Re: [at-l] year 46

In a message dated 12/18/2000 9:29:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
dfaddleton@mindspring.com writes:

<< What a mess.
 
 The sprinkler three floors above us went off while its occupants were not at 
home. I'm glad I didn't come home THAT mess. What I came home to was a water, 
three inches deep throughout the house. We walked on carpet that in such 
circumstances is more aptly called a sponge.
 I had client papers on the floor that got wet. Mostly it's clothes on the 
floor that we're washing now. We'll throw out a blanket or two. No real 
losses. The computer I put up on the desk.
 
 Use my email address to communicate. I can pick up this email at work.
 
 Yesterday was bad enough with me misplacing my bank card. DoT still hasn't 
mailed me my drivers license. So now I have no ID. The car blew a tire and 
was in the shop from around 6pm last nite until 6pm today. I missed a day at 
work. The divorce litigation continues with nothing but silence from the 
otherside on the date for me to remove my things.
 
 So, year 45 ends with a flood, and yet another move to a new apartment, a 
lender because of the water ...
 
 January 7 we expect to move into a three bedroom apartment at Trowbridge, 
behind North Springs High School and over looking a "lake" [read: pond]. 
Mosquitoes I'd guess are the consequences, but we look forward to more room 
and proximity to the kids' school next year and years following. I intend to 
stay there as long as I can and work to change our living conditions.
 
 The vague outlines of a dream (I'm starting to think about the future again) 
have appeared: I'll stay in an apartment for the next 5 to 10 years and save 
what I can for a place in South Georgia up river a few miles from the ocean, 
maybe in the rural area around St. Mary's or Brunswick. From there I can kyak 
the inland water way and work my profession in a small town environment and 
live quietly away from the big city. My girls will have a place near the 
ocean to bring their families when they have one. 
 
 year 45 ends; year 46 begins in two weeks, and I'll be happy to say good bye 
to this one.
 
 David >>

I turn 45 next week.... Is this what I have to look forward to?

I think I will skip a year... Good luck.

Russ
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