That's also the age that many people send their KIDS to college, especially for advanced degrees. You guys are trying to use alchemy to construct an unknown person's entire life and ethics! Good grief. Jim On Feb 8, 2006, at 6:02 PM, John Carpenter wrote: > OK, He has 30 yrs experience?... and needs college tuition? > wouldn't that make him about 50 ? > Yes, people do go to college at 50 > but if he is a good mechanic, > he probably would never recoup > his school costs and his lose of livelihood > while going to college. > And probably would start out with much lower wages > than he was getting at the shop where he worked. > ( with all that experience ) > I have my doubts. > Doesn't add up to me. > Not to say that he is, > but, if a person will skirt the truth > on one thing... > It is pretty easy to get into the habit > of.... > Folks, this IS Horse trading... > Let the buyer beware... > All Is Fair in Love & War (& horse trading !!! ) > best, > John C... > > My Vanagon was not viewed as an investment, but rather a labor of > love. As > for the paint work, from what I understand, the seller needs to sell > to > cover college tuition, etc., not invest even more money into a > quality paint > job (one that ya'll wouldn't complain about would be expensive). > |
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