Grandfather says he has some experience working hard and working smart.
In 1949, he worked for the Ford Motor Company on the 8N farm tractor assembly line. The 8N had a transmission cover that a hoist operator lowered onto the transmission as the ...
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Grandfather Says: One Good Thing About Getting Old
One good thing about getting old -- and there aren't many -- is that you can blame a whole lot of things on your age:
Miss your aim at the toilet ...
Forget to pay at the gas pump ...
Tell the cop you're staggering because of "the shakes" ...
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Grandfather Says: What’s The Value of a Song?
Grandfather says he doesn't have much use for a lot of modern stuff, but he likes electronic keyboards.
He has a lovely Steinway grand piano in his living room; a relic of earlier times and people in his life.
But he can't play it.
A ...
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Grandfather Says: Never Underestimate the Utility of a Trebuchet
Grandfather says he built a trebuchet.
They were used in the middle ages to fling smallpox-infected corpses over castle walls.
Grandfather used his to launch model airplanes, although some of his colleagues suggested its utility for such things ...
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Grandfather Says: The Benefits of DIY Housing
Readers: This article kicks off a new quick-read series here at Len Penzo dot Com.
Grandfather sees that very few folks build their own houses anymore. But Grandfather says he thinks the increasing concentration of US housing in the hands of ...
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How I Live on Less Than $40,000 Annually: Ralph from West Virginia
My name is Ralph and I'm a retired US Patent Examiner. I have five kids, all of them in their fifties. Since retiring, I've developed a prize Angus cattle herd. I've also bought and sold real estate that I've held title to, sold timber from time to ...
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