When the crap hits the fan

[El Presidente]

When the crap hits the fan...what do you do?

Do you put on the "Sounds of the Rainforest" CD, crawl in a foetal position in a dark corner for a few hours...or days, go to town on the bottle, reach for that motivational book, put your fist through the nearest door, say a prayer and hope for the best, go hit a couple of hundred balls at the range, go to the gym and walk right past the water cooler, go fishing, call a good mate, talk to your wife, kick the dog, ignore it completely,

We have all been there. How do you handle it

[NicPac]

Most times I'll call one of my close buddies...a Lil prayer never hurts either

[gigabyte056]

Go to the gym, run and cool down.

in hindsight crap usually looks a lot better after some time passes

[PigFish]

When the crap hits the fan...what do you do?

Do you put on the "Sounds of the Rainforest" CD, crawl in a foetal position in a dark corner for a few hours...or days, go to town on the bottle, reach for that motivational book, put your fist through the nearest door, say a prayer and hope for the best, go hit a couple of hundred balls at the range, go to the gym and walk right past the water cooler, go fishing, call a good mate, talk to your wife, kick the dog, ignore it completely,

We have all been there. How do you handle it

... thank the Lord God for all that I still have, that I have had the opportunities that I have had and not been born in another age or on some other continents. I spend some time with my designer mini-pets... and a good cigar!

Then... I load up a bunch of high capacity magazines and practice saying..., "You talkin' to me?" -Piggy

[JMH]

Sometimes booze, sometimes music, sometimes running until you're about to collapse.

[Fuzz]

Blasting through a few hundred rounds sounds quite cathartic.

Unfortunately it would be a bit expensive here, so I'll just stick with blowing off a few hundred electronic rounds on the xbox.

I have also found paintball to be quite relaxing after having a real shitty week.

[NJP]

Step1: Double Corona

Step2: Btl Glenmorangie & Nice Glass

Step3: Off to inspiration point ( View of Melbourne 5mins away )

Step4: Remember to be as polite as possible when wife picks sorry Arse up.

So with time to think, Scotch to sooth, Cigar to enjoy, view to get lost in and the wife to bring you back to realality with a shitty drive home. Your still in the same spot but for a while you were lost in the best place on earth

[BlueClaw]

for me, sometimes all i need is a few hours and one activity or a combination of several activities and a day or two to get me through..

not in any special order and depends on the mood i'm in;

- head down to the beach solo with my IPOD and feel good music

- head down to the NYC pier solo and boat and people watch (again with my IPOD)

- connect with a buddy for some moonshine and a few laughs

- eat

- go walking solo where there is nice scenery

- take a drive

- reflect back on the days when life was much simpiler and less complicated

- work around the house on things that need fixing (this really does help me keep my mind off things) by the time i'm done with the chore i'm too tired to think of anything.

ALL OF THE ABOVE INVOLE INDULGING IN A GOOD CIGAR.

[DougB]

Great replies- and great topic.

For me, lately, it will all depend on the day of the week that it happens to be, where I am- work, home, etc., but here's how I cope (funny you should bring this up Prez as I have been going through some **** as of late)

- landscape my yard, water plants

- bring our German shephard to the beach and watch the innocence and raw fun trump all the b.s.

- run with my ipod while seriously rocking out some live Phish

- talk to a friend or two, brother or sister

- sit, think, meditate/pray a little (usually after I have gotten 'it' out of me by doing the above)

- help someone else who is in need of help and thereby forgetting my crap altogether

- buy way more cigars than i will ever possibly need

- sitting with 'it' after getting the physical part out of me while having a 'decent' cigar. i have found that if my mood is poor, the smoking experience will likely be as well so looking for a life-changing cigar to bring me out of the crap while being pissed off is fruitless

- try to reign-in my perspective. I often remind myself about the little story that goes like...

'One day I was complaining about not having any shoes. Until I met a man with no feet'

Granted I have to work through my **** before I can get there...but it happens.

Thanks for the question/topic.

[anacostiakat]

I usually reposition the fan. . .

[Guest rob]

.... hmmm, interesting timing of this thread..... I gave a door a bit of a 'touch up'just today. Gonna take me some time repair and repaint now

[Rehman]

Clean the house, sling a leg over the road bike and ride up and down hills for two hours, clean the bike, bathe, eat, smoke a Trinidad Robusto Extra.

[laficion]

I usually reposition the fan. . .

@ Jim, Great minds think of great solutions.

I go in my cigar room, light up a few fine cigars and listen to some

great Blues, like,

Little Walter

Elmore James

Howlin Wolf

Otis Rush

Sonny Boy Williamson and so many others.

Well, after that and some soul bleeding, I pick myself up, tell myself that things will

get better( since it can't get worse) and get back on the Merry-go-round for another spin.

We're on this earth for only 3 and 1/2 secs., a ROCK, will still be here millions of years,

so why do we waste 2 of those secs creating our own problems in such a short time, when

we should truly strive to fulfill that time the best we can. I guess as humans, we have a

natural talent.

[Cohiba007]

I'm with Rehman, I usually jump on the road bike and ride till it hurts. Or I call some buddies and drink till it doesn't hurt.

[CigarAsh]

Down to my basement workshop to work on something. It may just be me making sawdust and wood shavings, but it's always pretty cathartic. It's best to stick to the hand tools when things are bad (safety first - I still have all my fingers), plus there's nothing more pure for me than planing a perfect, paper thin shaving off a beautiful piece of wood.

Either that or I head straight to the bourbon and a nice cigar out on my deck.

[android]

Don't get stressed to much...i run 25-30 miles per week so that may help. My girl helps out every night as well

[riazp]

I open up a bottle or Red Wine, and start cooking, maybe bake a lagagna with a homemade gravy, or cook up a few meals, not only does it relax me, I dont have to cook for a couple of days after

[Colt45]

I keep everything bottled up inside, to build up and fester - eventually resulting in an explosion the likes of which there can never be any turning back from.

[benjaminbbush]

Step One-Close mouth. When the crap hits the fan, opening your mouth only makes it worse, generally.

Step Two-Look for immediate shelter. Meaning, take shelter from any immediate danger to you or your reputation.

Step Three-Once you have shelter, look for path that takes you clear of the spray field of the crap coming from said fan. Meaning, figure out how to stop the crap from flying while getting as little on you as possible. What fixes can be implemented to stop the problem.

Step Four-Once problem is stopped, CLEAN UP. The crap must be cleaned up so figure out the best way to go about that.

Step Five-If Steps One through Four are successful, then bask in the glow of a job well done generally with whiskey and cigar. If unsuccessful, then drown your sorrows, again with whiskey and cigar.

Step Six-Show up tomorrow and start it all over again. I mean really, you can't just give up can you????

[CDNeh]

First, I either deal with the crap or resolve where possible, only after the crap has been dealt with will I then go fishing/golfing/Smoke a cigar or all of the preceeding and in no particular order.

Also, is it only me, but there seems to be an awfull lot more crap flying around these days than a few years ago.

CDNeh

[tmac77]

Also, is it only me, but there seems to be an awfull lot more crap flying around these days than a few years ago.

CDNeh

Crapometer is definately above normal mate.

[Maron76]

Last time I got angry and punched the wall I hit the stud. Like a 1 in 8 chance of doing that, I should have just played the lottery that day. Now I grab a cigar and the dog and go for a walk.

[IcedCanuck]

Step One-Close mouth. When the crap hits the fan, opening your mouth only makes it worse, generally.

Step Two-Look for immediate shelter. Meaning, take shelter from any immediate danger to you or your reputation.

Step Three-Once you have shelter, look for path that takes you clear of the spray field of the crap coming from said fan. Meaning, figure out how to stop the crap from flying while getting as little on you as possible. What fixes can be implemented to stop the problem.

Step Four-Once problem is stopped, CLEAN UP. The crap must be cleaned up so figure out the best way to go about that.

Step Five-If Steps One through Four are successful, then bask in the glow of a job well done generally with whiskey and cigar. If unsuccessful, then drown your sorrows, again with whiskey and cigar.

Step Six-Show up tomorrow and start it all over again. I mean really, you can't just give up can you????

I do the same minus Step Five ... if crap is hitting the fan because of my g/f the last thing I want to do is light up a cigar or have any type of alcoholic beverage because I know from experience that is like throwing gasoline on a fire that is almost out. If crap is hitting the fan at work I simply don't have the time to smoke a cigar and having a drink during the work day could potentially get me fired. I'll add that the very first thing I do is tell myself to calm down and not get worked up over this because if I do I'm going to rage freak on everyone and cause a bad situation to get much much much worse than it already is. I tell myself I AM and I MUST be the bigger person and remaining calm and cool is paramount.

[CigarAsh]

I keep everything bottled up inside, to build up and fester - eventually resulting in an explosion the likes of which there can never be any turning back from.

Ah, the old tried and true - a manly man doing manly things in manly ways.

[thechenman]

I keep everything bottled up inside, to build up and fester - eventually resulting in an explosion the likes of which there can never be any turning back from.

I'm with you on this Colt...