Well, not much is going on at the moment. In the real world, got a b-day party to plan for (for a soon to be 5 year old) and a 2.5 year old that at times seems more like a grizzly bear with a sore tooth. My honey is now re-nesting in our house and is (to be overly honest) making me a little crazy. I'm not sure why we need new light fixtures, since the old ones work perfectly well, but apparently we do.
Not much happening on the Jeep. I was a little sick this weekend, some kind of 24/48 hour virus I think and it kept me from getting any work done. I did manage to get up to Pep Boys to get the rest of the necessary gear oil, and try to use up some of my gift card. In fact I was a little annoyed that I somehow missed the fact there was a Pep Boys nearby. I've spent a bunch of money on oil and other consumables that I could have used my gift card on. I think for this week, the goals are (#1) to get new oil into the front axle, tranny and transfer case and change the oil in the rear diff. (#2) will then be to get the redneck body lift out and install the new one. This of course, is more involved than it sounds, although all the bolts on the POS lift currently on it are loose. I mostly have to get the remaining connections loose. The biggest one of these is the steering shaft. Next biggest problem is "how the f$@* do you lift the body off the frame enough to get the old lift out? I'm going to have to rig something up on one of the jacks to get the body up.
Work is the same, still proceeding with the normal month end and other processes, plus finishing up the due diligence for our potential deal. Pretty much everything is hinging on that, so we are really in a holding pattern until this is resolved.
Later
Monday, July 28, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
Back to the grind I guess
Well, it's not all that bad, but it does feel like some of the excitement of the last few weeks has gone away. Of course, considering the amount of piss-off and stress generated over the last few weeks, that's not a bad thing. Here's whats going on.....
Work: back to the grind as said above. Have I mentioned that the current construction market sucks? The potential purchase is moving forward, and it looks like a done deal, although that's not final yet. We're preparing for the announcement and trying to cover our informational bases so we are prepared for the questions. I believe we'll be okay in this regard. Other than that, we're trying to get back to the daily work and keep everything moving forward.
Jeep: Finally got back to work on the Jeep a little this weekend. Just dropped the front diff cover to change the oil, but at least it was something. My goal for this week is to get all the fluids changed by Friday night. Tonight, we'll get the engine oil and filter changed, then just keep moving back on the Jeep until the rear diff is finished. This weekend, I'd like to get the new body lift on and change out the old redneck engineering lift.
Other stuff. Got a new accounting study book last week, IFRS vs. Gaap. Exciting stuff, I know and I expect anyone out there would love to have this book.(if you have insomnia)
Later!
Work: back to the grind as said above. Have I mentioned that the current construction market sucks? The potential purchase is moving forward, and it looks like a done deal, although that's not final yet. We're preparing for the announcement and trying to cover our informational bases so we are prepared for the questions. I believe we'll be okay in this regard. Other than that, we're trying to get back to the daily work and keep everything moving forward.
Jeep: Finally got back to work on the Jeep a little this weekend. Just dropped the front diff cover to change the oil, but at least it was something. My goal for this week is to get all the fluids changed by Friday night. Tonight, we'll get the engine oil and filter changed, then just keep moving back on the Jeep until the rear diff is finished. This weekend, I'd like to get the new body lift on and change out the old redneck engineering lift.
Other stuff. Got a new accounting study book last week, IFRS vs. Gaap. Exciting stuff, I know and I expect anyone out there would love to have this book.(if you have insomnia)
Later!
Monday, July 14, 2008
The more things change.......
the more they stay the same.
Well, after all the drama, and the heartbreak, and heartburn and so forth, we are staying put here in SW FL. Finally made a decision (by 52%/48%) to stay, and called the people in LFT to let them know. When they called me back, he says "well, let me talk to the owner and see what he says". That just about sent me into some sort of frenzy, but I managed to wait it out. When he finally called back, he said they weren't going to budge on their offer, oh and by the way, we are in the midst of some fairly serious negotiations to sell the company. Now I have to say that even with an employment agreement, I would have been very annoyed to have moved over there and found myself out of a job 3 months later. That changed the percentage to about 90%/10%, with only emotion voting for the move.
So, let everyone here know, and they were fairly excited. I was beginning to wonder if the boss man was getting a placement fee or something if I stayed....
Not much else going on other than ridiculous amounts of rainfall. Went to the beach on Saturday for about an hour. That was fun, and an hour is just about right for me. I'm not an all day beach person.
Haven't done crap on the Jeep in the last 2 weeks, guess I have to change that pretty soon. Problem is, I don't want to do too much on the electrical until I decide whether or not I should buy a new wiring harness to replace the new one that asshole previous owner screwed up. I guess I'll try to focus on getting fluids changed, body lift installed and maybe the clutch linkage fixed.
Later
Well, after all the drama, and the heartbreak, and heartburn and so forth, we are staying put here in SW FL. Finally made a decision (by 52%/48%) to stay, and called the people in LFT to let them know. When they called me back, he says "well, let me talk to the owner and see what he says". That just about sent me into some sort of frenzy, but I managed to wait it out. When he finally called back, he said they weren't going to budge on their offer, oh and by the way, we are in the midst of some fairly serious negotiations to sell the company. Now I have to say that even with an employment agreement, I would have been very annoyed to have moved over there and found myself out of a job 3 months later. That changed the percentage to about 90%/10%, with only emotion voting for the move.
So, let everyone here know, and they were fairly excited. I was beginning to wonder if the boss man was getting a placement fee or something if I stayed....
Not much else going on other than ridiculous amounts of rainfall. Went to the beach on Saturday for about an hour. That was fun, and an hour is just about right for me. I'm not an all day beach person.
Haven't done crap on the Jeep in the last 2 weeks, guess I have to change that pretty soon. Problem is, I don't want to do too much on the electrical until I decide whether or not I should buy a new wiring harness to replace the new one that asshole previous owner screwed up. I guess I'll try to focus on getting fluids changed, body lift installed and maybe the clutch linkage fixed.
Later
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Somebody get me a doctor!
Yeh, I'm shamelessly stealing from my boys, Van Halen, but screw it. Thought I would update my situation after another 24....
Went home last night just bamboozled. I mean I didn't know whether to shit or go blind. Had a couple of drinks and it at least helped. Talked it out with my honey and we still can't make a decision. Since I was meeting with Kevin today, that's okay and here's hoping to something that will allow us to make an easy decision (toast with your glass!)
Met with Kevin today, and it's still not all that easy. He is pretty personable, maybe a little intense. The job COULD be interesting and that's the hell of it. Do I stay, and assume that 1) the sale will go through (I think it will) 2) that I'll get along with Kevin and 3) that I'll like what he has me doing. If any of those things don't turn in my favor over the next 6 months, I'm going to be very upset that I didn't take the job in LFT. If they do go in my favor, I'm sitting in the catbird seat, running most if not all of the accounting dept for a 2Billion (revenues) construction company.
I just don't f-ing know, and I can't decide if the decision is making me crazy, or my inability to reach a fast decision is making me crazy. I rarely have this problem, but I'm stuck between wanting to be back home with family and lifelong friends, but knowing that this job will end over the next few years and we may have to move again vs. staying here and hoping that it works out.
If anyone knows how to get hold of Solomon (yes, the biblical one), please send it my way. I need some high powered help making this decision.
Later
Went home last night just bamboozled. I mean I didn't know whether to shit or go blind. Had a couple of drinks and it at least helped. Talked it out with my honey and we still can't make a decision. Since I was meeting with Kevin today, that's okay and here's hoping to something that will allow us to make an easy decision (toast with your glass!)
Met with Kevin today, and it's still not all that easy. He is pretty personable, maybe a little intense. The job COULD be interesting and that's the hell of it. Do I stay, and assume that 1) the sale will go through (I think it will) 2) that I'll get along with Kevin and 3) that I'll like what he has me doing. If any of those things don't turn in my favor over the next 6 months, I'm going to be very upset that I didn't take the job in LFT. If they do go in my favor, I'm sitting in the catbird seat, running most if not all of the accounting dept for a 2Billion (revenues) construction company.
I just don't f-ing know, and I can't decide if the decision is making me crazy, or my inability to reach a fast decision is making me crazy. I rarely have this problem, but I'm stuck between wanting to be back home with family and lifelong friends, but knowing that this job will end over the next few years and we may have to move again vs. staying here and hoping that it works out.
If anyone knows how to get hold of Solomon (yes, the biblical one), please send it my way. I need some high powered help making this decision.
Later
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Now f****ing what???
Sometimes, you just want to scream "FUCK!!"
Know what I mean?
Okay, so back in late June, I officially accepted the job offer from the guys in Lft, then headed off on vacation with a song in my heart.Got back from vaca Monday, and suggested to the boss man that we go ahead and let everyone know that I had turned in my resignation. He deferred, saying that I needed to meet with he and fred prior to that to discuss the possibility of traveling back and forth from here to LFT for a while. So I swore to myself, and said "Okay".
Fast forward to Tues morning, about half an hour before the meeting. Sitting with el jefe, and I asked him what he had been working on. Now I had a reasonably good idea that something was going on (that is, something out of the ordinary, so when I asked, he told me. So Fred is getting bought out and we will be working for someone else. Now normally, this would have validated my choice to leave. But then he said that the acquiring company was moving their HQ AND all their accounting and other back office stuff to Naples. They needed someone to handle their accounting and let their current CFO handle other things. Apparently he had said good things about me, so they were disappointed that I was leaving. WEll, now I'm starting to wonder if I fucked up and made a bad decision.
Then we go meet with Fred and he's telling me about the deal also (the boss had sworn me to secrecy, so I didn't tell him I knew) and Fred told me the same things. So to make a long, frustrating and confusing story slightly shorter, I'm meeting with the other company's CFO tomorrow to discuss the deal, the ongoing due diligence plus this gives me a chance to meet the guy. So now, everything is on hold and I'm so conflicted all I can do is walk around and say "FUCK" in a really aggravated tone of voice.
Bottom Line? I wish I knew. I guess we'll see tomorrow afternoon. Going to be some really disappointed people in LFT if we don't follow through though.
Other stuff? Vacation was nice. Nags head is going to get overbuilt if they're not careful (and I'm pretty sure they aren't going to be). Working on the (now potential) move last night and so far the biggest obstacle, at least in the pain in th ass contest, if moving the old Jeep I bought. So far, flat towing is the only option that doesn't appear like it will cost more than I paid for the stupid thing.
Dead time of the year for my Tigers, but football is less than 2 months away and fall practice is even closer than that.
Know what I mean?
Okay, so back in late June, I officially accepted the job offer from the guys in Lft, then headed off on vacation with a song in my heart.Got back from vaca Monday, and suggested to the boss man that we go ahead and let everyone know that I had turned in my resignation. He deferred, saying that I needed to meet with he and fred prior to that to discuss the possibility of traveling back and forth from here to LFT for a while. So I swore to myself, and said "Okay".
Fast forward to Tues morning, about half an hour before the meeting. Sitting with el jefe, and I asked him what he had been working on. Now I had a reasonably good idea that something was going on (that is, something out of the ordinary, so when I asked, he told me. So Fred is getting bought out and we will be working for someone else. Now normally, this would have validated my choice to leave. But then he said that the acquiring company was moving their HQ AND all their accounting and other back office stuff to Naples. They needed someone to handle their accounting and let their current CFO handle other things. Apparently he had said good things about me, so they were disappointed that I was leaving. WEll, now I'm starting to wonder if I fucked up and made a bad decision.
Then we go meet with Fred and he's telling me about the deal also (the boss had sworn me to secrecy, so I didn't tell him I knew) and Fred told me the same things. So to make a long, frustrating and confusing story slightly shorter, I'm meeting with the other company's CFO tomorrow to discuss the deal, the ongoing due diligence plus this gives me a chance to meet the guy. So now, everything is on hold and I'm so conflicted all I can do is walk around and say "FUCK" in a really aggravated tone of voice.
Bottom Line? I wish I knew. I guess we'll see tomorrow afternoon. Going to be some really disappointed people in LFT if we don't follow through though.
Other stuff? Vacation was nice. Nags head is going to get overbuilt if they're not careful (and I'm pretty sure they aren't going to be). Working on the (now potential) move last night and so far the biggest obstacle, at least in the pain in th ass contest, if moving the old Jeep I bought. So far, flat towing is the only option that doesn't appear like it will cost more than I paid for the stupid thing.
Dead time of the year for my Tigers, but football is less than 2 months away and fall practice is even closer than that.
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