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4SPEED427


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Due to some unforseen circumstances beyond my control, my thoughts of coasting towards retirement have changed. I am now the parts manager againconfuse

 

Two days after I turn 53 I have more responsibility instead of less. Hmmmm.......

 

 



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Time to grow up and face the music !!!... AND A BIG RAISE !!!
Is the LS6 crate motor cheaper now ?



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Yes to all 3 of those statements!!!



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well....
your obviously too good at your job. and happy belated birthday



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The dream of Freedom 55 is going to be a reality at this end. Unfortunately it now means I need to continue working until 2055!

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good for you ,, a new chapter in your life, you'll take it head on and succeed with flying colors!

These are the things that make it interesting !



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You still have a job.
You didn't have to move.
You have a good boss.
You know the job.
You got a raise!!!!
Remember where you were at last year.

I would say "way to go" thumbsup.gif party.gif



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Take it as a sign:  You are still meant to do something; you're not finished yet.



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Happy belated Birthday Carl.

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The way I figure it you were probably still doing the Manager role even though you stepped aside for a while so now you get the recognition again for that added effort and loyalty.

Hey do they throw in a company car.....maybe that, excuse me .....Mustang that was in the showroom biggrin

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Good for you Carl. Something tells me you were always the go to guy anyway. Now you just get payed more for it.biggrin.gif

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I know you were looking forward to slowing down but you never sleep anyways. So take the raise as the guys already said I am sure you never slowed down.

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you should of took retirement i love it.

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Congratulations   time to buy that 4 speed white B-body...

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You love working there. You'll need the extra money to retire



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455gto wrote:

 

You love working there. You'll need the extra money to retire


or to get a Big Block 4 spd 66 instead of retiring.

 Oh, happy birthday.



-- Edited by 67rag396 on Tuesday 12th of October 2010 09:12:20 PM

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It is a most interesting feeling, I have to say.

I talk to guys who are retired, and they love it.

I talk to guys who say they won't ever retire, and love the idea of working till they drop.


I'm so confused!!!!!!!!!

It's very true, I have it very good. I love to get up to go to work in the morning. I'll bet all of you know many, many people who hate doing that, or maybe even you are one of those people.

But when is the right time to say it's time?

I made a verbal commitment to do this for 2 years........ First day and I'm already wondering if I'm crazy to have said that!


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Buy that white 66 BB stick Grande Parisienne.... That will make it all feel good... better yet get Mike to pay for half !!! I'm full of great ideas.

Heck I'll even give you a depo on the 67 Novadian to help foot the bill.
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You have no idea how many times I've stared at the pics of that 66 4 speed car!  Well, maybe you do have an idea.......

I'll get over this. It will all feel fine but it just feels kind of funny, like I turned the wheel one way and the car went the other way!

How did that work in "Cars"?    "Turn right to go left, yeah, that's it, turn right to go left. So I turned right, and guess what happened?"   biggrin

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Well it's good to hear there is enough action there that they need a parts manager. I'm sure you wondered many times whether there would even be a job there. Great to have that choice now. Good luck with it. Guaranteed 2 years will just fly by.

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jmont64 wrote:

Guaranteed 2 years will just fly by.


That's what scares me the most  laughing.gif

 



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Fake68 wrote:

Buy that white 66 BB stick Grande Parisienne.... That will make it all feel good... better yet get Mike to pay for half !!! I'm full of great ideas.


confuse if I pay for half, that just means Carl has to work harder to pay it off.  I'm not interested in half of a 66GP unless my half is the drivetrain biggrin.  I don't want Carl working too hard either....

 



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Hang in there, youngster. Save your money - set aside 100% of your raise every pay day. Just don't invest in stocks and bonds, eh? Simple in-the-bank, yeah hardly any interest earned but at least you won't lose it, eh? Spryness will last at least until you are 60 so you can still have lots of fun when you retire later, eh? I don't know what the 'retirement' payments from Canadian Gov't are or what dates you can start taking them, down here soonest is 62 and although they hold out more money if you wait until 65 or (even better for them) 70, they are counting on you dying so they don't have to pay at all, take as much as you can as soon as possible is what we are doing.

Take care, Carl.

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I hear you Mike.... Carl needs some "garage time" for a certain project.
When are you visiting Winnipeg again?

Gary

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All I need is someone to do volleyball 4 nights a week with my kids till Christmas, repeat after Christmas for basketball (oh, and tournanments on weekends too please) and then I'd have tons of garage time!

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