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Old 10-13-2011, 08:45 PM
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The good, the bad and the lack of time...

Ok I need a bit of advice. I'm in a position where I have too many projects to handle and very little time to do them all in. I typically work 48 hours a week and winter is fast approaching so the days are getting shorter and shorter. I'm hesitant to take any days off as i'm still fairly new with the company. I spend most weekends and the odd weekday with my girlfriend so that also cuts into what little free time I have to work on projects. Currently I have 4 going on outside of the normal day to day stuff.

1st problem (The easy one)
I'm an officer in my local MBCA club and i've been tasked with planning an event that's coming up on the 22nd. All the planning has been done so I just need to call the restaurant and our stops tomorrow to finalize the plans (I also need to polish up the scavenger hunt but thankfully the aforementioned darling girlfriend is going to help me with that)

2nd problem (Also easy but every little bit cuts into my time)
I'm still helping my friend with the sale of the 280CE. Thus far we've had some interest but no one has yet come to see the car.
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/mercedes-cars-sale/304023-fs-1980-280ce-euro-central-ct.html

3rd Problem (Much more time consuming)
The 300GD repairs are coming along but it's a process like any other. The bigger mechanical issues have been resolved. However some of the wiring is giving me quite the headache but i'm hoping that cleaning all the grounds will solve most of the issues. From there it's a matter of replacing the transmission fluid, fixing the soft top and registering it. I only have time to work on it when I get home from work which leaves precious few daylight hours. THANKFULLY my father has been helping me fix things on it.
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/open-discussion/305584-search-has-finally-ended.html

4th Issue (The nightmare of "Now when am I going to get this done?")
I bought a 300SEL in August as a parts car. The idea was to slowly pull it all apart over a matter of weeks and haul the frame to the scrap dealer. I meant to have the 300SEL stripped a long time ago but my father thought it could be fixed so we hauled it to my indy who found out that a piston was screwed up. It's still there and we need to get it back here but space is now very limited. I could still fix it for $1,500 but then there would be little if any ROI. I also still want it as a parts car but my hands are already full with everything else. Storage space for all the stripped parts is also a MAJOR concern as all of our sheds are nearly full to the brim. I could park it way in the backyard and gradually take it apart but i'd rather not have it sit for the winter even if it is just for parts.
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I need some advice on what I should do. I figure that in order to do everything i'd need a good 100 hours.
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