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So apparently I’m the kid here at 66😬, 

I still work Monday-Friday, 8-5 but have toned things way down! We’re a shop of 2 1/2 techs and myself. We’re in the community since 1979, on 3rd generation customers. We’ve had no issues closing for extended weekends and at least 2-3 weeks a year for “Mental Health” time off. 
If I close, Yes, my guys get paid. 

We’re actually talking about going to a 4 day work week, possibly with alternating 4 day weekends. Week 1 would be Monday to Thursday, Week 2 would be Tuesday to Friday. 
I have found that if you stay profitable, and loyal customers allow you to do that, you don’t need to work like an animal. 
My wife and I both take weekly salaries, I pay myself a real rent every month and I really don’t mind going to “Club Jerry”  during the week.
I have typical Motor Head hobbies… motorcycling, snowmobiling, hot rods, etc. and all the friends that go with it!!

I’m enjoying life just as it is. 👍

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On 5/4/2023 at 10:45 AM, Transmission Repair said:

While I do enjoy writing, it's not everything.  My sister suggested that I write a book, more like an autobiography.  I don't think anybody would read it.  From the outside looking in, my life has been pretty boring and nobody is going to read a boring book.

I'm not much of a reader.  I'm going to wait on the movie to come out and couch-potato it.   I'm expecting to see some Rocky-like scenes with you in the gym working off them retirement pounds for your comeback move!

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😁  I should say casual reader...  you won't find me reading a book for fun.  However, I pound-down technical data though.   My guys are at their computers often researching the system info, although this week, one was off on the model year and wasted some time because it changed that year.  For a short while, we had one that didn't bother.... reading... tightening bolts... etc.

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Wow, reading about the retirement life you have, nothing like what I did. Sold the business, bought a large truck and 5th wheel a few months before the sale and once the money was in the bank, hit the road. Lived 8 years traveling around the USA exploring what this country has out there. While traveling found another business I started weighing rv's by wheel position, tire safety was the reason. What air pressure was needed to be safe, so that not only kept us busy, but brought in a bit of money to further the life style. I was 53 and my wife was 51 when we hit the road. We found a foreclosed home in 2010 we just  could not pass up and ended up stopping our full time travel adventure. Still travel about 5 months a year in a motorhome now. Life it all you want it to be, but sometimes you actually have to go look for the fun.

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