Wednesday Ramblings
Posted by Dr Diecast at 12/6/2007 7:22 AM and is filed under uncategorized 
Well....... happy Thursday to all.. and I do mean that. Yesterday and Tuesday were very frustrating days for me, business wise. You will understand next month but for now I have to say my rant yesterday about potential customers was probably more a combination of all things then just that. I have been doing this for years now and have always had people price shop and also decide not to have the replica completed after mailing the contract so its not like its anything new. Again, I think it was more a combination of things that I vented thru them.
So, now that I have said that........lets get to the matter at hand, diecast cars. I did spend a lot of yesterday assembling cars and got the 05 Mustang GT convert ready,the 62 Corvette and the 02 Camaro. Today I will get the repaired 71 Cuda ready to ship, the 67 Corvette and 02 Miata ready also. This way I can ship a bunch tomorrow and clear my slate for the last couple of Xmas presents that have to get outta here in the next 10-14 days.
So....... amid my stress yesterday I had to walk away from the phone calls and other biz problems and decided I was going to get lost in diecast cars. If you have ever modded a car you know what this means. Basically you block out all the crap around you and just play with toy cars, LOL.
Well thats what I was doing when I looked out my window only to see this little kitten walking through the lot next to me. Let me explain how strange this is. First off as many of you know I work out of my home.... its a large place, 3300 Sq Ft ranch and set up perfect to run the shop out of. Now if you pay attention you will remember its just ME and my 2 pets as I call them, Fatty and the Wonder Cat...... though there real names are Sierra and Big Kitty. So....... I live in a nice subdivision of one acre lots.... and I personally don't have any homes built on the 9 one acre lots around me. So .... its me and desert, LOL. I say desert because it is..... for the most part just flat land. So....... to see anything other than a REAL ROAD RUNNER walking through a lot is kinda strange, that let alone a kitten. See... since I have been here, some 6 months now I have yet to see another cat. I have seen a few dogs the neighbors own but no cats. Here we have Coyotes and Rattlesnakes that I have heard make dinner out of kittens. OK.......... so I was perplexed but "In the zone" and just kept working not thinking anything about it.
I get a phone call a short time later....... one that really wasn't a pleasant one. Heres the deal..... I have some business things gong on and have hired a couple people to take care of a couple things and well..... they are not coming through as they promised. So...... this phone call about something that was supposed to be handled 2 weeks ago.... should have made at least part of the problems better... but alas it didn't.... and now I was being told we were delayed yet another day. ARGH !!!!!!! this is why I work for myself...... nobody to rely on but myself..... no one to blame but myself. Anyway.....after 20 minutes on the phone .... I'm now more frustrated and heading back to the shop room (15X26) and as I walk past my front door (iron grate door with glass insert so you can see outside) I see the kitten curled up in a ball right in front of the stoop to come in. See my house faces south and this is about noon..... so that part gets alot of sun... and its 75 out so the kitten is enjoying the heat I'm thinking.
Well whats a guy to do when he finds a lost pussy (you read that however you want, LOL) but to take it in and see if its ok. Which of course I did. Well..... first thing is Im thinking it belongs to one of the families in the homes back of me.... so I decide to give it some milk and wait till there kids get home from school and I will ask. In the meantime I'm concerned about my pets not being happy about the new FRESH meat in the house, LOL. Well...... I have great pets...... and basically my dog wanted to play with it and my cat just wanted to sniff it. I gave the little critter some warm milk and it drank like it hadn't eaten in a week. Then it just hung out.... with my other two looking on. I went beck to work and later went and asked if it belonged to anyone and got no's from all. Guess I have a new animal.
So....... you say to yourself, what the hell does this have to do with diecast cars? This is what......
I seriously was very frustrated/stressed/depressed, whatever you want to call it, over the last couple days.... and well....... this little kitten has cheered me up..... just at the right time. Hmm........ the big guy upstairs at work ?? I dunno..... but he does work in strange ways.
It was lost....... probably cold if it slept outside (gets down to 40-45 here at night) and hungry. It had nothing.... I have something.... I have this awesome business that allows me to play with toy cars all day ...... to make a living, to talk to people from all over the world... do some really neat cars and .... in reality the crap that bothered me really means nothing...... In the end I will get done what I can get done and thats apparently how its supposed to be. Look...... if it was all supposed to be easy wouldn't we all be bored ?
Well........ after the 15 minutes with the kitten I went back to fun time.... cause really, working on these cars, even though they can have there problems, is fun. Heck if it sucked I wouldn't be doing it. By the way... anyone want to do my dishes ? NOW THAT SUCKS !!!!
Ok.. im out......
So, now that I have said that........lets get to the matter at hand, diecast cars. I did spend a lot of yesterday assembling cars and got the 05 Mustang GT convert ready,the 62 Corvette and the 02 Camaro. Today I will get the repaired 71 Cuda ready to ship, the 67 Corvette and 02 Miata ready also. This way I can ship a bunch tomorrow and clear my slate for the last couple of Xmas presents that have to get outta here in the next 10-14 days.
So....... amid my stress yesterday I had to walk away from the phone calls and other biz problems and decided I was going to get lost in diecast cars. If you have ever modded a car you know what this means. Basically you block out all the crap around you and just play with toy cars, LOL.
Well thats what I was doing when I looked out my window only to see this little kitten walking through the lot next to me. Let me explain how strange this is. First off as many of you know I work out of my home.... its a large place, 3300 Sq Ft ranch and set up perfect to run the shop out of. Now if you pay attention you will remember its just ME and my 2 pets as I call them, Fatty and the Wonder Cat...... though there real names are Sierra and Big Kitty. So....... I live in a nice subdivision of one acre lots.... and I personally don't have any homes built on the 9 one acre lots around me. So .... its me and desert, LOL. I say desert because it is..... for the most part just flat land. So....... to see anything other than a REAL ROAD RUNNER walking through a lot is kinda strange, that let alone a kitten. See... since I have been here, some 6 months now I have yet to see another cat. I have seen a few dogs the neighbors own but no cats. Here we have Coyotes and Rattlesnakes that I have heard make dinner out of kittens. OK.......... so I was perplexed but "In the zone" and just kept working not thinking anything about it.
I get a phone call a short time later....... one that really wasn't a pleasant one. Heres the deal..... I have some business things gong on and have hired a couple people to take care of a couple things and well..... they are not coming through as they promised. So...... this phone call about something that was supposed to be handled 2 weeks ago.... should have made at least part of the problems better... but alas it didn't.... and now I was being told we were delayed yet another day. ARGH !!!!!!! this is why I work for myself...... nobody to rely on but myself..... no one to blame but myself. Anyway.....after 20 minutes on the phone .... I'm now more frustrated and heading back to the shop room (15X26) and as I walk past my front door (iron grate door with glass insert so you can see outside) I see the kitten curled up in a ball right in front of the stoop to come in. See my house faces south and this is about noon..... so that part gets alot of sun... and its 75 out so the kitten is enjoying the heat I'm thinking.
Well whats a guy to do when he finds a lost pussy (you read that however you want, LOL) but to take it in and see if its ok. Which of course I did. Well..... first thing is Im thinking it belongs to one of the families in the homes back of me.... so I decide to give it some milk and wait till there kids get home from school and I will ask. In the meantime I'm concerned about my pets not being happy about the new FRESH meat in the house, LOL. Well...... I have great pets...... and basically my dog wanted to play with it and my cat just wanted to sniff it. I gave the little critter some warm milk and it drank like it hadn't eaten in a week. Then it just hung out.... with my other two looking on. I went beck to work and later went and asked if it belonged to anyone and got no's from all. Guess I have a new animal.
So....... you say to yourself, what the hell does this have to do with diecast cars? This is what......
I seriously was very frustrated/stressed/depressed, whatever you want to call it, over the last couple days.... and well....... this little kitten has cheered me up..... just at the right time. Hmm........ the big guy upstairs at work ?? I dunno..... but he does work in strange ways.
It was lost....... probably cold if it slept outside (gets down to 40-45 here at night) and hungry. It had nothing.... I have something.... I have this awesome business that allows me to play with toy cars all day ...... to make a living, to talk to people from all over the world... do some really neat cars and .... in reality the crap that bothered me really means nothing...... In the end I will get done what I can get done and thats apparently how its supposed to be. Look...... if it was all supposed to be easy wouldn't we all be bored ?
Well........ after the 15 minutes with the kitten I went back to fun time.... cause really, working on these cars, even though they can have there problems, is fun. Heck if it sucked I wouldn't be doing it. By the way... anyone want to do my dishes ? NOW THAT SUCKS !!!!
Ok.. im out......
Its amazing that a little pussy will make anyones day better. Great blog today, keep it "up" I need the comedy in my life.
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Underneath your otherwise gruff exterior ticks the heart of a humanitarian. I commend you for your act of kindness.
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So John . . . all it takes to make you happy is a new pussy? HMMMM . . . wait a minute . . . I guess that would make all of us happy! LOL!!!!
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OK, I'll do the dishes!
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