new here ..with juicy private details to tell.

peterhaha · Member

new here ..with juicy private details to tell.

justcruisin01 · Guru

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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xina · Guru

My thoughts exactly. Don't waste another second.
Cheers,
xina.

Smokeydk · Guru

your mate could give it to the Smokeydk retirement fund..... lol

Dave

Gary and Kerry · Guru

justcruisin01 wrote:

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WAITING FOR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Yep, GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

DellieMay · Senior Member

Have no idea why "your friend " is seeking advice from us other old GN's. Seems to me he's been doing something right all along!! One word of advice tho, from my humble point of view, Beware false "friends".

Delta18 · Guru

mmmm, he is probably prepared to pay $250,000 for a $40,000 caravan "if he likes you".

Why are my hackles rising????

Terro · Guru

I don't see a problem here. All I can say is the same as everyone else, go for it. Get out there buy whatever rig takes your fancy and have one helluva time.

Terro

dave06 · Guru

Tell your "mate" he needs a brain transplant, the one he's got now isnt firing on all cylinders

if he is still sitting in here with us with all that going for him then there is something loose in the top paddock,

mate a few roo's less than a full mob!

all guinea pigs not on the treadmill if you know what I'm saying!

bugger granny marry me ya big lug!!

separate beds but,........................................ oh all right!!! but you gotta buy me lunch first,........................ oh jeezz all right a couple of beers and a sandwich,................. bloody hell it's getting tough!................now you gotta realise that I'm no push over,..................... but I have been known to trip easy!!!

just promise you'll be gentle!!!

-- Edited by dave06 on Saturday 21st of November 2009 12:43:56 PM

peterhaha · Member

Sorry Dave... Tarzan may swing on a vine and popeye may eat spinach but i am not sleeping in the same room as you or even sharing sandwich !

Dawn · Senior Member

To be honest Peterhaha- I think you are trying to pull a fast one on these GNs here on the forum. You can't be real with a story like that. Go find some other peoples to tell a tallie to.
If you are real that is a very careless lot of information to make public!
Get real and get travelling if you are real- nothin to wait for!

peterhaha · Member

Hi Dawn

Being single and somewhat of a loner raises a situation whereby at times there as few to talk to about personal matter too. The questions i asked are real and consume a lot of my time for i know little about the topic so therefore i am trying to educate myself.

The idea of me becoming a G/M is real just as the details i wrote about are also real.
I am torn between continuing along my current boring path of going to work, coming home to an empty house, sleeping and then going back to work again routine. I feel as if life is passing me by and is not nearly as good as it should be.

So...here i am saying what is on my mind in an open and honest fashion seeking help and advice only to find out that many that replied to my posting come back at me just like you have in a nasty and noxious manner.

You have managed in a few sentences to make me wonder generally about the nature and idiosyncrasies of G/Ms. Does the percentage of negative replies to my post truly reflect the personalities of G/Ns?

I thought after reading your post..thats it, im am out of this place but on re-consideration i guess just as in main line society there are pessimistic people who are just like that out there too so ill stay awhile longer looking for help and advice.

Happy journeys Dawn
Peterhaha

Cruising Granny · Guru

Don't go, please don't go.
While Dawn's response may have sounded harsh, I think they had your best interest at heart.
It is a bit risky revealing some of the specific details.
GN's are usually a very jovial, yet very wise lot, and are more than willing to share their experiences and adventures with anyone who wants to listen.
They probably aren't familiar with the notion of making such major life decisions on their own.
As a lone person it's always good to find a friend to "discuss" these things with. A neutral head, not an empty head, but someone who is not involved can maybe give an objective point of view.
The Grey Nomads site is like everything - "Take what you want, and leave the rest."
Just be careful about the amount of personal information you disclose. There are less nicer people out there who may not be as friendly and who may want to take advantage of your disclosure. Take care.

xina · Guru

peterhaha wrote:

So...here i am saying what is on my mind in an open and honest fashion

Come on Peter,
You weren't open and honest initially, and we all picked up on it. Why pretend to be your own "friend"?

That aside, don't you have any interests outside of your work ? I get on the 'net at night, and check out Anthropological sites, look at Jewellery, find great pictures of Dragons, Unusual and Wierd Houses, Cape York sites, Prehistoric Animals, Gem-stones, and Fossicking sites, [for when I get on the road again.] and tons of other things. I also love reading and have a pretty comprehensive Library. [99% non-fiction.]

PM me if you just feel like a chat sometime.
Cheers,
xina.

-- Edited by xina on Saturday 21st of November 2009 10:02:10 PM

Dawn · Senior Member

My post was not meant to be harsh. As I said if real- nothing to wait for. Was more of a warning not to post such personal and especially financial information on a public forum such as this- you just don't know who is out there- such is life these days!
If I offended you I apologise - that is the last thing I would want to do to a fellow GN.
Good luck on your endeavours and be safe. Cheers for now Dawn

peterhaha · Member

Hi Dawn...Top o the morning to you.
I think Dawn it was not you but me who oversteped the mark and i wish to publicly say sorry to you.

I am on a steep learning curve, listening and learning, trying to gather facts and information about a decision of life changing importance.

I am glad to see others here posted replies to my note encouraging me to see how it really is and point me towards the reality of the situation so to those people i say thank you to also.

Hey Mr. moderator dont kick me out just yet, wait till i goof off next time.

Peterhaha

ibbo · Guru

Peter,go out and buy your outfit.Then try a few short trips.There are many folk such as you who have hit the road and never looked back.On this Forum you will have the best possible advice on all the doubts that may cross your mind,most importantly you will find friendship.Good luck Peter,welcome to the G/N's.Cheers.Ibbo.

brickies · Guru

Peter if your financial situation is has you stated the first thing i think should is seek out a good registered financial planner to plan for the rest of your life , it would to good if some one you know could recommend some somebody, if you have superannuation they may be able to help if you dont take of what your got it can soon dry up . In that process you can work out how much you can spend on a rig ,has you have to kept yourself till 65 if you dont intend to work, but if you want to do part time work you would need less income from your nest eggs

dave06 · Guru

well mr Giggles, if you are what you say you are and you have refused my marriage proposal (another broken heart Sobb!) then I suggest you take a good long look at the nearest mirror, look at the person staring back

count the years you have left and if you are anything like the rest of us then in the mirror you will see the grim reaper with his calender with a mark and a certain date drawing nearer everyday

you have a choice, continue with the crap of a life you have now and do nothing different or take a bit of your dough out of the bank and find a good life

personally I still have my doubts about the validity of your post and financial position and I am not the only one, we may be old, grey and forgetfull but one thing we are not is stupid

IF you are what you say you are then stop wasting time (yours and ours) and just do it. go first class around the world, you can afford it!

Cruising Granny · Guru

I thought writing the thread in the third person was very creative.
Revealing the financial details could have been a foolish thing to do though.
Sometimes, we who live alone need to seek some input from outside our thinking square.
I for one don't have anyone to discuss my life decisions with, and I wouldn't inflict my worries and concerns on friends or family. So it's all up to me to weigh the pros and cons of a decision. I do have a plan.
Everyone does it differently. To each his own. Move forward with caution. It's all good.

DeBe · Guru

Just my thaughts on this. PeterHaHa, First impression was is this a joke, then to look at your personal profile & find your name is Mind your own bussiness. Alarm bells go off. Normaly Ime frendly & when checking my personal profile, makes me wonder if im too trusting & open? Sorry if ive got it wrong but that was my impression. Daryl

Gary and Kerry · Guru

DeBe wrote:

Just my thaughts on this. PeterHaHa, First impression was is this a joke, then to look at your personal profile & find your name is Mind your own bussiness. Alarm bells go off.

Ditto

JRH · Guru

Gary and Kerry wrote:

DeBe wrote:

Just my thaughts on this. PeterHaHa, First impression was is this a joke, then to look at your personal profile & find your name is Mind your own bussiness. Alarm bells go off.

Ditto

Another Ditto.

jandas fun · Guru

JRH wrote:

Gary and Kerry wrote:

DeBe wrote:

Just my thaughts on this. PeterHaHa, First impression was is this a joke, then to look at your personal profile & find your name is Mind your own bussiness. Alarm bells go off.

Ditto

Another Ditto.

And yet another.

Johnw

-- Edited by jandas fun on Sunday 22nd of November 2009 05:09:17 PM

peterhaha · Member

I am seeking help and friendship.... from my point of view i ask this ...."how does one say what is truly on their mind in an open , honest manor on the net, yet be safe when intimate financial details are involved ? "

My friends, not everyone in this world are crooks. Think solo living, where do such people turn for advise.

I shall not respond to any more comments which may well make the moderator here very happy except for this last one last statement.

"The best thing a man can do for his children is love their mother."

Be more forgiving folks ..there is a difference between crazy and troubled!

JRH · Guru

I am seeking help and friendship.... from my point of view i ask this ...."how does one say what is truly on their mind in an open , honest manor on the net,
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A good start might be to remove the none of your business you have for a name.

Smokeydk · Guru

Takes back.....funding My Retirement.....echos the rest

Ditto

Dave

justcruisin01 · Guru

JRH wrote:

I am seeking help and friendship.... from my point of view i ask this ...."how does one say what is truly on their mind in an open , honest manor on the net,
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A good start might be to remove the none of your business you have for a name.

        Same here , you may not have liked some of the comments, its the same as your socalled name , no name would have been better .It works both ways.

       Use the same consideration to others as you would expect in return.