Well, It s snowing again here in West MI, and it s gonna be another cold night. I for one am getting kinda sick of it, and it s making me sort of grouchy. I ve noticed some other threads on this forum that are getting a little on the touchy side, too. Maybe Dave should look into offering some kind of sun lamps or tanning beds in the store to try to chase away these winter doldrums. In the meantime, lets try to remember that we have a few more months of winter in the northern states, so we ll be acting kind of stir crazy for a little while yet. Give us a bit of a break if you think we re getting out of hand, and maybe give us a little laugh while you re at it. And you folks in warmer areas, our crankiness must be rubbing off on you, as I ve noticed a little snappishness from a few of you too. We ll try to do our best to nip it. I for one am going to stop worrying about the fact that we can t camp right now, and I m not gonna torture myself over whether we really have 500 members or not. I m gonna roll with the flow as they say, and try to relax and enjoy the pleasures that this board is giving me, while I try to ignore some of the pains that it s producing in certain areas today too. Might be a good night to over medicate or otherwise mellow out.
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wiininkweBeer, tons of beer :)
wiininkweTry going through the rest of this winter being laid off, while my boss takes his family to Jamaica.[:@](Well, maybe not the rest of the winter, but at least 3 wks.)
I think I need one of those beers.[;)]
wiininkweMiller Tyme, this is my second winter while being laid off [>:] Beer actually doesn t help much but oh well. Cheers buddy [;)]
wiininkweThanks, birol, I m just having one of those days. Like Toni, said, it s cold, snowy, (last week we had a thaw which got my spirits up) and dreary, and now the lay-off. I m used to early spring lay-offs, but my boss....all I can say is I better get all my days off for camping that I requested..[;)]
wiininkweMy gosh, Jim--I just noticed WHERE YOU LIVE!! No wonder you are ticked off with your boss for taking his family to Jamaica while you are laid off and stuck in the land where the sled dog is king.[: (] I think a lot of us feel the same way.
Usually North Ga winters are clear and sunny and many days it gets into the 40 s and even the 50 s. This year it has been raw and grey and rainy and sleety and even when it gets up into the 40 s and 50 s it doesnt feel " nice" at all. We are due to have freezing rain today and it makes camping season seem a looooong way off!
I miss the ice fishing and cross country skiiing and snowshoeing I used to do in Michigna--at least all that snow and ice gave you something fun to do outdoors in the winter.
wiininkweWhen I got laid off , my boss s boss was throwing a huge house warming party in his spanking brand new 6,000 SQ feet house sitting in a huge lot and invited all the people who were let go.
It drove me mad that he had the guts to do it before we were completely cut off from the company. I am not wishing very positive thinks for him .........
wiininkweCabin Fever!!! thats an understatement!
I NEED TO CAMP SOON
The smell of the campfire, sun shining on your face in the morning, the breeze blowing thru the trees, birds chirping, blue skies, the dark star lit night skies.......can spring please get here soon!
The van is still packed and ready to go, first decent weekend and we are gone!
Here we haven t had alot of snow, but its been so gray and cold enough is enough!
We do have a little sun today at least.
Being home and unemployed is not fun, wasn t bad in the summer tho. My temp layoff in June turned into a permanent one. So here I am riding out the unemployment storm too, with many of you.
wiininkweI was looking at the trlrboys camping pics, I wanna camp too boooohhhoooooooo.
The lake, the trees, it looks so serene, so peaceful. I want to take a walk in the forest, play with my children in the lake, BBQ and drink beer [:)]
wiininkweThanks for all the encouraging words from you all.
Get this-the boss called this morning. He s got a couple side jobs-about two hrs worth of work each-tomorrow. 40 mile round trip@$1.74 gallon of gas. What he s worried about is his unemployment payment to the gov. next yr. " It keeps going up, blah, blah, blah..." [:@]
He did say he had a great time up north snowmobiling..[:@]
Sorry, venting again. I ll get over it-eventually.[;)]
wiininkweAre you gonna do it ? 60 km s at 1.74 a gallon, only for two hours ? those two hours had better be compensated at a professional rate, not at 5.75 an hour !!!
wiininkweBirol-
Yeah, I m the foreman($13 hr) which sounds like a lot, but I also have three child support payments, plus bills, repairs to the truck, etc. It adds up, not to mention the state takes half the unemployment check for child support,[:@]
wiininkweMaybe we should try this, it really works for my 3 and 4 year old. When cabin fever gets to be to much, jump up - start screaming at the TOP of your lungs, and tear circles around the house! It really seems to relieve a lot of tension for them! [:D]
wiininkweIn the infamous words of Jimmy Buffett s song (Boat Drinks)....
" .... this morning,
I shot three holes in my freezer.
I think I have cabin fever..."
Maybe a " Boat Drink" would help.
wiininkwehere s a little ditty my 9 yr. old came home with today. He was told to write a limerick in english class...it s cute so it should bring a smile to those with winter doldrums!
There once was a man who wanted a tan
So he went to the beach and layed in the sand
He came home and was burnt as toast
All his friends said he looked like a roast
So the man got what he wanted, a tan!
[:D]
wiininkweCamperoo, your NINE year old wrote that? This kid has talent; I have seen adults who tried limericks with results which were pitiful--maybe you should rent him out as a limerick teacher .[:)]
wiininkweHey, everybody, I m in a better mood![8D]
Talked to my buddy at dart league tonite, and he s gonna help me out financial wise![:D]
As it goes on this board, always look to friends for help.[;)]
wiininkweI know My DS has the fever really bad. Right now I m contemplating on keeping him home from school cause he has a real bad cold (kept him home monday..sent him back on tuesday cause he seemed better..but now I think he s a lil worse). When I picked him up from school..his teacher said she couldn t wait till warmer weather cause all the kindergartners seem to have cabin fever really bad right now. Being layed off right now sucks cause it s to cold to go camping (but cann t wait till the Hillsdale trip). I m driving the DW up the wall also being home, but we ve all been under a great deal of stress lately..and think once we do our first trip...the stress will just melt away.
wiininkwe
QuoteI know My DS has the fever really bad.
Our oldest son also has a pretty bad fever, w/ cold symptoms. At least we know they didn t give it to each other!! [:)]
wiininkweNightOwl, pretty good huh for a little guy!! I emailed it to his grandpa last night too and he loved it! It s been a tough work week so far, so DH and I got a big laugh out of that little paper he showed us from his school folder!! We hung up his paper on our fridge. Yup...that boy has a future in something alright!![:)]
ForestCreature
QuoteORIGINAL: ForestCreature
Cabin Fever!!! thats an understatement!
The smell of the campfire, sun shining on your face in the morning, the breeze blowing thru the trees, birds chirping, blue skies, the dark star lit night skies.......can spring please get here soon!
ForestCreature - the imagery left me staring vacantly out the window desperate for a camping trip. I could almost feel the sunshine and smell the green grass. I could hear the leaves rustling as the breeze blew through the trees. The soft haze of a summer day obscuring my vision. Oh wait, the soft haze is actually little flakes, doggone it, it is only the snow coming down once again![:o]
Can t wait to camping!
whippetwrunHi everybody[:D],
A cure for cabin fever...? Well, we get out of the cabin![;)]
DW & I are county park volunteers and have been leading Winter hikes. We led 4 hikes, the temps were anywhere from 7 to 20 degrees with snow on the trails. Each hike was 4 to 5 miles in length. Then we ve been to the local RV Show. We ve got another hike to do this weekend. [:D]
Tomorrow we re driving out to the local state park for the Maple Syrup Festival. They have people rendering syrup over wood fires on one side of the lake in the woods and on the other side of the lake they are having a pancake breakfast in the Lodge. $4.00 for all the pancakes you can eat![:)]