How to spend your 55th Birthday Evening

[rbonner]

You spend it typing up your divorce decree...  Finished at 11:30...

I recommend only doing this once every 34 years.  It's like Haley's Comet; the trick is to live long enough to be able to do it again.

BOB

[panjs]

Out with the bad... 

[HotRodShovel]

She did you a favor, now go have a GREAT birthday.

[dablaze]

Have a good one Bob! Happy everything!

Craig

[kickstart]

k now why a divorce cost soooo much ?
cause it's worth it.

Good luck and Happy Birthday

[76shuvlinoff]

happy birthday Bob.

[flhs90]

Whew,glad that's over.
Life goes on Bob and sounds like you made a great decision.


No more = more 

Is the ink dry on the paper yet?
Celebrate your real 55th birthday today. Happy Everything.

[rbonner]

Hey thanks guys, I appreciate the kind words.

Went to bed at 3AM and back up at 7AM working on the papers to file.  The wife showed up at 9:30 and we signed and went over everything.  She had put a lawyer on retainer, waste of money but she did anyway.  I suppose the Stipulation could have some bumps but I'm hoping it will go OK with the lawyer.

At 10:30 we went to the courthouse and filed all the prelim paperwork.

Lots of financial paperwork to file too...  But as a househusband, I don't have a lot to disclose.

We had a long chat about how we failed and like usual things I said motivated her to seek out new life and new civilizations over the course of our marriage.  Unfortunately that stress almost killed me and set up a catch 22 situation.

BOB

[Hillside Motorcycle]

From the title, I was hoping to hear about you tearin' it up at a pu$$y-a-go-go joint, but that was not the case when I read further.
Can't keep a good man down!!!!!!!!
Scott

[Trouble]

No worries. Time wounds all heels and living well is the best revenge. Women think they can change the man and and get frustrated when they can't and, men hope the woman won't change but she shows her true colors after the ring is on.

[Reddog74usa]

Happy Birthday Bob  When things ain't good in a marriage theirs no greater gift than Freedom 

[rbonner]

Scott this one is a used up Pu$$y-A-GoGo special.  I popped into the club last friday night where she used to work just 1.2 miles from our door and there is a whole new batch working these days.  The buds I ran into were having a blast but I just saw trouble.  I've just had 34 years of trouble...

She misbehaved even before she was a dancer; I had hopped it would teach her to control situations better but she just ran amok after a while.  Now her ashtrays are full and it is a lot easier to dispose of her than it would have been say nine years ago when I was totally addicted...  It was impossible for me to ditch her then.  The stresses almost did me in.

I'm too cool a guy to just turn to dust like that.   

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=471706&l=4034859fac&id=100000080223757

Take a view and you'd know what I mean.  She was tolerable back then and we were a team, but things failed within a couple years after...  I'm going to win eventually.  But the money tree has left the building and took the checkbook with her.

BOB

[Hillside Motorcycle]

Bob,
Keep your chin up, and remember, that women do not think like people.
Scott

[rbonner]

This one even has streets in every town named after her...

ONE WAY

[panz4ever]

Hope things work for ya. I divorced at 29 and never remarried until I turned almost 51. Best two things I have done.

[kickstart]

Hope things work for ya. I divorced at 29 and never remarried until I turned almost 51. Best two things I have done.

scuse me Pan, how do you turn "almost" 51?

[rbonner]

Really bad day yesterday.  Today is looking up.

The wife's ORGAN, it's just an old spinet Hammond just got hauled away. I had it under the tongue of the fifthwheel.  Put that back in the shop today.  Tipped over the big pro craftsman tool box in the trailer on the way.  Took my buddy and me everything we had to get it righted.  Fell down across the trailer and hit one of the other boxes and was at about a 30 degree angle.  Just some scracthes and a dent in the back of the lid of one of the other boxes.  I dodged the bullet as a irreplacable piece of electronics worth $4k was almost hit.  Tool box stopped the big box.

Have a purchase agreement on the house as of about 2:30.  The closing they want to do on 10/22; that's just three weeks.  So now I need to figure out where to live.  Haven't worked at all on the shop this week, been too busy with legal issues.

I may just pay 6 months on the shop rent, push the bikes inside and go south for the winter.  Just take one or two with me.

BOB

[panjs]

Sounds like you've got way too much going on there Bob. Try to slow down for a few minutes and breathe.

Something about old, organ and spinet in the same phrase gave me a scary visual!

[82fxrstroker]

Rbonnr,
     No matter how you slice it, divorce sucks Bob, sounds like you're comfortable with your decision and that's a big part of the battle as far as letting go and moving on.  The best thing you can do is go forward in a positive direction with a smile (they seem to really hate that).  I wish I was where you're at, my divorce is just starting and if anyones dealt with a bi-polar, manic depressive, un-medicated, alcoholic before...all I can say is Holy #%&*# Batman.I really want to get off this ride ASAP.  With the exception of my two girls it's been 15 yrs down the pooper.   So...........needless to say I understand and sympathize with ya, keep your chin up and remember life's to short to be unhappy.

[Hillside Motorcycle]

Bob, Stay focused on your current path, get your living quarters in order, and when your all squared away, take a breather then.
Staying busy helped me, when I went though my divorce i the early 90's.
Hang in there.
Scott

[rbonner]

Oh so get this...

Rode the Electra to Bracco (upscale bar rest)  tonight @ 6PM. A pretty gal at the outside bar waved at me and I went over to say hi. Ended up meeting three really nice and fun gals. I'm rather shy after being married and lonely for so long; but managed to pop out of my shell. The four of us made plans to go out and play on friday night and asked for my number. Look out world; He's baaaaaccccck!

Nothing long term will come out of this, but it's good to have some gal friends.  SO now I will know somebody other than couples friends.  I kept all them, due to the wife's BS; they don't respect that.

Thanks guys for being there...  And 82FXR you wanna ride down to biketoberfest?  You need to get off the wagon fast though...  Have to look when BTF is exactly my house closing is on the 22nd.

BOB

[82fxrstroker]

Thanks guys for being there...  And 82FXR you wanna ride down to biketoberfest?  You need to get off the wagon fast though...  Have to look when BTF is exactly my house closing is on the 22nd

  I wish I could go but my checkbook says differently.  Did almost 200 mi today, amazing what a little wind in your face does for your sanity.  Thnx for the offer it's just not in the cards right now, wish it was, Id be there in a heart beat.  Maybe next round, look me up.

[kickstart]

my divorce is just starting and if anyones dealt with a bi-polar, manic depressive, un-medicated, alcoholic before...all I can say is Holy #%&*# Batman.

Holy #%&*# Batman You married my ex !!!!!

[HotRodShovel]

mine too!!!!! holy crap it must be something in the water, er vodka in her case.

82 you just described my ex to a T, its scary bro I just ducked under my desk.  Hang in bro, you got a helluva ride. 

[82fxrstroker]

Holy #%&*# Batman You married my ex !!!!!

mine too!!!!! holy crap it must be something in the water, er vodka in her case

Well.............. geeez guys why didn't you warn me, Thnx