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  1. elendil elendil is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 8:29am)

    I've had a pretty bad last 18 months. I got fired from my job, had my brother disown me because I wasn't working, smoking to much weed and playing too much poker. Also been suffering with pretty cronic depression, my health suffered from my life style and my skin had a greyish apperance for a decent period of time.
    I gave up weed about two months ago and my colour is back! I was almost to the brink of financial ruin and over the last few weeks have been trying to get a job and get back to a normal type of existence.
    I thought I would apply for a few positions which in reality didn't think I had a chance to obtain. In the last week I've been offered two positions, one uninspiring position in a small office in an industrial area(which now I need to re-neg on). Today I was offered a position for one of the jobs I thought I had very little chance with, its with the largest securities(brokers) in Australia, my position is called a Core equities officer and I can't believe I got it.
    Just wanted to thank OT for giving me a good laugh over these past dark days and also to give hope to anyone else in a similar position to myself.
    Cliffs
    *depressed, drug addicted, unemployed, hopeless, micro stakes fish one day.
    * New job, new hope the next (still a fish tho)
    * Thank OT for the entertainment
    *I'm ready to tame the beast

  2. djoshaz djoshaz is offline not an Irish DJ

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 8:33am) in reply to elendil

    seize the opportunity. congrats.
  3. ericINtheX ericINtheX is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 8:36am) in reply to djoshaz

    very good to hear. and it spreads some hope over here indeed.
    glgl

    edit: is there a thread about your brother disowning you? (if not, no biggie - no need to get into it) Cuz that's some weak shit right there.
    Edited By: ericINtheX Apr 6th, 2011 at 08:39 AM
  4. FenwayKing FenwayKing is offline The Well: FenwayKing

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 8:54am) in reply to ericINtheX

    congrats dude! great to hear, glad OT helped you out during those shitty times

    gl with the new job
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  5. djg23 djg23 is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 9:20am) in reply to FenwayKing

    Congrats dude! Good to hear you are getting back on track
  6. Niceguy Niceguy is offline I will find you.

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 9:23am) in reply to djg23

    you're welcome.
  7. Prestonluv Prestonluv is offline Hi. I'm awesome.

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 10:11am) in reply to Niceguy

    Congrats
    u r one of the good guys here

    I have seen many negative side effects from pot in some of my friends.

    Discoloration of skin for abusers of pot is not uncommon

    Stay well
    Edited By: Prestonluv Apr 6th, 2011 at 10:12 AM
  8. Rocky Rocky is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 10:15am) in reply to Prestonluv

    i'm not applying for the stakes offered, but congrats
     
  9. thefuture021 thefuture021 is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 10:26am) in reply to Rocky

    congrats on your colour.
  10. thereraise thereraise is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 10:28am) in reply to thefuture021

    City and Colour tho
  11. poumi554 poumi554 is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 10:35am) in reply to thereraise

    Good to hear dude! Dope is for Dopes : ) You should get me a job in Aussie and I will move there!!
  12. Rocky Rocky is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 10:52am) in reply to poumi554

    color
     
  13. elendil elendil is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 11:46am) in reply to Rocky

    Cheers for the well wishes people. It means alot to me.
    ericINtheX I may expand on the brother disowning me if this thread is still up tommorow, that caused alot of bad vibes and I haven't spoken too him in over a year which is sad.
    Thanks Pluv, good to see ya back on the boards, anyone who thinks weed is a soft drug, try smoking 2 to 3+ grams a day for 10 years + and tell me it doesn't affect you.
    poumi554 you becoming a fav poster of mine and thanks for contributing to the cricket thread last weekend, I have to tell a company I can't start a postition tommorow so your welcome to that job, it only pays 40K tho.
    djoshaz I'll take the bulls by the horns.
    Rocky(of poker) it's colour, pretty sure as I speak English :)
    Cheers also to djg23, FWK(lol'ed at podcast), thefuture21, thereraise & niceguy for the kind words.
    Thanks again y'all.
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  14. djg23 djg23 is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 11:50am) in reply to Rocky

     
    Originally Posted by Rocky View Post

    color

    you are wrong.
  15. snaggs snaggs is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 1:31pm) in reply to djg23

    jaybone you reading this?
     
  16. pigalet42 pigalet42 is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 1:53pm) in reply to snaggs

    That's awesome - congrats and gl! Tx for this thread - needed it after the when was the last time you cried thread
  17. vote4arealclown vote4arealclown is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 1:59pm) in reply to pigalet42

    Good Job op!
  18. elendil elendil is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 2:21pm) in reply to pigalet42

     
    Originally Posted by pigalet42 View Post

    That's awesome - congrats and gl! Tx for this thread - needed it after the when was the last time you cried thread

    I stayed away from that one on purpose, I didn't want to increase my average per day post count by too much :)
    TY TY guys.
    Edited By: elendil Apr 6th, 2011 at 02:22 PM
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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 2:23pm) in reply to elendil

  20. elendil elendil is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 2:28pm) in reply to SmokeyCasinos

    LOLZ, nice one smokey, I gonna call it a night after that with a big smile on my dial.
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  21. tommpat2000 tommpat2000 is online now Chief Asshat

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 2:43pm) in reply to Prestonluv

     
    Originally Posted by Prestonluv View Post


    Discoloration of skin for abusers of pot is not uncommon

    Really? never once heard of this
  22. Glo4m Glo4m is offline Confess to me

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 2:49pm) in reply to tommpat2000

    congrats on turning a corner op

    as for the skin discoloration thing, after I quit smoking cigarettes I didn't notice any difference, but both of my sisters who are nurses brought up my complexion and how it looked so much healthier after quitting. I'm guessing that holds true for smoking anything frequently.
  23. Moonlight Graham Moonlight Graham is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 3:09pm) in reply to Glo4m

    Quitter

    Sike, gj, gl
  24. Z-Fresh Z-Fresh is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 5:39pm) in reply to Moonlight Graham

    Great story of redemption! Congrats OP. Hope it works out with your brother, too. Shitty reason to not get along with blood.
  25. norcaljeff norcaljeff is offline 2010 OT Thread Kill Leader

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 6:00pm) in reply to Z-Fresh

    gl op
  26. ECUgirl ECUgirl is offline

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 6:58pm) in reply to norcaljeff

    That's wonderful! Congrats :)
  27. BigGunX BigGunX is offline Mr OT Party

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 6:59pm) in reply to tommpat2000

     
    Originally Posted by tommpat2000 View Post

    Really? never once heard of this

    It would explain why tsxxx04 is white as a ghost. She used to smoke 6 lbs a day.
     
  28. MissBecky MissBecky is offline if you're nasty

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 8:07pm) in reply to BigGunX

    proud of ya elendil. <3
  29. norcaljeff norcaljeff is offline 2010 OT Thread Kill Leader

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    Apr 6th, 2011 (4/6/2011 8:10pm) in reply to BigGunX

     
    Originally Posted by BigGunX View Post

    It would explain why tsxxx04 is white as a ghost. She used to smoke 6 lbs a day.

    lol
  30. elendil elendil is offline

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    Apr 7th, 2011 (4/7/2011 12:44am) in reply to norcaljeff

    Cheers again, great to see all these familar faces(SN's) in the thread.
    Now I must work myself up to telling an employer that I've been offered another position and will not be able to start on monday.. I've got another month now to bum around, play a bit of golf, play some cards and maybe smoke a little weed :)
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