No matter how awesome a person's life is, everyone has problems.
Not unlike some of you folks here, I have a happy home, 3 kids, an amazing woman, a good job, and a pretty cool chow chow dog
Sometimes though, a guy needs nothing but the sweet sound of a roaring LS3, some good tunes, and a nice open road to find harmony.
I work in the service industry as a poker dealer. I have to be on the ball 100% of the time. If I'm not, I could make an error that will cost one of my players a good chunk of money, this in turn costs me money over both the short and long term. I have to appear happy, friendly, and empathetic regardless of my mood. I have to work in an industry that is notorious for sucking the soul right out of a person. I've been doing this for over 10 years now. To be quite honest, I love my job, but it is mentally and emotionally exhausting. (How many of you get cursed at on a daily basis, of those who do, how many of you have to sit back and say essentially nothing in return.) I am regularly blamed for a plethora of things that are not my fault. (You had pocket aces, but still lost because you called an all in on the flop with a completely suited board? yep definitely my fault.) Anyone ever have a stack of 25.00 chips thrown at them? Cards in the face? LOL Probably not many of you. (Although I'm 100% positive that most all of you deal with something in your life that is equally distressing fairly regularly)
Before I start sounding like a whiner, I also REGULARLY interact with intellingent, funny, GENEROUS and caring people. I've made life-long friends through my work. My Job is a BLAST, there's always action, and typically: my shift goes bye very quickly. However as I mentioned before, keeping an even temper, running a game at a fast, smooth pace can take it's toll. I'm good at my job, and I actually care about making my players gaming experience a good one, win or lose. No matter if I have a great night, or a horrible night (I work for tips btw, so it does vary) I am ALWAYS completely shot by the time I leave work.
I leave work late at night, the absolute best feeling in the world is hitting my key fob as I walk up to my car, seeing the halos come on, getting in and hearing that cold start roar! (Long tubes, HF cats, and a muffler delete. Good morning.)
I have a 30 minute drive home from work. I can take the thruway, or two remote highways home. No matter what road I take, by the time I get home, I'm usually chilled right out. It's AMAZING how theraputic these cars can be if one really enjoys driving.