Giving up my life for my Camaro

[iyam_lorne]

Originally Posted by Bert

wow, the Camaro is way cool and all, but giving up your life for one seems a bit overboard!

I guess we all choose our priorities . . .

Well its just 3 months and the fact that im single gives me the time to do it. and the money im gonna save down the road when i start making payments will far outweigh the long days put in. then i can afford a house, a family, or rent far easier

[Lauryn200]

Originally Posted by iyam_lorne

I have a regular full time day job but Im saving up for my Camaro's downpayment for May 1 when it is to be delivered and I recently found out about another full time job as a welder. I called about it and they said its a term job that ends April 30. What a perfect coincidence since my Camaro should be here the following day and I can drop that money on the downpayment and be on my way with my new Camaro and back to just my regular day job. I called about it and got the job but I must really be desparate for this camaro because my regular job is mon-fri 8am to 3:30pm and then this new job is mon-thurs 4pm to 2am. So for the next 3 and a half months it looks like I will have absolutely no life at all but working 17.5 hours a day. Hope I can get enough sleep to manage it since this second job is a half hour drive from my home and I work so late and have to be up for a little after 7am to get ready to be at my regular day job for 8am which is about a 20 minute drive to get to. my new evening job starts next monday.

Just wondering also, has anyone else here taken on another job just for the Camaro?

That is called motivation

On weekends...........sleep............watch DVD's.......sleep.......

But this will be your best summer................ever

[Scrappy Doo]

Originally Posted by iyam_lorne

Well its just 3 months and the fact that im single gives me the time to do it. and the money im gonna save down the road when i start making payments will far outweigh the long days put in. then i can afford a house, a family, or rent far easier

+1.

The job ends at the end of april. The snow will be gone and the nice weather will be here. perfect time to enjoy your ride and the smaller payments. 3 months of hell is a small price to pay.

[Alain]

Originally Posted by iyam_lorne

Thanks. i know it will be worth it. just looking forward to the camaro will no doubt make those 3 months seem like 3 days.

yeah dude, keep your frame of mind positive for 3 months and you're good to go. you'll thank yourself this summer when you are rocking the new Camaro around town and everyone is looking at ya !!!!

one thing though, i ordered mine on 12/22 and was told 8-12 weeks, so far it has been the longest 3 weeks of my life !!!

lol

[abacojeff]

Originally Posted by iyam_lorne

I recently found out about another full time job as a welder... and then this new job is mon-thurs 4pm to 2am.

Well it was a long time ago and it wasn't a second job stacked on top of a 'regular' job... but many many years ago I took a break from college and took a welding job during the swing shift.

Seeing your question reminded me of those 'good ole days' way back when. I guess I never adjusted to the time - the last three hours would just kill me.

I quit and went back to school full time after I spent a whole shift welding parts on upside down!

The shop foreman was cool, he could have chewed by butt out for the next 30 years (that's how long ago it was)... instead he just shook his head and made me toss everything into the scrap pile. After I saw the amount of material wasted I really got the concept of getting things right.

I guess the shop never heard of the Japanese concept of "Poka-Yoke" back then... otherwise they would have designed the jigs so the parts only fit one way (not that I didn't have anything to do with putting the part together backwards...)

Thanks for making me think of that!

[v6sonoma]

Let us know in a few weeks how you're doing. lol I've been down that road before about 10 years ago when I bought my then new truck. I was burning the candle at both ends for a while till I got a big raise and a promotion at my main job and told the second job see ya later. That schedule is gonna be tough. Good luck with it, and remember when you are exhausted and cranky just think about you're car and that it's only for a while.

[iyam_lorne]

Thankr for all the support guys. yeah in a couple weeks ill post a new thread on how its going. that is if im still alive by then lol.

[SSE 4 2SS]

Originally Posted by TommyTSquared

As a student assistant I'm only required to work ~20 hours a week for my IT job, however I have been using the Camaro as motivation for getting at work by 8 everyday to not only help pay for it, but to get me ready for me soon to be everyday 8-5 job out of college. Also I cannot legally work 40 hours a week, however I have been putting in more than that so that it can carry over and I can apply them to weeks I don't work 40 full hours!

Oh yeah, and I've also since sold my dirtbike and work special events for the campus during basketball games.

TommyT,

I could make an assumption that with the user name you are an architect student, but assumptions are ahemmm... What are you majoring in if you don't mind me asking... and are you close to graduation...??

[EMB135Driver]

Am I the only one who thinks that welding after you have been awake 18 hrs is probably not a good idea....last time i checked you could do some real damage while welding if you arent careful.

[iyam_lorne]

Originally Posted by EMB135Driver

Am I the only one who thinks that welding after you have been awake 18 hrs is probably not a good idea....last time i checked you could do some real damage while welding if you arent careful.

well Im just doing short welds sticking small pieces together. Nothing too major since Im starting with little expierience so it will be extremely repetitious but not hard. i better stock up on red bull shots, lol.

[super60]

Originally Posted by iyam_lorne

I have a regular full time day job but Im saving up for my Camaro's downpayment for May 1 when it is to be delivered and I recently found out about another full time job as a welder. I called about it and they said its a term job that ends April 30. What a perfect coincidence since my Camaro should be here the following day and I can drop that money on the downpayment and be on my way with my new Camaro and back to just my regular day job. I called about it and got the job but I must really be desparate for this camaro because my regular job is mon-fri 8am to 3:30pm and then this new job is mon-thurs 4pm to 2am. So for the next 3 and a half months it looks like I will have absolutely no life at all but working 17.5 hours a day. Hope I can get enough sleep to manage it since this second job is a half hour drive from my home and I work so late and have to be up for a little after 7am to get ready to be at my regular day job for 8am which is about a 20 minute drive to get to. my new evening job starts next monday.

Just wondering also, has anyone else here taken on another job just for the Camaro?

Well first off , just let me say Congratulations and Thank You for Supporting GM & Team Camaro. And if it matters , we here at the Camaro plant are working 8hrs a-day , six days a-week so lucky new owners like you can enjoy their new Camaro's. Looking forward to being part of the build team for your new SIM. Thanks again and Best Regards from Oshawa

Super60

[71cam]

Originally Posted by iyam_lorne

I have a regular full time day job but Im saving up for my Camaro's downpayment for May 1 when it is to be delivered and I recently found out about another full time job as a welder. I called about it and they said its a term job that ends April 30. What a perfect coincidence since my Camaro should be here the following day and I can drop that money on the downpayment and be on my way with my new Camaro and back to just my regular day job. I called about it and got the job but I must really be desparate for this camaro because my regular job is mon-fri 8am to 3:30pm and then this new job is mon-thurs 4pm to 2am. So for the next 3 and a half months it looks like I will have absolutely no life at all but working 17.5 hours a day. Hope I can get enough sleep to manage it since this second job is a half hour drive from my home and I work so late and have to be up for a little after 7am to get ready to be at my regular day job for 8am which is about a 20 minute drive to get to. my new evening job starts next monday.

Just wondering also, has anyone else here taken on another job just for the Camaro?

Yikes!!!After 4 days of work, you will at best have 16 hours of sleep. And then you go in to work on Friday until 3:30 pm..that's another 8.5 hours up time. So if my math is correct for 24 x 4 = 96 + 8.5 = 104.5

You will have slept for 16 hours during a 104.5 hour stretch.

Welding and driving will become very challenging with that kind of lack of sleep. Unfortunately, there is no such thing as catch up sleep in that short time period either.

You have great initiative and drive, but you must know your limits.

Be safe

[shad2009]

dang, hope u can manage both jobs, i once worked over 100 hours in 2 weeks when i worked at champs, when i finally got a chance to sleep, i SLEPT lol...i wish i could lock a second job like that, i'd def b upgrading to a SS...good luck tp you brotha

[ChriSS84]

look for a job overseas... It pays 6 figures! Welders are handy and the military vehicles need it after they get blown up....