I was standing on our deck watching some tree company workers taking down a tree.
They had already topped the tree and the remaining trunk was about 35ft tall.
They had the tree tied off and had notched the tree.
The deck & I were at about 90 degrees from where the tree was supposed to fall.
I was standing in the middle of the deck looking at the tree and had a feeling that I should move back.
I was walking back to the top of the stairs, about 9 feet when I heard the cracking of the tree falling.
I glanced over my shoulder and saw the tree falling directly at me.
The tree destroyed the deck hitting exactly where I had been standing.
Trees fall very, very quickly and they weigh a lot.
I was thrown, pushed, jumped, vaulted, whatever to the ground.
I was aware that I was on the ground, hands & knees on the rocks found in New England soil.
Cuts, bruses, abrasions.
A ride to the ER and X-rays showed that all I had received was a broken finger aside from the afore mentioned cuts, bruses and abrasions.
I would say that I'm lucky.
I went, took the offer letter, walked away from the building and got a phone call from a headhunter persuading me to go interview elsewhere, where without even trying I got a 30-40% bump in salary. Fast forward 3 months later, and 9/11 happened and most of the people I interviewed with were killed.
And that's only one example. I fully expect to crap a horseshoe one of these days.
I went, took the offer letter, walked away from the building and got a phone call from a headhunter persuading me to go interview elsewhere, where without even trying I got a 30-40% bump in salary. Fast forward 3 months later, and 9/11 happened and most of the people I interviewed with were killed.
And that's only one example. I fully expect to crap a horseshoe one of these days.
At which job, the 1st or the 2nd that I gather you accepted?
I'm guessing you would have worked at the WTC.
a great wife, great kids, and enough intelligence and work ethic to earn a decent living at a meaningful job, and support a relatively nice lifestyle. There are times I can complain more than I should, and then I remember how lucky I am. In my work I sure see how much more I have to be thankful for than many others.
Some rotten luck as far as money/career goes, but outstanding luck in life, as in I'm very lucky to be alive and probably should have died on at least three occasions.
but I'm happy with the life I have right now (though that wasn't always the case.) I have AWESOME kids, a loving and talented wife and I have a job I enjoy doing.
1) Still alive and kicking at my age
2) marrying a gorgeous woman that I still find just as hot as the moment I first laid eyes on her 40 years ago
3)having 2 sons that never gave me trouble who went onto to become huge successes beyond my wildest expectations
4) my grandsons
5) I'm healthy
but I'm happy with the life I have right now (though that wasn't always the case.) I have AWESOME kids, a great friend in Brett, a loving and talented wife and I have a job I enjoy doing.
I truly feel blessed to be born in this country and to have lived in these times. Not rich but not poor. Not entirely stupid.
OTOH, I have never, ever won any kind of game of chance. For much of my life (and sometimes even still) I feel very unlucky. Not to have been born white (at least in the time and place of my youth), not to have been born right-handed with normal people vision or lack of asthma or general coordination. To not have close to a passable singing voice.
I truly feel blessed to be born in this country and to have lived in these times. Not rich but not poor. Not entirely stupid.
OTOH, I have never, ever won any kind of game of chance. For much of my life (and sometimes even still) I feel very unlucky. Not to have been born white (at least in the time and place of my youth), not to have been born right-handed with normal people vision or lack of asthma or general coordination. To not have close to a passable singing voice.
You have to work on being less stereotypical.
Then overcome hover-hand and the luck will change.
It's all perception based. Everyone has their own standards for "luck"
One person will say they're lucky simply because they have their health and another healthy person will say they've got the worst luck in the world because their dog ran away.
I think relative to most, I'd say I'm very fortunate. Doesn't mean bad things haven't happened to me but that's just how I choose to see it .
I went, took the offer letter, walked away from the building and got a phone call from a headhunter persuading me to go interview elsewhere, where without even trying I got a 30-40% bump in salary. Fast forward 3 months later, and 9/11 happened and most of the people I interviewed with were killed.
And that's only one example. I fully expect to crap a horseshoe one of these days.
At which job, the 1st or the 2nd that I gather you accepted?
I'm guessing you would have worked at the WTC.
Well, technically I accepted both (a shitty thing to do, honestly, but the second offer came in with a surprising increase in pay that I couldn't pass up). The former, which I passed up on, would've put me on the top of the WTC with a company that suffered the greatest number of casualties that day.
Made even worse by the fact that I was on the train just about under the WTC when the bombing in 1993 happened, and I was walking out of the Borders in 3 WTC on 9/11 just before the first plane hit.
They had already topped the tree and the remaining trunk was about 35ft tall.
They had the tree tied off and had notched the tree.
The deck & I were at about 90 degrees from where the tree was supposed to fall.
I was standing in the middle of the deck looking at the tree and had a feeling that I should move back.
I was walking back to the top of the stairs, about 9 feet when I heard the cracking of the tree falling.
I glanced over my shoulder and saw the tree falling directly at me.
The tree destroyed the deck hitting exactly where I had been standing.
Trees fall very, very quickly and they weigh a lot.
I was thrown, pushed, jumped, vaulted, whatever to the ground.
I was aware that I was on the ground, hands & knees on the rocks found in New England soil.
Cuts, bruses, abrasions.
A ride to the ER and X-rays showed that all I had received was a broken finger aside from the afore mentioned cuts, bruses and abrasions.
I would say that I'm lucky.
And that's only one example. I fully expect to crap a horseshoe one of these days.
And that's only one example. I fully expect to crap a horseshoe one of these days.
At which job, the 1st or the 2nd that I gather you accepted?
I'm guessing you would have worked at the WTC.
2) marrying a gorgeous woman that I still find just as hot as the moment I first laid eyes on her 40 years ago
3)having 2 sons that never gave me trouble who went onto to become huge successes beyond my wildest expectations
4) my grandsons
5) I'm healthy
Yeah I've been more lucky than I deserve to be
Either I'm luckier than Bige711 or I just hired better tree guys.
Thanks!
OTOH, I have never, ever won any kind of game of chance. For much of my life (and sometimes even still) I feel very unlucky. Not to have been born white (at least in the time and place of my youth), not to have been born right-handed with normal people vision or lack of asthma or general coordination. To not have close to a passable singing voice.
I suppose the luck outweighs the ill luck by a long shot.
OTOH, I have never, ever won any kind of game of chance. For much of my life (and sometimes even still) I feel very unlucky. Not to have been born white (at least in the time and place of my youth), not to have been born right-handed with normal people vision or lack of asthma or general coordination. To not have close to a passable singing voice.
You have to work on being less stereotypical.
Then overcome hover-hand and the luck will change.
One person will say they're lucky simply because they have their health and another healthy person will say they've got the worst luck in the world because their dog ran away.
I think relative to most, I'd say I'm very fortunate. Doesn't mean bad things haven't happened to me but that's just how I choose to see it .
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I went, took the offer letter, walked away from the building and got a phone call from a headhunter persuading me to go interview elsewhere, where without even trying I got a 30-40% bump in salary. Fast forward 3 months later, and 9/11 happened and most of the people I interviewed with were killed.
And that's only one example. I fully expect to crap a horseshoe one of these days.
At which job, the 1st or the 2nd that I gather you accepted?
I'm guessing you would have worked at the WTC.
Well, technically I accepted both (a shitty thing to do, honestly, but the second offer came in with a surprising increase in pay that I couldn't pass up). The former, which I passed up on, would've put me on the top of the WTC with a company that suffered the greatest number of casualties that day.
Made even worse by the fact that I was on the train just about under the WTC when the bombing in 1993 happened, and I was walking out of the Borders in 3 WTC on 9/11 just before the first plane hit.
The rest was being in the right place at the right time and taking advantage of opportunities when the presented themselves.