Need something to cheer me up...

[Hemin8r]

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Hey Ryan, I'm sorry to hear about your family's loss. My sympathies go out to you and your family.

[BlueZero]

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Sorry to hear that Ryan! Take care buddy!

[Michael Stoops]

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We're sorry for you loss...

Take comfort in that he's gone to his real home, his permanent home and someday you'll see him again...

Well said, Mike. You're entire family has our sympathies, Ryan.

[Mike Phillips]

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Grandpa passed away this morning...

Ryan

We're sorry for you loss...

Take comfort in that he's gone to his real home, his permanent home and someday you'll see him again...

[Ryan L.]

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Grandpa passed away this morning...

Ryan

[JG_Detailing]

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Good luck and god bless to you and your family Ryan.

[dvtldav]

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Ryan,
Just remember "If God takes you to it, God will take you through it."

Dave

[retrofinisher]

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Perhaps that local company called SR Detailing is hiring?

I hear they are very much in demand.

Checked out your web page, awesome work- Keep up the effort and the faith

[ZoranC]

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I am sorry to hear about very hard times you and your family are going through.

[Ryan L.]

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Thanks guys for the responses, really helps a lot. Things are still looking about the same as yesterday. My dad might be able to get a job in another department for the same company, but the chances are slim.

Thanks again,
Ryan

[retrofinisher]

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I bet your grandfather would have been proud of your care taken on your cars. and your being a senior now

Perhaps you can have some close times with your dad during his time finding a new career job. Maybe teach him some of your learned lessons on car care?

It can be hard to find good in the bad times I know. Not that is something to wish on anyone. I lost two brothers and my dad (WW2 aviator mechanic) and my mom and closest cousin. four in a short span of 6 years.

Your grandfather came from a time where smoking was extremely common in the military.

Keep the faithand wishing you a good senior class year.

[Michael Stoops]

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Sorry to hear about all this bad energy going on at the same time, my friend. Hang in there - I know you and your family are strong and tight, you'll get through this, you'll learn and grow from it, and become stronger because of it all.

Call me if you need anything buddy.

[Hemin8r]

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Hey Ryan, I'm very sorry for what's going on. Like Mike said there are high's and low's and we all want to stay in the highs's but for some reason we need balance in everything. In November of last year my wife's mom passed away after being diagnosed with cancer. Within that same week my cousin who I was close to also passed due to a tumor in the heart. He was only 26. That was the toughest time of my life. I just thought about the good times and how lucky I was to have them in my life. That made me feel better but it was still tough. So hang in there and if there is anything you need just let me/us know.

[BlueZero]

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Hang in there Ryan!

Oh, and here's something I found on the net that might make you smile...

You Know You Have A Real Jeep (Are A Real Jeeper) If . . .

1. You use a hose to clean the inside and the outside
2. You take your date home early on a Saturday night so you can work on your Jeep
3. You determine that the best route from Point A to Point B is through a rock pile or over a mountain
4. You call a scratch or a dent, a beauty mark
5. You roll it over and don't get upset
6. Your Mom or your sister can't get in without help
7. You judge every hill you see by how much fun it would be to climb
8. You feel nauseous when you see a RAV-4 or a Chevy Tracker
9. You get custom pin-striping from trail brush
10. A low-rider Jeep pulls up next to you, and you want to get out and slap the driver
11. It takes more than 6 hours to get donuts
12. You pull into the unplowed parking spots on snowy days
13. You take your friends wheeling and they say "What trail; I don't see a trail!"
14. You've been forced to add TJ, CJ, YJ, and XJ to your spell-checker
15. You can see OVER a Suburban
16. You carry emergency supplies and clothing because you never know where you will end up
17. Your Nerf bars battle rocks and win
18. It rains and you don't care that your top and doors are off
19. You drive around to look at Christmas lights . . . topless
20. You change your plugs in the parking lot at work on a break
21. Your "Parts Department" is on blocks behind your house
22. You take your Mom wheeling and she has to help you flip the Jeep back onto its wheels again
23. You use an ice-scraper on the inside of the windshield
24. You get more heat from holes in the floorboards than through the heater vents
25. Every page of your repair manual has greasy fingerprints
26. Passengers scream "DON'T ROLL IT!" when you take them wheeling
27. You spend more time under your Jeep than under your significant other
28. Winter comes and your can't remember where you left your top
29. You spend more on car washes than on insurance
30. Even worse, the car wash won't let you in
31. You fix almost everything yourself
32. You feel sorry for someone in a $60,000 Toyota Land Cruiser
33. You have the phone numbers for all of your favorite mail-order accessory houses memorized
34. You have all your credit card numbers memorized
35. You slam the door and chunks of dried mud crumble to the ground
36. You get asked to pick up your co-workers in a snowstorm . . . and get paid for it
37. Your wife/girlfriend refuses to get in it
38. You are the only one on the street who doesn't plow their driveway
39. You are dating the Service, Parts, or Sales Manager at your local Jeep dealership
40. You try to run the plow trucks off the road when it snows heavily
41. You can't hear your $200 stereo over the howl of your tires on the highway
42. You have a high-water mark INSIDE the Jeep
43. After your answer to "What did you do this weekend?", the next question is always: "And you do this for fun, right?"
44. Your criteria for selecting a "significant other" includes auto repair skills--air tools optional
45. You plan your wedding around the Club's trail ride schedule
46. You save broken Jeep parts as "momentos"
47. You know the exact story behind every one (see above)
48. When someone refers to "The Good Book", you think of "The Jeep Owner's Bible"
49. You keep trying to convince your significant other to allow you to remove the doors on the family minivan
50. Your Jeep no longer fits in the garage
51. You always have your drinks "on the rocks"
52. You think that any tire that isn't waist high looks like a bagel
53. You can't take a girl, who's wearing a dress, on a date without carrying along a set of steps
54. You can't sneak into church late because the engine is too loud
55. You know your ring gear size, but not your wedding ring size
56. All of your shirts have some sort of grease or oil stains, or battery acid holes, from not planning on working on your (or a friend's) Jeep
57. You have a dirt berm at the end of your driveway from the mud that got washed off of your Jeep
58. You think that an "airline" is something that connects your differential to your air compressor
59. You stop trying to get the dirt out from under your fingernails
60. You buy parts for your Jeep instead of food for your family
61. You spend Super Bowl Sunday turning wrenches rather than watching the game
62. Your e-mail address refers to your Jeep rather than you
63. Your garage holds more Jeeps than your house has bedrooms
64. You have enough spare parts to build another Jeep
65. You have Jeep parts in your cubicle at work
66. You have to wash your hands before you go to the restroom
67. You carry along enough tools to supply a small garage
68. You nickname your Jeep after the noises it makes or it's most damaging trail accident
69. You carry along a replacement part for every drive component on the Jeep
70. You can air up your tires without stopping at a gas station
71. You're constantly getting passed on the highway
72. The Service Department has to let all of the air out of your front tires in order to reach the engine
73. Your wallet is always empty!

[Andy M.]

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Hey Ryan.

Keep your head up Buddy. You will get through this. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers.

Andy