Long time, no see

[charlie8575]

Wow. Can't believe it's been two years give or take.

Short version: life went very topsy-turvy, Facebook sucked me into a suprisingly vibrant modeling scene, although I'm trying to reduce my activity there some, learned how to do CAD, now trying to figure out best how to apply my knowledge. Primary focus now is perhaps start designing some laser-cut kits.

Biggest change was a move forced by some very bad circumstances. Long story short, my parents got screwed on their mortgage, so we lost our house. We're still trying to figure out what else we lost, for possible claims against a very unscrupulous lender and their incompetent henchmen.

Dad ended up clearing his retirement out, and we bought a place for cash. I'm paying him back for half of it as I can. On the plus side: we own it outright and we have just under an acre in a nice quiet neighborhood. The minus is this house needs a ton of work, but part of it will be a dedicated modeling room/den.

I also had some trouble logging in here, so that was the big reason I disappeared. That seems to be fixed.

Anyway, glad to be back.

Charlie Larkin

 

[Dave Ambrose]

Welcome back! That is a rough ride. Hopefully, you can initiate a criminal complaint against these people. If they’re convicted, you can get restitution as part of the sentence. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

As Dave said, that's one helluva rough ride. Glad you were able to come out the other side with a plan and a roof over everyone's heads. I would think you should be able to pick up plenty nicely paid word with CAD skills too. Good to see you here again. 

[cobraman]

Good to have you back ! I hope your troubles are behind you. Stay strong !

[1930fordpickup]

Good to see back Charlie. I was wondering what happened to you. 

I am glad you have a place to live. 

[PappyD340]

Welcome back Charlie

[bbowser]

Nice to hear from you again.  CAD skills are definitely in demand, good choice.

[MrObsessive]

Charlie! Wow, it HAS been a long time! Glad to see you here again, and I'm sorry that happened with your place. I remember you telling me about it a while back at the NNL. As Dave said, I would definitely come after them. A LOT of that is going on these days, and it's worth trying to see if you and your parents can be compensated.

Hope to see you here more often!

[MrObsessive]

Charlie, I'm trying to send you a PM...........check your inbox as it may need cleaned out.

[crazyjim]

Happy to see you back Charlie and hope things work out for you.

[charlie8575]

2 hours ago, MrObsessive said:

Charlie, I'm trying to send you a PM...........check your inbox as it may need cleaned out.

Try again, I have space.

Worst case..e-Mail me. chlarkin8575@yahoo.com or send me a PM on Facebook.

Charlie Larkin

[MrObsessive]

7 hours ago, charlie8575 said:

Try again, I have space.

Worst case..e-Mail me. chlarkin8575@yahoo.com or send me a PM on Facebook.

Charlie Larkin

Thanks Charlie! Check your PM's here..........

[my66s55]

Welcome back Charlie. Sorry to hear of the troubles over the past two years. 

[Tom Geiger]

Good to see you back on the board!   Though we've never lost touch between Facebook and face to face at shows!  

Note that there was a lot of the mortgage fraud going on.  Google the parties involved, you may find class action suits, or attorneys who have won against them.

[John Pol]

good to see you back Charlie are you still going to school sorry to hear what you had to go threw

[eldiablo78]

Welcome to the forums