An opportunity in the sign biz has opened up and I'll be driving down to Georgia this weekend.
I'm very excited about this opportunity. After talking with the shop owner the last few days, I feel this is a good time, place and situation. The idea of wearing a tshirt and getting a tan in October sure sounds like a bonus to me (it dropped below freezing here last night) and I'm looking forward to learning new technologies and the challenges this job has to offer.
When one door closes, another one opens... Rapid
PS: Any "head" got a spare bed or couch for Saturday night? I figured it might be cool to drop in on someone along the way, maybe somewhere around the Harrisburg, PA area. (and save a few bucks on a hotel room... [Wink] )
Posted by Roger DiNofa (Member # 2781) on :
Hey Ray if you get in a bind and need a place to crash your more than welcome to stay here. on the way down or back. I know how it is to be on the road and neediing a place to rest your head. You gotta cut down to Georgia at some point anyway. Just an option for ya. Good luck otherwise. Roger
Posted by Al Checca (Member # 2216) on :
I'm A little out of the way here in Pittsburgh but your welcome here anytime Rapid.
[ October 21, 2005, 07:10 AM: Message edited by: Al Checca ]
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
Come via Toowoomba! A little outa your way but the welcome would be worth it!
Posted by Checkers (Member # 63) on :
What time should we expect you Ray? Give me a call 1-800-318-9070. If I'm not available, don't leave a message, just give me a call back.
Cheers,
Checkers
Posted by Gene Golden (Member # 3934) on :
Whew! If you didn't offer to take him in Checkers, I thought I might have to offer.
So Ray, come on now, what's the story?
Posted by Dave Hunt (Member # 4637) on :
Wow Ray! Georgia! You'll be missed up here in the north country.
Can't wait to hear more about this oppurtunity.
Good luck, good friend.
Posted by Rick Beisiegel (Member # 3723) on :
Ray
Heard it from Bruce. Congrats on the opportunity! Check it out, give it some thought, and pray if you;re so inclined. Keep us posted.
Posted by captain ken (Member # 742) on :
but what about Mass Mayhem?!? Ray, you may not like Georgia, thet talk reaaallly slllllooooow!
seriously, good luck buddy.
Posted by Sonny Franks (Member # 588) on :
I don't think we can keep up with a fast-talkin', fast-paintin' guy like Rapid Ray. Georgia will never be the same again.....
BTW, Ray - it's 78 dgrees and the sun is shining. Come on down........
Posted by Roland Pinan (Member # 2724) on :
Ray i'm glad you have a new opertunity open to you.We are losing too many very talented people in our industry.Learning new tecnologies is something we are all faced with however where ever you go take the time to teach the old ways as well. A man of your talents has alot to offer the clients of this shop.Knock-m-dead baby show them what u got!!!!!!
Posted by Stevo Chartrand (Member # 2094) on :
Good luck to ya Ray!!! Sounds like a good opportunity for you.
Stevo
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
another "DAMN YANKEE"......hehehehee you might like it down hera....no more snow tire, chains, parkas, boots, gloves you can feel thru, ice scrapers and snow shovles.......hehehehehe
Posted by Don Coplen (Member # 127) on :
Steve & Barb...
Spell check on aisle 3!
Posted by John Deaton (Member # 925) on :
I dont know Don, maybe Ol paint owns one of them "shovles". Good luck to you Ray. I know wherever you go, you'll do great. Ya gots too much passion boy! Posted by Bill Burris (Member # 3570) on :
Good to hear new oppertunity for you Ray. Been checking the south out myself, let me know how you make out and the adjustment. Best of luck to ya.
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
Ray, I am so pleases for you. I hope it turns out to be what you want and what you need.
I'll be praying you Brudda Ray!
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Thanks so much to everyone for the well wishes and the emails of hospitality. I just got off the phone with Checkers and will be doing the pit stop there. Thanks a ton, Brian!
78 degrees, Sonny? That I can handle.
Cap, you know if there's any way I can make it to Mayhem, I'll be there. It was my first meet and will always be special to me. So many of you New England Letterheads have become good friends since then and I owe you all (hmm...maybe a well placed Y'ALL would have been a better choice) so much for welcoming me in to the Letterhead fold.
Gotta go pack... Rapid
Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :
quote: maybe a well placed Y'ALL
OMG, another dam yankee somming souf, and trying to act like a Southerner.
It won't work yankee. You gotta learnt these sayings to, if ya want a chance to be a Southerner. Aven then yer goona need ta change yer accent. Which ya cain't
Addled: Confused, disoriented, as in the case of Northern sociologists who try to make sense out of the South, "What's wrong with that Yankee? He acts right addled."
Afar: In a state of combustion. "Call the far department. That house is afar."
Ahr: What we breathe, also a unit of time made up of 60 minutes. "They should've been here about an ahr ago."
Ar: Possessive pronoun. "That's AR dawg, not yours."
Ary: Not any. "He hadn't got ary cent."
Awfullest: The worst. "That's the awfullest lie you evr told me in your life."
Bad-mouth: To disparage or derogate. "All these candidates have bad-mouthed each other so much I've about decided not to vote for any of 'em."
Baws: Your employer. "The baws may not always be right, but he's always the baws."
Best: Another baffling Southernism that is usually couched in the negative. "You best not speak to Bob about his car. He just had to spend $300 on it."
Braht: Dazzing. "Venus is a braht planet."
Fixin' to: About to. "I'm fixin' to go to the store."
Jack-leg: Self taught, especially in reference to automobile mechanics and clergy-men. "He's just a jack-leg preacher, but he sure knows how to put out the hellfire and brimstone." (jackleg,, meaning the car is on a jack leg gettin fixed)
Kerosene cat in hell with gasoline drawers on: A colorful Southern expression used as as evaluation of someone's ability to accomplish something. "He ain't got no more chance than a kerosene cat in hell with gasoline drawers on."
Retard: No longer employed. "He's retard now."
Wear out: An expression used to describe a highly-effective method of behavior modification in children. "When Ah get ahold of that boy, Ah'm gonna wear him out."
Yat: A common greeting in the Irish Channel section of New Orleans. Instead of saying "hey" in lieu of "hello" the way most Southerners do, they say, "Where yat?"
Makin Groceries. Another Nawlins term. Going to the store and purchase food for the week,
And finally..
True Southerners know instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of Black Eye peas. (If the trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'.)
True Southerners make friends standing in lines. We don't do "queues," we do "lines." And when we're in line, we talk to everybody.
When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin", you know you're in the presence of a genuine southerner.
And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 on the freeway like them yankees do,, you just say, "Bless her heart" and go your way.
If'n ya get caught short Ray.. C'mon by for some fried chicken, black eyed peas, and some nanner puddin'
GOD BLESS DIXIE !!!
[ October 21, 2005, 04:37 PM: Message edited by: Curtis hammond ]
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
Welcome to the one of the next best places to the Heart of Dixie Ray.
Cu'tis has well informed you of some of the manners which fall under the umbrella of hospitality . . .
Dont forget: 'Yunder' . . . often used like this: 'it's over yonder..' when refering to anything just across the room or miles away. . .
Anyway, we'll all sure'nuff have to get together for a big ol' meal . . . Posted by Barb. Shortreed (Member # 1730) on :
Best of luck Ray
I know you'll enjoy that beautiful warm weather Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
Ray...I hope everything works out for you..
I know that whoever gets hooked up with you will be a very lucky person to have a talent like your's available! Posted by Michael Berry (Member # 2604) on :
Rapid~
Hate to see you leave NH, but you know what's best. I wish you the very best in whatever direction you head in.
Let us know how you make out.
Mike
Posted by Jason Davie (Member # 2172) on :
Rabid..
Good luck in the new adventure.. have a safe trip
Jason D
Posted by John Lennig (Member # 2455) on :
Ray, i'm wishin' you all the Best in your new venture! There's no way you could give up what you love to do, just had to discover a new place to do it....and More!!!
Just keep your snor-no-more pills handy, you're on a roll!!
John
Posted by Dawn Ellis (Member # 3529) on :
Good luck to you Ray hope it goes really well. I was astonished when you said you were closing up your shop. Hope this is a wonderful opportunity for you.
Posted by Rick Sacks (Member # 379) on :
It's hard to believe that you'd subject your family to that much culture and language transition. Did you buy one of those electronic pocket translators yet? At least they still drive on the right side of the road....sometimes. You'll need help (excuse me...hep) in the restaurants too. Even the foods that are familiar have different names and you get tired og asking folks to keep repeating themselves till you figure it out. Just carry a spiral notebook and ask them to write it. Sheila and Sonny are just a phone call away and do real well as translators. Use them for that, it heps big time. When they see that "Live Free or Die" license plate it will be the envy of the south. Might have trading potential. Just as there are rotary's around Boston, they have one around Atlanta too, only it's way bigger, has lane markers, and sometimes they drive real slowly. I think they do signs much the same as you're accustomed to, only different bugs to get in the paint. You might stop by Timi's and bring a pocket tape recorder and get him to say a bunch of the common needs you'll experience into it. Then you could look at the counter and walk up to someone and push the button and they'll accept you immediatly. Enjoy the love and hospitality and give it back.
Posted by KARYN BUSH (Member # 1948) on :
hey rapid....wow i'm stuned that you'd want to leave nh but i understand that when opportunity knocks...ya gotta answer! the very best to you and your family!!! keep us posted! Posted by Checkers (Member # 63) on :
Dang! I was hoping he didn't call. Maybe I should have given Gene's number instead. Hey Ray, I know you must be excited to get where you're going. If it's not too late, Gene is closer to your final destination. His number is listed above.
Havin' fun,
Checkers
Posted by David Fisher (Member # 107) on :
Best of luck with the venture. After reading Curtis's post you might want to take a phrase book, just in case.
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
oh yeh . . .
about that 78 temp . . . and that 'beautiful' warm weather . . .
Um, you do realize, it only lasts a coupl'athree weeks a year, right . . .
Now true-nuff, the cold won't be harsh or last too long . . .
But it's that 'warm' weather that lasts a while down here . . .
I mean warm like . . . extremely humid and continous . . .
like . . . rentlentlessy mucky . . .
. . .I mean...the grass is'nt greener, but it's greener for longer
Real 'tropical, yes . . .
as in misquito-breedin'-hellishly hot-tropical. . .
. . . .
Just makin' sure you ain't got any overly-idealistic bubbles . . . Posted by Frank Magoo (Member # 3950) on :
So what do we call you now? Ray Ray???
Y'ALL...
Posted by Jill Marie Welsh (Member # 1912) on :
No, it's Ray-Bob. Hey, Sarah will have a southern accent with a Yankee-sounding Papa. Best of luck, Rapid. Remember NO speeding in construction zones! Love.....Jill
Posted by Kimberly Zanetti (Member # 2546) on :
Bobbie-Ray.
Posted by Harris Kohen (Member # 2139) on :
Hay Ray, stay away from the Bubba Burgers!!
you know theyre toxic...
Good Luck brother, and if I had seen this post earlier I woulda offered ya a place to camp out for the night right off I95
oh well, good luck ObieWanKanobie
Posted by Ray Rheaume (Member # 3794) on :
Hi, Gang.
20 Hours of driving and a wonderful pit stop aCheckers' place (Thanks again, Brian) and the squab has landed. Unfortunately, my computer moniter didn't survive the trip...
Gonna get a few things settled in tonight and am off to the new job in the AM.
Bubba Ray-Bob (Aka Rapid)
Curtis and Rick...them was killer. I 'bout busted a rib laughin' 'cause a all y'all.
[ October 23, 2005, 11:12 PM: Message edited by: Ray Rheaume ]
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
Good Luck, Ray! When I lived in Fla and hung around the locals, which included all southerners, I got turned on to grits and eggs. They are a real fire before you get lettering. Forget the coats unless it's deep winter. I found that just always saying come back y'all or how ya din, y'all is mandatory. People love to be neighborly, sticking their heads in yer kitchen to see if you need or have an extra stick of butter or beer! I loved it there!
Posted by Dawud Shaheed (Member # 5719) on :
Hey! Another New Englander comin' on down...Just be warned Ray, You'll be hard pressed to find a good sub-shop down here. The food is not like it is up there. Whoah,!! chonky fire!
Posted by Donald Thompson (Member # 3726) on :
I leave the country for a week and look what happens. Are you going to be a resident of the South now or is this temporary? You are welcome to stop by here anytime.
Posted by Ricky Jackson (Member # 5082) on :
Well dang Ray, where you at buddy? I'm right in the middle of the state. We gotta get together bubba, maybe cook up some possum and fried pies.
Posted by Sam Sanfilippo (Member # 425) on :
Welcome to the south Ray.
As we say..Hope arythang will be to yore like'n.
Say the 'ol 'puter monitor didn't survive the trip? If'n ya need one I have a couple you can pick from if you'd like. If you are willing to drive over to Birmingham, by golly you can have one.
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