so ive done alot of thinking tonight....and had a good talken too.

[mtnmax600]

i love snowmobiling. been doing it for 15 years stright got my first sled when i was 7 years old. know im 22 and in a mess. i need to pay some bills and get some things strightened out in my life. i might end up losing some people i love very much if i dont. first you may know alot about whats going on between me and pj and his boss and my old landlord. i have put my seld up for sale to pay off some bills mainly my old landlord. hes a great guy and i fill terriable about what has happened. i have put the sled up for sale very regretably but i know it has to be done no other way around it. i love snowmobiling to death but i need to fix some things in my life and make things right. and i love the people in my life especially one more then snowmobiling. so its just something i need to do. never thought i would ever sell the sled but things need to change in my life that are more importent then snowmobiling thats all. thanks for reading
mtnmax600

 

[weetee]

Life is full of choices (and consequences from those choices.) Good luck to ya.

 

[catnfool]

a guy can do alot with some sacrifices- I've read what's going on in your life and it sucks being in your shoes right now. But, if you mean it, this will just be a bump in the road in a few years. I have been out of cattin for the most part for about three years. My kid had HUGE medical bills(cancer) that needed adressed, I started on a house, and a few other things. Did I miss it? He## yeah!! I rented/borrowed from time to time to get my fix, but have toned down until I can afford thi$$$$ addiction. Sell your sled, get things taken care of, and mend fences, and life WILL be good again.

 

[mtnmax600]

thanks catn. i really think i needed to be slapped in the face i was so bullheaded about selling the sled i just had it in my mind that it was not going to happen and i was never going to let it happen. but i owe people money and i cant afford to ride anyway. and if i could afford to ride it i needed to be giving that money to the people i owe it too. so as hard as it is the sled needs to go i love someone very much and i really need to get my life strightend out before i lose her. and right know her and the people i owe money to comes first.sorry to hear about your kid i hope hes doing better.

 

[Mcx Nytro]

I had to get out of it for a few years 5 or so... too many other things needed more attention, hard choice to make when young, but you will be a better man for it...I was so afraid I"d never get back in to it and have worked my way up to a $37,000.00 totallly tricked out Nytro....Keep your nose clean and it can happen to you too....Good luck with it.....Terry

 

[Mafesto]

Good thinking on your part.

Honestly, I don't know how anyone in their mid 20's can afford this sport?

Believe me, It is just as fun in your 30's & 40's etc!

You'll appreciate it more after you work your a s s off to get back into it!

 

[Woof]

Choices and priorities, at least you have an out.

You are way young and will be able to get back in when time and finances allows. I am 46 and ride with people in their 50s that still ride the back country and I ride with people in their 20s and I can wear them out. You got lots of time.........

 

[Idaho Slim]

Hang In there Young Man

You are doing the right things in life now I think. Keep it up, stay true, stay honest and it will come back to pay you in spades.

They always make another sled, you cant sometimes "Make another Life" if you go the wrong route.

Good luck to you, and if you ever need advice, whistle!

 

[J-Roc]

I did a similar thing last year, and it is ABSOLUTELY THE BEST THING I ever could have done. It's amazing that feeling you get when you get things in your life figured and squared away. Good luck!

Jay

 

[Ollie]

Every now and then you have to back up to go forward.
Sledding is fun and I love it.

However, it is a sport. Life doesn't stop if you don't sled.
Take a couple steps back, get your life and your finances in order than pick up a good used sled in a couple years and start over.

 

[Kevco]

With all the Avys and some friends passing here lately I had a chat with my wife the other day. I told her if something happened to me I did not want her to say I "loved" snowmobiling in my obituary. I told her to say I love my family and my friends that I rode with but that I really enjoyed riding. It is just a sport...I 5 years you probably wont even want that sled anymore. Welcome to the rest of your life. A good friend of mine has his turbo up for sell, this is a sled he and another good friend built, he is selling it to pay for school. Sometimes we have to do things that are tough.

 

[Bigrock33]

Good decisions for sure. We all have to make some difficult choices in our lives. Maybe another way to look at it is: there are two "pains" in life, the pain of hard work/sacrifice or the pain of regret. The pain of hard work/sacrifice is temporary, but the pain of regret will last your entire life. Good luck.

 

[Bagger]

Doing the right thing

Mtnmax,
Here's a quote that I live my life by:


" Laws control the lesser man, Right conduct controls the greater one".
Mark Twain

It's feels hard to do the right thing sometimes, but once you do it, and live to do the right thing, it feels great.
Hang in there and be a stand up guy, your life will be rewarded, over and over.
Bagger

 

[trinitypowder]

If you look at my Avatar you will see I'm an Evel Knievel fan. On the gas tank of my sled is one of his quotes. It reads "Stand up and be a Man". That's exactly what you're doing. Good on ya. I'll let you in on a little secret too, it will still snow every winter for the next 50 years

 

[Teth-Air]

i love snowmobiling. been doing it for 15 years stright got my first sled when i was 7 years old. know im 22 and in a mess. i need to pay some bills and get some things strightened out in my life. i might end up losing some people i love very much if i dont. first you may know alot about whats going on between me and pj and his boss and my old landlord. i have put my seld up for sale to pay off some bills mainly my old landlord. hes a great guy and i fill terriable about what has happened. i have put the sled up for sale very regretably but i know it has to be done no other way around it. i love snowmobiling to death but i need to fix some things in my life and make things right. and i love the people in my life especially one more then snowmobiling. so its just something i need to do. never thought i would ever sell the sled but things need to change in my life that are more importent then snowmobiling thats all. thanks for reading
mtnmax600

Don,t worry, your young. Be resposible and just think, when you get your next sled, you will upgrade!

 

[LISA]

he is right you are young and sleds are replaceable good friends aren't. Glad you are facing the responsibility of your actions and things will get better. Life constantly has its ups and downs. I recently have had huge financial burdens due to different issues in my life and I had the thought of easy money and how I could get some. But I reminded myself of the price I could pay for that choice and just decided to tough it out. Well a week later I picked a big job with my business and an unexpected friend called to say he would be sending a belated Christmas gift which was enough money to help me get completely caught up on my overdue bills. This friend is someone I helped out in the past and that I believe is the best way to live life. What comes around goes around and I would much rather have the positive coming my way.

 

[Jonce]

he is right you are young and sleds are replaceable good friends aren't. Glad you are facing the responsibility of your actions and things will get better. Life constantly has its ups and downs. I recently have had huge financial burdens due to different issues in my life and I had the thought of easy money and how I could get some. But I reminded myself of the price I could pay for that choice and just decided to tough it out. Well a week later I picked a big job with my business and an unexpected friend called to say he would be sending a belated Christmas gift which was enough money to help me get completely caught up on my overdue bills. This friend is someone I helped out in the past and that I believe is the best way to live life. What comes around goes around and I would much rather have the positive coming my way.

That's a good story and good timing for others to read!!!

 

[AZ800]

Mature thing you're doing.
I sit here now w/ a nice house, family, nice truck, and a couple nice sleds (to me). I started snomobiling when I was 10 y/o. When I went to college, I sold the sleds, my 4 year old Monte Carlo SS (let you figger out how old I am), to pay for school. Knew I wouldn't have th $$ to play anyways. He!!, I even turned down a substantial scholarship to Michigan Tech because I knew snomobiling and other winter activites would affect my studies (yeah, I love sledding).
Gradually accumulated the toys again as I was able to afford them. Now I don't owe anyone anything, 'cept a reasonable mortgage, which I could pay off as well, but choose to invest my $$ elsewhere.
You're on the right track.

 

[PJ-Hunter]

That is good to see that you are owning up and facing the music. I hope that things work out and stop by the office and talk to Bear in person. That will smooth things out. Good Luck!

 

[Blue]

mtnmax,

condolences and congtratulations on the sled!

I truly hope this is the biggest decision you have to face in your life, you'll be truly blessed if this is it..

heres a quote from a eally good quote thinker upper

"as long as you are alive, the rest of what life gives you is just an inconvenience"
(Blue, me)