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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DallasFanForever" data-source="post: 342175" data-attributes="member: 13221">Thank you! It was either this name or Darkness and Fog Forever. I was torn between them. Fangs sounded much better for Halloween. I love Spidery Lashes too! Was it Spooky Lashes last year? Or was it Dark Lashes? I think you’ve used both, right? I think we all grumble about the weather no matter where we live, and that’s normal, but I know what you mean. I was out working in a tropical storm all last week but every time I felt my attitude changing for the worse I tried to remember there were a lot of people fairing a lot worse than I was at that moment. We got so lucky here yet just less than a hundred miles away it was like a war zone. Puts things in perspective. That’s a very nice thing to say Lashes! Most of us Americans really aren’t that bad LOL!! I feel the same way about the UK cause I don’t think I knew a whole lot about it until I joined this site either.  For example I never knew that you guys don’t have air conditioning. I can’t picture my life without it over here so it was interesting to learn that. When I got home today I turned on the local news and the first thing I heard was “another storm forming in the tropics and what it means for Florida.” I shut it right off. I’m just not ready to deal with it right now. This time of year is so scary! It can change lives quickly. I’ve only been here for one really bad one. That was Wilma. I believe to this day she was the biggest cyclone ever recorded. What you’re seeing right now in other parts of the state is how this place looked then. Gas stations were leveled, water was hard to come by, power was out for weeks, buildings and homes were gone, massive flooding, it was awful. I remember doing my route and not being able to find the streets because all the signs were gone. I had to sit at the intersections and think where the street was for a minute cause everything was so unrecognizable. Worst time I’ve ever personally experienced down here. But people were being so nice to one another. No petty complaining for once. It gets confusing. I went to so many houses last week and they would say “thank you for what you do” or “thank you for being out here in this weather.” Who called me a hero, which is nice but that I’m not. The heroes are the ones searching for people that were lost or trapped in the storm and trying to save lives. But it’s still nice to hear. It was a tough week! I’m looking for silver linings right now thru all this more than I ever have. I gotta say when I sent that text, it ended up being very long. I know that’s hard to believe. Anyway, I wasn’t sure how long it would take for a response nor did I care obviously considering his situation, but I had a response in less than a minute. That’s the part I’ll never forget. The words didn’t even matter anymore at that point. The fact that I got a response so quickly from a person that was going through such an unimaginable hell is the thing I keep thinking about. I appreciate you saying that! And I gotta say that word “daft” is growing on me more and more every time I hear it. I have the same problem, or I can get very sarcastic when I’m nervous. It’s usually one or the other. And here is where we differ because I have the reverse problem sometimes. I can laugh for no reason even when things are supposed to be serious. My family actually likes this about me even though they think I’m nuts. Luckily it doesn’t happen every time. I was surprised and asked them if they were desperate. But the more I thought about it I think I would like to do something else with the company. I know how much I would miss being on the road. It would be tough at first but I can use a change eventually. Well, one of the managers came up with a plan for this. His idea is he would have me give a meeting with maybe 3 people at first, and then maybe 6 and so on until I can work my way up to a full meeting. It sounds like a good idea. He felt bad for me that the meetings is what holds me back but I was honest. I’m petrified LOL!! I guess all I can do is try. Ignore The Enforcer? Oh I wouldn’t dare!! I was gonna hit the ignore button on you just for kicks to see what you would do but then I realized that with my computer skills I might not know how to un-ignore you so I’d better not! If seeing a grown man flee from about 80 other people and run directly out of the building is your thing then I say you’ll definitely enjoy this, yes! I have one woman on my old route that calls me Peter, which really confuses me. My name isn’t Peter. Not even close. I’ve told her my name. But I know her 3 years and she’s still calling me Peter. So when I go by there now I just play the role of Peter. It’s much easier. I hope you’re having a good week so far my friend and the same goes for everyone else!</blockquote>

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