Update

Well, I never heard back from Essilor, and the one interview I have had did not pan out. I think it was mostly due o the fact that I have no real credible references. The people I used to know are scattered and I do not know where they are and Birdie and I have not made connections here in Dallas that are not family.

Things are beginning to look bleak to say the least. I am now at a crossroads. I am considering taking up a new profession. My brother (who is a master mechanic) clued me into a very lucrative profession that does not take much training to get involved in. that is the wonderful world of paintless dent repair (PDR). The only problem is that the courses cost about $5,000. Now for the money invested it is a good return in that most paintless dent repair techs make on average $120,000 a year. Even if I made half of that it would be more than I have ever made. The course takes about 1 week and I could be up and running in no time.

Be praying that G_d shows me what to do and opens the doors. The PDR line of work would allow me some stability in that I would have a skill that can be used anywhere, and with frugal living could provide a fully paid for home for my family in less that 5 years. A paid for home would help my family more than anything I could think of.


P.S.

I forgot to mention how hard things have gotten. A few months ago my car broke down (needs a new fuel pump) Well two days ago my wife's van broke down we now have no transportation of our own. My mother is graciously allowing us to use her car, but I need to get one of ours running. My brother is going to look at them and see which one will be the cheapest to fix. It all depends on what is wrong with the van. We know the primary ignition is not working but we do not know why. My brother has to get some tools to do the diagnostics, but he was just in the same job position as I am. He is able to rebound better, because his skill is in demand every where, but he will not have access to his tools until they can be moved to his new employer.