[NSRCA-discussion] Mike Hester

[Mike Hester]

Ok, maybe I need to clarify....

I do not see this as a negative or bad thing, although yesterday was a much 
different story. But then yesterday my fever was hovering between 
103-104...dangerously high. Ever tried to be calm and rational with a fever 
like that? Trouble is, I didn't have time to wait and get better, I had to 
do something because I was getting slammed with pretty strange and negative 
stuff, all demanding some form of response. "I'm sick and in the bed" wasn't 
getting the message across.

Soooooo....I just made a decision that's been plaguing me for a long time 
now. I just don't see it as a negative or a bad thing, although after 
reading what I wrote, my frustration and lack of rationale got the better of 
me. And to be honest it was just a lot more harsh than I intended it to be, 
and really I apologize for that. I have enough drama in my life, this was 
just something that I had to take care of before it took care of me.

I'm not in the least bit angry with anyone, let me be clear about that. But 
I found myself working under a bizarre set of circumstances and some things 
that I thought were clear from the beginning, apparently weren't clear 
enough. I found myself in a bad situation wondering how I got there, then 
realizing I'm not Superman....basically. LOL

Really I had been working under this sort of arrangement for over a year now 
anyway, it's just more "official" now. I have lupus flares all the time but 
until this last week I never would have "shared" that on my site in detail. 
frankly I just hate it and it's part of my life I wish wasn;t there, and I 
try to ignore it and push on, and inevitably it bites me sqaure in the rear 
when I least expect it.

This time just really got my attention, that's all. It scared the hell out 
of me. And showed me in no uncertain terms, I had to let something go. So, 
building professionally was it. As I said it doesn't mean I won't ever do 
it, it will just be much fewer and further between. MUCH. I just had to 
realize that building for others in any amount of volume is just not in the 
cards for me as long as I am trying to do kits and stuff.

I REALLY didn't want this to go past my news page, but I know that Ron knows 
me and I assume he is/was concerned. I appreciate that! I'd just rather it 
not turn into some crazy drama, because it's not necessary. I already regret 
not doing it differently, but everybody makes mistakes....just usually not 
with a crazy fever =)

So back to snaps and spins and batteries.......

-Mike

PS I'm not soured, but I am pretty exhausted =P

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pete Cosky" <pcosky at comcast.net>
To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Mike Hester


> Y'know, I didn't read that until after I sent Mike an e-mail just asking 
> how
> things were for him and Melissa. To say the least I was totally appalled
> that anyone would put a toy above a person's well being.
>
> I count Mike as a friend (a rather short list as opposed to my 
> acquaintance
> list) and it would be a real shame if this would have soured him. People
> with the kind of drive Mike exhibits are rare these days; at least in my
> experience.
>
> OK...I'm done now....gotta go give my son a bath and read him a bedtime
> story.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ron Van Putte" <vanputte at cox.net>
> To: "NSRCA Mailing List" <nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 6:02 PM
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Mike Hester
>
>
>> Many of you know Mike Hester, but you might not know that he has
>> lupus.  He has been busting his butt trying to get airplanes in the
>> hands of people who ordered Black Magics and that finally took a toll
>> on his health.  You can read all about it and the repercussions
>> here:  http://www.customairframes.com/CustomAirNews.html
>>
>> Ron Van Putte
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