Fastbird
10-19-2011, 05:22 PM
I'm back. :)
Rather than post in the old "everyone" thread, I figured it'd be easier to start a new one. That said......
W-O-W. When I got home that night and my wife handed me that box that I opened, and the card contained within, I LITERALLY couldn't control my emotions and shed a few tears. For as bad of a person as I was made out to be by the military, by the adult day-care where I spent the past 9.5 months, and the abandonment by the vast majority of people whom I thought were my friends, to think that so many people, many of whom I've never even met in person, stood and rallied behind me like this is truly amazing. I thought I knew the LTx community before, but it's been raised to an entirely new level of dedication, strength, and togetherness. Thank you!!!
I've struggled long and hard over the past few days over what I'm going to say when I regained access to post, and for the life of me, I can't find the words to do justice to what you've done for me. I'm literally speechless, and for anyone who really knows me, you know that's something that simply doesn't happen. But you all have done it to me. I simply don't know what to say. Thank you all for everything, so much. The shocks were such an awesome surprise, and gift card helped me child proof my computer big time, but the meaning and value behind those items to me is endless. More importantly though, thank you all for your support towards my wife while she was going through her own punishment. I know it wasn't easy and after browsing some posts, it's become very obvious that this community supported her in every way they could. Last but certainly not least important, thank you for sticking behind me. I did what I did because I deemed it necessary at the time, and I'll freely acknowledge that it wasn't the best decision in the book, but I did it. I lost a lot of people whom I thought were friends, but in the process, I found so many true friends that I didn't know I had.
So now we reside in Waynesboro PA, just north of Hagerstown MD. It's a small place, there's no garage, but it's home, and we're a family again. If ANYONE is passing through the area, please look me up, and I'll ALWAYS have an open room (or a couch to crash on at the least) for you. Fastbird Performance is reopening as soon as I can republish my website, and I'll be changing my name to "Resurrection Performance Motorsports" and delving a little farther into the hobby, to include working on peoples cars as soon as I have a garage to work in (we're hoping to move in January to a better place). Currently I'm working as a mechanic in a small local shop and it's going FANTASTIC.
So that's that. The naval consolidated brig at charleston was little more than adult day care. It was horrible, don't get me wrong, but there were MUCH worse places to end up. It was degrading, irritating, and for me, absolutely frustrating because there were VERY few people there for me to relate to. Most were young kids, immature, cocky, and troublesome. Mail was very very iffy (I didn't get letters from some people who apparently sent them), sleep was non-existent, food was good at times and SUCKED others, but I survived, and am stronger for it, and I now return to the community I so much love with the intent of being able to be myself once again.
Again, everyone, thank you so much for the gift, for the support of my family and I, and for sticking by me. You all are the best.
Sincerely,
Sean a.k.a. Fastbird
Rather than post in the old "everyone" thread, I figured it'd be easier to start a new one. That said......
W-O-W. When I got home that night and my wife handed me that box that I opened, and the card contained within, I LITERALLY couldn't control my emotions and shed a few tears. For as bad of a person as I was made out to be by the military, by the adult day-care where I spent the past 9.5 months, and the abandonment by the vast majority of people whom I thought were my friends, to think that so many people, many of whom I've never even met in person, stood and rallied behind me like this is truly amazing. I thought I knew the LTx community before, but it's been raised to an entirely new level of dedication, strength, and togetherness. Thank you!!!
I've struggled long and hard over the past few days over what I'm going to say when I regained access to post, and for the life of me, I can't find the words to do justice to what you've done for me. I'm literally speechless, and for anyone who really knows me, you know that's something that simply doesn't happen. But you all have done it to me. I simply don't know what to say. Thank you all for everything, so much. The shocks were such an awesome surprise, and gift card helped me child proof my computer big time, but the meaning and value behind those items to me is endless. More importantly though, thank you all for your support towards my wife while she was going through her own punishment. I know it wasn't easy and after browsing some posts, it's become very obvious that this community supported her in every way they could. Last but certainly not least important, thank you for sticking behind me. I did what I did because I deemed it necessary at the time, and I'll freely acknowledge that it wasn't the best decision in the book, but I did it. I lost a lot of people whom I thought were friends, but in the process, I found so many true friends that I didn't know I had.
So now we reside in Waynesboro PA, just north of Hagerstown MD. It's a small place, there's no garage, but it's home, and we're a family again. If ANYONE is passing through the area, please look me up, and I'll ALWAYS have an open room (or a couch to crash on at the least) for you. Fastbird Performance is reopening as soon as I can republish my website, and I'll be changing my name to "Resurrection Performance Motorsports" and delving a little farther into the hobby, to include working on peoples cars as soon as I have a garage to work in (we're hoping to move in January to a better place). Currently I'm working as a mechanic in a small local shop and it's going FANTASTIC.
So that's that. The naval consolidated brig at charleston was little more than adult day care. It was horrible, don't get me wrong, but there were MUCH worse places to end up. It was degrading, irritating, and for me, absolutely frustrating because there were VERY few people there for me to relate to. Most were young kids, immature, cocky, and troublesome. Mail was very very iffy (I didn't get letters from some people who apparently sent them), sleep was non-existent, food was good at times and SUCKED others, but I survived, and am stronger for it, and I now return to the community I so much love with the intent of being able to be myself once again.
Again, everyone, thank you so much for the gift, for the support of my family and I, and for sticking by me. You all are the best.
Sincerely,
Sean a.k.a. Fastbird