The Official 'Upcoming Shows' Thread Part II - Page 34

TonyD · #**331** 06-20-2012, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Natrlhi

Considering that I have to balance the requirements of a pretty demanding career, a house, a boat, three cars, two kids, two dogs and a wife who's expecting twins in less than a month, and still I manage to have nearly as many posts as a college student who only has to worry about going to classes, going to shows, drinking beer and getting laid (and possibly a job) - I would say it feels pretty damn good. Thanks for asking.

pwnd

John The Drummer · #**332** 06-20-2012, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Natrlhi

Considering that I have to balance the requirements of a pretty demanding career, a house, a boat, three cars, two kids, two dogs and a wife who's expecting twins in less than a month, and still I manage to have nearly as many posts as a college student who only has to worry about going to classes, going to shows, drinking beer and getting laid (and possibly a job) - I would say it feels pretty damn good. Thanks for asking.

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU!!!!!!!!

/souljaboytellem/

illuminatus917 · #**333** 06-20-2012, 08:50 PM

Iron Maiden tomorrow!

IrritatedTrout · #**334** 06-21-2012, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by illuminatus917

Iron Maiden tomorrow!

Today!

ravenheart · #**335** 06-21-2012, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by IrritatedTrout

Today!

You don't say

ravenheart · #**336** 06-21-2012, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Natrlhi

Considering that I have to balance the requirements of a pretty demanding career, a house, a boat, three cars, two kids, two dogs and a wife who's expecting twins in less than a month, and still I manage to have nearly as many posts as a college student who only has to worry about going to classes, going to shows, drinking beer and getting laid (and possibly a job) - I would say it feels pretty damn good. Thanks for asking.

Why the hell do you have three cars and a boat?

Natrlhi · #**337** 06-21-2012, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by ravenheart

Why the hell do you have three cars and a boat?

I actually bought the boat before the cars and the house, and even before I was married (although I was engaged at the time, I believe).

It's been a thing in my family ever since I was a kid - I practically grew up on Lake Erie. Fishing, skiing, swimming, etc. Now it's something I'm passing on to my kids, and so far they seem to love it. My five year old loves fishing and getting towed around in the tube. Relax, it isn't a yacht or anything. It's a 23' cruiser with a small cabin that we trailer around, and it's 22 years old. I paid it off around 8-10 years ago.

The story behind the car thing is that I drive a minivan, my wife drives the SUV (which we use to tow the boat), and we have the Mustang GT convertible that I've talked about on here before. It's our fun car. I store it in the winter so it doesn't get all trashed, and the miles are ultra-low (only ~25,000, and it's seven years old), so it'll retain its value for when I pass it on to my kids, hopefully.

It might sound like I'm filthy rich, but really I'm not. I make a good living, but we have a lot of bills (and also some debt, unfortunately). Raising a family is expensive, especially when you have a few nice things to go along with all the necessities.

mankvill · #**338** 06-21-2012, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Natrlhi

I drive a minivan

ravenheart · #**339** 06-21-2012, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Natrlhi

I actually bought the boat before the cars and the house, and even before I was married (although I was engaged at the time, I believe).

It's been a thing in my family ever since I was a kid - I practically grew up on Lake Erie. Fishing, skiing, swimming, etc. Now it's something I'm passing on to my kids, and so far they seem to love it. My five year old loves fishing and getting towed around in the tube. Relax, it isn't a yacht or anything. It's a 23' cruiser with a small cabin that we trailer around, and it's 22 years old. I paid it off around 8-10 years ago.

The story behind the car thing is that I drive a minivan, my wife drives the SUV (which we use to tow the boat), and we have the Mustang GT convertible that I've talked about on here before. It's our fun car. I store it in the winter so it doesn't get all trashed, and the miles are ultra-low (only ~25,000, and it's seven years old), so it'll retain its value for when I pass it on to my kids, hopefully.

It might sound like I'm filthy rich, but really I'm not. I make a good living, but we have a lot of bills (and also some debt, unfortunately). Raising a family is expensive, especially when you have a few nice things to go along with all the necessities.

All I heard was

Natrlhi · #**340** 06-21-2012, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mankvill

Hey, why hide it? I drive a minivan and I love the fuck out of it. It's comfortable and it has room to haul all my shit or my family or whatever I need to do - and it gets decent mileage for a vehicle that can do that. A few members of this forum have been fortunate enough to have been transported in the metal van, and they are now better persons for it.

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Originally Posted by ravenheart

All I heard was

I know, that's always my fear. I really don't like it when people focus on that part of the story, because to me it's more about enjoying life while you can and worrying about things like money later, but I can't help what people are gonna think. I definitely count my blessings, though, that's for damn sure.