for a while, you find out it was just words.
Or you see them when the think no one is looking, or no one will find out...
Bob is NOT one of those people.
He genuinely cares for others.
Get anywhere close to the guy, and you can FEEL it. Like is it some sort of aura around him or something.
Him and Jim Blodgett both.
I wish I was more like them.
Bob cares. It saturates everything he does. His work. His worship. And his friendships.
If anything, his words do not do his heart justice.
Strong as an ox. And he has a wife whose smile would make any man melt.
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I cleaned up the pic...
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I haven't seen Nathan Wegmer (sp?) post in a long time. Is he still aroung?
Jon Blakemore
I bid a job North of Seattle with him a couple years ago, Jon. Haven't heard a peep out of him since then. Good guy. Nice family.
Hey, thanks for showing a bunch of what I consider nice guys...now, how 'bout some pics of people actually working,LOL!Some very fine folks hang out at this bar<G> Don't worry, we can fix that later!