Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

I just take the picture. Something waaay Bigger than me paints the canvas.

 

Six of one, half dozen of another

 

It does unlock the front office with the private crapper

 

At the way back job we had our own private ones in the powerhouse & the maintenance shop.

 

Nahhh, I've seen the hygiene habits of those guys I work with; I'll take my chances in the front office

 

We ate at the baseball stadium just off of the right side of the picture. Pretty decent Indian food.

 

For some crazy reason they trust me with the magic keys, too.

 

With that age now, you can still Dream Big!

 

My having all the keys for the building meant that I was the poor sap who the alarm company called when some block head who worked in the office didn't close the door after setting the alarm on their way out.

 

My wife and I go on what we call cheap dates. Often this is at Jimmy Mac’s Roadhouse but there are a couple of other places we will go. Dinner amount to 2 small half portion salads, water with lemon, and all the rolls you will bring us. Dinner is less than $20. We tell the wait staff that it is a cheap date but we’ve been known to tip well. What I don’t tell them is that my tip is based on how many visits they make to our table. Most of the time the don’t give us the time of day…figuring it’s not worth their time. But we have 2 who have figure it out and will visit frequently, bringing rolls, more water, even lemon slices, often they will engage in small talk. For their service we tip at 100% of the bill. $40 bucks is still a cheap date and it’s fun to bless them with a little something something. Last Christmas we tipped one of them $150.00. As we walked out we could see her in tears as she told her peers what we had done. Made it all worth while. I have a philosophy that leaders are born when the need for serving others becomes greater than the need for serving themselves. I love rewarding others who sacrifice themselves to serve me.

 

You can change it to this vvvv

 

I went one better - the company sign in my rear view mirror for the very last time.

If that ain't the definition of happiness it has to be in the top 5.

 

You are a good man for doing that.

 

Morning all have a great day.

 

Good morning shop crew, have a great and blessed Tuesday.

 

Good morning manly men

Don't forget your civic responsibility today -- it gives you plausible deniability to complain for the next 4 years if nothing else.

 

Good morning @RustyGreen
That is so true.

 

Free money is awesome! Congratulations

Curious to what the ‘then some’ is? No need to say but maxing out all those opportunities is the best thing you can do..

Good morning everyone

Whatever happens, it’s gonna be a different country after today, make sure you have a say

 

I forget the exact process, but since I went away from the pension plan they put extra in there. I should really know, but it fails me right now

Some said I was stupid for doing so, but the money has better opportunity to grow in a 401K. I already have more in there in almost 6 years than some guys have in their pension at 15-20 years.