freefallfreak

No Chris, I don't have enough to last. I'm missing 17 days of meds, but I can hang in there. Hell, I'm tough, lol. My friendship with her hubby should be strong enough. We've been close since the 3rd grade. That's a long time and he'll come around. Meanwhile, I'll just hang in there. Thanks for your concern, man. It means a lot. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Brent, it wasn't the Kick Lisa Thread...lol. It was the Kick Carrie Thread, But it was funny anyway...lol. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Lol....Damn, Chris....straight to the point, huh?? lol. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Thank you, Matt. I've watched your posts since you registered on this site in 2002 and the respect I hold for you and bunches of others here is what we all need. It's nice to see someone actually say it. Muenkel is another one that is right on line with his feelings and that is truly appreciated. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Ok...here's the latest. I didn't really mean to leave the drugs out. I just didn't think. I mean, who would hide their med's in their own home, especially if living alone? The thought never crossed my mind. I see now that it should have. But on to the latest. I emptied the bottle and placed it in the middle of my dining room table. This morning she came over to finish the house. She saw the empty bottle and "hit the door". About ten minutes later my best friend showed up wanting to know why his woman came back, shaking. I showed him the bottle and the med's that were left and the date/no. of pills. He sorta' understands but was still mad and told me that he was bringing my key back. Yes, I had given her a key to my house just in case I wasn't here when she was ready to help around here.. Really naive of me, huh? He said that he had the same drugs in his house (but generic) and she hadn't touched any of them (Yes, he's a disabled veteran, too, and lives in pain as much as me.) I gently tried to tell him that she wouldn't because he'd then know that she was using. He said that she had already had a dirty urine once but it was because of an energy drink that she had drunk. I don't know if this is possible. I DO know that she went to see an old running buddy a few weeks ago, cause I saw her standing on the front porch of his house. All of this seems to be fitting in with a relapse, now that I look at it. Anyway, to make a long story short, I now am looking for someone else to help me with the house. (Volunteers, anyone? Lol.) My friend is mad at me. His wife is calling me names and their dog, who used to come down and sleep on my porch has been chained up so she can't come down. I feel like crap - like it's all my fault. Maybe I should have never hired her. It's not like I can't take care of this place by myself - it just takes a lot longer, cause I can't breathe normally and have to stop and rest after a few minutes. Hell, it takes over three hours just to wash my car and that's not doing a good job...just getting the dust off it. So....maybe someday I'll learn not to try and be a nice guy. Till then, I'm still here for anyone that needs me. Thanks a million, people, for all the input. I kinda' knew what I was gonna' have to do. I just dreaded it so very much but reading the posts helped me more than I can tell ya'll, to do what needed to be done. Sometimes it's just hard to say "no" to people that ya' care about so much. Now, if I can just keep this attitude up and not cave in to his/her feelings, it will all be alright some day. Maybe I should pay more attention to my own sig line... TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

I understand mourning...maybe more than you think. That doesn't excuse your attitude or this attack. The best I can say for you is this...May you find peace somehow with yourself and grow to understand that you aren't the only person on earth with feelings. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

As some of ya'll know, my health failed and I kinda' need a little help these days. I hired my longest, best friends wife to help me with my house twice a month, knowing that she's on probation for drug charges and had just gotten out of a rehab center. I honestly thought she was trying to turn things around in her life and wanted to help her, as she had fines to pay and her hubby, my lifelong and best friend in this world, was making her help pay them by going to work. I am now missing a bunch of drugs, some pretty potent ones, and can't account for them. Yes, I left them out on my night stand where they could be seen, and yes, I didn't supervise her actions. In fact, I would leave the house when she was here to give her time alone to do what she had to do, thinking that if I showed trust by leaving her here by herself, that it would create a bond of trust on my part...you know, to show her that I believe in her, that she needs someone to show faith in her. I don't want to turn her in to her probation officer and I don't want to report this to the police. I can't prove that she took the drugs, either, but her and I are the only ones that have been inside this house alone in 4 months. How does one confront this situation without losing a friend or creating a problem in her life that she may not recover from? These are two people that I love dearly, with all my heart, and reporting this may put her in prison for 5 years, but may break my friendship with my very best friend of a lifetime. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Uhh, I have a bridge to sell...ask the employee if he wants to buy it after he comes to his senses....lol. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Launch and recovery time on board, taken from the O-7 lever of the island structure, 1966. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

I was transferred before the Saints came back on board the O boat in 67. VA-163 had been assigned to the Oriskany for the first two deployments to WesPac - 65 and 66 - and that I know for a fact. Now, whether he was assigned after that date I don't know. I assumed that he was hit from the Forrestal. I don't know. However, I know that the Saints were on the ship in 66 when the Oriskany caught fire. I also know that after she burned, he was transferred to the Forrestal and his bird was the one that took the hit from the loose rocket that burned the Forrestal. After that, I lost track of Ltjg. McCain when I left the O Boat. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Cloudseeker, John bit the big one from the Forrestal...Not the Oriskany. His A-4e was on the deck and took a direct hit from a Zuni missle that was accidently fired while sitting on the deck of the Forrestal. That's how the Forrestal caught fire in 1967. The fire onboard the Oriskany took place on October 26, 1966. If he had been downed from the O Boat, he wouldn't have been onboard the Forrestal in '67. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

I flew from the Oriskany...I was there when the fire on October the 26, 1966 tore the ship apart and 44 people lost their lives. The sinking of this ship was not the greatest day in my life. I really didn't want it to happen, altho I knew the day would come when this mighty warship would lose it's life. I still have some of the clippings from the Atlanta Journal/Constitution, detailing the fire that gutted the forward section. Unfortunately, they are too big for this site to accept them but if anyone wants to read them, send me a pm with your e-mail addy and I'll send them to you. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Talking??? Uhh, I don't wanna' talk with her...lol. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Pammi (from Pammi and Merrick, two of the coolest people around) made quite a few for me and I absolutely love the one I wear. Most of them were presents for others but the one I wear is soooo kewl. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Now, THAT was just funny as can be. TY. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Uhh, I didn't mean her book...I meant Terri Hatcher...lol. She's gorgeous, IMHO. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

I'd buy Terri Hatcher and wouldn't experience remorse at all, lol. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Thank you, JT, for the time and energy you placed in your volunteering effort. It shows heart, bro, and that's appreciated. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Dude, I can't see any point in beating an animal. Did your parents beat you when you, as a child, cried? The dog is just looking for love and attention when he barks. Ever consider that maybe he loves you and misses being inside with you? If all else fails send him to an obedience school but remember this...what comes 'round goes round in this life. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Junior's isn't there any more, I don't think. It's been quite a while since I was in downtown Hotlanta cause I moved a while back. 94 is a little past my time. They closed my old school down in about 72 or 73. Hell, I ws already out of the service by then. I'm an oldie (but a goodie, lol). The lure of a Big V dog and burger still has it's appeal, tho, and every time I go through Hotlanta, I stop and buy 20 chili dogs and 20 chili burgers, plus a truck load of onion rings. I then take them home and wrap them in two's, freeze them and when the urge hits, I go for my heartburn med's and some good ole down home greasity food. TripleF (Uhh, our old unofficial school song went something like this....Sung to the tune of "Ramblin Wreck from Ga Tech) She's a tiddely tot from Agnes Scott and a f*ck for 50 cents. She lays her ass upon the grass and her pants upon the fence. She'll s*ck your slimey old peter, and hug you around the neck, Singing glory glory to Ga and to HELL with Ga. Tech. If she should catch an engineer behind the campus walls, She'll take him to the outhouse and amputate his balls. And if the bastard hollers she'll wring his f*cking neck Singing glory glory to Ga and to HELL with Ga. Tech *giggle*) "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Done....lol. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

My hair was blonde...any idea where to get blonde shoe polish, lol??? I promise to stay out of the rain. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Hair?? Geez.....I'm 59... TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Hey Pops, I'm not a Techie. I went to high school (O'Keefe) at 6th and Techwood Dr. We always considered Tech to be located on a part of our campus. Of course, the Jackets disagreed but we were there first, lol. This was the oldest continuing public institute of learning in Hotlanta. It is now owned by Ga. Tech and used for office space but the building is basically the same as it was when it was first built. I cut lunch every day and went to the Greasity for lunch cause it was better food than was served in the cafeteria, which isn't saying very much, but I learned to love the chili dogs, chili steaks, onion rings and fried peach pies, along with Varsity Orange drinks. We mustn't forget the NIPC's either, (For the uninitated that's No Ice, Pure Chocolate milk) Hey, cheap food, good people, fast service and convienent to travel to from school. Besides, we weren't allowed to cut lunch or leave the school grounds while in school so it made the daily trip an adventure, trying to dodge the principal and his cronies, lol. As an Atlanta local native, it was my right to eat at the Varsity, lol. TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."

Thank you, Thank you....I grew up eating there. I went to school only 6 blocks from the Greasity and ate lunch there every day. Hey, maybe that explains my weight??? TripleF "Upon seeing the shadow of a pigeon, one must resist the urge to look up."