UP AGAINST A WALL!

My dear man, what you do for us is so generous and amazing! Please don't stress! Life happens! See you in 18 days!

You, sir, need to chill out. And I mean that in the nicest way I know how. No one "expects" anything from you, and we are all aware that what you do, you do from the goodness of your heart and out of a misguided love for this family of miscreants. So you're "behind" on some schedule that only you know and only you care about. Its perfectly ok. Take care of you, Miss Kay and the rest of your kin, keep yourself sane and healthy, and the rest of us will take a backseat to whenever you have time. I look forward to seeing you soon, hopefully in all your good health and none of your stress.

With the utmost respect,
Jared

Only "liked it" because you're awesome Jim!

Now here come the posts from those with more words, better words, and probably a full size keyboard...

To summarize... Just do what you do and chill! Ease up on yourself because everyone has your back! Know this!

Damn, K2 and Anita squeezed in before me... Well, imagine they came after, along with everybody else that's bound to get in here..

Sometimes you need to look around and take a breath. Life is too short to not enjoy it. I am quite sure there isn't a single person that won't understand that what you do is an art form and it takes time and to be patient and it will come and will definitely be worth the wait.

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Only "liked it" because you're awesome Jim!

Now here come the posts from those with more words, better words, and probably a full size keyboard...

To summarize... Just do what you do and chill! Ease up on yourself because everyone has your back! Know this!

Nope, tapped mine out on Android. You need skills.

I believe you @KayTwo... Probably got a head start too... You're in the slow blue after all...

@Painter. No apology needed my brother. Your work is worth waiting for, and I will always be forever thankful for what you have done for me.

Your health is much more important than a valve cover. Hope you are feeling better now, and cannot wait to shake your hand and thank you in person.

See you in a few weeks in Maggie Valley. Thank you so much for all you have done for me.

Jim, no need to explain yourself to anyone here. The things you do out of the kindness of your heart for fellow slingshot owners is beyond belief. I just wish I lived closer so I could lend a hand and learn just 1% of your talents

It is awesome to see a guy like you out there literally 'doing' for a group of people who share the same interests as you do.

As always, I love your work. If you need to slow down a bit, I am sure no one would fault you for it so you can catch your breath.

Just keep the pics coming as you complete them Looking at these works of art is almost as good as owning one ....... or so I am told, lol.

Wait a minute.... aren't you retired?!

On the serious side of life, you know that no apologies are needed, and you need to take care of you first. I owe you too many hugs for you to get sick or stressed and not be your normal cheerful self at MV.

Not everyone knows how much you do, but we all appreciate your work. Take your time, my friend. We all understand, and almost all of us can be patient.

@Painter You need to take time for yourself. That includes accenting your own ride. Don't be the proverbial mechanic that drives a jalopy. If you can't get others their stuff by MV, I don't think they would mind terribly. They better not have any twinge of upsetness. "Life gets in the way", which it should. Life is what we're here for, not slaving away in a pole barn 16hrs. a day. Get out and enjoy life Jim. The spray gun will be there when you get back.

@Painter I get it but will just add this advise.

It's ok to sometimes take care of yourself first. Step back and make sure you have a great time leading up to SSITS and get your SS together.
Do what you can and we all will be more than happy to assist in any installs you still want to bring to MV.
The gift you have and the fact that you so selflessly grace us with it is truly amazing. Something like that never has a deadline. The fact that you even think to give something like this to us is special all in itself.

It truly is the thought that counts

And the saga continues! @Painter take a breath, we love you man. You are by far the most selfless, generous man I know. Just do what you do and looking forward to seeing you again in Maggie.

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Thank you all!
Now to add insult to injury, we had one Hell of a storm last night. Lost all power at 10:41 PM. It is now 9:30 AM and power company can not even estimate when damaged lines can be fixed. Uggh!
Most of downtown is out and we suck hind tit out here in the country so I don't expect it on anytime soon.
On here for a few minutes as my phone is also near battery death!
Ain't life grand!

That's God's way of agreeing with us & telling you to slow down & take the time to smell the roses Brother...

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Thank you all!
Now to add insult to injury, we had one Hell of a storm last night. Lost all power at 10:41 PM. It is now 9:30 AM and power company can not even estimate when damaged lines can be fixed. Uggh!
Most of downtown is out and we suck hind tit out here in the country so I don't expect it on anytime soon.
On here for a few minutes as my phone is also near battery death!
Ain't life grand!

Can you borrow a generator from someone in a neighboring area who still has power? I'd bring you one if you were closer...

Sorry to hear about the power loss. Hope all is well otherwise. Now take a break and relax...