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:gtpflag: Cars and Tracks for June 8th, 2020 :gtpflag:

The combo for this Monday is thanks to @SGETI :cheers:

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Colts’s real name is Randy. I got video of him at work this week.


Hey Jeff, it sounds like there’s a little bit of ice on the floor of honeymoon cottage. Sucks Man. It’s times like this I’m glad I’m single, I couldn’t imagine being cooped up with someone....anyone right now. Space is necessary for a healthy relationship, a lot of women don’t understand that. Sim racing with the boys is infringing on her insecurities, you having fun without her involvement probably really bothers her. Why? Who knows.....me too, I’ve been down that road with women who were jealous of my flying and or motorcycling.
I’ve said it a few times.....I really envy guys like Steve who married a woman who let Steve be Steve,(up to a point....she’s a very smart woman), and who has interests of her own. They are still in stupid love with each other after 44 years of marriage.
I’m in no position to offer any advice, but it sounds like a family meeting is in order. Everyone is stressed to the breaking point and the only way is for families to communicate and to have each other’s backs. What a year 2020 is turning out to be.
 
Gr8_Lakes
Excuses... yeah, I always seem to have one. This week, well, it was a lame excuse, so :P.

In all seriousness, I'd much rather be racing with you guys every Monday. This friggin' quarantine crap has turned our house upside down and inside out. At least two days a week my wife's not speaking to me (my best days of the week to be honest). For some reason she's lazier than ever, and I can't stand to let stuff go undone, so I'm doing way more housework -- on top of yard work that is like a friggin' jungle in Michigan this year! So I bitch at her about that, then she doesn't speak to me for a couple days, rinse, recycle. Under normal circumstances I'd grab Junior and hit the road for a couple days, but we just can't go anywhere yet (Michigan restrictions are letting up this week finally though).

I hope you married men are doing okay with your living situations. I think having a twelve year old son is very challenging right now. He's bored, kinda depressed at all the stuff he's missing out on, and we're at our wit's end trying to educate and entertain him. On top of that, everyone is in everyone's face all day, every day. My wife and I have always been very independent and trusting spouses. We weren't cut out for this on top of each other, every night crap. So believe it or not, that's actually got me sim-racing a lot less than normal. That's just it, nothing's normal. Someday...
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Can't say much more than Mike did, he hit the nail on the head. I'm lucky because Janice and I share a lot of intetests and time together. Even then it's nice to have a break and a week without that can just get stifling. It doesn't help that I am generally a loner. If I found myself alone on an island I would have no problem with it. Anyway hang in there and work out what you can.
As far as your boy being bored, does he have any interest in model kits?
 
Gr8_Lakes
Excuses... yeah, I always seem to have one. This week, well, it was a lame excuse, so :P.

In all seriousness, I'd much rather be racing with you guys every Monday. This friggin' quarantine crap has turned our house upside down and inside out. At least two days a week my wife's not speaking to me (my best days of the week to be honest). For some reason she's lazier than ever, and I can't stand to let stuff go undone, so I'm doing way more housework -- on top of yard work that is like a friggin' jungle in Michigan this year! So I bitch at her about that, then she doesn't speak to me for a couple days, rinse, recycle. Under normal circumstances I'd grab Junior and hit the road for a couple days, but we just can't go anywhere yet (Michigan restrictions are letting up this week finally though).

I hope you married men are doing okay with your living situations. I think having a twelve year old son is very challenging right now. He's bored, kinda depressed at all the stuff he's missing out on, and we're at our wit's end trying to educate and entertain him. On top of that, everyone is in everyone's face all day, every day. My wife and I have always been very independent and trusting spouses. We weren't cut out for this on top of each other, every night crap. So believe it or not, that's actually got me sim-racing a lot less than normal. That's just it, nothing's normal. Someday...
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I feel ya...having 2 kids ages 6 and 4 has been a struggle to say the least. Amd with me and my wife working in the healthcare field during all of this doesn't seem to help either. Well actually it does like mike said space is important in any relationship no matter what it is.

I know my wife hates that I have everything setup in our living room but loves seeing the fact that I have a hobby that I quite enjoy, even when she is being quite persuasive with her actions towards me.

All in all just gotta take it one day at a time...hoping everything gets better for you
 
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be cooped up in the house with young kids,
it’s got to be tough. And then if your not used to spending so much time with your spouse that makes it even harder.
I know I am very lucky, not sure where Mike gets 44 years, lol. It’s actually 34 years. Being very rural, and having my shop out behind the house, has made it very easy for us during this time. My wife works from home a couple of days a week anyways so really not much has changed for us, other than I haven’t been able to go to physio for a couple of months now.
So for those of you who are having a tougher time, hang in there, try to be patient and hopefully things get better soon. Our Friday night Wreckfest sessions are an amazing stress relief, a lot of fun and some great laughs, maybe try and join if you haven’t yet.
See the rest of you tonight. :cheers:
 
aerolite
I can’t imagine what it’s like to be cooped up in the house with young kids,
it’s got to be tough. And then if your not used to spending so much time with your spouse that makes it even harder.
I know I am very lucky, not sure where Mike gets 44 years, lol. It’s actually 34 years. Being very rural, and having my shop out behind the house, has made it very easy for us during this time. My wife works from home a couple of days a week anyways so really not much has changed for us, other than I haven’t been able to go to physio for a couple of months now.
So for those of you who are having a tougher time, hang in there, try to be patient and hopefully things get better soon. Our Friday night Wreckfest sessions are an amazing stress relief, a lot of fun and some great laughs, maybe try and join if you haven’t yet.
See the rest of you tonight. :cheers:
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I may join in later tonight if there is space would be after 9 pm or so I know how you old farts like to go to bed early
 
losbuttcheeks
I would like to join if there is room.


Edit: I just read the first page. I can't do as I'm on the west coast and I get home 30min before start.
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I'm WC too, but can only make the first race, so there's basically guaranteed room for the the last few if you show up later.
 
:gtpflag: Results :gtpflag:

Thanks again Sgeti, that was a fun combo, your tune for the Honda made it so much better to drive. And another week that Red takes the Overall win, we are going to have to do something about this, :D And also check out the results sheet, someone snuck in an uncharacteristic win, :lol: good going Mr. Lehmen!

Congrats to @Rednose58, this weeks "Mr. Awesome" for the overall win :cheers:

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Thanks guys for your compassion and understanding. Steve, my wife and I were much like your spouse and you. And then Junior was born. She and I started dating at age fifteen (1990), and got married at age twenty-eight (2003 - no reason to rush these things you know). She always knew I was kind of a social-loner. I love other people's company, but only once and a while. Otherwise I like to be left alone to do my own thing/projects. She was much like me, enjoyed her alone time gardening, reading, taking naps, shopping, etc. We had our own things going on and enjoyed closing each day out together. Vacations were the exception, when we'd spend all our time together, and it worked out great.

Then came Junior. We both wanted kids, and struggled to get pregnant after marriage. We were blessed with Junior /Jackson/Jack in 2008, hence Gr8_Lakes. Best thing that ever happened to me, I love being a Dad. But boy, women CHANGE after they squeeze out a pup! Now everything is about family time. And any time away from "the family" is met with severe consequence. I've always been able to find a healthy balance, and I'm a pretty flexible guy, but this unique quarantine situation has really thrown a wrench into the equation. And for what it's worth, I think Mike is wiser than we give him credit for. My having fun by myself, a mere twenty feet away from her and Jackson, is a sore spot for some reason. My son could give a rat's patootie. In fact, on the Monday's that I do make it, I always ask him prior to racing if he minds. He's always happy to see me join ya'll.

But, that's enough whining. I just want you cool cats and kittens to know that I'm not ditching out, and I'd much rather be there. I'm sure I'll still join occasionally, either when I'm in the wife's good graces, or she's so pisssed off at me I don't really give a fudge what she thinks. 'Til next time, take care. And thanks for the words of encouragement.

Oh, and @Herimopp89 , please stay safe! The one thing I've been grateful for in this pandemic is that I don't have to deal with the added stress of working in the healthcare field. Both my mother and brother used to work in hospitals (brother gave up being a Respiratory Therapist because he couldn't handle the stress of E.R. trauma after a young man my age came in all mangled up from a Jeep rollover accident, plus he was kind of a germaphobe, and apparently had other mental issues :rolleyes:). Mom's retired and brother's of course passed away now, but I think about how regular it was to see my Mom and brother going to and from work, in their scrubs, like nothing. Now I look at it like going into a burning building. Thank God for you and your wife's devotion - THANK YOU!!! I will pray for your safety.

I still have close family and friends working in healthcare. We're a kinda' small family, so this is all immediate relation: Aunt- RN/Hospital Administrator, Cousin-RN, Cousin-in-law -Family Practitioner; My wife's only brother's fiance'- Midwife NP; My best friend's wife-Midwife NP. I really don't have many other associations as far as friends and family, and they're all knee deep in healthcare. So I get what a huge service you're doing, what a huge deal it is to come home and go through the cleaning/sanitizing steps, and I appreciate it so much. Again, thank you. Hopefully all will stay well, and you and your family will weather the storm safely.
 
GTLehman
Can't say much more than Mike did, he hit the nail on the head. I'm lucky because Janice and I share a lot of intetests and time together. Even then it's nice to have a break and a week without that can just get stifling. It doesn't help that I am generally a loner. If I found myself alone on an island I would have no problem with it. Anyway hang in there and work out what you can.
As far as your boy being bored, does he have any interest in model kits?
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Oh, forgot to reply to this. As for models like you and I used to build... I've bought him a couple and they're still in the box. A hard pill for me to swallow. I loved models. I vividly remember building my Porsche 911 kit when I was about his age (11/12 years old - in fact I think it was a Christmas gift from my older brother :(, but I digress). My coolest memory: Being on Christmas break, I was allowed to stay up later than my normal bed time to work on it. I remember laying in our living room, alongside a love-seat end table that had a forced-air heating duct in the floor. I draped a blanket over my legs and feet trapping the heat when it cycled. I stayed up so late that night painting engine parts, seats, and other interior details with the heat from the forced air blowing on my little tootsies. Red Porsche with flat black accents. I can still smell the little Tester paints and thinner... what a cool memory you brought back. :sly:=👍

BUT!!! All is not lost. My son DOES love Lego kits, and is currently about 3/4 of the way through the Land Rover Defender Technic kit. I've actually been shopping for cabinets to display all of his Lego kits. He has EVERY Lego Speed model produced, and a few expensive models like the Land Rover, (Caterham 7, Mustang GT, Aston Martin DB5, etc.). He also has several Architectural kits. So that has kept him busy, but man, those Lego Bastards have raped his mother and I. An old Revell model kit and set of paints/brushes was soooo much cheaper.
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Gr8_Lakes
Thanks guys for your compassion and understanding. Steve, my wife and I were much like your spouse and you. And then Junior was born. She and I started dating at age fifteen (1990), and got married at age twenty-eight (2003 - no reason to rush these things you know). She always knew I was kind of a social-loner. I love other people's company, but only once and a while. Otherwise I like to be left alone to do my own thing/projects. She was much like me, enjoyed her alone time gardening, reading, taking naps, shopping, etc. We had our own things going on and enjoyed closing each day out together. Vacations were the exception, when we'd spend all our time together, and it worked out great.

Then came Junior. We both wanted kids, and struggled to get pregnant after marriage. We were blessed with Junior /Jackson/Jack in 2008, hence Gr8_Lakes. Best thing that ever happened to me, I love being a Dad. But boy, women CHANGE after they squeeze out a pup! Now everything is about family time. And any time away from "the family" is met with severe consequence. I've always been able to find a healthy balance, and I'm a pretty flexible guy, but this unique quarantine situation has really thrown a wrench into the equation. And for what it's worth, I think Mike is wiser than we give him credit for. My having fun by myself, a mere twenty feet away from her and Jackson, is a sore spot for some reason. My son could give a rat's patootie. In fact, on the Monday's that I do make it, I always ask him prior to racing if he minds. He's always happy to see me join ya'll.

But, that's enough whining. I just want you cool cats and kittens to know that I'm not ditching out, and I'd much rather be there. I'm sure I'll still join occasionally, either when I'm in the wife's good graces, or she's so pisssed off at me I don't really give a fudge what she thinks. 'Til next time, take care. And thanks for the words of encouragement.

Oh, and @Herimopp89 , please stay safe! The one thing I've been grateful for in this pandemic is that I don't have to deal with the added stress of working in the healthcare field. Both my mother and brother used to work in hospitals (brother gave up being a Respiratory Therapist because he couldn't handle the stress of E.R. trauma after a young man my age came in all mangled up from a Jeep rollover accident, plus he was kind of a germaphobe, and apparently had other mental issues :rolleyes:). Mom's retired and brother's of course passed away now, but I think about how regular it was to see my Mom and brother going to and from work, in their scrubs, like nothing. Now I look at it like going into a burning building. Thank God for you and your wife's devotion - THANK YOU!!! I will pray for your safety.

I still have close family and friends working in healthcare. We're a kinda' small family, so this is all immediate relation: Aunt- RN/Hospital Administrator, Cousin-RN, Cousin-in-law -Family Practitioner; My wife's only brother's fiance'- Midwife NP; My best friend's wife-Midwife NP. I really don't have many other associations as far as friends and family, and they're all knee deep in healthcare. So I get what a huge service you're doing, what a huge deal it is to come home and go through the cleaning/sanitizing steps, and I appreciate it so much. Again, thank you. Hopefully all will stay well, and you and your family will weather the storm safely.
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Ya gotta put your foot down... why I remember when mama bear was on her hands and knees in front of me...her hands and knees!!.....

She told me to come out from under the bed and fight like a man.
 
Gr8_Lakes
I think tonight's educational lesson will be focused on music.
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Decent selections...
I used to love Pink Floyd. My first PF cassette was Dark Side of the Moon. I would lie with my eyes closed and listen intently to it. I loved 'Animals' too. The movie 'The Wall' was absolutely intense. Made me cry even. But as years passed, the radio just overplayed them to the point I was sick of their hits at least. Now, I am not so much into music that you sit and listen to. But any person who hasn't been exposed to Rogers and his gang should be.
 
Yep that’s us.....what a good looking bunch of fairies.
I saw Roger Waters version of the wall tour in Ottawa. Being a sound guy, I was blown away by the quality of the Production. It’s the only concert I’ve seen where you could differentiate each and every voice and instrument. Best show ever.
Thanks for the Bday wishes guy.
 

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