Too old? What do you consider too old? I've always felt that the physical aspect of this job has helped keep me stay young and in shape. When customers comment about how hot I must be wearing coveralls, rubber boots, gloves and hat, I simply reply that a lot of people pay a lot of money to go to a gym to sweat like I do Being 50+ I scuba dive, hunt, fish ,water ski ,snow ski and golf and hope to do this stuff until I'm 90.
And while were on the subject, I've read with great interest the banter between Rusty, David, Bryan and all about the pros and cons of one man operations verses crews for hood cleaning. How can I put this politically correct, but to say your, all, right. Having had crews, led crews and being a crew I just want to say running multiple crews have been my worst nightmare. Hire and train, hire and train don't know how you do it David. With the labor pool being the way it is and the hours and glamor of the job we do, even the best suited guys last only a year or two. And if their too sharp they try to start their own business. That tied to workers comp. medical ins. vacations calls in sick, late to work ,transportation problems, girl problems, not to mention wear and tear on equipment, and customer complaints who needs it. I've been a one man show for a while now and make more money, more free time more vacations, with less headaches, less equipment problems, less overhead, and less paperwork. With all that said I realize that I can't keep this up forever. I almost was able to retire except for the market crash. And one major injury will eliminate the cash flow. I try to be extremely carful but who knows? Can we say disability insurance?
I would say what we have here is a conundrum, and maybe this belongs in the mindless babbling forum.
Gary