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Uilliam · Post by **Uilliam** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:00 am

hey Joseph sorry to hear that.I had exactly the same experience after I went and bought a hoose up here in Alba and I noticed that my partner wasna too keen on packing,in fact didnae do any at all..ho hum.But let me reassure ye ol buddy there is life after seperation.Sure ye will feel miserable at times and the pain will be sore but it will pass.
Two facts ..yesterday did exist but doesnae now and tomorrow doesna exist at all,so don't let either ruin today which does.All the best ,
Slán Go Foill
Uilliam

Pipewort · Post by **Pipewort** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 2:06 am

Tough news Joseph. Take it all one day at a time. Believe in yourself.

I have missed your contributions here. I am sure all your customers will be patient in the meantime.

Pwt

kintailpipes · Post by **kintailpipes** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:50 am

I feel your pain and I lived through it myself. Sometimes Blessings can be a little rough. Hang in there, and keep piping.

wolvy · Post by **wolvy** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:54 am

Welcome to the club, Joseph. It is a very common thing with the baby boomers right now. I got you beat, however. Last year I ended my 29 yr marriage. It is a difficult process. You will be changed forever by it. But it can be a good change - for the better. Someone once said to me "Do you know why divorce is so expensive? .... because it is worth it." In my case, that was certainly true. I knew things were going south when my wife said to me (a few years ago)... "Gosh, if you really loved me, you would sell those damn uilleann pipes". Guess I didn't love her enough.

I know the pipes didn't break up our marraige....but they were "one more thing" that added to the strain. In retrospect, it was a good thing....it needed to be done.

Hang in there, you've got a group of folks rootin' for ya.

Yes, this is the UPDSG thread !!!!

- Tom

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:05 am

Thanks everyone, for your kindness and well wishes, they mean very much to me and I am overwhelmed by your empathy.

It's looking very much like I will be able to return to Florida thanks to the generosity of floggingjason who has selflessy offered to shelter me in St. Augustine. This act may very well have saved my life... and that is not an overstatement.

Thanks also, for tolerating my sharing this messy stuff with you. I probably shouldn't have posted about it here but under the circumstances, I didn't know what else to do.

And finally, thanks to Patrick Cole for adopting a J. Kennedy B chanter. It has brought my return to Florida a good deal closer to being realized.

Ta'.

mukade · Post by **mukade** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:20 am

I am sorry to hear of your troubles.
I hope everything works out well.

On the bright side, it is nice to see the bonds pipers make above and beyond the music.

Mukade

Pazziato · Post by **Pazziato** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:34 am

Joe, Thank YOU for the Chanter! I didn't get home until 9:30 or so -- but I was up until 2:30 a.m. playing tunes on that beast. I had to stop when my six year old daughter came downstairs and asked me to play Arthur McBride so she could sing along. I then looked at the clock and peed my shorts a little.

I am happy that the purchase/sale will help you on your way back to Florida --- we were all hoping you'd stick around here another month or three so we could all share some tunes at the GNIPC November monthly meeting! Is a reed-making workshop still on the horizon?

"I probably shouldn't have posted about it here but under the circumstances, I didn't know what else to do."

There are a lot of people that care about you here so its only natural to share here. Hang in there and for feck's sake keep piping.

See you soon.

Patrick C.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:38 am

Pazziato wrote: Is a reed-making workshop still on the horizon?

I can't say, I want to try and get south asap. The longer I remain up here without income, the further away my chances of getting home become.

Ed Harrison · Post by **Ed Harrison** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 11:01 am

Joseph,

Sorry to hear of this but know that you will
be able to pull thru it.

Take Care.... Ed

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:25 pm

Well Joe, if you're going to be free and single you could be in worse places than St. Augustine! ( . Y . )

The saga continues....

PD.

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:33 pm

Patrick D'Arcy wrote:Well Joe, if you're going to be free and single you could be in worse places than St. Augustine! ( . Y . ) The saga continues....

PD.

It is a very cool place, and considerably warmer than Minnesota.

tommykleen · Post by **tommykleen** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:33 pm

Joseph E. Smith wrote:It is a very cool place, and considerably warmer than Minnesota.

Yes, but the people are warmer here. In a stoic, not-too-close kind of way

t

Cynth · Post by **Cynth** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:07 pm

JES----I could't imagine what this thread was going to be about and then when I saw, it really took me awhile to collect myself. I'm thinking about you and I can't think what else to say right now.

WannabePiper · Post by **WannabePiper** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:32 pm

My condolences. I thinks the others have said it all. Hang in there.

fancypiper · Post by **fancypiper** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:44 pm

Excuse the side track:

wolvy wrote:I knew things were going south when my wife said to me (a few years ago)... "Gosh, if you really loved me, you would sell those damn uilleann pipes".

With me, it was my playing the tin whistle and making her homesick!

Hang in there Joseph, finding a job can be tough.

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