End of the line

[O'Dell]

In about an hour I will leave to close the Diner for the last time - we will cease operation today at 2:00. No more movies, videos, documentaries, or commercials. The odd thing is that this has nothing to do with the Diner itself. An "accounting" slip up in Vickie's construction company has cost over $200,000, and she just can't handle that kind of loss, so she filled bankruptcy, personal and business. The Diner is a separate corporation, but the attorney has decided it's not viable to continue to run it.

At my age change is hard, and this is a big one. I have spent 3 or 4 or more hours every night there, an I mean EVERY night for 3 years, not to mention morning and afternoon visits. This represented a big part of the time we spent together. I hate it and I don't know what I'm going to do with my nights now.

Sorry to vent, but this is a big deal for me.

[TheTman]

I'm very sorry to hear that O'Dell. It's not easy to give up something you've put so much time in. Maybe you can do some things you've been putting off due to lack of time, or possibly start some small business. Best of luck to you.

[mrsig239]

Wow, sorry to hear. I hope the old saying when one door closes another opens comes true for you.

[melissa5]

O'Dell, I'm sorry to hear that, but I would like to think that God has something better in store for you and Vickie.

[Dietrich]

Dang,Odell.Talk about rotten luck.My heart goes out to you and your Mrs.

[rholmes69]

Really sad to hear, my condolences on a difficult change to come. I may have missed it from older threads, what was the name of your diner?

[Hully]

I work in Gwinnett (Duluth actually). What the place if you dont mind me asking?
Very sorry to hear, I hope and pray everything will work out.

[TucsonMTB]

Sorry to vent, but this is a big deal for me.
Vent on, sir. You have sympathetic ears here. My condolences. :(

Take a week or two to grieve and then get back on the horse. You'll know when the right one comes along again . . . and it will. :)

[OldLincoln]

I'm really sorry this happened. You must feel a part of you is going away and it hurts. I wish you the best as you move on and hope you and Vickie will draw even closer as you go through it together.

[frank_drebin]

Life happens, it sucks when its your turn. Praying for you guys.

Us Georgia boys gotta stick together.

[JFootin]

I work in Gwinnett (Duluth actually). What the place if you dont mind me asking?
Very sorry to hear, I hope and pray everything will work out.

I lived in Lilburn until almost two years ago. I moved back to the mountains of Western NC to be closer to family. Gwinnett County is a pretty nice place to live.

O'Dell,
IMO, you should get a second opinion before euthanizing the patient. Maybe there is a more creative way to look at the situation.

[Jeremiah/Az]

Man O'Dell, you are one hard luck hombre! All your guns stolen & now this!

Best of luck to you, Friend!

As my ma used to say, "This too shall pass."

[O'Dell]

Thanks for the good words guys and gal. I needed them because I've really been down today. I drove to work, stopped by my LGS, and when I think back, I don't remember any of it. Vickie just called and said she couldn't believe she wouldn't see me at the Diner tonight. Now I feel worse.

For those who asked, the place was Vickie's Diner, an WAS located in Lawrenceville, at the corner of Scenic Highway and Gwinnett Drive.

[wayneo1]

Sorry to hear about your troubles, but I have never had a turn in life that didnt end up in a better neighborhood. Hang in there something will come along, and it will be better.

[O'Dell]

Man O'Dell, you are one hard luck hombre! All your guns stolen & now this!

Best of luck to you, Friend!

As my ma used to say, "This too shall pass."

Thanks! Yeah, it hasn't been the best 11 months of my life. The guns and even the Diner are only things and can be replaced - the guns already have been. It's the disruption of my life that's bothering me, but I'll get over it.

[Denny M]

O’Dell,
Keep moving forward and don't look back. That is the only way I have been able to get through the tough stuff life as thrown at me. I know it's hard, been through similar heart breaks in my life, but be positive. As someone already said in this forum, "God closes one door but opens another". It’s our responsibility to find the door and walk through it.
Good luck to you and God Bless

[johnh]

Hang in there my friend. As they say, that which does not kill us makes us stronger. It is sure hard to see that when you are going through the painful part, but once it is over you always walk away with something. When I went through my serious health problems a few years back, it seemed like there was no where to go but down. God willing and some good doctors' efforts I am still here, and looking back now I did come away with some important lessons about valuing every moment with family and friends. No matter what you will have some very good memories and skills that may be used again. The diner may come back some day, even if in a different place and at a different time. You never know! :D

[garyb]

O'Dell,
I sincerely hope things work out for you and Vickie. Try to keep you chin up and be strong, trying to think of the good things that are in store for you...and they WILL come. It is the Law of Attraction. (When I was a young lad, I grew up in a ghetto and my parents were very poor. Both of them worked and we were never on welfare. They taught me good work ethics. Anyway, I used to pray that someday I would have a good life with a good family. I ASKED, I BELIEVED and I RECEIVED and gave THANKS.)
WE can not possibly understand the difficulties you are going through at the moment. But if you just TRY to ask, believe, and give thanks...always thinking on the positive and good in store for you...it WILL come.
My prayers are with you.