On Thu 13 Nov 2008 06:16:37p, Lou Decruss told us...
> On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:43:46 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
>>On Thu 13 Nov 2008 12:48:15p, blake murphy told us...
>>
>>> On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:26:39 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I remember once having a Caesar salad in a New York restaurant. The
>>>> salad was made at table, and there were forks standing in a crystal
>>>> disk of tiny ice cubes. When served, the forks were quickly dried
>>>> with a fresh napkin and presented with the salads.
>>>
>>> wayne, you're making me feel like some kind of a bum here.
>>>
>>> your pal,
>>> blake
>>>
>>
>>Those were times long gone, Blake. I probably couldn’t afford to enter
>>the door now. 
Oh, well, there are still memories.
>
> I made a lot more money when I was young too. I wish I had saved more
> because it's harder to make when you're older. Back then a 60 hour
> work week was normal and I always had a couple hundred bucks pocket
> change on me. If I had just half of what I blew foolishly I could
> retire now in my early 50's. (sigh)
>
> Lou
We moved to Arizona in February of 2000 when I was 56. I hadn’t planned to
continue working and David was going to work about 4 more years. Our
considerable investments were totally wiped out by the events of the dot
com crisis and the aftermath of 9/11. It was go back to work or go on
welfare.
I wasn’t able to get a job that paid as much as the one I left behind.
With our combined incomes we get by, pay our bills, but afford few
luxuries, and there’s nothing left over for savings. That’s just life, I
guess.
--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)
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