IMPACT! MINIATURES

jmw23 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 16 Location: Orlando, Florida

I made an order, shipped to the US on July 20th. Typically, how long does an Impact order take to arrive? I live in an apartment complex, and have a vacation coming up, I just want to make sure my order doesn't arrive while I'm gone and sit at my front door for a week. Thanks!

GalakStarscraper · The Big Man Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 6176

Lost my job of 18 years and shipments were delayed as I've tried to sort through that mess ... sorry.

Heading to the post office today to ship everything since the 20th to today.

Tom

bouncergriim · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Fort Worth, TEXAS

Sorry to hear about that Tom. Hope Gencon goes very well for Impact and that you land on your feet.

Darkson · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject:

Damn - after all the hours you put in for them?
Wish I had more money I could send to Impact.

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GalakStarscraper · The Big Man Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 6176

Seriously now trying to decide if I can run Impact! full time as my job or if I need to go get something to replace what I have. My severance goes through the end of this year so I have a little bit of time to decide.

Galak

jmw23 · Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 16 Location: Orlando, Florida

Very sorry to hear that. Thank you for the answer.

Dark Lord · Joined: 23 May 2006 Posts: 2682

I hope Impact becomes your full time job.

That is, if that's what you want.

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mattwakeman · Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 231

Very sorry to hear that news Tom and I can remember the occasions when you have simply disappeared off forums and the like to pull down huge hours for your work. As somebody who also has had to work very long hours at times the one thing that I have been forced to learn is that the only person who ultimately cares about you in a work sense, is you.

So maybe this is a silver lining moment (easy to say when you don't have kids or a house and things like that) but I was just talking to this about my girlfriend who has had to make many people redundant (just part of her job sadly) and she has yet to meet one person who in the long run things didn't work out for the best.

Chin up mate and I can only hope that Impact is able to go from strength to strength and you are able to spend your time doing something that you really want to be doing.

bouncergriim · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 298 Location: Fort Worth, TEXAS

okay, lets all try to support Tom... BUY MORE IMPACT stuff. Oh, yeah and we all will get some great minis out of it.

I'd chip in more, but I am spent after the cards and the tiles (darn debt).

GalakStarscraper · The Big Man Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 6176

My wife has told me that if I can pay off both our cars with Impact! profit for August than she will agree to me trying to run Impact! full time.

And yes Dark Lord ... running Impact! full time is my dream job. But I just lost a $108k a year job and have a house mortgage that is based on that type of salary so moving from that to a salary based on Impact! will be a MASSIVE change ... and I'm just not sure if this little company has enough legs to pay even the severely reduced amount that we could aim at living with. The next few months will tell the tale.

If not ... if anyone knows of a place that can use a work from home yet willing to travel on occassion expert level ACL computer programmer with 18 years experience who has supervised for 8 years the most senior and highly rated group of 5 programmers in his firm of thousands ... let me know.

Galak

GalakStarscraper · The Big Man Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 6176

GalakStarscraper · The Big Man Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 6176

Oh and my wife's mother has been a trip.

See we've gone to Disney twice a year for the last 6 years. Total amount spent by the Anders family on vacations per a year ... around $10k. (I've grimaced hard whenever I've paid those bills every time thinking about other things it could be spent on).

Anyway ... I talked to my wife and told her ... no more big vacations. Not unless she wants to get a part time job and save up for them which would be very doable. My wife has Lupus which makes it difficult for her to work a full time job so she does not have a job at this time.

When my wife's mother heard I had told my wife that any money she mades was her's to use however she wanted (including a family vacation if so desire to Disney) she went nuts. "You tell that husband of yours that if his running Impact! cannot afford to take you all vacation then he needs to get his ass out and get a "real" job!" ... sigh ... I know a lot of kids that are probably very happy that they've been to Disney once (if even that). So let's just say that the mother-in-law is not supportive at this time.

Galak

Darkson · Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 11:01 pm Post subject:

My kids would kill to go to Disney (any resort).

That's why I haven't told them about my life insurance policy!
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Stout Youngblood · Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 356 Location: Lombard, IL

Tom, sorry to hear about your job loss...especially since it lost you and not the other way around. REALLY hope Impact grows enough to keep you on full time.

mattwhile · Joined: 25 May 2008 Posts: 35

Sorry to hear about your job Tom.