58 years old and I'm finally going to Neyland...

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BillVol said:
I find this bizarre. If the Vols mean that much to you to the point that you teared up upon being given tickets, you would have found a way to get to Neyland by now. (Unless you were in jail, stationed in the military overseas, laid up with an illness, etc.) If you can afford the transportation to Neyland, then at some point in time you could have afforded a ticket. Unless you are unaware of how easy it can be to get a ticket at certain times, which would be hard to imagine since you obviously follow the Vols closely. Anyhow, just bizarre. But have fun.
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BillVol...You can try to rain on my parade all you want man but you can NOT make a dent in the joy and happiness I've been going through since the phone call from my doctors office.

Nobody and nothing short of death can do that my friend.

I made some really ignorant choices in my life starting by quitting school at age 16 and working until 17 when I joined the U S Marine Corps.

While in the USMC and still young and dumb I got married to my 1st wife and it was a good thing to be allowed to live off base instead of in the barracks that turned out to be a mistake too and about a year afdter getting out of the USMC I was getting a divorce while trying to figure how what to do with my life.

I was working as a bouncer in a nightclub in Nashville and meeting lots of hot girls was a nice benefit but it wasn't something that was going to last forever and I was drinking and partying too much but as a high sachool dropout my good options were limited.

A good friends mom and all 7 of her kids worked on me for over a year to start using my brains to try and build a better future for myself so I went and got my GED to at least try and see what I could do.

I used my GI Bill benefits and enrolled at the old UT Nashville to see if I had what it takes to make it through college.

My dream was to do a year or so of work there and then try to go to K town to the real UT and graduate from there.

Since I'd dropped out before finishing the 9th grade I was totally unprepared for college as I quickly learned and since I had no family or anyone else to try and help me learn how to make it through college I went to my VA assistance person and told them to stop the paperwork because I didn't want to waste that government money that could better help someone better prepared for college than me.

Eventually I started a little business of my own and while I always paid everyone that ever worked for me and I always paid my bills I never got rich but I kept my head up and I worked 6 and 7 days a week and was proud that I was blessed enough to not become a drunk or drug addict and I was making my own way with visions of doing better as life went on.

I eventually owned 4 houses in Nashville and 2 were commercial and I has worked for 2 years preparing to open another business that would get me in a much better financial situation to prepare for eventual retirement.

The 1 of my employees had a simple traffic accident in 1 of my company trucks and was killed.

My $1 Million of liability insurance didn't help against a $9 Million lawsuit by his family and eventually I found myself bankrupt and living in a old pickup truck simply because he had a simply truck accident in a company truck that I owned.

Life is hard and seems unfair many times but that's just how life is.

Homeless and living in a truck my only option was to start all over again and some of my friends loaned me $500. for some equipment to barely get me back to working and off I went again.

I bought a old travel trailer and lived in that camper for a year while I starter over again but that cracker box was sure better than living in a pickup truck.

Now I'm blessed with a wonderful lady and 2 great kids aged 9 and 16 and that's probably more blessed than my dumb decisions in my younger days earned me.

I've never been rich financially but I never became a leech off the government living off food stamps or other government programs because I chose to work my butt off and earn my own way through life and to never give up trying to do better for myself and my family.

Now I'm disabled with diabetes, severe nuropathy in my feet and lower legs and i'm slowly losing my eyesight but that's just more of life being tough and many other people are worse off then me so I'm still blessed in my mind.

Now I'm trying to live off $660. a month disability plus what little extra money I can earn doing so side jobs and that's hard with 2 kids still at home but I won't quit trying to do whatever I can to make my kids lives as good as i'm able.

I hope you enjoyed reading my lifes story and making me feel like I had to come here to defend myself against your bizarre comments to try and belittle me or make me feel bad but YOU FAILED my friend.

I live with honor and dignity and I try to treat people well and I'm not proud of my financial situation but I can hold my head up knowing that dumb choices as a kid hurt my future but I never gave up and I worked hard all my life to do the best i could without much real education.

I don't bother with people of your ilk because you have nothing positive or motivational to offer so don't bother to apologise because I'll now simply ignore you and move forward in a positive manner.

May God bless you man.

VFDL...GBO!!!
 
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Titan&Volfan4life said:
I'm so happy right now I'm almost in tears and alot of you won't understand this but but to others that bleed Tennessee orange and live for Tennessee football I hope my joy can spread to some of you too.

I've never been able to go to Neyland and see a Vols game and all the blame is stupid decisions on my part for not spending the money when I had it and being too busy tryinng to work and not getting a good education when I was young.

Now 1 of the things on my bucket list is coming true thanks to my doctor who's a Tennessee graduate and a great guy.

My doctor called me last night and told me I could have his 2 tickets to go to Neyland this Saturday night and tears came to my eyes.

I don't know why he did this except that maybe he thinks that next year I may not be able to walk on the hallowed ground of Neyland stadium and that I might be in a wheelchair by then or something.

I don't care that it's only Akron and that we should blow them out because the only thing that matters to me is that I WILL be there screaming my lungs out along with some of you great Vols fans.

I'm going out in the morning and see if I can borrow some money so I can try and bring my 2 kids with me if I can find 2 more ticket but either way I'm so happy that I'll finally get to watch my Vols play in Neyland.

If you see a gold Ford expodition with 2 Orange Tennessee battle flags flying proudly and a sign on the doors that says STUMP GRINDING with a mirrored T license plate on the front then just come on over and say hi J W and I'll be proud to shake the hands of you great Vols fans that are a big part of what makes Tennessee football so great.

I'll be the old guy with a white beard, Tennessee hat and Orange UT shirt moving along kind of slow but happier than most people just to be there with you.

I have no idea where I'm going or if there's special handicapped parking somewhere but you can bet your butt I'm going to get there early so I'll have time to figure things out and enjoy every minute of this experience.

I can't wait to finally be there with all of you in Neyland stadium.

VFL...GOOOOOOOO VOLS!!!!!
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Cheeer your heart out! Have a blast
 
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Titan&Volfan4life said:
BillVol...You can try to rain on my parade all you want man but you can NOT make a dent in the joy and happiness I've been going through since the phone call from my doctors office.

Nobody and nothing short of death can do that my friend.

I made some really ignorant choices in my life starting by quitting school at age 16 and working until 17 when I joined the U S Marine Corps.

While in the USMC and still young and dumb I got married to my 1st wife and it was a good thing to be allowed to live off base instead of in the barracks that turned out to be a mistake too and about a year afdter getting out of the USMC I was getting a divorce while trying to figure how what to do with my life.

I was working as a bouncer in a nightclub in Nashville and meeting lots of hot girls was a nice benefit but it wasn't something that was going to last forever and I was drinking and partying too much but as a high sachool dropout my good options were limited.

A good friends mom and all 7 of her kids worked on me for over a year to start using my brains to try and build a better future for myself so I went and got my GED to at least try and see what I could do.

I used my GI Bill benefits and enrolled at the old UT Nashville to see if I had what it takes to make it through college.

My dream was to do a year or so of work there and then try to go to K town to the real UT and graduate from there.

Since I'd dropped out before finishing the 9th grade I was totally unprepared for college as I quickly learned and since I had no family or anyone else to try and help me learn how to make it through college I went to my VA assistance person and told them to stop the paperwork because I didn't want to waste that government money that could better help someone better prepared for college than me.

Eventually I started a little business of my own and while I always paid everyone that ever worked for me and I always paid my bills I never got rich but I kept my head up and I worked 6 and 7 days a week and was proud that I was blessed enough to not become a drunk or drug addict and I was making my own way with visions of doing better as life went on.

I eventually owned 4 houses in Nashville and 2 were commercial and I has worked for 2 years preparing to open another business that would get me in a much better financial situation to prepare for eventual retirement.

The 1 of my employees had a simple traffic accident in 1 of my company trucks and was killed.

My $1 Million of liability insurance didn't help against a $9 Million lawsuit by his family and eventually I found myself bankrupt and living in a old pickup truck simply because he had a simply truck accident in a company truck that I owned.

Life is hard and seems unfair many times but that's just how life is.

Homeless and living in a truck my only option was to start all over again and some of my friends loaned me $500. for some equipment to barely get me back to working and off I went again.

I bought a old travel trailer and lived in that camper for a year while I starter over again but that cracker box was sure better than living in a pickup truck.

Now I'm blessed with a wonderful lady and 2 great kids aged 9 and 16 and that's probably more blessed than my dumb decisions in my younger days earned me.

I've never been rich financially but I never became a leech off the government living off food stamps or other government programs because I chose to work my butt off and earn my own way through life and to never give up trying to do better for myself and my family.

Now I'm disabled with diabetes, severe nuropathy in my feet and lower legs and i'm slowly losing my eyesight but that's just more of life being tough and many other people are worse off then me so I'm still blessed in my mind.

Now I'm trying to live off $660. a month disability plus what little extra money I can earn doing so side jobs and that's hard with 2 kids still at home but I won't quit trying to do whatever I can to make my kids lives as good as i'm able.

I hope you enjoyed reading my lifes story and making me feel like I had to come here to defend myself against your bizarre comments to try and belittle me or make me feel bad but YOU FAILED my friend.

I live with honor and dignity and I try to treat people well and I'm not proud of my financial situation but I can hold my head up knowing that dumb choices as a kid hurt my future but I never gave up and I worked hard all my life to do the best i could without much real education.

I don't bother with people of your ilk because you have nothing positive or motivational to offer so don't bother to apologise because I'll now simply ignore you and move forward in a positive manner.

May God bless you man.

VFDL...GBO!!!
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Shoot OP, if your first post didn't fire me up this one did! I admire a man who is willing to admit his mistakes and move on in life. Man if I were anywhere near you I would pick you and your boys up and drive you there myself! Thanks for the inspirational words and to recognize there is no shame in a life spotted with mistakes. Keep your head up and have a blast today!
GO VOLS!!!
 
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5012 said:
Yeah at first there was an initial sting when I read your post but then I took the liberty to read some more of your posts and it became clear that you posses a clear and acutely tuned psyche into what the common man thinks and wants to hear….so I can do nothing but thank you for the constructive feedback and assure that I’ll try to do better…please be patient with me…no doubt you are a brilliant man..
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I picture you with your smartass emouth to be @ 5'5 130 lbs fully grown.
Either that, or 5'5 310. It's one or the other, not a doubt.
 
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Titan&Volfan4life said:
BillVol...You can try to rain on my parade all you want man but you can NOT make a dent in the joy and happiness I've been going through since the phone call from my doctors office.

Nobody and nothing short of death can do that my friend.

I made some really ignorant choices in my life starting by quitting school at age 16 and working until 17 when I joined the U S Marine Corps.

While in the USMC and still young and dumb I got married to my 1st wife and it was a good thing to be allowed to live off base instead of in the barracks that turned out to be a mistake too and about a year afdter getting out of the USMC I was getting a divorce while trying to figure how what to do with my life.

I was working as a bouncer in a nightclub in Nashville and meeting lots of hot girls was a nice benefit but it wasn't something that was going to last forever and I was drinking and partying too much but as a high sachool dropout my good options were limited.

A good friends mom and all 7 of her kids worked on me for over a year to start using my brains to try and build a better future for myself so I went and got my GED to at least try and see what I could do.

I used my GI Bill benefits and enrolled at the old UT Nashville to see if I had what it takes to make it through college.

My dream was to do a year or so of work there and then try to go to K town to the real UT and graduate from there.

Since I'd dropped out before finishing the 9th grade I was totally unprepared for college as I quickly learned and since I had no family or anyone else to try and help me learn how to make it through college I went to my VA assistance person and told them to stop the paperwork because I didn't want to waste that government money that could better help someone better prepared for college than me.

Eventually I started a little business of my own and while I always paid everyone that ever worked for me and I always paid my bills I never got rich but I kept my head up and I worked 6 and 7 days a week and was proud that I was blessed enough to not become a drunk or drug addict and I was making my own way with visions of doing better as life went on.

I eventually owned 4 houses in Nashville and 2 were commercial and I has worked for 2 years preparing to open another business that would get me in a much better financial situation to prepare for eventual retirement.

The 1 of my employees had a simple traffic accident in 1 of my company trucks and was killed.

My $1 Million of liability insurance didn't help against a $9 Million lawsuit by his family and eventually I found myself bankrupt and living in a old pickup truck simply because he had a simply truck accident in a company truck that I owned.

Life is hard and seems unfair many times but that's just how life is.

Homeless and living in a truck my only option was to start all over again and some of my friends loaned me $500. for some equipment to barely get me back to working and off I went again.

I bought a old travel trailer and lived in that camper for a year while I starter over again but that cracker box was sure better than living in a pickup truck.

Now I'm blessed with a wonderful lady and 2 great kids aged 9 and 16 and that's probably more blessed than my dumb decisions in my younger days earned me.

I've never been rich financially but I never became a leech off the government living off food stamps or other government programs because I chose to work my butt off and earn my own way through life and to never give up trying to do better for myself and my family.

Now I'm disabled with diabetes, severe nuropathy in my feet and lower legs and i'm slowly losing my eyesight but that's just more of life being tough and many other people are worse off then me so I'm still blessed in my mind.

Now I'm trying to live off $660. a month disability plus what little extra money I can earn doing so side jobs and that's hard with 2 kids still at home but I won't quit trying to do whatever I can to make my kids lives as good as i'm able.

I hope you enjoyed reading my lifes story and making me feel like I had to come here to defend myself against your bizarre comments to try and belittle me or make me feel bad but YOU FAILED my friend.

I live with honor and dignity and I try to treat people well and I'm not proud of my financial situation but I can hold my head up knowing that dumb choices as a kid hurt my future but I never gave up and I worked hard all my life to do the best i could without much real education.

I don't bother with people of your ilk because you have nothing positive or motivational to offer so don't bother to apologise because I'll now simply ignore you and move forward in a positive manner.

May God bless you man.

VFDL...GBO!!!
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I dont doubt your story, but gee why were you blamed for the accident and that 9 mil is a bit astronomical -- as for the doofus that trashed your first post -- one roll of the dice and his life could be upside down also - let VN know how the game was for you GO VOLS!
 
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#139
Congrats OP. I work in Gallatin now and want you to rep the G real hard. Lol


As for the jackass that had to be rude, there is no reason to be that way. Your life must be pretty crappy for you to be a gameCock and ridicule another for something so special to us all.

Go Vols.
 
#141
#141
Hope you enjoyed your first trip to Neyland. Very strange game to watch, but even with all the crap happening on the field, and the lack of support in the stands tonight, it's hard to beat a night game at Neyland.
 
#143
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Titan&Volfan4life said:
I'm so happy right now I'm almost in tears and alot of you won't understand this but but to others that bleed Tennessee orange and live for Tennessee football I hope my joy can spread to some of you too.

I've never been able to go to Neyland and see a Vols game and all the blame is stupid decisions on my part for not spending the money when I had it and being too busy tryinng to work and not getting a good education when I was young.

Now 1 of the things on my bucket list is coming true thanks to my doctor who's a Tennessee graduate and a great guy.

My doctor called me last night and told me I could have his 2 tickets to go to Neyland this Saturday night and tears came to my eyes.

I don't know why he did this except that maybe he thinks that next year I may not be able to walk on the hallowed ground of Neyland stadium and that I might be in a wheelchair by then or something.

I don't care that it's only Akron and that we should blow them out because the only thing that matters to me is that I WILL be there screaming my lungs out along with some of you great Vols fans.

I'm going out in the morning and see if I can borrow some money so I can try and bring my 2 kids with me if I can find 2 more ticket but either way I'm so happy that I'll finally get to watch my Vols play in Neyland.

If you see a gold Ford expodition with 2 Orange Tennessee battle flags flying proudly and a sign on the doors that says STUMP GRINDING with a mirrored T license plate on the front then just come on over and say hi J W and I'll be proud to shake the hands of you great Vols fans that are a big part of what makes Tennessee football so great.

I'll be the old guy with a white beard, Tennessee hat and Orange UT shirt moving along kind of slow but happier than most people just to be there with you.

I have no idea where I'm going or if there's special handicapped parking somewhere but you can bet your butt I'm going to get there early so I'll have time to figure things out and enjoy every minute of this experience.

I can't wait to finally be there with all of you in Neyland stadium.

VFL...GOOOOOOOO VOLS!!!!!
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Hope you had a great time.
 
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Somebody needs to provide the final chapter to this story... been an interesting read so far.
 
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Titan&Volfan4life said:
BillVol...You can try to rain on my parade all you want man but you can NOT make a dent in the joy and happiness I've been going through since the phone call from my doctors office.

Nobody and nothing short of death can do that my friend.

I made some really ignorant choices in my life starting by quitting school at age 16 and working until 17 when I joined the U S Marine Corps.

While in the USMC and still young and dumb I got married to my 1st wife and it was a good thing to be allowed to live off base instead of in the barracks that turned out to be a mistake too and about a year afdter getting out of the USMC I was getting a divorce while trying to figure how what to do with my life.

I was working as a bouncer in a nightclub in Nashville and meeting lots of hot girls was a nice benefit but it wasn't something that was going to last forever and I was drinking and partying too much but as a high sachool dropout my good options were limited.

A good friends mom and all 7 of her kids worked on me for over a year to start using my brains to try and build a better future for myself so I went and got my GED to at least try and see what I could do.

I used my GI Bill benefits and enrolled at the old UT Nashville to see if I had what it takes to make it through college.

My dream was to do a year or so of work there and then try to go to K town to the real UT and graduate from there.

Since I'd dropped out before finishing the 9th grade I was totally unprepared for college as I quickly learned and since I had no family or anyone else to try and help me learn how to make it through college I went to my VA assistance person and told them to stop the paperwork because I didn't want to waste that government money that could better help someone better prepared for college than me.

Eventually I started a little business of my own and while I always paid everyone that ever worked for me and I always paid my bills I never got rich but I kept my head up and I worked 6 and 7 days a week and was proud that I was blessed enough to not become a drunk or drug addict and I was making my own way with visions of doing better as life went on.

I eventually owned 4 houses in Nashville and 2 were commercial and I has worked for 2 years preparing to open another business that would get me in a much better financial situation to prepare for eventual retirement.

The 1 of my employees had a simple traffic accident in 1 of my company trucks and was killed.

My $1 Million of liability insurance didn't help against a $9 Million lawsuit by his family and eventually I found myself bankrupt and living in a old pickup truck simply because he had a simply truck accident in a company truck that I owned.

Life is hard and seems unfair many times but that's just how life is.

Homeless and living in a truck my only option was to start all over again and some of my friends loaned me $500. for some equipment to barely get me back to working and off I went again.

I bought a old travel trailer and lived in that camper for a year while I starter over again but that cracker box was sure better than living in a pickup truck.

Now I'm blessed with a wonderful lady and 2 great kids aged 9 and 16 and that's probably more blessed than my dumb decisions in my younger days earned me.

I've never been rich financially but I never became a leech off the government living off food stamps or other government programs because I chose to work my butt off and earn my own way through life and to never give up trying to do better for myself and my family.

Now I'm disabled with diabetes, severe nuropathy in my feet and lower legs and i'm slowly losing my eyesight but that's just more of life being tough and many other people are worse off then me so I'm still blessed in my mind.

Now I'm trying to live off $660. a month disability plus what little extra money I can earn doing so side jobs and that's hard with 2 kids still at home but I won't quit trying to do whatever I can to make my kids lives as good as i'm able.

I hope you enjoyed reading my lifes story and making me feel like I had to come here to defend myself against your bizarre comments to try and belittle me or make me feel bad but YOU FAILED my friend.

I live with honor and dignity and I try to treat people well and I'm not proud of my financial situation but I can hold my head up knowing that dumb choices as a kid hurt my future but I never gave up and I worked hard all my life to do the best i could without much real education.

I don't bother with people of your ilk because you have nothing positive or motivational to offer so don't bother to apologise because I'll now simply ignore you and move forward in a positive manner.

May God bless you man.

VFDL...GBO!!!
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First and foremost thank you for your service. Secondly you don't owe anyone an explanation on here about anything. I just offer you an apology for the ignorance you have to endure on here.
 
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utfantilidie said:
First and foremost thank you for your service. Secondly you don't owe anyone an explanation on here about anything. I just offer you an apology for the ignorance you have to endure on here.
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This x1000. While I salute you and all you had to endure, you should never feel the need to explain your personal situation to some Internet thug wannabe. I hope you had the time of your life and I am sure the kids will hold this memory in a special place in their hearts forever.
 
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