<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Why would anyone feel the need to nail = down the lid of a coffin anyway? Hmmmm?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Carl Meyer Ptg assoc<BR>Santa Clara, Ca.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=avery@ev1.net href="mailto:avery@ev1.net">Avery Todd</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 14, = 2004 5:48 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: training for retirement</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>Hi Joe, <BR><BR>I love it! Although I'd = prefer to be buried in something other than a <BR>square grand! Although I guess = it "is" the correct shape! :-) <BR><BR>Avery <BR><BR>P.S. Just kidding! = <BR><BR>At 05:38 PM 1/14/04, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Kurt said: "I guess = the point is, once a person doesn't have to work anymore<BR>it's<BR>just slightly = more difficult to find meaning in daily life.  Or reward,<BR>or significance.  How is this regulated?"<BR><BR>Kurt,<BR>If I may = suggest, Don't Retire....Just slow down and enjoy your = bounty.<BR>Unless you have reached "critical mass" in you financial = well-being,<BR>retirement is not in the cards. From another angle: Most of my class = mates,<BR>that retired after 20-30 years in the "mill" are all DEAD! I think there = is<BR>a lesson to be learned in that.<BR>For myself, I have given my family = the following instructions: The day you<BR>find me, nose down in a = square grand, just shove me inside, close and seal<BR>the lid and bury me in the = damned thing.<G><BR>Best Regards,<BR>Joe Garrett, RPT, = (Oregon)<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares Are = I<BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>pianotech= list info: <A href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives" = = eudora="autourl">https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives</A></FON= T></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>