|
Off Topic Off Topic - General non-Corvette related discussion. |
|
Share | Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
01-07-2022, 6:03pm | #21 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
Me too
It’s a little complicated. My PSA shot up to 13.9 so they cut off my HRT. As of last week it was 9.3. I have to explain over and over to doctors that injecting testosterone is not a lifestyle choice. For me, the consequences are devastating. I literally can’t stop the treatments because I need that hormone plus B12 injections to produce enough red blood cells to overcome a rare blood disease (curse #2). Because it’s a controlled substance, non of my doctors will prescribe it so I end up going to “mens health” clinics. These places are sloppy and questionable from a medical expertise standpoint. They certainly should not be treating someone with complex medical problems. But I have no choice. So I wait for a month to see my urologist. He won’t prescribe it because my PSA is too high. So now I have to have a biopsy but a different doc does that (his partner). He can’t see me for three weeks. The problem is, my blood levels of Test are down to 100. What follows is pernicious anemia and random passing out, waking up at the hospital, blood transfusions, iron infusions, etc. I will most certainly be hospitalized within four weeks. So, I rack up medical bills and I’m too exhausted to work at the worst possible time. If you have started a business from zero, you know what mean. To make it worse, last year we grossed $35k for the business. So this is year two we are starting with zero revenue. I’m not even recovered from my last surgery. Every ****ing time I go to the doctor I end up in an operating room. I doubt it’s cancer. Part of me hopes it is so I can just let it go. I’m tired. My quality of life sucks. I would really like to get off this merry go round. I may resort to taking speed to get through the days. But that won’t keep me out of the hospital. Doctors just assume it’s a lifestyle drug and for most men it is. For me it is a critical part of my treatment. Jesus Christ, what next? This idea that we must do everything we can to live until 90 is nuts. You spend the last ten years of your life miserable, you lose your mind and shit yourself in a home full of strangers. All so the people around you aren’t sad. (My moms theory “you have to live because your family would be devastated”) We put down dogs to avoid suffering. If someone in my family had zero quality of life and they decide to off themselves, I might be sad but I would understand. And I would get on with my life. I’m reaching my absolute limit. Sorry for the depressing post. I just have nowhere to turn. All I want to do is work. I’m not asking for charity. I know if I can stay on my feet, within a couple years we will be back to normal revenue. But only if I can function mentally and physically. In fact, we’re it not for the COVID shutdown, we would be in a tight spot from all the surgeries, but we would not be here. It’s the worst possible time for randomly passing out. Although if we can get it on video, we could get a laugh out of it. I tend to bounce off of hard objects when I go down. |
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to SnikPlosskin For This Useful Post: |
01-07-2022, 6:07pm | #22 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
I’m in bed right now because I got too tired to work. I’ll work over the weekend to launch the new website.
Monday, I’ll hit the desk and keep the ball rolling. I’m a very skilled salesman with fifteen years of formal training. I just need to stay on my feet. |
||||||
01-08-2022, 9:27am | #23 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
Today I’ll launch the new website. Not looking forward to it. It’s always more hassle than you think.
|
||||||
01-08-2022, 9:34am | #24 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #1000
1000th member NCM Supporter '13 Bantayan Kids '13
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Bama
Posts: 12,791
Thanks: 6,074
Thanked 4,830 Times in 2,647 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2425793
|
Best wishes for health and business.
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to LisaJohn For This Useful Post: |
01-08-2022, 10:33am | #25 | ||||||
Moderatrix
Barn Stall Owner #109 BR Organizer II,III,IV NCM Supporter '17 Bantayan Kids '13,'15,'17
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Your not a good moderator either, V-A-G. Honestly I find it kind of funny.
Posts: 22,107
Thanks: 10,660
Thanked 18,127 Times in 5,356 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $9966256
|
You got this, Pete!!
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to NEED-A-VETTE For This Useful Post: |
01-08-2022, 1:36pm | #26 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Al
Posts: 12,332
Thanks: 3,977
Thanked 15,653 Times in 6,170 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $22573
|
Hang in there Dude! You sound incredibly tough to me with all you've gone through!
|
||||||
The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Hardluck For This Useful Post: |
01-08-2022, 7:22pm | #27 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
9 hours today stripping all the content from the old site, backing everything up, trouble shooting, proofing, testing and it’s live https://claritymarketingsupport.com
When we are ready we will change the logo and this will be the new company’s website. We are attempting to get some Austin cool in there. Not sure we are there yet. Lots of issues on the mobile version. More work tomorrow. |
||||||
01-08-2022, 7:56pm | #28 | ||||||
Sparkles Flambeaux
Barn Stall Owner #4 Barn Raising I,II NCM Supporter '13,'14,'15,'16,'17,'21 Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Posts: 61,465
Thanks: 11,772
Thanked 33,024 Times in 14,164 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $17500122
|
is his name spelled correctly?
|
||||||
01-08-2022, 8:55pm | #29 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to SnikPlosskin For This Useful Post: |
01-08-2022, 9:49pm | #30 | ||||||
Barn Raising II,III
NCM Supporter '13 Bantayan Kids '17
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: I could never live there.
Posts: 339,934
Thanks: 200,281
Thanked 30,508 Times in 14,293 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $108033784
|
I think I know who the brains of the outfit is... |
||||||
01-09-2022, 9:57am | #31 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to SnikPlosskin For This Useful Post: |
01-11-2022, 7:52pm | #32 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Orlando Floriduh
Posts: 5,771
Thanks: 1,589
Thanked 1,839 Times in 927 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $5427
|
I was just thinking about you today, your future sounds encouraging!
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to UniqueDoug For This Useful Post: |
01-12-2022, 8:41am | #33 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
I have decided to get another PSA test. It turns out there are a lot of things that can drive up the PSA score besides cancer. Before they start taking chunks to test, I want to be sure the first test wasn’t skewed.
Apparently if you nail the wife, or ride a horse or a bunch of other activities within 72 hours of the test it can cause high numbers. I’m getting very tired without the HRT. Also had a good sales call yesterday. Hoping to close the deal Friday. |
||||||
01-14-2022, 9:21pm | #34 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
As we wrap up week 2, we have some deals on the table and lots of feet dragging. There is some speculation among colleagues that there is a hesitation due to economic uncertainty but there is a lot of activity.
In my line of work, I have to hunt down prospects constantly. They don’t just come to me. You would think marketing firms could drive leads but most of the stuff that works for clients doesn’t work well for small consultancies. Instead, we have to sell. I’ve had 15 years of training on a sales methodology that really makes selling a pleasant, honest activity. Very straight forward and non-manipulative. It’s funny that prospects notice how different I am from competing companies. The other firms are trying to talk them into things where I’m getting to the root of the problem to fix it. Overall I’d say outlook is positive. I will have to get that ****ing biopsy. I had them run new labs and PSA is 8. (Should be under 4 for someone my age). Sigh. |
||||||
The Following 4 Users Say Thank You to SnikPlosskin For This Useful Post: |
01-14-2022, 9:24pm | #35 | ||||||
A Real Barner
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: On the beach
Posts: 32,281
Thanks: 17,178
Thanked 33,440 Times in 11,746 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $1025333
|
Good luck Pete. Prostate biopsy sampling is a minor PITA. BTDT.
|
||||||
01-16-2022, 6:38pm | #36 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
|
||||||
01-16-2022, 6:48pm | #37 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #17
Barn Raising II NCM Supporter '12,'14,'15,'16,'17,'19 Bantayan Kids '13,'14,'15,'17 GTMS ‘18
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: PA/FL
Posts: 16,458
Thanks: 3,780
Thanked 8,122 Times in 4,248 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $10510030
|
Great to hear you're back in a game you're familiar with.
Hope the mcnuggets are healthy and fine. I believe you have things to do here before you go. Not sure what the hell they are, but you're still here for a reason; hopefully it's not to outdo Old Testament Job. Scott
__________________
Vette-less but not without toys |
||||||
01-16-2022, 7:37pm | #38 | ||||||
10cm member
Barn Stall Owner #90125 NCM Supporter '19,'20
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Houston, Tejas, Estados Unidos
Posts: 81,879
Thanks: 37,130
Thanked 41,443 Times in 17,240 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $2621492
|
|
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to Bill For This Useful Post: |
01-18-2022, 7:49pm | #39 | ||||||
Barn Stall Owner #93
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Uranus, Tx
Posts: 9,275
Thanks: 1,343
Thanked 9,005 Times in 2,777 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $24717333
|
Closed a modest web development project yesterday. Turned down an idiotic solicitation for logo development.
In this case a $5m+ association wants to pay a small stipend to produce 3 concepts to us and a student group. Then a committee will choose the “winning” concept and get paid to finish. This means a whole bunch of people will put in a bunch of time and get 1/4 of the time paid for. Homey don’t compete with students, work with committees or do speculative work. Homey not born yesterday. We have a sliding scale for logos. It goes up depending on size of company and how many people are involved in the process. We actually don’t just do logos - we create entire corporate identity systems. But dipshits think it’s just a logo. |
||||||
The Following User Says Thank You to SnikPlosskin For This Useful Post: |
01-18-2022, 8:24pm | #40 | |||||||
Barn Raising II,III
NCM Supporter '13 Bantayan Kids '17
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: I could never live there.
Posts: 339,934
Thanks: 200,281
Thanked 30,508 Times in 14,293 Posts
Gameroom Barn Bucks: $108033784
|
Quote:
|
|||||||
|
|
Support the Barn: |
Download the Mobile App; |
Follow us on Facebook: |
||