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Awhile back in someone else s post I mentioned I might retire. Mrs. Pal is retiring on June 13. I thought I might work another year. I got a call from a broker wanting to know if I would be interested in selling my business. I did not use his services but one thing he said stuck with me. He said to sell a business like mine would take between two and four years. I did not want to wait four years, Mrs. Pal has had two bouts of skin cancer and one run in with breast cancer so we want to enjoy some time without dealing with all that. I had three people I thought may be interested in buying my company, a small parking lot and street sweeping service, I only made one call. This gentleman was interested, his story was like mine when I bought the company, he had a great job in another state but his wife and three kids lived in northern Michigan and he wanted them to all stay here. We met over coffee and it looked pretty good, this was in January. As we progressed there were some snags, mostly dealing with him getting all his ducks in a roll with regard to money. At one point he was going to back out because it was taking so long he was missing out on spring cleanup work. Two weeks a go I would have bet that there would be no sale and I was prepared to work another year. About ten days a go he called and said he was ready to go. I held my breath until Friday at the bank when I got the check. With this on again off again stuff I'm not sure how I feel about all this but it is done. I will be consulting him for 90 days but now the stress is on someone else. As this is Sig Forum I feel I must throw in something Sig related. Because of the circumstances I had not told anyone about this deal. On the way home from the bank I called my employee to set up a meeting. He was at a garage sale. He called back to say he found a mag for a 226 for $2 would I like it! He brought it to the meeting(at my house). I told him about the changes and that the new owner wants him to stay on. Then I said I wanted to buy the mag and slid an envelope full of money across the table and asked if this would cover it. He was alittle taken aback and it took awhile for him to realize this was a bonus. Tears all around, I have always tried to treat my employees well and He was a great worker. Anyway,..... on to the next adventure! Jim | ||
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Congrats and best of luck! "Common sense is wisdom with its sleeves rolled up." -Kyle Farnsworth "Freedom of Speech does not guarantee freedom from consequences." -Mike Rowe "Democracies aren't overthrown, they're given away." -George Lucas | |||
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Congratulations, Pal! Sounds like you have some great time ahead! Enjoy your retirement and living life the way you want it! Best of luck! And good on you for treating your employee the way you did! Good man! SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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You are a good man and I wish you and Mrs. Pal all happiness in your new retirement. | |||
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Awesome daybrightener! Two things bring me to tears. The unconditional Love of God,the service of the United States Military,past,present,and future. I would rather meet a slick-sleeve private, than a hollywood star! | |||
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"What day is it?" "Dont know, dont care" Enjoy | |||
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Congratulations on your retirement, enjoy it! ____________________________ NRA Life Member, Annual Member GOA, MGO Annual Member | |||
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I'm very happy for you. I enjoyed reading your post, it made me smile! | |||
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Good story, Jim. Enjoy a well-earned retirement. All the best with your wife’s health issues going forward. _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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You will enjoy retirement. Congrats and live life the way you want now!! 'I am the danger'...Hiesenberg NRA Certified Pistol Instructor NRA Certified Rifle Instructor NRA Life Member | |||
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The way that all worked out is a Win-Win for everyone!!! Good on Ya for taking care of your employee like that... you are, as Monkey says, "A Mensch"!  I hope you and your wife enjoy your well earned retirements with the time now to build lots of good memories together. Don _______________________ Living the Dream... One Day at a Time. | |||
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Congrats on your unexpected retirement. May you enjoy many years of peace and relaxation! | |||
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This July 31 will make one year for me. It was time . I wish you and your wife the best. You did the right thing . | |||
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Congratulations. The wife and I retired earlier than we had planned and there are no regrets. Enjoy and travel! | |||
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Congratulations and good luck in your retirement. We love Summer vacations in Michigan. I would like to experience it year round...............I think. I love the small towns like Elberta, Frankfort and Onekama Niech Zyje P-220 Steve | |||
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Enjoy the retirement!! | |||
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P-220 One of the best things about my job is that I have contracts in many of the small towns in the north. I enjoy them as well. In some of the smaller ones if you take the time to get a couple of blocks off the main road you see what these towns were like back in the day. Some of them had train stations, a real downtown, and other sights. Jim | |||
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All the best to you and your wife | |||
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Good luck on your retirement. You and the misses enjoy life. Officers lives matter! | |||
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Great story. Congrats. I am very happy for you. May you and your bride enjoy a long and happy and fruitful retirement. "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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