Do you know what really hurts

[Atrocities]

Is waiting for a long time to get the game, but never really getting a chance to play it. Just to have 4 or 5 hours of uninterupted quiet time to play the game would be a god send.

Thats the one thing I hate most about games. I never get the time to really play them. Ah to be rich an live alone in a nice quiet home.

[Seawolf]

Isn't gaming what work is for?

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Seawolf on the prowl

[This message has been edited by Seawolf (edited 20 December 2000).]

[jpinard]

Ironically, once you have it - it's not that great. I'm on disability because I almost died several times Last year due to my Cystic Fibrosis. I'm pretty stable now, but my breathing sucks. Anyway lots of time and technically retired at 30, and I feel worthless. I thought the exact same way as you when I was working 60+ hours per week as a remote technology expert...

That feeling of being a zero is almost impossible to overcome...

[TimMcBride]

What hurts is compleltly crashing your new system the night before you expect the game to arrive....

[AJC]

I wish I had hours of time to burn on the computer......but as the saying goes be careful what you wish for....

The rest of this is Off topic and addressed to jpinard--
I dont normally respond to personal issues- Especially here in this forum - but for some reason I feel compelled in this case....(I am sure you have heard it all before.. but...)

IMO- Being disabled doesnt make you worthless.....No matter how disabled you are, the only worthless people are the ones that deliberately hurt others in the extreme. Several recent dictators come to mind...;-)

If you feel like a zero here is an idea
You mentioned your former career, reach out to others with the same disability, teach them about computers, show them PC games, etc...
There are members of my family that are disabled - from my extended families deafness to my wife and my mothers MS.

I feel that it is important that you do your best to get by, Keep your spirits up and enjoy the time you have today doing whatever it is you like and can still physically do, push yourself...and recognize life is far to short to allow yourself to feel worthless, its a waste of your energy.

take care,

AJC

[jpinard]

Thanks AJC. That's a wonderful idea. Also, thank you for responding. Feel free to e-mail me if you like: jpinard@home.com