void* terminator(void* args)
{
    std::cout << "I'll be back!" << std::endl;  //couldn't help it
    MyThreadArgs* mta = (MyThreadArgs*)args;    //get the arguments
    int sock = mta->getMainSock();          //store them locally
    MyQueue* mq = mta->getQueue();
    pthread_t* workers = mta->getWorkerThreads();
    int workersAmount = mta->getWorkersAmount();
    pthread_t mainThread = mta->getMainThread();

    mq->waitForActiveThreads(); //wait for all active firstLineThreads to finish
    if(close(sock) == -1)   //close the main socket
        perror("close");

    for(int i = 0; i < workersAmount; i++)
    {   //join all worker threads
        mq->signalWorkersForExit();
        pthread_join(workers[i], NULL);
    }

    pthread_kill(mainThread, SIGRTMIN+1);   //signal the main thread to exit
    pthread_join(mainThread, NULL); //join it

    delete mq;  //delete all allocated memory
    delete[] workers;
    delete mta;

    pthread_detach(pthread_self()); //detach yourself
    exit(0);    //and exit
}