tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post942517866478469759..comments2024-03-13T14:21:41.243-05:00Comments on The Retirement Project: Worker ManTJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-28382196530428835152016-04-08T07:38:47.511-05:002016-04-08T07:38:47.511-05:00So glad for the diary. Your experiences will surel...So glad for the diary. Your experiences will surely help all of us. If you know anyone looking for a SSB... let me know. It's still in its box.hypathia hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04416412029735568474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-77116491678205671532016-04-07T10:17:30.161-05:002016-04-07T10:17:30.161-05:00I fix computer stuff, like servers, email and what...I fix computer stuff, like servers, email and whatnot... ho hum.<br />Fixing boats... more interesting than email for sure.<br />Fixing cranes... I have to admit that has a high "coolness quotient" factor. <br />Of course, how many people can fix their own cars these days? Not many!<br />But fixing cranes is a cool job.Keith Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773876785400644076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-35108355930338344712016-04-06T18:08:54.059-05:002016-04-06T18:08:54.059-05:00Two of my brothers, one who fixes cranes and one w...Two of my brothers, one who fixes cranes and one who fixes cars, have already snagged the title of "one who can fix anything." Two might be the limit for any set of brothers, but I'll get better as time goes on. I am, after all, pretty good at this stuff even if I'm not as fast as I was in my 20s...or 30s...okay or 40s. Experience is always a good thing, and I look to get a ton of it working around here. Today, day 3, seemed to go better still, and I hope the trend continues. <br /><br />Ken, the man who owns Oak Harbor Marina, was jumping into the locker of this boat when he was in his 70s, so I have some mileage left. As for the aches and pains of a 60 year old climbing in, out, and around boats...ibuprofen is your friend. TJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03459069175481821975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6552422419133819877.post-72363596424025914592016-04-06T14:21:52.789-05:002016-04-06T14:21:52.789-05:00Setting the light wiring aside so your brain cells...Setting the light wiring aside so your brain cells can can work on the "simple stupid" problem for in the background is a good technique to use when you get stumped. Soon you'll have a natural eye for things like 2nd and 3rd power panels, extra wires and broken connections. You will just automatically make mental notes about such things when you walk onto a new-to-you boat and magically fix things.<br /><br />As for the sore muscles and daily aches and pains, I'm hoping to read in a few weeks that they have subsided. That way maybe I can have hope of the same thing as I start repairing my new-to-me boat. I don't have the boat yet but after sitting in an office for years I'm sure to have the aches and pains when I do get it.Keith Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11773876785400644076noreply@blogger.com