There is always inflation in health care . Didn't you hear health care is rising faster than inflation? Toni

I read an article that said most new private pilots are over the age of forty.. Most all men have a fascination with flying and when the kids are grown and out of the house,they follow their dreams..

 My son-in laws brother is a pilot..He flew the C5 Galaxy in the Air Force..He manages an air port in Delaware and when ever we are down that way we make plans to go flying,but it never seems to happen..

That is actually about all I remember about it. I love flying and have probably since I saw the exhibit. I have a very good friend that is a retired Lear pilot and I have sat in the right seat with him and he used to say I knew more about the plane than most of his co-pilots. I used to have the intire instrument panel memorized. Even piloted an acrobatic glider. Don't have a licence though. Needed to get around the ground first then, you know, other things came up.

Yeah, I know all about  the free computer service...I don't mind helping people out, if there  is some quid pro quo,but most of the time that don't work either...

We try to get down to DC every other year..We usually go over to Gettysburg,Pa and take a bus trip down there..It's the best way..We have never been in the White House,but there's a bus trip that can get you in, so we are going to try to get on one of those trips.

I don't know if you like aircraft,but the aerospace Museum is unbelievable also...The great thing about a DC vacation is it's free...

That's right, it was tool & die makers. I have heard of Sincliar computers but did not know anything about them. Yes, I spent about 4 hours today fixing one and then showing the friend how to scan a picture and attach it to an email. Funny, no one wanted to hire me when I charged but now I get calls all the time. I haven't been to the Smithsonian since the 50's and remember little from then. One of these days.

We called them tool and die makers where i worked,it's a recognized skilled trade...No i was a machinist,a welder,all manufacturing jobs...

I have a long history in computers also. In about 1980 or so i built my first computer from a kit..It was a Sinclair z80..Did you ever hear of them? I became a Ham radio operator back in 1976 and migrating into computers was a natural path to follow.. Have you ever noticed how many friends you acquire when you know how to fix or repair computers?

You made a wise choice,working in a factory or a machine shop isn't the healthiest place to work. I made good money,but if i had to do it all over again, i probably would have chose the path you took...

Did you ever visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History? They have some great exhibits on computers..I am sure you would love to see them.....

That's great! It's good to hear a positive work experience in the trades. I went the way of computers and repaired what we called pigiron. The big ones that now are the size of laptops. I had a choice to take your path or computers. My machine shop teacher even got really, really mad with me when I chose computers. I remember he wouldn't talk to me for a month. Did you become a tool & die master. At least that's what we called guys that was in it as long as you were?

I ran various machines,lathes,milling machines,shapers,press's and just about anything to do with machining and manufacturing.. The parts we made,costs in the million's..It was pretty critical that you didn't make any huge mistakes.. Mistakes did happen though..I retired in 2007,they made me a deal i couldn't refuse and it saved a persons job with less service than i had...

A lot of the jobs i worked on through the years did leave the country..They went to Mexico,Japan,Korea,and Canada..I could understand Mexico and Korea,but Canada and Japan's wages and benefits are equal or more than ours...

When i first got hired in Dec of 1966 there was 27,000 people working there,when i left in 2007 we were down to less than 3000.. I never got laid off in all those years,but i did get bounced around..I had over 20 different job's..Even after all hat it still was the best place to work...