Do you ever wonder what the heck were you thinking?

[DarkAngel0816]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!  Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?  lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

[Blown70]

Well if you are going to school that may mean the Charger can get better parts down the road......

I myself started to work on mine with a 440 engine just casue I had one well now I will wait a bit longer because I want a HEMI,,,, I dont feel like doing this twice.... So I will have do wait,,, delayed gratification...


GOOD LUCK  KEEP YOUR HEAD UP......

[The Mad Scientist]

Yeah it's hard.   I'm in the same boat.   I don't work overtime.   12 credit hours and 30-40 hours at work a week has me busy enough.

I don't ever wonder "what the heck I was thinking" getting a good education has always been a goal of mine.   I'll be glad to get my degree and move on, and at the same time I'll be sad to let college go.   

BTW.   What's your major?

[moparguy01]

i do that alot. but its cause i get so damn bored if im not working. thats why i had no many jobs while i was in college in kansas. i was bored. 40 hours a week at a pharmacuetical plant, full time school with 15 credit hours, then doing Todd's car on the weekend, and working at my buddies restoration shop late nights.

beleive me. i know the feeling.
im real bored now, 13 credit hours and only 20-25 hours a week. i need another job.

[RD]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!  Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?  lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

i feel your pain.  I, too, work two jobs (41 hrs a week), go to school full time (16 hrs), and try and balance being a husband and a father at the same time and work on my cars.  I hope things get better for you! Good luck!

(for you guys out there who do not have a g/f and wife, this is the time in which you do not try to find dark angel a solution, she just wants to vent, a solution will not make her feel better.  She just needs a lil sympathy right now.  take it from a married man who didnt realize this for the first 3 years of marriage )

[Mopar440+6]

Same here... Mechanical Engineering curriculum and working construction 25-30 hrs a week is no fun but it means that eventually I'll be able to devote as much time and money to my Charger as I want. Its all worth it in the end. Plus think about it this way, even if that Charger is just sitting its definately NOT going down in value...

[4402tuff4u]

Don't feel alone. Probably everyone here would love to have more time to spend on the Charger wether it's driving it or working on it. I spend probably 30 min - 1 hr a day restoring something that belongs to the Charger. I get home, say hello to the kids and wife, and then I go to the garage before dinner. Even if it's sanding down the vacumn cannister or start the sanding stage to polish the aluminum trim. I this rate even if it's slow I'm accomplishing something. The Charger is at the body shop and looks like it will be there for several more months. I have to watch myself because I see myself skipping house work like closing the above ground pool and winterizing it. You might want to work on a schedule and stick to it. Just remember don't let school go to waste - that's big money and good opportunity, the Charger will always be there, school wont. 

[73dodge]

Don't bite off more than you can chew

Prioritize and don't feel like you have to finish the Charger. It can sit

School is the first priority

No one is pressuring you to work on your car if it runs you are OK

[41husk]

Dark Angel, Your project will still be there when you have more time, but time is a little funny, there is always something that wants to take some of it away!

[73dodge]

Oh and not sleeping well is from the stress obviously


Either find a way to deal with your stress (exercise works for me) or learn to live with the stress because it never goes away something will always work to stress you out.

[nh_mopar_fan]

Sure do. Usually when I see my ex-wife.

[NYCMille]

The things we do to get these cars ready is really pretty upsurd...

Example: I work in NYC - today I am leaving at 3pm - driving 70+ miles to get my Charger, then driving another 40+ miles in the other direction to drop it at my mechanics (he's the only one that works on my car so its worth the drive) then driving the same 40+ miles back to pick up my daily driver to then drive another 70+ miles back to NYC... now tell me that doesn't suck!

TOTAL: 70 + 40 + 40 + 70 = 220 miles that have to be driven after work... I really need to get my head examined.

[Old Moparz]

Sometimes, like last year when I bought a 1971 Barracuda project. I took money from the Charger fund, & for a few months I was wondering if I made the right choice. I had, & currently have, no intentions of starting work on it anytime soon, but knew if I didn't get one at the time I'd never be able to afford one at all. Now the same car, in the same condition, costs twice as much. That makes me feel a little better when I look at it in the garage. I didn't get it as an investment, I just didn't want to stress over buying it. My wife knows all about this as well. She couldn't decide several times when she wanted to buy a vintage instrument like a guitar or upright bass, so I nudged her into it. She enjoys playing & doesn't regret owning them at all. The other nice thing is that they all went up in value somewhat.

Like others have said, just close the garage door for a while & go back to working on it when you have the time & energy.

[Silver R/T]

ya i know, when I work I need to rest after work but by the time Im rested its time to get ready to work again, theres no time for Charger, but budget grows so at least that;s good

[Ponch ®]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!   Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?   lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

[Lowprofile]

Should probably change iceman to Caveman.

[DarkAngel0816]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!   Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?   lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

Wow.  A little blunt there are we now? 

[DarkAngel0816]

Thanks all!  And thank you RD.  Venting does good.

Okay my degree is Journalism, but I am specializing in Public Relations and Music.  Yeah, the way I type on here shows nothing on my writing skills right?

So every other day I have a huge article due and I have cut out the overtime for now.  I typically been working 5-7 hours a night on homework.  As for my personal life...or as Iceman so nicely asks "so what do you do for..." well that is the least of my concern.  I have a great personal life.  That is all that is needed to be said.  I do not think it is anyones business on "so what do you do for..."

[beenaround]

well guys and gals my wifes 71 has been off the road since 1983.in 2001 the shell got painted.now no more $$$$ to spend!for all you people in school stay there!! get a good job and your dreams will come through faster!the hard work is worth it! the cars will always be here!

[Lowprofile]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!   Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?   lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

Wow. A little blunt there are we now?

Just Like His Forhead.   

[Mefirst]

Every time I open the garage doors and see my ride...

[Ponch ®]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!  Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?  lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

Wow.  A little blunt there are we now? 

yes, but I think its a perfectly relevant question given the context of your frustration and stress. 

[Chargerguy74]

I'm working an 80 hour week with no overtime pay, and trying to get a car built.........I know what it's like

[Rocky]

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

Any Given Sunday!!!!!!!!!


Damn, wrong thread.

Good Quote though

[41husk]

Uhh, who is Dick anyway

[Khyron]

I got married a second time...



WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!!

[Shakey]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!   Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?   lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

Wow.   A little blunt there are we now?  

yes, but I think its a perfectly relevant question given the context of your frustration and stress.  

I'd have to agree!  I would think that this coming Friday night, after work/school go get your hair done, put on your best dress have a few martini's at the local watering hole.  Then go for a nice meal either alone or with a friend and then hit the club, find a guy and "get it".

[andy74]

i work between 65 and 70 hours a week,and have a wife,a teen ager a 6 year odl and a 9 week old,plus the charger,and a lawn to take care of!i know what stress is,and i know where your coming from!!!!!!!!!!chill out,have a few drinks and relax,may be even take a nap!it will all be there when you wake up,so its not worth tearing yourself up,ive been there,and am there right now!

[Old Moparz]

i work between 65 and 70 hours a week,and have a wife,a teen ager a 6 year odl and a 9 week old,plus the charger,and a lawn to take care of!i know what stress is,and i know where your coming from!!!!!!!!!!chill out,have a few drinks and relax,may be even take a nap!it will all be there when you wake up,so its not worth tearing yourself up,ive been there,and am there right now!

I say screw the lawn & grow some trees. I've been letting the edges of my yard grow more & more so there's less lawn care. Made more driveway & have the garage too, so now there's a lot less. Leaves only come down in the fall, but grass never seems to leave me alone.

[41husk]

You need to leave the grass alone oldmopars

[andy74]

i wanted to pave my lawn,my wife wouldnt let me

[DarkAngel0816]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!   Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?   lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

Wow.   A little blunt there are we now?  

yes, but I think its a perfectly relevant question given the context of your frustration and stress.  

LMAO!  True it would be a great way to relax, but sadly in this day and age...have to be careful. 

[Chargerguy74]

i work between 65 and 70 hours a week,and have a wife,a teen ager a 6 year odl and a 9 week old,plus the charger,and a lawn to take care of!i know what stress is,and i know where your coming from!!!!!!!!!!chill out,have a few drinks and relax,may be even take a nap!it will all be there when you wake up,so its not worth tearing yourself up,ive been there,and am there right now!

I say screw the lawn & grow some trees. I've been letting the edges of my yard grow more & more so there's less lawn care. Made more driveway & have the garage too, so now there's a lot less. Leaves only come down in the fall, but grass never seems to leave me alone.

Roundup will fix the lawn problem. Had a friend spray his lawn because he was sick of cutting the grass. Brown doesn't look too bad.

[mopar_madman]

I know the feeling, I used to work 40+ plus hours, do some school and played in a band. It used to be be hard to find time for myself let alone the car. Remember in time it all works out, now I work mon thru tues have 3 day weekends every weekend and have lots of time for my cars. Just make sure you take time out for yourself and keep your sanity, things can always be worse. Good Luck

[DarkAngel0816]

I am working from home today to take a break. 

Thank you all!

[Vainglory, Esq.]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!   Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?   lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

Wow.   A little blunt there are we now?  

yes, but I think its a perfectly relevant question given the context of your frustration and stress.  

LMAO!   True it would be a great way to relax, but sadly in this day and age...have to be careful.  

You are absolutely right - you cannot be too careful with guys like the Iceman out there.

[Ponch ®]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!   Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?   lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

Wow.   A little blunt there are we now?  

yes, but I think its a perfectly relevant question given the context of your frustration and stress.  

LMAO!   True it would be a great way to relax, but sadly in this day and age...have to be careful.  

That's why, before you go out, you make a stop at your nearest dispensary and purchase prophylactics.

Word to the wise - If you're ever going on a date with the Iceman, make it a point to get these:

[Old Moparz]

Working over time and being back in college almost 3/4 time...and trying to deal with my cars...has me wonder what the hell was I thinking?

I took way too much on!   Then on top of this all I have not been feeling well at all...hardly sleeping for the past couple weeks.

Ugh.

Can I just be a girl and complain for a moment?   lol

I am just stressed and feel crappy for I have not been able to do anything with the Charger for over a week now.

so what do you do for d! ¢k?

Wow.   A little blunt there are we now?  

yes, but I think its a perfectly relevant question given the context of your frustration and stress.  

LMAO!   True it would be a great way to relax, but sadly in this day and age...have to be careful.  

That's why, before you go out, you make a stop at your nearest dispensary and purchase prophylactics.

Word to the wise - If you're ever going on a date with the Iceman, make it a point to get these:

Don't bother with them magnum prophylactics with Iceman, get one of these magnums. It'll send him on his way better than bug repellent with bugs.  

[Ponch ®]

Don't bother with them magnum prophylactics with Iceman, get one of these magnums. It'll send him on his way better than bug repellent with bugs.  

hey...if she wants to get THAT kinky...

[Vainglory, Esq.]

So...you buy Magnums for all your dates to wear, eh Iceman?

[Ponch ®]

So...you buy Magnums for all your dates to wear, eh Iceman?

hell no. I prefer them ribbed.     

$5 says that this thread gets locked within the next 2 hours.....

[Johnny SixPack]

[Vainglory, Esq.]

$5 says that this thread gets locked within the next 2 hours.....

Somehow we seem to have that effect on threads.

[Ponch ®]

$5 says that this thread gets locked within the next 2 hours.....

Somehow we seem to have that effect on threads.

Uncle Troy is online...watch..here comes the lock. 

[Charger_Fan]

HAH!! He didn't lock just cuz you said he would. 




BTW, is that blue paper on that there home-rolled, or is my monitor going funky again?

[Ponch ®]

HAH!! He didn't lock just cuz you said he would. 

who said reverse psychology only works with little kids?

[Johnny SixPack]

BTW, is that blue paper on that there home-rolled, or is my monitor going funky again?

Sure looks that way over here.  

[DarkAngel0816]

Oh Lord look at what I started here!

Some of you are just plain... 

[Old Moparz]

[Charger_Fan]

[DarkAngel0816]

Yeah you sick rotten pigs!   LOL!

Dementing my poor stressed out brain.

[Johnny SixPack]

[mopar_madman]

Yeah you sick rotten pigs!   LOL!

Dementing my poor stressed out brain.

Look at the bright side, it all had to make you laugh.

[6pkrunner]

Education is never a burden to carry around. Congrats on the return to school. It will be well worth it in the long run. I'm in a job that has me going back to classes and seminars at least for 3-5 weeks evey year. The first time  I was out of the classroom/learning environment for 10 years or so. A real shock to the system. You'll get your stide after a bit and it'll ge a bit easier. However the first 3-10 page assignments are a real bear to get through!! But those too will get easier.
All the best!!!
What is your major in?

[Ponch ®]

Education is never a burden to carry around. Congrats on the return to school. It will be well worth it in the long run. I'm in a job that has me going back to classes and seminars at least for 3-5 weeks evey year. The first time  I was out of the classroom/learning environment for 10 years or so. A real shock to the system. You'll get your stide after a bit and it'll ge a bit easier. However the first 3-10 page assignments are a real bear to get through!! But those too will get easier.
All the best!!!
What is your major in?

way to re-legitimize this thread........

[DarkAngel0816]

Education is never a burden to carry around. Congrats on the return to school. It will be well worth it in the long run. I'm in a job that has me going back to classes and seminars at least for 3-5 weeks evey year. The first time   I was out of the classroom/learning environment for 10 years or so. A real shock to the system. You'll get your stide after a bit and it'll ge a bit easier. However the first 3-10 page assignments are a real bear to get through!! But those too will get easier.
All the best!!!
What is your major in?

Journalism with specialization in Public Relations and Music.