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Originally Posted by Ken Thurm

Don,
We may have an opening in Ft. Meyers pretty soon, want to go back to work?
Ken

You must have ESP Ken, I was just going to ask you how the Ft Myers location was coming. I am really ready to go back to work, this retirement thing isn't all it is cracked up to be. Found out I am a little lost without somewhere to be every day.

If you are serious, I would love to talk with you. Thanks for mentioning it.

Don

Man retirement is a bitch if you have to go back to work to rest!

hey don , i saw a pic of your bucket on the HAMB and came over for a peek. it took several nights but i've made it thru ALL 195 pages. i'm very impressed and love the look of both T's. i really like your sons RPU as well !!

Brick, yep, it's kinda like coming back from vacation and going to work to get a rest. I am actually missing work, and as strange as that sounds, I loved my job. It always gave me some purpose to my life and I knew what day of the week it was.

jbon64, you actually READ all the pages??? Wow, even I haven't done that. Welcome aboard this forum, and thank you for the nice words. Dan has renewed interest in his '29, and I see he as the new frame members mocked up getting ready for some welding. The frame should go pretty quickly, and I'm sure he will be posting some updates on the HAMB.

Don

Don---Everybody who wants to retire should be allowed to have a shot at it.---and then have the opportunity to go back to work!!! Retirement is fun for a while, and its great if you have a project to finish. But---and its a big BUT--what the heck do you do with all that time if you don't have a job to go to??? Alright---all you fellows who hate your jobs---I hear you. Maybe its better to watch the afternoon soaps and hang out at the WalMart, but for us lucky ones, who actually like (love???) our jobs, retirement ain't what its cracked up to be!! I worked for major companies all my life untill 7 years ago, when I started my own Engineering and Design Company. For the last 5 years I worked for other companies, I wondered what it would be like to be retired. Now I know. Sometimes, if things don't break just right, I go five or six weeks without a contract---and I friggin near go crazy!!! I don't really need the money (although it certainly doesn't hurt). Its just that without work, you run out of things to fill up the days. And all the time I'm trying to put in time, I keep thinking---Jeez, if I just had some work A---I'd be happy because I'd have something to do, and B-Damn, I'd rather be getting $XX per hour for doing something I like, rather than no $ setting around the house watching reruns of "I Love Lucy".

We had a terrific car show in Ft Myers today, they were projecting 1000 cars, but my number was in the 1100's and my Son Don was in the 1400's. They ultimately said 2000 cars and I believe it. I got there at 7:45 (Don slept in and came at 9 or so) and already it was jammed. I asked a guy who was in the front section how he got such a good spot, and he said they got there at 6:30AM!!

It was an open show, with no categories for trophies, so we had every make and model you can think of. Here are some pictures, lots of pictures:

There were some true old time drag cars there like this one.............

and this Mustang FX car........first long nosed one they said. That is a blown Ford in it.........very very loud!!!!!

Some nice hot rods too.

flames were big this year............

Rat rods were out in force too. The tub is my friends car........."Skanky". He just told me he put over 22,000 ,miles on it in two years. Last trip was over 4000 miles.

And finally, this Ford has every car show gimmick known to man.

Don

Brian, sorry, I was busy typing as you posted. You are absolutely right. The other thing is that I see myself slipping since I am not having daily contact with lots of people. I am not as sharp as I once was (Ok Uncle Bob, there is your opening ) and I am feeling older too. No wonder people retire and die sometimes right after that.

I'm probably like you Brian, I have worked all my life and have been blessed with some great jobs. My last one at the marina was the best so far. They were always amazed that we didn't have to start until 8 and yet I would turn the key in the door at 7 or so, and stay until even 9 or later some nights. It wasn't work, it was fun and an extension of me that I am now missing.

It's time to end this little car building holiday and get back to some meaningful pastime. You can only watch so much Judge Judy.

Don

Oh, just found a couple of more pictures in the camera.

Don, about the only thing the '55 is missing is a set of fuzzy dice and bongos.

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

You must have ESP Ken, I was just going to ask you how the Ft Myers location was coming. I am really ready to go back to work, this retirement thing isn't all it is cracked up to be. Found out I am a little lost without somewhere to be every day.

If you are serious, I would love to talk with you. Thanks for mentioning it.

Don

Don,
This all came about after talking to Bob at the SEMA show. He put the bug in my ear.
Ken