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Good morning 

Looking forward to retirement at 55 since i was 25, i have discovered that one can only travel so much and see so many things before i get bored.  I am at that point in my life were retirement seems like a good option, my son is working in the business and will take over the business and will provide me with a passive income.  After years of searching i got all the right people in the right positions and even with my son not there, its business like usual. Covid-19 did its damage but we don't cry over spilt milk, we are fortunate to have survived through the difficult time.

Our biggest concern at this time is that one of the employees (or ourselfs) get Covid -19, and still i cant seem to pul the trigger on retirement. 

Retirement on its own seems to comes with its own challenges for a busy body like me.. I dont think i will retire just yet.

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We have expanded our service range to Auto Electrical services and Air con repairs and ECU repairs and Stage1 and 2 performance upgrades which is currently the big thing here in SA.

We secured Denso accreditation and do repairers for the OEM's that use Denso systems under warranty in our city.  I have 2 online stores not related to the motor industry focusing on quality consumer goods not made in China. we dont know what the future holds for the motor trade and white South Africans n SA. Hence the 2 online shops.

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