Life's too short...

[tundra9]

It's been an awesome year on here, all things considered, but the time has come to
leave the hobby, collectingwise anyways.

The not so serious stuff:
My newly repaired car has broken down again, and if the repairs isn't too costly, I'll fix
it and sell it to buy a "new" one, which sucks, but a car is just a car.
Time to get rid of that black hole, sucking me dry for cash.
NEVER BUY AN AUDI!!!! :evil:

The serious stuff:
My grandmother isn't well, she has been in and out of the hospital this year, and she has started to
forget things, repeating herself, can barely walk, and I live on the other side of the country.
I'm currently visiting my parents and her for a week, and the reality of how things really are have really struck me.
I've been away from my family for 7 years, rarely speaking to my parents, and not being a part of my grandmothers
golden years is hard...
My other grandmother died some years ago, and since I lived on the other side of the country then as well, I rarely got to see her, and her death really hit hard, and I don't want to be away when the time comes for my last grandmother.
Her current situation isn't good, my mom and her doesn't have the best relationship, so my gran is mostly just sitting
at her old-folks flat alone, and that's just not right.
So I'm going to move back to her town, to make her days a little easier, help her and just be there for her.
The years away from my family has made me realize our days are too short, and our time goes by too fast,
so I'm gonna do my best to appreciate the time we have together.

Going to sell alot of stuff I have at home, not just the toys, all the furniture, cabinets, TV, amplifier, basically
everything wil be sold, to make the move as easy as possible.
So when I get back in a weeks time, I will be listing almost everything I have for sale, I'm only keeping
the 77back stormie I sold to Erik and just bought back yesterday.

So thanks guys, it's been a fun ride, see ya on the flipside!

 

[itfciain]

Really sorry to hear that mate - think you are making a brave, life changing decision and I am sure that you will not regret it

We will always be here if you need a chat - or want to live vicariously through all of out toy collections

 

[Dark Sith Lord]

Mate their only toys at the end of the day

Hope to see you collecting again and the all the best mate

Liam

 

[Grant_C]

Sad news buddy.

Were always gonna be here buddy, just a mouse click away. :wink:

 

[poncho]

goodluck buddy! were always here if you want a pointless trivial conversation about random crap be it plastics toys or womens boobies

may the force be with you 8)

 

[jackabina]

Wish you well my friend. I hope things work out well for you.

 

[tundra9]

Thanks guys!
As for collecting in the future, I'm keeping one stormie so never say never..

I'm gonna start focusing on my art as well, so my star wars lines thread will most probably
get an update bump in the coming months, so I'll still be here occasionally, just not buying anything for the foreseeable future.

 

[Jez]

Mate, sorry to read your post but glad that you are in such a positive frame of mind.
As long as you manage to go fishing every now and then I'm sure you'll be fine.
Take it easy Jørn, and as the others have said; we'll always be here to talk ****.
All the best mate

 

[tiefighterboy]

Sad to hear buddy. Family is number one and I fully understand. Your art looks great, so I am glad to hear you are keeping on with that. I am sure down the road, the collecting bug may catch you again, but these pieces of childhood plastic will always be around and our friends and family will not.

 

[mumbo]

A very touching, frank and open message, truly sorry to hear about your gran. I think you are doing a bold and wonderful thing in being there for her

I wish you and your family well

All the best, mumbo

 

[Frunkstar]

I think this is a fantastically selfless & very mature outlook you have on the situation you & your Grandmother are facing, wish I had been so strong in days gone by for my own family, I am sure what you are doing will be for the best for you all both emotionally & fundamentally & I commend your actions Jorn, as Jez said get some fishing time in, in between life's necessities to clear the head & get some self time in & I am sure you will be on the right track, time spent with our loved ones is precious & once gone can never be brought back, something I can clearly see have have carefully considered, I also think the clean break from material things will be a godsend in the situation you are facing, trying to move a life is one thing, trying to move that life with all of life's material possessions is another thing entirely & the words from a song spring to mind - the things you own end up owning you, everything in easily replaceable bar your loved ones & the time spent with them.

If the mood takes you in this direction in future you know we will be here for you buddy & in the mean time remember to drop in from time to time to tell us all how childish we are with our toys :lol:

I do hope to see more of your artwork Jorn as I think its great & I wish you great success with that front.

If there is anything I can do for you no matter how small, I would feel privileged to be able to help.

As you say - hope to see you on the flip side!

 

[tundra9]

Thanks Jez!
Went to see my gran yesterday, and seeing her like that had me in tears, but I know I can make her
life a bit easier just by being there, so moving as soon as I can find an apartment.

Thanks Todd, I've just realized how much my family means to me, the trip here was certainly a wake up call.

Thanks Mumbo, appreciated!

Frank, thanks mate, fack, your comment made me tear up again....
Fortunately, I don't have much stuff so won't be too hard to get it all out of the way,
so this is gonna be pretty much a clean slate.

Here's to new beginnings!

 

[Frunkstar]

Here's to new beginnings!

May they be fulfilling & enlightening, I am sure they will be - just don't forget who your friends are, though I am sure you will be back & looking forward to it already buddy.

 

[JuniorChubb]

Sorry to hear about your situation tundra but glad to hear you are facing it in a positive way.

All the best for the Future

Jr Chubb

 

[tundra9]

Thanks Junior!

 

[BlueDog]

Sad news indeed Jorn but it sounds like you've made a positive life decision at the same time so I'll join the others in wishing you all the best mate!

I've been in a similar position in life and sometimes a clean slate is exactly what is needed, I'm sure we'll still see you around get stuck into that artwork mate, you are a fantastic artist and it would be a great shame if you didn't pursue it further.

PM coming.

Cheers

 

[tundra9]

Thanks Ryan, pm replied!

 

[phantom]

Really sad news Jørn

But, there are more important things in life than Star Wars. Its a big and very admirable thing you are doing for your family!

Fully understanding that you will be busy with both moving, and other interests, I hope we can still keep chatting online and in general stay in touch as its been invaluable for me to have a fellow Norwegian with the same interest in Vintage Star Wars stuff. And of course, you are probably the only one willing to listen to my exitement when I talk about the new Pruneface MOC variation I just found out about

All the best, and again thank you for lending your help to a fellow Norwegian collector! Hope to stay in touch

 

[jedi_masters]

Jorn, it saddens me to hear the tough time you are going through. Your usually always so upbeat. At the end of the day buddy you have to do whats best, your gran is way more important than toys so your doing the right thing. You can always buy more toys in the future if you feel like it, family you cant.

Jorn, I wish you all the best mate, your a great guy and your gran is very lucky to have a grandson like you that is willing to sell up and move to look after her. I have so much admoration for you for doing that. As has been said by Jez and others, we will always be here mate so even if you are not collecting anymore, just come back on for the banter and have a laugh. Also buddy, you've got my phone number if you ever want a chat or give us a text.

Speak soon Jorn, stay strong, all of us on here will miss you while your away mate. My thoughts are with you and your gran.

P.S. Please keep your Ledi Stormtrooper. Sell everything else if you have and need to, but just keep the Ledi, it meant so much to you and I remember how excited you were when you bought it.

 

[Richard_H]

Sorry to hear your bad news but you are absolutely doing the right thing. My gran has rapidly deteriorated to a point where she doesn't speak anymore and I'm just glad I saw her a few times before she got to this way.