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If anyone ever wants to feel humbled, take a look at some of the volunteers and seasonal employees at your local resource management agencies ( usfs, park service, blm, etc.) The site I'm working on now has a couple tipping close to their 70's (+/-) who are volunteer camp hosts and my seasonal and his wife (she's a volunteer) and they are 70 (+/-). We put in 10-15 hour days on this project and they are step for step with me all day slinging boards, nails, screws, 80lb bags of quickcrete, wire and paint and whatever else that needs to be done. Being 20-something years younger than them really adds an element of responsibility on my part to make sure they are ok, but truth be known, they really like what they do and really enjoy the work and sense of accomplishment. They take on a high level of ownership of their efforts and the pride they have is through the roof. So, the next time you see that old person with the crook in their back walking the campground or recreation site with the volunteer nametag, the chances are they've seen a thing or 2 and they are there to help. And, you never know, that may be one of us in the not so distant future picking up little bits of trash and swamping out fire rings.

 

I didn't have to fill out a questionnaire upon arrival. You snooze, you lose. I'm grandfathered now.

 

Just bring the beer and some sassparilla for Carl.

 

Workaholics. No, it won't be me working when Im old and retired. Ive worked my entire life and hated every damn minute of it and Im NOT working when I retire.
Im going fishing.

 

I can't do the grandstand seating much anymore. We bought some bleacher chairs we take with us to help soften things, but most of my spectating is done at home now. We usually hit the local racetrack for dirt racing a few times a year and I'd really like to get in a rodeo or 2 but it's just too rough anymore all cramped up on a 2x12 seat with a set of knees in your back from the people on the bleacher seat behind you. And, with my wife's changing work schedule, we don't get too much of a chance to do those things. So, while we aren't as social as we once were, we're probably a little better off by not putting our selves through the extra pain of having fun.

 

Good post

 

Some of us sooner then others.... :}

Cypher

 

I've told my wife we could live like that if I can make a few bucks doing it as a plumber.
Free stay.

 

A super C rv with a trailer for a vehicle and small shop oh hell yeah with your skills you can stay free at most Places I bet :}

Cypher

 

I took another nap ...

It's good here. The joy of Winter is waning ... but we'll make it.

Copy on the self-induced migraine, sympathy withdrawn for re-issue as needed.

J/K

Hiya Ken.

Glad to see you survived all the sun and fun down south.

Hmmm...your seasonals work opposite of our seasonals. I see my 3rd career path once I wring the best retirement check I can get out of this Civil Service gig.

 

Our LTVA season here is Sept 15 to April 15. By then it's just locals camping for a weekend or long holiday. All the snowbirds are long gone. But, with the river, the reservoir and the lake, we get a lot of locals out fishing and recreating all year. The boat launch parking lots will have rigs in it from just before sun up till about 1000 hrs, then the evening fishing from late afternoon till after sun down. So it is a busy place.

 

I'm pulling out that halibut now.

 

I don't volunteer unless i'm paid.

 

Thanks Rob, enjoyed the time away, but got a lot of eye strain on the beaches... Thankfully the beach bar had a defibulator handy in case I needed it

 

Those two would kill us old farts

 

Suppose it is fair since I posted the London broil but damn it you can get good beef lots of places good fish not so many :{

Cypher