Re: OT / Old Farmers, Mechanics, etc.

Posted by rustyj14 on August 08, 2005 at 19:19:41 from (209.195.140.207):

In Reply to: Re: OT / Old Farmers, Mechanics, etc. posted by mark on August 06, 2005 at 08:54:47:

Well, i guess you all will call me "old", since i'll be 81 next month! 6 or 7 years ago, maybe 8 or 9, i retired from auto body work. couldn't set still, so i started repairing lawn mowers i found, set out for the garbage man! Then folks started bringing their mowers for me to fix or tune up! I must have sold almost a hundred mowers since then!
I started out repairing Model T's and A's. They could be bought for $35, back around the late '40's. Had a bunch of A's and T's, then went to work in a Ford dealership, then into auto body work, which i continued at until retirement!
When i got out of the Army, with a wooden foot, my Grand-father wanted me to work in a bank, where he had lined up a job for me, but i didn't think i'd like it, is why i got into mechanics.
We repaired lots of starters, generators, engines, everything on the cars that needed fixed! I bought an Indian motorcycle, a 1936 Chief, rode it for 4 years, sold it for $200! Later on, my wife said if i ever bought another cycle, she'd leave me! Well, i bought a Honda CM450A, and she's still here!
Any way, fellers, if ya want to live long, eat a half a grapefruit and a bowl of raisin bran every day except Saturday, when ya eat bacon and eggs, drink a beer or 2 every day, don't fight with the wife, be honest in yer dealings with others, keep yer mind fresh, don't smoke, and ya might live as long as me! I pick the 5-string twice a week at several bluegrass jamms, and enjoy life! As one guy said, when contemplating doing away with his old lady--a life sentence, at 80, isn't near as long as when you're 30!
Cheers: Rusty Jones

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