At 02:01 PM 2/21/03 -0500, you wrote: >My damn mind moves too fast ;) > >I meant if you need anything let us know! :)
I already got it :-) -Ben >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ben Braver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 1:53 PM >Subject: Re: Seeking a little sympathy > > >Thanks much, Bill. > > >At 01:44 PM 2/21/03 -0500, you wrote: >>:) Hehe i know how you feel ben. >> >>It will all work itself out in time, i'm going through several hard times >of >>different things all rolled into one and it will all work itself through. >>Hes got a good family and good parents and that really helps alot when life >>shits on you. And if you need anything then it will be alrighty. >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Ben Braver" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:05 PM >>Subject: Seeking a little sympathy >> >> >>hi gang, >> >>Another real bummer with the 22-year-old son. >> >>He's been working as a banquet cook and fills in at the pantry station in >>the line restaurant sometimes. >>It's a "boutique hotel" with a huge, deluxe fitness club attached. >>The restaurant serves the hotel, the club, and hopefully the general >public. >>But the sales and marketing person (who just got fired) did a lousy job of >>publicizing it to the community. >>Between that and the economy, business has been lousy. >>Most of the restaurant staff have had their hours cut. >>Yesterday, my son found out he's being laid off (via a voice mail message). >> >>So, it's gone from bad (no roommate and not enough hours to make ends >>meet), to worse (no job). >>This is the third horse he's had shot out from under him since getting out >>of the cooking school. >> >>He's pretty bummed out. >>So am I - his moving home would create a virtual (or real) war zone. >>And subsidizing him until he gets up to speed on a new job (or jobs) and a >>roommate would be hard financially, especially when we're finally getting a >>handle on the budjet. >><heavy sigh> >> >>My wife went over to "just be there" last night. >>(He only wanted "Mom" there.) >>She suggested he get real and go for a job at Starbucks or something just >>to make rent. >> >>Yes, I know the economy is rough right now. >>But I cringe at the idea of financing an education at the California >>Culinary Academy for him to end up at Starbucks. >> >>I think the problem may be that he doesn't have fast enough knife and >>"production" skills to keep up with the chefs' expectations - he loves food >>and cooking, but isn't the most coordinated person. (You should see his >>handwriting!) And he doesn't have the "fire" (drive) and confidence to >>charge into the typical line kitchen and take it by storm. (Pardon the >>mixed metaphors.) >> >>Yeah, I'm sure it will work out for him and us. >>Just feeling a little bummed and looking for some kind words from a bunch >>of great people. >> >>Have a nice weekend, everyone. >> >>-Ben >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
