On 8/24/2013 3:07 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:21:51 -0400, Bill
wrote:



There are exceptions. Some people their occupation isn't work (I'm
sure you wouldn't like to acknowledge priests in this class).
Like you suggested above, I think the trick is to choose an occupation
that isn't "all work".
That's why many people try to go into jobs consistent with their
interests. Some don't.

Friends often ask me when I'm going to retire. I have no plans for a
couple of more years at least. Going to work for me is about as
enjoyable as going to the coffee shop to met some friends. First
thing I do is make a pot of tea and sit with one of my co-workers for
an hour. Then I go out to the shop and see every employee to say "good
morning" and make sure everything is OK with them.

Of 15 employees, 6 of us are over 60. Two recent retirees were 76 and
75.

If I was putting wheels and lug nuts on cars as they went down the
assembly line, I'd have been out two years ago.


Just because your body is failing physically doesn't mean your brain has
stopped working. Me and my friends who are disabled and don't wish to
give up on life and keep working somehow are trying to find young people
who are not slackers and potheads to pass our knowledge and skills on
to. My friend LM who's 62 has gotten to the point where he's
as crippled as I am and his son is going back to school for HVAC
training which has us talking about how we can teach him what we know.
It makes you wish you were young again. ^_^

TDD

On 8/24/13 5:11 PM, wrote:

WTF are you talking about? I have no problem filling my time. Work
isn't the answer to life. It's just a tool. If it's unpaid, it's
utility is lost.


Gotta disagree with that last sentence. I've been blessed with
work I like. I get to see the results of my work for years after a
particular job is done.
Sometimes a farmer will die or get seriously hurt in an accident.
His neighbors will show up with their equipment and do his work for him
or his widow. Most would be insulted if the recipient of their work
offered to pay them.
How would you classify volunteer work? Useless?


And NO. I wouldn't work without pay.

On Sat, 24 Aug 2013 18:36:28 -0500, Dean Hoffman
" wrote:

On 8/24/13 5:11 PM, wrote:

WTF are you talking about? I have no problem filling my time. Work
isn't the answer to life. It's just a tool. If it's unpaid, it's
utility is lost.


Gotta disagree with that last sentence. I've been blessed with
work I like. I get to see the results of my work for years after a
particular job is done.

You're not paying attention.

Sometimes a farmer will die or get seriously hurt in an accident.
His neighbors will show up with their equipment and do his work for him
or his widow. Most would be insulted if the recipient of their work
offered to pay them.
How would you classify volunteer work? Useless?

Charity. (good grief!)

And NO. I wouldn't work without pay.

On 8/23/13 7:17 PM, The Daring Dufas wrote:

Dr. Ben Carson is one of my heroes. It's too bad there aren't more great
Americans like him who have the respect of ALL the people. ^_^

TDD

And one mo http://alturl.com/t8im4
I grew up in the lap of luxury compared to Smith, Carson, and this
last gentleman.
Hint: Winningest college football coach of all time. All time.