[AT] Brits

[charlie hill]

My first shot a being self employed was in the mid 70's.  I was in my mid 
20's and had been driving a tractor trailer for someone else.
I thought I was a good and careful driver.  Then I decided to buy my own 
rig.  Once that thing was mine and mine alone I realized just how careful 
and particular you can be.  As hard as you try to be a good employee there 
is just something different about being the boss.

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George Willer" <gwill at toast.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Brits


> Frobl,
>
> My last work for hourly wages was in 1959 and I don't miss it at all. 
> Everyone should have a chance and the motivation to be their own boss.
>
> I'm very happy for Mattias... If, as I imagine, he was a good employee for 
> others, he'll be an even better employee for himself!  Yes, I know he is 
> expanding his area of self employment, but you know what I mean.
>
> I don't know if his government treats self employed as badly as ours does, 
> but I really hope not.  That nasty trend can only be reversed if enough 
> citizens become self employed in spite of the difficulties.
>
> George Willer
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 31, 2005 10:48 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Brits
>
>
>> Sounds great!
>> I walked away from the world of the employed in 1974... It is a little 
>> embarrassing to
>> admit that ever since I decided to "live by my wits" that I have only 
>> made half of a
>> living...   ;-)
>> It does have its many upsides though and while I am "very" frugal, money 
>> in general,
>> beyond surviving and basic comfort, is not really all that important to 
>> me.. My problem
>> is that I have been self employed for so long that if I had to go back to 
>> work for
>> someone else now I am so independent that I might end up killing 
>> somebody...   :-)
>> We retired from the store to just the farm to have more time about 1996 
>> and I have had
>> less time than ever since. The last couple of years of coping with two 
>> aging and failing
>> mothers has been a serious time drain. Diana's mom has been much less 
>> drain than mine
>> even though she is legally blind and lives with us. I think I might 
>> actually be gaining
>> ground now instead of going backward. Another 3 weeks of pushing and we 
>> are going to take
>> 3 days off over a weekend. Then Portland. That will be nice... You should 
>> "drive" over
>> for Portland Mattias...   :-)
>>
>> -- 
>> "farmer", Esquire
>> At Hewick Midwest
>>      Wealth beyond belief, just no money...
>>
>> Paternal Robinson's here by way of Norway (Clan Gunn), Scottish 
>> Highlands,
>> Cleasby Yorkshire England, Virginia, Kentucky then Indiana. In America 
>> 100
>> years
>> before the revolution.
>>
>>
>> Francis Robinson
>> Central Indiana USA
>> robinson at svs.net
>>
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