https://www.posetteforever.com/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=1341
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Ozymandias Jones
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 01:27 PM

I'm Baaaaaaak!
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Hello to all,

Well I've made it back to my favourite Poser haunt. I missed you guys  :bigrinnin: But I'm back now.

I've got a lot of catching up to do and about one thousand plus posts to read  #-o without even thinking about the album.

If I feel up to it I'll explain where I've been and what's been happening.

It's good to be home at Posetteforever again  :)


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tda42
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 01:55 PM


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Well Hi there Ozy! :bigrinnin: Yes, welcome back and we would love to here whats been happening with you. :bigrinnin:


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JanReinar
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 02:00 PM


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Welcome back Ozy

I made a little welcome party to you as I do with Kenny!

We need  a party to this so happy occasion!

 :occasion5:   :occasion5:   :occasion5:   :occasion5:   :occasion5:   :occasion5:   :occasion5:  :occasion7:  :occasion7:  :occasion7:  :occasion7:  :occasion7:  :occasion7:  :smileycouncil:  :smileycouncil:  :smileycouncil:  :smileycouncil:  :greenjumpers:  :greenjumpers:  :greenjumpers:  :greenjumpers:  :greenjumpers:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :disco:  :disco:  :disco:  :disco:  :disco:  :disco:  :disco:  :disco:  :wav:  :wav:  :wav:  :wav:  :wav:  :wav:  :wav:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :forthosewhothinkyoung:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:  :givemea:


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Ozymandias Jones
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 02:24 PM


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:lmao: 

Thanks guy's, now I'm embarrassed  :oops:


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Poserkatz
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 03:13 PM


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Welcome back  :)


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Visitor
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 03:16 PM


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Welcome Back!  :bigrinnin:  :bigrinnin:  :bigrinnin:  :bigrinnin:  :bigrinnin:  :bigrinnin:  :dancing: 

Pangor


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Landman
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 09:41 PM


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The OZ man cometh!!

Welcome Back Ozzy... :bigrinnin:


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Visitor
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 09:54 PM


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:wav: WELCOME BAAAACCKKKKKKK!  :wav:  :smileycouncil:  :banana1:  :banana5:  :banana:  :banana2:  :banana8:  :banana7:  :banana4:  :banana3:  :banana5:


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Tormie
Thursday, 24 March 2005, 11:57 PM


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Welcome back Brett  :bigrinnin: !!  :crybaby:  :crybaby:  :crybaby: !!!

(Tormie gives back to Ozy his toys  [-(  [-(  [-( )


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ahjah
Friday, 25 March 2005, 02:35 AM


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:bigrinnin:  :dancing:  :dancing:  :dancing:


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guiltypleasures
Friday, 25 March 2005, 03:12 AM


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Glad to see ya again mate, was about to call out the dingo's and go on a walkabout to see if we could find where you have been hiding  :bigrinnin: 

I would love to hear what's been keeping you busy, but only if you promise this isn't one of those "If I tell you I will have to kill you" type stories  8-[  :lmao:


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Tormie
Friday, 25 March 2005, 09:51 AM


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I think that some blondes are involved  :heartbeat: ...


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TdaC
Friday, 25 March 2005, 12:34 PM


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Welcome back :dancing:  :dancing: We've missed you!


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Posy
Friday, 25 March 2005, 12:34 PM


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Enough about me, let's talk about my dress.


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guiltypleasures
Friday, 25 March 2005, 04:43 PM


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Tormie said: I think that some blondes are involved

I swear I haven't left the home Tormie, so it wasn't this blonde!  8-[  :dancing:  :bigrinnin:


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Landman
Friday, 25 March 2005, 06:53 PM


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They changed your medication again didn't they? :-k


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Tormie
Friday, 25 March 2005, 08:28 PM


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[quote]
I haven't left the home Tormie, so it wasn't this blonde
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Oh, I thought at other blondes...lol ( :whipitgood: )


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Ozymandias Jones
Monday, 28 March 2005, 06:02 AM


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Blondes....!  [-X 

Never touch 'em!  [-(  Too much trouble 

Just ask my girlfriend :bigrinnin:


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Ozymandias Jones
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 07:26 AM


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Well, without wanting to bore anyone, here is the short version of the last few months They say confession is good for the soul, so maybe this is my baring of my soul. No need to read or comment if you don't want to. Just getting a few things off my chest.  :-({|= 

I owned my own company, an Architectural and Interior design business that specialised in Restaurants, Bars, Corporate offices and Retail Shops. We did a lot of work and made some very good money over the last years. And had a lot of fun doing it, despite the pressure and time constraints inherent in the industry.

Due to a few bad debts and difficult projects (major complications with City councils) that my company had undertaken in the last year the business was struggling for cash flow. I made some bad managerial decisions, in the hope that it would all somehow turn out right, and compounded the problems. I had to let go all of my employees and take on all the work myself. 

I cut back on spending and every thing I could think of. For a while I teetered on the edge of financial collapse and struggled through for a few months, working up to eighty hours a week; trying, vainly, to dig myself out from under.

About this time, not surprisingly, I became depressed. Very bloody depressed! It's hard to work effectively when in that state and I fell further behind. I can make no excuses for the position I found myself in. It's my business and the final responsibility rests with me. I've been running the business since 1989 so I'm not exactly inexperienced and should have seen the challenges coming and put the necessary plans in place. I didn't.

During this time my laptop died, the car broke down and my office was robbed again. The home backup computer failed and a good friend of mine was diagnosed with cancer... sheesh, enough already!

In January the Company was put into Administration, voluntarily, and then it proceeded to Liquidation and was wound up in late February. Some of the creditors continued to chase me as the managing director of the company, but by the end of February it had all been sorted out.

This has been one of the most difficult periods of my life. And thoughts of ending it all did cross my mind, I'm embarrassed to say. But I'm still here and fighting on. Running afoul of big business, legal firms and the Taxation Office is not for the feint hearted, let me tell you.

I'm still working in the same industry, trying to rebuild. I work by myself now, sharing an office with another designer (graphic and signs). 

Sorry I ignored all of you, but I basically ignored everyone for the period until I came out the other side. Anything other than the problem at hand was a distraction and sapped any strength I had left. It's amazing what seems trivial during a time like this.

Well, that's the story, for what it's worth. Thanks for reading if you've made it this far. Anyone who has a feeling that they might have a financial problem ahead, my advice; sort it out fast. Don't hesitate for a day, just face it and get it solved.

Thank you to all my friends, simply for just being here to chat to when I could. You don't know how much this place can be a haven at times...  :) 

Ozy...


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Visitor
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 09:04 AM


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I am sorry to hear what has happened to you.  I know what it is like to stuggle and fight to keep what you have and try to press on.  At times, it has seemed that was all my life has been.  When we went through a particularly brutal period, it drove out all joy and creativity, leaving only duty, honor and reponsibility.  We are still recovering from the troubles of that time, sometimes I wonder if we will ever be fully recovered.

Have courage, and fight on.

Pangor


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Tormie
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 09:34 PM


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Hi Brett, I'm very sorry about what has happened to you :crybaby: . Damnit ! It seems that in the last period wrong things has happened to a lot of my friends here  [-( , I'm very angry...

I hope that you will succeed to pay the debts soon and I wish you a very good luck for the future because you really deserve it: I know you as one can know another person who is living on the opposite side of the world but I know that you're a very honest man and honesty pays. For the new users you have to know that Ozy is one of the first supporters of PF and helped a lot to build it in the first period. He's is also and admin here (actually the admins, me too, don't exist for the security problems, but I'll restore them when my lazyness will permit me to upgrade the software)

I wish you a very good luck Brett, and we'll be here when you'll need some relax and little nice moments  :heartbeat:


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guiltypleasures
Tuesday, 29 March 2005, 11:29 PM


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I'm so sorry for all that you've been though Ozy, and as hard as it must have been I'm glady you shared this with us :) Opening up and talking about it is a step towards healing, and I hope the steps get easier as you go along in time.  Davide's right, we'll all be here for you when you need us :)  

Always,
GP


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TdaC
Wednesday, 30 March 2005, 09:35 AM


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Ditto on qwhat's already been said. I'm sorry to hear that you've been going through all this stuff. Thanks for sharing, in your discription - that being "social" just takes to much strength, i recognize myself when i'm going through something. You know we're here if you need to talk, vent or just be.


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Ozymandias Jones
Wednesday, 30 March 2005, 01:27 PM


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Thank you, friends. Your thoughts are appreciated.

I have learned so much from this period that I can now find positives in it. If I look very hard...  :)


