Re: falling into an abyss? Bill has not been in a good 'place' since DL announced the first furloughs on March 25, 2003. I remember that date because he absolutly flipped out that night, he was convinced he was going to be furloughed right then, and our first baby was on the way, it was just an awful awful night. Ever since then, all I've heard is "if I still have a job", "if we keep the house", it's like having a halo of gloom over me every second of every day of every year.
I had such high hopes when we did finally sell the house and move, we'd put ourselves in a great financial position. We sold that expensive old house with the rediculously high taxes and payed off ALL our credit cards and totally 'reduced' to be able to live comfortable within the new pay scale. Then this bankruptcy comes along and now they're asking for even more, and we again are faced with the uncertaintly that he'll even have a job!
Bill used to be a generally happy person, he had his moments, don't we all, but overall he was more or less 'happy'. Since March 25th 2003 he has turned into the most negative person I've ever known. Practically everthing that comes out of his mouth is negative, he complains constantly, and takes out his wrath by screaming obscenities at sports games & throwing hissy fits at every little aggrivation life sends his way. (Like stomping, yelling & swearing because he can't find the right screwdriver or something.)
I hate Delta for what they've done to him. I hate that I have to live with this negative person. He doesn't listen to any advice from anyone, and he totally allows himself to wallow in the bad news he hears. It's awful. I hate Delta. I hope he does find another job and quit. If he does, so help me I'll go to Atlanta myself and tell 'ole Gerr-Gerr just what I think of him. I'll try to remember to pull my shoe back out of his @ss before I leave.
He did the right thing by leaving TWA for Delta, if he hadn't he'd have been furloughed by AA years ago.
I don't know how to help him. I've tried everything over the years and nothing has worked. I just live with it, and hope that someday things will be better. |