Old - but still working an 8 hour day.

[Beekissed]

My Aunt Betty works for H&R Block each year and is their highest earner....she turned 77 today. She retired from working for the government and promptly turned around and began working other jobs. I talked to her today and she applied for work at a local group home and also at the local head start.

Aunt Betty has steel rods clear up her back and a double spinal fusion. She walks bent over and sagging to one side, but she walks quickly. She has a membership at the YMCA and has her own work out room in her house...she just bought Chuck Norris's Total Gym. She is 4'11'' tall and about 120 lbs.

 

[Tallman]

Who is the oldest person you know who is still working an 8 hour day?

My FIL has sold real estate since the 1970's. Today you can still find him at his office from 9 to 5 - Monday through Friday, and he will be 96 this July.

Know anybody that can top that?

My Dad and Tony's Dad.

My Dad (Don) never stops. He is 78 and works the farmer market every Sat.....up from 5 AM and sets up and sells for about 8n hrs. and loves it. When not working for me, Dad does something 10 hrs. per day from making furniture to exercising etc.

Tony's Dad (Ralph) works the farm. From 6 AM til end of day he feeds animals, works hay, the farm etc. etc. This is 7 days per week!

2 guys that swear that works keeps you living! I like that attitude!


And me and Tony are not far behind....hmm....being near 50 in age, does that count? LOL-LOL

What treasure lies within these people.

FarmerChick we'll just add you and Tony's ages together for now, and that will do the trick!

 

[Tallman]

My Aunt Betty works for H&R Block each year and is their highest earner....she turned 77 today. She retired from working for the government and promptly turned around and began working other jobs. I talked to her today and she applied for work at a local group home and also at the local head start.

Aunt Betty has steel rods clear up her back and a double spinal fusion. She walks bent over and sagging to one side, but she walks quickly. She has a membership at the YMCA and has her own work out room in her house...she just bought Chuck Norris's Total Gym. She is 4'11'' tall and about 120 lbs.

Way to go Aunt Betty. Even though her earth suit is bent a little and sagging some it looks like she has the spirit of a young lioness.

 

[Tallman]

Way back in February I started this thread about my FIL and the fact that he was 95 and still working. Well, FIL passed away Friday. He put in a full day at his real estate office, went home, had supper and went over to visit his wife at her assisted living apartment. While they were visiting, he started breathing very hard so she told him to lie down. He did this for a few minutes while she went to get someone from the staff to come help. When they returned, he was gone.

I told DH that I don't ever remember him ever being in the hospital, and she reminded me that about 15 years ago they put him in the hospital over night because his bull ran over him. One would think that somewhere along the line he would have had some kind of a surgery - even it it was minor like tonsils or appendix, but nothing. Very remarkable.

 

[sylvie]

I'm sorry for your loss.
He sure did it all right, his way.

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

I'm sorry for your loss. Sounds like he was a remarkable man.

 

[andehens]

Hugs to you and your family, I was thinking when I was reading the thread that he would be somebody I would like to have met.

 

[Blackbird]

I'm so sorry to hear that Tallman!

I know of an 83 y/o radiologist -still working and flying his airplane.

I do want to say, I'm pretty sure I know of the radiologist Catalina is talking about and he's crashed three times.

If its not the same one, I apologist, but pretty sure thats the one.

 

[Big Daddy]

Living till 95 is great. Working and being happy till 95 is even better. Sounds like he did good.

 

[Tallman]

I'm sorry for your loss. Sounds like he was a remarkable man.

Quail, he was the second most remarkable man in the family.