3/8/2015 12:28:09 PM |
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gentlemanjim1
Fort Myers, FL
68, joined Oct. 2009
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Well I do have a few friends that made the prediction thatr I'd be back in less than 6 months. Not wanting them to feel bad about being wrong, I have decided to head back home to Fort Myers Florida.
This has been a brutal winter for me. Not just the snow, ice, rain, gray skys and sub freezing cold, but I wasn't here a month when I ended up going to the emergergy room because I couldn't breath. Turns out that it was exactly what I feared...My heart. So I spent little over 2 weeks in the hospital. After a week they decided I needed open heart surgury.They did 4 by-passes. That's what you get for 55 years of smoking. Yep, started when I was 10 years old. I quit on Monday November 10th, two days before I walked into the emergency room. The attending doctor told me that if I had not come in, I might have been dead in 24-48 hours! Spetty scary stuff! I have not touched a cigarette since.
I feel pretty good about getting my job back. But I'm going home about broke with no pace to live. Now that's an adventure! Wish me luck.
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3/8/2015 12:54:05 PM |
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albyak
Ninilchik, AK
68, joined Apr. 2011
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Wish you had let me know a month ago Jim, I have this place on the East coast but just semi rented it last month. Still could be a possibility as he has not paid me anything yet
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3/8/2015 1:55:09 PM |
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gentlemanjim1
Fort Myers, FL
68, joined Oct. 2009
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Wish you had let me know a month ago Jim, I have this place on the East coast but just semi rented it last month. Still could be a possibility as he has not paid me anything yet
Just my luck Alby. But I really do want to get back to SW Florida and the job I had before I left. But I appreciate the thought Pal.
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3/8/2015 2:23:55 PM |
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sweetlime4u
Ocala, FL
54, joined Mar. 2014
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Welcome Back Jim ..
Many mature folks are dealing with jobs, housing, transportion, etc..so you're not alone. I see it everyday at work in the ER. What is Most Important is to maintain your health and sound mind. Without those, you have Nothing! Good Luck and God Speed Jim . ..
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3/10/2015 5:53:53 PM |
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kitty97
West Palm Beach, FL
61, joined Aug. 2011
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Welcome back, Jim. So sorry to hear about your cardiac adventures. Changing one's life style is the only solution! Be and stay well. Hope things work out with finding a new place and getting that former job back!
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3/11/2015 1:39:29 PM |
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gentlemanjim1
Fort Myers, FL
68, joined Oct. 2009
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Welcome back, Jim. So sorry to hear about your cardiac adventures. Changing one's life style is the only solution! Be and stay well. Hope things work out with finding a new place and getting that former job back!
Hi Kitty!
Thank you for the well wishes. It's gonna be nice to be back home.
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3/11/2015 1:47:54 PM |
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naughtical_59
Winter Haven, FL
58, joined Feb. 2013
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Good luck, Jim.
It's true what they say:
"There's no place like home"
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3/11/2015 5:38:04 PM |
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gentlemanjim1
Fort Myers, FL
68, joined Oct. 2009
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Good luck, Jim.
It's true what they say:
"There's no place like home"
Thanks Marion. I am so looking forward to getting back. Never seen so much rain and so little sunshine.
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4/18/2015 8:56:21 PM |
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albyak
Ninilchik, AK
68, joined Apr. 2011
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Did you ever get back Jim??? Never got an update
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4/24/2015 5:00:44 PM |
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gentlemanjim1
Fort Myers, FL
68, joined Oct. 2009
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Did you ever get back Jim??? Never got an update
Alby, I decided to wait. Don't know what I was thinking.
Coming back to Florida without enough money to sustain myself for even a month, without a promise of how many hours I would getting at my old job ( off season). Plus no place to live and not wanting to impose on family or friends until I could afford to find a place, I thought it would be smarter to stay here in Tennessee at least until the end of the summer or early fall when the golf course where I worked will be busy again.
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4/24/2015 5:34:54 PM |
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summer012469
Grand Island, FL
48, joined Dec. 2011
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Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind, Jim.
What does your heart tell you? There's nothing wrong with having a struggle for awhile.
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4/24/2015 6:35:18 PM |
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gentlemanjim1
Fort Myers, FL
68, joined Oct. 2009
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Sometimes you have to throw caution to the wind, Jim.
What does your heart tell you? There's nothing wrong with having a struggle for awhile.
Teri, I've done that most of my life. But seriously, it would have been foolish. After renting a U-Haul and the cost of fuel, I would have been dangerously low of cash. I'm one of those proud types that don't like to ask for help from friends. My one step daughter offered to put me up for few days. Than I'd be out sleeping in my car! I know she wouldn't let me do that, but than I'd feel like I'd be in the way since she has a house full now. And since I don't have any real close friends left in the area, I would have probably ended up sleeping in the car. NOT MY Style! Struggle is one thing, but too be homeless is another! Hey, good to see you on here! I am not on as much as I used to. Got kind of hooked on Facebook and spend a lot of time there.
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4/24/2015 6:51:54 PM |
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summer012469
Grand Island, FL
48, joined Dec. 2011
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Send me a request, then. I'm there a lot more often as well
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4/24/2015 8:24:08 PM |
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gentlemanjim1
Fort Myers, FL
68, joined Oct. 2009
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Send me a request, then. I'm there a lot more often as well
I'd be honored to have you as a friend on Facebook. What name do you use there? If you'd
rather not say here. Send me a PM. Or use my name on Facebook (Jim Starks, Powell TN) and send me a request.
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4/24/2015 8:57:13 PM |
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naughtical_59
Winter Haven, FL
58, joined Feb. 2013
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Can I do it, too?
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4/25/2015 5:28:59 AM |
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gentlemanjim1
Fort Myers, FL
68, joined Oct. 2009
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Can I do it, too?
But of course!
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4/25/2015 8:16:40 AM |
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summer012469
Grand Island, FL
48, joined Dec. 2011
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Request sent, Jim
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4/26/2015 1:47:44 PM |
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purian
West Palm Beach, FL
58, joined Nov. 2009
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say what?
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4/26/2015 5:56:31 PM |
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purian
West Palm Beach, FL
58, joined Nov. 2009
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bump
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5/9/2015 6:58:06 PM |
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albyak
Ninilchik, AK
68, joined Apr. 2011
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Hurry up and come home Jim...we need some decent new threads here
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