2018 Chuff thread - is it chuffy in here?

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DeLuSioNal29:
Hey LeChuck congrats on the promotion to Major. What division of the army are you in? I had a buddy who got promoted to Colonel recently in the EOD division. But I remember when he got promoted to Major, it was a big deal.

As for the commute topic, I can relate too. For 17 years, I commuted for over an hour each way to work, before finally deciding 6 years ago to move closer. I spent tons of $$ on tolls and gas, not to mention mileage on car. Sure it was cheaper for the house, but the other expenses to commute negated that. Plus I spent a lot of time travelling.

Now I'm now only a 10 minute drive to my job. The rent prices are pretty high here, but I don't spend money on gas and tolls and such and I actually get to have more time with my family (and the hobby). Eventually I bought my place (2 years ago) and I pay about $1,100 mortgage for 2,048 square feet. That's saying a lot (in CT where it's damn expensive to live) since I could easily rent my place out for $3,000 a month since I'm near everything and only a short train ride to Manhattan. The only downside is I don't have a garage to work on my games. But I do have a backyard - It's just a pain to move everything outside all the time. But in 2 years, I'm going to buy a house with a garage and pay the mortgage with the rent I'm getting from this place. :applaud:

Lastly, I'm super chuffed that USA Today is coming over today with a film crew to shoot a story on how my fiancee survived post-partum pre-eclampsia that led to a brain aneurism in the summer of 2016 (shortly after giving birth to our daughter). She is 100% recovered and doctors are stumped on how she not only survived, but made a full recovery without any side effects.

All in all, I'm thankful every day for what I have. And I'm feeling chuffed in the new year.

DeL

pbj:
I don’t know if I should blame Trump and his associated drama or Hurricane Harvey but this year has been a dud on the party front thus far. Our New Years party was down by half and people were antisocial. I went to an annual pinball party last night at a huge private collection - crowd was much smaller and kept to themselves. I’ve talked to other friends in the surrounding area and they’re reporting similar.

However, it is warm enough in Houston that I’m tanning my flab right now, so it ain’t all bad. Enjoy your igloos, snow bitches.

:cheers:

Mauzy:
Wooo it's gonna be a helluva year.

Necro-ing my old account and coming back into the hobby after several years away from my cabs. Last time I was working on my games was mid-2011, while I was in the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of college. Since then, my cabs were moved and stored, went through a 6 inch flood, and moved again. They need a fair amount of TLC, but nothing I hadn't already done once before!

Since those last posts around here, I've graduated, switched jobs twice within my field of choice into a comfortable wage, gotten engaged to my girlfriend of nearly 7 years, adopted a dog, and am actively working on sealing the deal on a house down the street with plenty of room to re-restore and rebuild my basement arcade! I've got a soft promise of a promotion this year and an IOU from the fiance for one pin with a value similar to her engagement ring :laugh:

Weird to be back - I wasn't terribly social, but I definitely knew some names and faces around the forum. The majority of my posts and restores were from high school! Feels like a lifetime ago, but I'm really excited to get back into this. Nice to see that this place is still alive and healthy!

Howard_Casto:
Alive yes, healthy... I dunno.... I've been talking to these same ---uvulas--- for nearly 20 years now. ;)

DeLuSioNal29:
The year is starting out good so far...

Just found out that Hakko is donating a brand new FR-300 desoldering tool to me for my Youtube channel. Been working hard and talking to their marketing department the last couple of weeks trying to get them to sponsor it.

And now it's official, it's on it's way. Woot!

DeL

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