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Don,
Man,, you trying to tap on my stash of health care hotties?
Glad to to hear you came out relatively unscathed.

What a kick in the gonads with the buyout.
Leave it up to the corporate types to drive a good thing into the ground.

By the way the new 4 link lumbar is working great!
Almost too great, as I have to really watch what I get into.

Best to you and yours,

Shin

Sorry to here about the job situation, but love your attitude . I guess it's our gain though, now you can finish the T quicker.

My dad went to the ER the other day with chest pain's he'd been having for a few day's. He had a heart attack a year ago. They didn't find anything either, on his way home he remembered helping me split firewood last week. Alway's better safe than dead.

Originally Posted by Ron B.

Sorry to here about the job situation, but love your attitude . I guess it's our gain though, now you can finish the T quicker.

Ron: Well, considering that last Tuesday I sat down and wrote my will and went to the bank to make sure my Sons could get at my savings in case I died, this little job setback is nothing compare to that. I honestly thought my time had come. Funny what goes though your mind when that happens.

Don

Compared to what you've been through, my problems are a walk in the park. How is the healing going beyond the four link? What a freak accident, and just goes to show you what can happen in an instant.

Yeah, I am disappointed in the direction the Marina has gone. We worked so hard to get it where it was (we were up 35 percent over the year before, and that year was also up from the previous one) to see it go this direction is a real bummer. Our Service Manager put in his notice Thursday, so it would have been tough staying without him anyway. He and I had a great working relationship, and were part of a super team. One by one they are leaving.

At least I saw this one coming and prepared some things financially, so I will be able to take my time and pick and choose the next one carefully. Plus, I am eligible to retire in 6 months, so I have that to consider too. Maybe I will just start cranking out a car once in a while to make up the difference.

Thanks for the comments, and I hope you start feeling better too.


Don

Don sorry to hear about the buisness going the direction it seems to be headed. Chances are you got out at the right time. I've had to hang around a few jobs that went under new management and it can be hard to watch people reinvent the wheel (especially if it turns out square ).

".......Maybe I will just start cranking out a car once in a while to make up the difference........"

As long as yo keep it fun and not turn it into a job that might not be such a bad deal. Ever thought about trying to build a T Bucket for say around $3000 or so ????

Ever thought about trying to build a T Bucket for say around $3000 or so ????

Mike P----Ohhhhh---thats Nasty

All in good fun and Don is one who could really pull a quality one off for that.

Don Sorry to hear about your good fortune being terminated. Back in 94 I was offered termination or I could stay with the sinking ship(not). I had gotten slips in my checks for a couple mounths. ( Your job may be eliminated do ro reduction in force) Hell I just bought a house and a truck been divorced 3 years. I was on top with a job that paid more than I thought I should earn. My then girlfriend got her walking paper in May. I went and talked to the plant manager he said if I left there would be no change in my retirement. Well May 6 94 I got married and moved to MI I had no idea what I was going to do and realy didn't care. That mounth in 94 I took my watch off and put it in my desk drawer. Its still there. I started my own busines ran it for 10 years paid my bills and in04 RETIRED this mounth I'll get my first S.S. check between that and my retirement I grosing as much as I was working my butt off for. I don't owe anyone (other than my mortage)anything. I work on my cars when and as often as I like. It can be done. Good luck pal

Ever thought about trying to build a T Bucket for say around $3000 or so ????

I smell another build thread coming! Best of luck, I through in the towel 9 years ago and I haven't starved to death yet. It has had it's ups and downs but I wouldn't go back for nothing. Working for yourself is the only way to go.

Don, believe me I know all about those chest pains. I was suppose to leave here for Bonney Lake, Wa on the 7th of February for my youngest son's wedding. I woke up totally unable to breath and with my chest hurting like an ape had walked on it at 5 am. Set around trying to breath and get on the road for several hours, but at 8:30am I gave up and called my son and said I couldn't make it. Went to the the Cass County Hospital in Atlantic shortly after and found out I had pneumonia so bad they wanted to hospitalize me. Finally got them to issue meds and came home and have just know finally kicked it. Life can be such a bummer at times. I missed Lester and Jessica's wedding. Oh, well. I guess staying home and getting well is better than the alternative.

I just got in from the shop and found all the nice messages from you guys. Thanks for the encouragement amd good wishes. Denny and some of you have been talking about this subject of how companies really don't want to hire us older, more experienced guys anymore. They find that younger, cheaper help is the way to meet their bottom line expectations. We see it everywhere, from Walmart, to Sears, to AutoZone, etc anymore. The days of going into most businesses and actually finding someone who can help you with solid, experienced assistance are gone forever.

I was actually relieved when they told me the news, because I dreaded going to work for the first time in years. I used to love my job. I had another call tonight, and he asked me if I could hold on for a couple of months until they finalize setting up a new marina that is coming into the area, so I sort of have that to possibly look forward to. In the meantime I live pretty modestly, so I can survive.

By the way Mike, I owe you one for that shot about building a car for $ 3K.


Oldf100.........hope you are feeling better, and you made the right choice. They didn't need a wedding and a funeral in the same week.

Don

Don new time new ventures . I like the rod building idea wish i could but not ready yet. So i been watching and now i may see you pulling it out of shop sooner then you were thinking HUH . Get a job when your ready they do hire experience still.

Sure did miss my auto porn while site was down also.

Oldf100 Miss the weding but get to see GRANDKIDS Priceless

Originally Posted by Itoldyouso

I just got in from the shop and found all the nice messages from you guys. Thanks for the encouragement amd good wishes. Denny and some of you have been talking about this subject of how companies really don't want to hire us older, more experienced guys anymore. They find that younger, cheaper help is the way to meet their bottom line expectations. We see it everywhere, from Walmart, to Sears, to AutoZone, etc anymore. The days of going into most businesses and actually finding someone who can help you with solid, experienced assistance are gone forever.

I was actually relieved when they told me the news, because I dreaded going to work for the first time in years. I used to love my job. I had another call tonight, and he asked me if I could hold on for a couple of months until they finalize setting up a new marina that is coming into the area, so I sort of have that to possibly look forward to. In the meantime I live pretty modestly, so I can survive.

By the way Mike, I owe you one for that shot about building a car for $ 3K.


Oldf100.........hope you are feeling better, and you made the right choice. They didn't need a wedding and a funeral in the same week.

Don

I'll use my uncle as an example here Don. He is about your age and has been a trucker since high school for a few different companies. He was employed at one for several years when there was some restructuring in the company and they decided to close his whole warehouse and fired everyone. He had a hard time finding work (probably mostly due to age). The company that fired him called him shortly after, much like your situation, and realized they didn't have anyone to finish a project so they asked if he would stay on temporarily. They sold his semi and gave him a little box truck to run around in. Now maybe two years later they flew him out to CA from NJ to pick up and drive back a new tracker trailer and he's still working out of the same warehouse. Moral of the story I guess would be that "comming back on temporarily" could turn out to last for a while...maybe until you're ready to retire. I can't understand why companies jump the gun on firing everyone then realize "o wait we need some of these people" Hang in there...I'm sure it will all work out

I really like Dan's '29...I'd like to do something similar and half as nice as a future project. Sounds like he won't ever be perfectly happy with the way it is...he needs to just get it running and change it ove the winter (not like FL has a winter, but you get it )

Thanks, and I'm happy things worked out for your Uncle. I have some things in the fire, but I just don't want to seriously start looking until I get some things out of the way . (Like this T project ) As I mentioned, I keep my life pretty simple, so I can survive for a while. I'm starting to enjoy this being out of work thing, maybe too much. The rest feels good.

In the meantime, I got some of the stuff I ordered from Summit today, and bolted them on the engine tonight. Got the water pump, alternator, water neck, etc. The only thing I couldn't install was the harmonic balancer......found out Chevy's (this one anyway) don't have threads in the center of the crank to pull it into place with, so tomorrow I have to heat the harmonic balancer in boiling water for 15 minutes so it expands enough to hammer in place. Seems strange not to see a retaining bolt there, I guess it is a machine fit when you hammer it home?

Tomorrow I plan to do that, then start on my floor installation. Here are some pictures of the engine with the new stuff on it.


Don