larrydressler Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Well for the Good news. I lost my job yesterday. More good news I can collect unemployment. Now for the bad news. It will give me time to go out and shoot with all my classic cameras until I decide what I want to do next. Wish me well because I plan on enjoying this time. Larry<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daniel_iggers Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Ouch. Sorry to hear it. The bad news part, that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 LOL Dan. I knew someone would take that. Hey the only thing that is bad is you all may have to put up with more of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charles_stobbs3 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 I used to work as a temp. and always enjoyed the time between jobs. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosteaM Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Larry, in dealing with stress and tough times taking pictures proved to be the best medicine for me. I hope it will work the same for you. best of luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenotar28 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Go shoot some fine things, collect unemployment and regroup. Will be looking for your photographs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Thanks peoples. I plan on making them pay for a time but I am one of those who gets bored quickly of not getting dressed for work. I spent 20+ in the Milatary then went into Store Management... Then Construction... then City transportation....... Then Government Security .... I don't want to make Photography a job. It is a Fun thing for me. plus I doubt I can make enough unless I drop to Wedding Photography and we all know those jokes. Sorry Wedding Photographers. I had to say that .... Good thing is. I don't have Lung Cancer too. LOL<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff bishop Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi Larry! I had gotten laid off in March 2003. I had been working on the side so it wasn't too bad. Then in October of 2004 I had a massive heart attack. That sounds like terrible luck, eh? It seems that I'm one of the "less than 10%" who actually survive this particular attack (no one else in my family has). In that respect I'm MORE than lucky. I'll probably never work a real job again, but I'll get by. There is a catch 22 situation with getting laid off. You have all the time in the world to do the things you've always wanted. The downside, if you were working you would be able to afford to do those things. Odd, you don't have the time when you're working and don't have the money when you're not. I'm glad you are seeing the bright side of this. I wish you the very best of luck! Enjoy your time off, it goes quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted August 16, 2005 Author Share Posted August 16, 2005 Jeff Money will be tight only if I try to make it that way. And I am so darn glad you are alive to give me this message in person. "I would drather be alive to see the most horrific thing on earth than to see the slightist leak in my grave."Larry Dressler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kymtman Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Larry; There is power in positive thinking. It shows to those around you and it will aide you in getting your next job. Sometimes we need some time and space to find ourselves. Work and no layoff makes for a dull Larry. I have passed those days now, being on my meager social security for almost three years now. I never did worry about a job! I keep my confidence and it showed through to my new employer. An old alcoholic once told me that there was no need to worry about anything, because then our mind was not thinking clearly and it was harder to do anything about it. Always stuck with me and it paid off. I have lost count of the jobs that I have done in my time, from working in McDees to becoming a land surveyor, and now retired and a professional photographer. Have fun on your time off, for it will soon pass and back to work with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rover Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Larry I spent 3 months out at the beginning of 2004, and another 3 later on that year and enjoyed my photography greatly during those times. You are right too though about getting bored and needing to go back to work. I simply started to not like not working, strange. Take care of the things you have to for yourself, your family and so on. Work each day to find the right place for you in the workforce when you do return, and enjoy your photography. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygzr Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Larry - I was out of work for a considerable amount of time a couple of years ago. It was bad for my savings account and great for my photography. It's not often in your adult life that you get an extended break. Shoot and print; don't lounge on the sofa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tri-x1 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Back in 1996 I quit my job and was off work four months. At the time I hadn't renewed my interest in photography (dropped out in the early '80s and didn't return until 2001) When I think of all the things I could have done with a camera during that four months..... Make the most of your opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
summitar Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Best of luck, Larry. If you spent 20+ in the Miitary, then you must either have a pension or one coming in the future if some of those years were reserve years. I retired about two weeks ago with 24 years at Boeing preceeded by 22 years in the Air Force. I will be 69 in a few days. I am not yet convinced that retirement was the right move. I miss the chatter of the gang at work. Like you, I hope to put my classic cameras to work, but with rheumatoid arthritis, my mobility is not the greatest. Once I am in the witness protection program and my kids can no longer find me, I should be able to get by on the pensions. Let's all doff our hats to Cindy Sheehan (as a Vietnam vet I support our troops, and the best support is to get them out of that hellhole). I hope you will find the future enjoyable and look forward to your photo postings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted August 17, 2005 Author Share Posted August 17, 2005 Thanks everyone. Pension pays the child support and enough .... Like I said it gives me time.... I am used to time being without money I am not used to being with extra time this is scary. I hope to start using all these cameras .... It is amazing I would prefer to post a picture I took on a whim with a 1 time use camera than take my babies out. Tomorrow I am going to take the Kiev 60 out .... I found the meter is off a shit load in low light but in daylight it looks great.. I compaired it to a few of m meters. In low light it tells me I can shoot 400 at 125 and 5.6 LOL Keeping things positive ... not Lung Cancer ... Yet. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jochen_S Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Larry, enjoy it as good as possible! - If you need "dressing up for work" in your life, start with the bulging vest full of lenses and switch to a fixer stained apron in the night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahams Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Larry - As long as you have enough to pay for your www connection..... Enjoy the break from routine, I bet it won't be for long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battra92 Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Well, enjoy the time off but loafing around is not the kind of attitude that makes this country great. ^_^ I'm in a sort of similar situation in that I'm going back to college soon and my job will be cut down quite a bit because of that and again, money will be tight. I really only have three full paychecks left and some bills coming up (like the bills on my nifty new scanner and my car insurance) On the bright side, my part time job in college should be enough to pay for color film and developing and I'll get my 35mm black and white film and developing for free (one of the many perks of being in a college photography club.) I have been considering selling some of my better shots as prints upon the urging of a few acquaintences who seem to want to buy them. Either way, take care and have fun in your time off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrydressler Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 Thanks for all the support here from my "Second Family". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_thorlin Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Larry - good luck mate. I do really believe that old age is a "frame of mind" so do make the most of it. Kerry - retirement is not always a good move - it depends on the "frame of mind" one takes to it. Being inherently lazy for me it would be a disaster so I will carry on ( only a bit over 60 ) and I work for myself so can choose. Good luck to you as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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