it must be my prolific writing style that has deceived you. I describe my efforts in the most positive possible light in every circumstance.In fact Ulu is probably busier now in retirement than he ever was at work! I intend to keep myself busy....but not that busy, lol.
During my last few years of engineering work I was also working a lot of hours on my hobbies at night and there is no way that I could say I am working half as hard as I used to.
I started delivering newspapers at 13 and fixing cars and by the age of 18 I was pretending to be much older and working in a professional garage.
A scroungy desperate garage to be sure, but that’s where I learned Volkswagens.
I was also going to college & I was too busy trying to keep my own car and motorcycle running. My family had six vehicles and I had to maintain all of them. Fortunately I had the facilities of an Air Force (hobby) garage most of the time.
But I am a pretty humble guy. I mean I’ve changed engines laying in the dirt before.
I have had lots of jobs, but I’ll skip to the end so I won’t be boring.
I retired at the age of 61 and I figure I have worked about 45 years. But have not always worked as hard as the average man. Much of my endeavors I pushed a few buttons and wrote down a few numbers and the computers did the mass of the work.
OK, to be fair, some of it was very difficult and it was every bit of what I could possibly manage at the time.
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