getting it done

      Yeahhhhh,I made some progress today. Registered at Work Force,got 2 stores back, wrote a letter to the Lewis family,previous owners of Express Lane,went to Legal Services, and it all went surprisingly well. Keep this up and I will shock myself,hehehehe. It is always amazing to me, when i actually get things accomplished, I just put one foot in front of the other,get one thing done and the rest kinda falls into place,because I am so happy i got the first thing done.
    First thing i did was talk to the owner of a couple of stores and made sure we were on the same page,before I agreed to the jobs. I gave him a good deal as, quite simply I need the work, then he tried to get a better deal. I stood up for myself, explained the cost in supplies,etc,, and was surprised by the fact, once he was made aware of everything, he agreed it was fair. Lo, shocked I was, plus he had tried another company and the results were not as good as mine,so that helped also.
    Actually,that was second first I stopped at Legal Services, to investigate what i could do about situation with Express Lane,and Tom Thumb. Mainly, Express Lane, as Rep. Patronis is working on the Tom Thumb situation, it tuns out they mainly deal with divorces and family stuff, they did recommend I attend a Legal Clinic this Saturday at Gulf Coast Community College,so we will see what transpires then. It does give me time to get everything together and maybe I will get lucky,hehehe.
    Work Force, psychologically, that was the most difficult. It was difficult, because once i walked in, I was admitting not only that i needed help, but also the potential end of a part of my life,my own bussiness. The people there were very helpful, turning my awkward feeling of helplessness into, a feeling of normalcy. Any questions i had were answered as quickly as possible and when stumped, they would discuss the situation ensuring the right info was given.Positive experience,to be honest,walked out feeling better then when I walked in.
    SHOCKER, after i got all this done i came home, wife was napping,I was on the computer just messing around and someone knocks on the door. Kevin, guy who used to work for me came by,had been about 2 or 3 years since i last saw him. He had been in town for a bit, noticed my van,hehehe, yes it is that well known and stopped by to say hi. It was funny , or just the timing was weird, with all that has been going on. We talked about all that has gone on in our lives since we last saw one another, he had hopes of hitting it big as a D.J., and I told him about work. He was nice enough to tell me that he really appreciated the fact I had given him a chance and that while he had been away he had reflected on the fact that I had never been about the money for myself, tried to help others, himself included and that his experiences afterwards had really made him appreciate me, and my efforts ,to make his life a better one.He was upfront with me telling me how things had gone, mainly from good to bad and what a roller coaster it had become.We both laughed as he told me how he would tell stories of what it was like working for me and how much he enjoyed coming to work,until, I would tell him that we were going out to strip a floor. He said as soon as he would hear that he knew the day was going to get crazy,hehehe. Sitting together, sharing stories, I was reborn with pride in what i had accomplished,not just him, but others that came up in conversation. He refreshed my memories of the good things I had done, made me realize it did have positive results and to a few, I had made a difference. What else can you ask for, too often we want to help and cant,here i was able to do something, my time , my business may be coming to an end, not without a fight, but if it does, there will be people who will remember me as a person who tried to help others.
     I know i could have done better, I realize now many lessons or bits of advice, that I did not pay attention too. Funny, because, i always was willing to listen to others, I guess that hearing someone state things we dont want to hear, causes a loss in the art of listening, while you hear what they say. Confusing I know, but it really is true. Hahahaha.
     I had time to type this as Combat Arms went down for maintenance, unexpected, but sometimes the unexpected is the best kind. Therefore my new post, hehehehe, andddddd, i just discovered they are going to have weapons available for game points-gp-which is a rarity in itself. In game i am rich,hahaha, over a million GP, which means i can afford to buy a couple of things. I was excited to hear the first weapon was the g36, until, I realized I already have one.Hehehehe, and you can not gift permanent weapons in game either, that is not very smart on their part, because a lot of people are willing to gift others not as fortunate as themselves.Well, time to check out the game,see if its up and have some fun, it has been a good day,love ya ,marino.