I'm still in it, but is it worth it

[justthatgood]

I haven't been able to post here for awhile, so I decided to chime in a little.

As it stands I have no internet at home anymore(too much money even for dialup.) Which forces me to fight for time at the libraries before work.

Most of the time I don't get a computer because of all the kids on YouTube, MySpace, Runescape, etc. When the libraries are closed I have to run around the town with my PDA looking for unsecured WiFi, like a drug addict looking for a fix.

With all this I'm wondering if there have been any advances in Amiga Classic that would warrant me keeping the 4000 and 2000.

When I heard the there was a Prometheus fix that kept me from selling the card. Now I wonder. As much as I would love to keep my stuff, being able to eat more then once a day and being able to afford to drive with out worrying about running out of fuel 10 miles from my house is nice to.

As sad as it seems I already have them staged in case I have to. If by miracle I get a second job I might be able to. But the way things are looking in the MidWest, jobs are extremely hard to get for full time. Even for Part-time you have 50 people vying for the spot. The employers will almost always pick the person with total availability over someone with a job already, even if you explain your situation.

I thank the current administration for the wonderful and "healthy" economy we have.

I'm just torn. I've already lost one Amiga, had to literally give up a Bass, the rest of my classic stuff is all I really have left of value.

[TheMagicM]

If you think selling your Amiga's will help your financial situation, you're sadly mistaken.

You'll sell your stuff, temporarily you'll be a little fatter in the pocket.  Once that $ is spent you'll be back in the same rut.

[justthatgood]

its not really about fat pockets. its about basic survival. if I had a cushy job that would be wonderful.

unfortunately to even get some of those jobs (one in 1999 I would have been able to get with a fancy resume or CV),you have to compete with over 100+ people.

Some of those are tied to union membership and their members get first dibs.

 Then there are those that transfer people across the country to fill positions. Some have extremely harsh "no call" rules. I even had one that I called to try to push my application up the stack of 80, that said the were going to discard it.

maybe i'm overreacting, or maybe I'm realizing that we aren't  in the best of times.

either way, when you look at your stack of ramen noodles like fine art, the gas gauge on your vehicle and pray the needle stays put. you wake up hoping some hasn't stolen something else from you (yeah I had a bike i've had for 8 years stolen from me last month due to gas prices)

maybe things are different.

[redrumloa]

Hang in there man, things are tough all over. It will be a choice only you can make. I've done it with my personal stash before. Eating is more important than retro computing, if it really gets to it. If you have anything really personal, like data files, just archive it good. You can always buy back down the road.

I'd rather not see it, but only you will know if it gets there.

[weirdami]

Before the Internet, libraries weren't the post office.

[blanning]

I used to live in orlando.  I couldn't find a job that paid enough to live and also had health insurance.  So I took a job in indianapolis.  I worked for one company after another.  None could stay in business for more than 6 months.  In interviews, they were starting to blame me for job hopping when it was the companies that were going under.  After 4 years of that crap, I moved to chicago.  I also switched to consulting.  Things have been completely different since then.  I'd recommend moving to where the jobs are.

oh, and keep the amigas.  Keep the things that make you happy.

brian