The NFC B-Day Chat Thread

[The Farmers' Daughter]

I’m doing much better, thanks. Moving is easier than it was. Still a little achy in the upper thigh, but now I’m not sure if that’s the back or if my hip replacement is giving me grief. It’s only 16 years old!

Have you been pleased with the results of your hip replacement?

 

[007Sean]

On our way home after completing Lodge visitation number 32! Hard to fathom that we’ve visited so many in just Sept, Oct, and November! Next month we only have Sheridan on the 5th and Newcastle on the 6th for overnighters. The 11th we have Riverton, which I’ll go on, then Basin the 12 and Thermopolis the 13. I won’t go on those, they’re pretty local so he’ll do the meetings then come home each night. That’s 37 out of 42 done!!

Love the “good morning” routine. Can I be John-boy?

How bout Mary Ellen?

 

[007Sean]

I'm going to tell you guys to be careful (even though I know you are).

X2

 

[Blooie]

I had it done 16 years ago and it’s still holding me upright, so in that respect, yes. But I had a lot of unusual complications so it’s not as stable as it should be.

 

[007Sean]

I hope the interview goes Well!

X2

 

[007Sean]

I had it done 16 years ago and it’s still holding me upright, so in that respect, yes. But I had a lot of unusual complications so it’s not as stable as it should be.

I can relate!

 

[drumstick diva]

Knew a person with the M.E. name since I was 20 and she was 16. Was the best friend anyone could have. When I decided to stop working for the dog handler. I suggested he hire her. He did. She worked out great for him - was much taller, huskier , though thought she could do even better if blabbed all the secrets she and I had shared.

 

[drumstick diva]

She pretended to make nice nice, when I sent out birth announcements for my son. Said she would come right over to see him. I told her I just came home from ,my c-section and barely made it upstairs. Asked if she could wait a week. Never showed up.

The last thing she ever said to me was "what kind of future will your son ever have?" She has been pg and got an abortion - even though her parents would have loved having a grand child. She never had a second chance.

I never got to tell her (and wouldn't have anyway) that a head hunter met my son at career day at U of IL(Chicago) . had him fly out to the "Mother Ship,"for interview. They wanted to hire him on the spot but, he said he wanted to finish his education. Instead he interned for them two summers in a row. Third time they said they couldn't take him because after a 3rd.internship they hired. But, said they would hire him full time after he graduated - and they did.

They paid all his expenses involved in moving, even had his car sent over, and put him up in housing until he could find an apartment. Also after 5 years employment, got a tidy amount of stock shares. I had always told him "Bloom where you are planted."

He thought since he didn't go to U of I (Champaign-Urbana) that he would never get a decent job.

As for mama (me) I was always terribly shy and introverted until I discovered BYC.

 

[N F C]

Have a trial run/interview as a prep cook in the next town over tonight.

Michelle, sending tons of good luck wishes Let us know how it goes, ok?

 

[rjohns39]

As for mama (me) I was always terribly shy and introverted until I discovered BYC.

DD That was a heart warming story. How's he doing today?

My story was so different. Dad was the first in the family to graduate HS, I was first for college. My HS counselor told me that I should give up my dreams of becoming an Air Force Officer and just take a mill job, since I was really too dumb to go to college. Right out of the gate I proved him right, but not from an intelligence perspective, but rather a maturity perspective. Went to Purdue when there was a huge push for female engineers. Got there and there were 13 females to every male and not the best environment for a hormonal 18 year old boy, especially one who had little understanding of girls.

When dad got the grade card, he informed me that I could go to the local community campus and pay for classes out of pocket. That worked for one semester, but I ran out of funds and just couldn't continue.

Fast forward: Met DW got married, got laid off, and enlisted in the AF. After my first duty assignment, went to Germany. My boss was one of the Iranian hostages and took 18 years to complete his BS. He made my life miserable until I went back to school. It worked out and I got my commission. I took great pleasure in attending the 20 year reunion as a Captain in the US Air Force. The counselor showed up as well, and I had the pleasure of telling him that this dumb kid graduated from the number one aeronautical institution on the planet with a 4.0 GPA.

Ironically in my professional life, I excel at those things I was weakest in in college.