Growing old at the wand

[John Watson]

3 of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. Oh yeah and 1 large asshole me...

Them be Roger Kroh, Gary Heacock, Yours truly and my main bud The Short one, Shorty from down under.

 

[R W]

When you become as round as you are tall.......it's time to pitch the wand.

 

[Jimmy L]

Is that guy on the left the one who sang , SHE BANGS on american Idol a couple years ago?

 

[Walt]

You've never been to a MF, Connections or another venue where carpet cleaners gather have you.


You say you are 36, and in good shape.

Search this site for pics of CADs , Connections, Summerfest, Winterfest etc.
The masses are not health nuts, or all that young.

Bald. Not fat. Vacation pic from last month.

I thought all you guys were in good shape. :?

 

[Becker]

walt, I was not questioning your fitness.

I'm 35, 170 pounds, in good shape.

my point is, look at all the oldr fart cleaners.....

you have a good 30 to 35 years. ha ha, and 100 to 150 pounds to keep ya off the wand.

 

[Steve Toburen]

When you become as round as you are tall.......it's time to pitch the wand.

Watson loves his scrub wand ALMOST as much as he does "his Helen". So don't bring it up again.

Island Boy
www.StrategiesForSuccess.com

PS I open my section of SFS every time with this quote from Bob Dylan, "If a man gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between he does what he wants to do, he is a success."

I couldn't agree more. Everyone needs to define their own success AND determine what sacrifices they are willing to make to get to this elusive goal. If someone has the ability to CHOOSE and "WANTS TO grow old on the wand" I say more power to them.

The key is to avoid that dreaded phrase, "I HAVE TO grow old on the wand." Hitting 50 plus and still being "enslaved" due to financial obligations and FORCED to keep working is no fun. When I see a carpet cleaner in this situation it is so sad because our industry offers the opportunity for so much financial freedom if you "do it right". And certainly this thread (and this discussion board) is a huge resource toward this goal.

 

[Willy P]

So Steve- if I can gather enough locals here would you like to visit beautiful Vancouver?

 

[Willy P]

3 of the nicest guys you would ever want to meet. Oh yeah and 1 large asshole me...

Them be Roger Kroh, Gary Heacock, Yours truly and my main bud The Short one, Shorty from down under.

Where am I Mr. Watson Sir? I'll give you Gary Heacock. I pulledhim around with me one day, a very giving and encyclopedic true gentleman.

 

[Steve Toburen]

So Steve- if I can gather enough locals here would you like to visit beautiful Vancouver?

Hey Bill,

Thanks for the compliment! Sioux and I like Vancouver and we really LOVE Vancouver Island.

However, trust me, it would be much easier/ cheaper/ more fun for you to come down to Portland August 17-21 than bring me up there. Plus I really am semi-retired and resisting kicking and screaming doing more seminars. Even though Jon-Don has me reluctantly up to eight SFS seminars for 2009, including our first one in St. Louis!

Island Boy
www.StrategiesForSuccess.com

PS Not too mention I don't go anywhere without my "wing man", the other Jon-Don Bobbsey Twin, Big Billy Yeadon!

 

[B&BGaryC]

Watson loves his scrub wand ALMOST as much as he does "his Helen". So don't bring it up again.

If Helen is even half the woman he says she is, and that picture of watson is of him on a good day, there's hope for me yet.

"He kinda waddles like Watson does..." :shock:

 

[RandyH]

I'm 55. The glide did wonders for me. I was once in good shape. Quit smoking 10 years ago added 20 lbs in 2 months , now metabolism seem to be slowing down. Everytime I bend over to spot clean I tell myself I have to lose weight. Never thought I'd have a belly , but I do! Never worked out,just worked. One thing that seems to happen to me, is when I turn that machine on, all aches, illness and negative thoughts go away and I work my ass off. Like if I was 35 again!

 

[GRHeacock]

The good thing about owning your own business is- you can retire when you feel like it- at any age.

I did not feel like retiring until I was 70 and 1/2 years old.

Then, the timing was right. My son took over my business, and the money was right too.

My health was good, (still is) and I just wanted to enjoy my new recliner with built in heat and massage and new TV.

However, the only problem was my wife not wanting me underfoot all day since she was accustomed to having the house to herself, so I moved upstairs where the TV room, computer room, guest bedroom, and bath was.

She still mostly has the rest of the house to herself, and we see each other from time to time.

So..... when planning your retirement, consider what your wife wants too, and where you will spend your time, and let her spend her time apart, just like it has been all along.

Gary

 

[Bob Foster]

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[Greenie]

"So..... when planning your retirement, consider what your wife wants too, and where you will spend your time, and let her spend her time apart, just like it has been all along."

Wisdom.

oh...and don't make her watch "your" movies, let her watch "her" movies, cause they ain't nowhere near the same.

 

[Brian R]

"So..... when planning your retirement, consider what your wife wants too, and where you will spend your time, and let her spend her time apart, just like it has been all along."

Wisdom.

oh...and don't make her watch "your" movies, let her watch "her" movies, cause they ain't nowhere near the same.

I was gonna say Greenie on Gary's computer...oh well.

 

[Jack Zipper Zerkie]

Carpet cleaning is a great thing, you don't have to go to the gym to stay in shape. I will be 67 this friday and still enjoy cleaning a full day of dirty carpets.I would like to buy a new judson unit , but don;t know if I;ll live long enough to pay it off. The cleaning service is very intresting work because you never know what the job will be like, or the person you will be working for.I;ve met some really great people and some that I won,t go back the next time .I,ll probably work another 3or 4 years if my health holds out only time will tell.

 

[Greenie]

Jack, lots of guys over 65 still pushing wand, or pulling hose for their tech that is pushing wand...hang in there...even have one husband wife team that is 80+, they clean everyday...with glides.

 

[Walt]

I guess that settles it. I have to clean carpets until 2045.

Man, I hope there's carpet in 2045. :roll:

 

[Brian R]

There will be carpet....it will just be self cleaning like an oven. You turn it on before you leave the house and when you come home, it's all clean.

You will even be able to change the color....maybe even the texture....but that would be stupid.

 

[B&BGaryC]

I guess that settles it. I have to clean carpets until 2045.

Man, I hope there's carpet in 2045. :roll:

With the help of this current and past president all of the poly frieze crap will still be installed because nobody will be able to afford to replace it.