posted 08-07-2013 09:01 AM                  

...I have been planning retirement for a couple of years and this week is the first week of "no paperwork" at my desk since 1971...I once had a 27 year stretch of work without even taking a vacation other than a few 3 day weekends for the MOPAR Nats, it sure does seem odd...am I ready, yes, am I scared, no, am I ready to see the other side of life, yes

...I still own commercial properties, too many automobiles and I have financial investments to attend to but as of today, NO MORE PAPERWORK !!! ...my daughter is buying my retail businesses and I am going to continue to help and advise her (she is a very very capable person with a fantastic work ethic) until I am no longer needed, but I have made it very clear, I AM DONE !!!

...I'm planning on attending more car events, shows, auctions etc. anywhere and everywhere I want to go...Debbie still has a couple of years of things to do, or prove, and she will then no doubt join the terminally unemployed...she is a senior vice president at a chain of banks and she was just hired by an international company to be on their board of advisors, I think she wants to give that a run for a while too...I always knew she was smart, she married me !

...the last few years have been a struggle due to expanding our store base and I am just too old and tired for all the excitement these days...dealing with employees, break-ins, competitors, changing governmental rules and regulations...it seems the whole world is going "on-line" and I still use a legal pad and a telephone with a cord, I'm as outdated as a 1951 Buick at the Daytona 500...it's time to step aside and let the next generation make theirs, it has been a great ride

...time for my nap

PS...see ya at a car show this summer, MOPAR Nats this week, Woodward next week, and don't forget the Nursing Home Nationals in September

posted 08-07-2013 09:10 AM                  

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Originally posted by tangled up in BLUE:
...a couple of nights ago I attended a meeting with many of my highschool classmates, Class of 1969, to plan for "Homecoming" this year...we talked about beng retired, and how long we have worked etc, and I had the record, working 52 years, starting as a 10 year old kid washing dishes at a restaurant...the last summer vacation I had was after 4th grade, no spring breaks ever, I just worked

...I have been planning retirement for a couple of years and this week is the first week of "no paperwork" at my desk since 1971...I once had a 27 year stretch of work without even taking a vacation other than a few 3 day weekends for the MOPAR Nats, it sure does seem odd...am I ready, yes, am I scared, no, am I ready to see the other side of life, yes

...I still own commercial properties, too many automobiles and I have financial investments to attend to but as of today, NO MORE PAPERWORK !!! ...my daughter is buying my retail businesses and I am going to continue to help and advise her (she is a very very capable person with a fantastic work ethic) until I am no longer needed, but I have made it very clear, I AM DONE !!!

...I'm planning on attending more car events, shows, auctions etc. anywhere and everywhere I want to go...Debbie still has a couple of years of things to do, or prove, and she will then no doubt join the terminally unemployed...she is a senior vice president at a chain of banks and she was just hired by an international company to be on their board of advisors, I think she wants to give that a run for a while too...I always knew she was smart, she married me !

...the last few years have been a struggle due to expanding our store base and I am just too old and tired for all the excitement these days...dealing with employees, break-ins, competitors, changing governmental rules and regulations...it seems the whole world is going "on-line" and I still use a legal pad and a telephone with a cord, I'm as outdated as a 1951 Buick at the Daytona 500...it's time to step aside and let the next generation make theirs, it has been a great ride

...time for my nap

PS...see ya at a car show this summer, MOPAR Nats this week, Woodward next week, and don't forget the Nursing Home Nationals in September

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posted 08-07-2013 10:10 AM                  

Cookie has provided the extra income to buy you cars,,,provided the insurance for medical,,,cleans the house,,,does the dishes,,,makes the great meals for your belly,,,does the laundry,,,mows the yard,,,changes the oil in all of the cars,,,while you sit in that big chair listening to music from the 60's, watching re-runs of the Monkeys, and looking at Linda Vaughn and Henry Winkler photos on the internet.
Shameful,,I tell you,,shameful.

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That's why I love ya man!

Good luck, and ENJOY the rest of the year!

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posted 08-07-2013 12:51 PM                  

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Originally posted by ALLEY CAT:
I can't think of anyone,,more [B]non-deserving than you for retirement

Cookie has provided the extra income to buy you cars,,,provided the insurance for medical,,,cleans the house,,,does the dishes,,,makes the great meals for your belly,,,does the laundry,,,mows the yard,,,changes the oil in all of the cars,,,while you sit in that big chair listening to music from the 60's, watching re-runs of the Monkeys, and looking at Linda Vaughn and Henry Winkler photos on the internet.
Shameful,,I tell you,,shameful.

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That's why I love ya man!

Good luck, and ENJOY the rest of the year!

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ps > I foresee a IRS audit coming up for this fiscal tax year, lol [/B]

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posted 08-07-2013 06:30 PM                  

Is that a recent photo? If so, what made you decide to actually drive something from the collection?

posted 08-08-2013 07:39 AM                  

After noticing that he had already watched episode #16 'Andy from Mayberry' re-run 42 times, Taco heads to the local W-Mart looking for some of his Kentucky kin:
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After only five minutes searching the aisles, Taco finds uncle Benny Bell (pictured below) near the penis enhancement display: