May2005news2
And from Frank Walls-- I and three other yesterday heroes are working(?) on a team of nine for a rental car company moving cars hither and thither throughout the Las Vegas Valley. And sometimes across state lines to Arizona, Calif. and Utah. This lowly paid position in life is enjoyable as one is only responsible for their decisions and it keeps us out from underfoot at home. It's a no brainer, however one must be alert, defensive and lucky to drive up to 32 hours a week in the Las Vegas traffic mess without getting rear ended. I have been making up to $200 a week which pays for my gas to and from work and my daily lunch, a beer now and then and a turn at the blackjack tables once a month. The kid in the group turned 65 two weeks ago and the eldest is 79. I'm a strong 75 with selective hearing. I work 9-5, four days a week though most only work three days a week. No benefits as it's a part time job. However, there isn't any harassment to speak of. I bring this exulted position to the forefront as I'm enjoying it and there are very few jobs that I could acquire at my age and with my hearing loss. I'll add that there is only one member who needs the money the rest of us are doing it as an activity versus volunteerism. These jobs are available throughout the U.S. and I think that retired military are preferred as it's pretty easy to run a background check on us.
(But it isn't all enjoyable as Frank writes in another note)
I have been extremely busy myself; last pay check was for over $500 clear. Drove a car to Salt Lake City and then was flown back; I had a layover of about four hours at the Salt Lake Airport so went into an Airport Lounge and ordered a martini. The waitress asked me for identification and I responded, "What for?" She answered, "Proof of age." I was flabbergasted and blurted out that I'd guess her age to be between 35 and 40 (being
charitable) and that I was drinking martinis before she was born. She said that by State law all must be carded before being served an alcoholic drink. I refused to show her ID and she refused to serve me. The manager showed up and we also had a bit of a discussion.
Locator Information:
Let's call this the update corner. It will contain a list of changes made to the class roster that comes with the newsletter. That way it will be easier to update your address books without having to search through the complete list. This time we have the following changes.
Art Burer: a second e-mail: [aburer@satx.rr.com]
New address and phone number for:
William Weimer
1408 Paxton Drive
Knoxville, TN 37918
Ph (865) 687-6328
Membership updates:
Lowell T Cooke M07
James J Egan M08
Gloriana G Johnson M09
Elmer Mallette, Jr M05
William H Moser M06
Neil D. Sanders M09
William P. Suiter M05
Help!!
We have been unable to make contact with these classmates. If anyone knows the current address for these classmates, please send it to Dale Shipley. We need e-mail address, snail mail address and phone number-the whole works
Howard Ellis
Bill Carswell
Paul Parton
Deceased Rolls:
With all due respect to Willis L. Hargrove and Melvin W. Mays, they will no longer be carried on the deceased rolls of class 57C. They graduated with class 57D, not class 57C and the number of deceased for our class has been reduced from 36 to 34.
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