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Goddessatlaw

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 09:12 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now I'm really excited because a little over a month ago they found, in an old hardware shop one block from my family home, an Antiques Roadshow paradise. The guy was odd and collected quietly for 70 years or so, keeping all of his collections in an attic of the hardware shop where only a few of his closest friends ever saw them. Included in his collection were 19 vintage autos (e.g. a 1902 Olds Model R, 1907 Anderson Motor Buggy, 1907 Buick Touring Model F, 1911 through 1915 Ford Touring Models, 1929 Lincoln Dietrich, etc.) and a brand spankin' perfect condition 1912 Harley Davidson Motorcycle. Outside of the fact that he collected everything else on God's green earth there is to collect. Right now, I'm even more excited that we're going to the auction this weekend. WOO HOO!!!!!

For anyone who loves this kind of stuff, here is a website with pictures:



Auction Website 2

Tabbyking

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 09:33 am EditMoveDeleteIP
holy heavens! i'm on my way!! you will have a blast...
one time, i bought a candy dish at an estate auction. it sat around and collected dust for several years. i had paid 5 bucks for it. i listed it on eBay for 2 bucks and got $177.67 cents for it!! it was a 'remember the maine' ship candy dish and although it was a reproduction and probably only about 30 years old, not 100 years old, it was a rare amberina color. i was amazed at how many offers i had on it!

Lucy

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 09:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now, I just got finished looking at the auction link that Gal posted, and all I can say is WOW! Very cool stuff. Gal, I think that Harley is calling your name.

Tabbyking

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 09:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
wow! GAL...i almost cried when i saw the beautiful things that man collected. seriously. the old harley took my breath away. i always wanted a harley or an indian motorcycle to put in my living room, just to gaze at!! the small scale car was cool, too...and all the little collectibles. absolutely incredible.
MM doesn't happen to have a nice wallet in his hip pocket, next to his nice ass, does he?

Wargod

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 09:39 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Gal...way cool!!!!!

Goddessatlaw

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 09:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now I'm LOL-ing at Tabby, yes he has a fine wallet but he's fixated on an art deco nude goddess (caryatid) mantle clock rather than the cars. I think my brother's going after the 1951 Hotshot. Jay Leno's sending someone to bid on the Harley. If we had that kind of money, we wouldn't spend it on a motorcycle that looks like a Schwinn (well, I wouldn't - he would). LOL.

Goddessatlaw

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 10:08 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Here are pictures of the stuff as they found it in the attic - they literally were pulling cars out from under tarps and down from rafters:

Original Condition

Just punch the botton with the Harley sale advertised.

Mak1

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 10:11 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now I'm listening to Clay's cd and have been smiling since it started. I love it!

Denecee

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 10:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now, I'm looking for my husband, or he is looking for me.

Not1worry

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 07:33 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now I'm thinking I will be finding pumpkin guts in my house for months. I forgot how messy carving one can be, especially with 2 small helpers.

Egbok

Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - 07:41 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now if anyone sees Strawberry tell her that the cane...opps, that I'm looking for her..thanks!

Fluff

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 09:05 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now, I think this weather is way too dry for my sinuses.

Midlifer

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 09:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
(midlifer is handing a tissue to Fluff)

Fluff

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 10:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank you.

Marej

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 12:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now..Did anyone watch security escort that guy out of Wrigley last night.

Denecee

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 01:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Marej- I didn't catch it. What did the guy do? Right now!

Tabbyking

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 02:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
they had to rush him into a cab so he wouldn't be murdered.
he tried to catch a ball that alou was hoping to catch. it was in foul territory. alou believes he would have made the catch, had the fan not batted the ball away. and this was a cubs fan, so it wasn't intentionally to screw with the game. i believe he wanted a souvenir. he was not the only fan to try and reach the ball...
anyway, other fans started throwing beer and food and all sorts of things at him and he had to be escorted from the field.
today one paper even released the man's name, age and place of employment. wrong, IMO
anyway, some cubs fans are blaming the 8-run 8th inning and eventual loss to the yankees on this fan's attempt to catch the ball.
i hope the cubs win tonight so the guy won't be killed.
but i feel it was an 'honest mistake' in the fan's trying to get the ball and one that anyone in that seat might have made.
the media is going to get this guy hurt or his home burned down.

Bonnyswan

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:47 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now...Im in a funk.Im thinking about leaving my boyfriend of six years who also happens to be the father of my 4 year old son. I was brought up to believe that if you have a baby you take responsibility for it together. So thats what we did. I went away this weekend to the place I grew up and saw my exboyfriend. He is the same...WE are the same. He reminded me of what love feels like and now that Im home I dont know if I can continue living here just because its comfortable and seemingly the "right thing to do." On one hand I have someone who loves me and my son and has been a great father for the past 6 years...on the other I have the one true love of my life who isnt even ready to be in a serious relationship even though he believes I am "the one". I have no idea how to be a single mother! I have no college degree and scared that finding a job that would pay the bills would d*mn near impossible. If I leave, I would love to move back to Maine as it still feels like home to me. I have friends and family up there which would help. But leaving NY also makes me sad. I have no idea what to do.......

wow, sorry guys, that wasnt very uplifting.

Denecee

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 03:58 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now I would like to offer some advise to Bonnyswan. Don't do anything.....yet! We are all human and there is no way somebody is going to convince me that we are only attracted to one person for our whole lives. This old boyfriend and you still have an attraction to eachother but not neccessarily a future. It sounds like you really love the father of your son, do you want to hurt him. What happens to your heart if you try to think of the situation reversed?
Hope you do the right thing for everybody involved.

Jed245

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 06:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Right Now I'm running from babyruth.

Mak1

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 07:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now, excellent advice Denecee. No need to rush this important decision that will affect lives so deeply, Bonny. Search your heart and soul. No need to apologize to us, this thread isn't always sunshine and happiness, it's just whatever we're doing/feeling/thinking right now.

(You could still be feeling the effects of Adven's eviction concoction, too, so beware!)

Tabbyking

Wednesday, October 15, 2003 - 07:11 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
i would hold off, too, bonny. the old boyfriend is not ready to commit, which says a lot about him to me...if he was the one for you, he would be there for you, not noncommittal.

and in my book, you don't ever leave one guy for someone else. first off, how could the guy ever trust you not to just up and leave him should another guy come along? where has he been all these years? why did you split in the first place?

i have dreams still about an old boyfriend who is now an e.r. doc in southern california, although we were together in new york while he was in medical school. i don't want to be with him and i am happily married and have 2 great kids. do i think of him? yep, sometimes. of course, there are attractions to old loves... but perhaps they should stay 'old loves'. whatever it was that wasn't right the first time is probably still not right now.

not staying with the current man is one thing, but that would be to make it on your own. leaving one man for another one is pretty risky. there must be something about this man you are with if you had a child together. from what you posted, i don't feel the old boyfriend is ready to commit and you would be really resentful if you gave up the life you have now for a pipe dream. think with your heart on this--the heart that loves your child. it doesn't mean you have to live with the child's father, but it may show you going back to the old boyfriend is not realistic.

Bonnyswan

Thursday, October 16, 2003 - 05:17 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Right now...I know what I need to do. I took the ex out of the equation entirely. I know jumping from one thing to the next is a horrible idea. But Im still leaving. Ive known for quite some time that Id would never feel strongly for my current boyfriend. I do love him obviously, hes my sons father, my best friend, and is a great man. But seeing the ex if nothing else reminded me that it is rare but possible to have all that and more. Im not the right person for my current boyfriend and Id love it if he'd find someone who loves him like he deserves.
To answer some of Tabbys questions about the situation, the ex and I broke up the first time because we were super young. He was 17 and I was 18. 7 years later we both agree the pull towards each other is still there. It is my assesment he still has a lot of growing up to do. He agrees. But whatever happens or doesnt with him and I, Ill at least be living true to myself by not staying in a relationship that isnt fulfilling, plus It'll be nice to see if I can make it on my own.
Ill take any advice any of you older and wiser WODERFUL people can give me. Thanks for the support guys.

Miss_Wings

Thursday, October 16, 2003 - 07:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
{{{{{HUGS, Bonny}}}}}

Twinkie

Thursday, October 16, 2003 - 08:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Bonny, I was a single mother for most of my daughter's childhood and let me tell you how very hard it is. I often feel very guilty because I was not around for my daughter as much as I would have liked. But I had to work 2 and sometimes even 3 jobs to make ends meet. I have to agree that you should not do anything right away. If you still want to go later then make sure you have a plan of action before you do so. Let me also mention that you don't get to go out much when you are a single mother so meeting someone new is going to also be difficult. I'm not trying to talk you out of leaving, I'm just letting you know what I went thru. It was very hard.