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Orono Weekly Times. Wednesday. June 28. 2000 - 13 ESTATE AUCTION GRIST MILL AUCTION CENTRE. Newtonville FRIDAY. JUNE 30th 6:00 p.m. Selling the estate of Mrs. Géorgie Marshall Whitby, with additions, 9 pc. Walnut Depression dining suite, chesterfield suite, occasional tables, chairs, lamps, a large selection of glassware, stemware, crystal, Nippon, Cranberry, china, loveseat, bunk beds, bedroom furniture, appliances, refrigerator, stoves, wall unit, 2 swivel rockers, oak tea wagon, gramophone, video camera, sideboard w/mirror, tools, equipment, box tent trailer, 8 hp. snowblower, mowers, etc. Preview Friday alter 2:00 p.m. Auction Starts at 6:00 p.m. TBRMti: Cash. App. Cheque, Visa, M.C, Interac AUCTIONEERS FRANK A STEVE STAPLETON (905) 786-2244 1-800-263-9886 www.stapletonauctiona.on.ca "Estate Specialists since 1971' 28 ac How's retirement By Myno Van Dyke In the past week or so, my wife Judy and I have attended several retirement parties for teachers. Both David Staples and John Witheridge not only taught our three children at the Pines but have been good friends through the years. What a great job they did to help prepare our children for the real world. They are both gregarious and outgoing yet caring and considerate. A rare combination. Teachers do a great job of retiring. They are so expressive expressive and talented. Both David and John gave great speeches summarizing their careers graciously thanking many people who helped them along the way. In a way it is sad to see so many great teachers leaving their profession at a young the week, I vary my schedule. On Monday, I try to fulfill my objective of being a free-lance writer. Extra emphasis on the "free". In the past month I received about $400 for two of my articles on wrecking yards in Oklahoma, so I feel very good about that. Tuesday, 1 go to a "meeting" "meeting" with a half dozen or so other retired friends. This takes from 0945 until 11:00 a.m.,, We talk about the world and local issues and usually have a lot of laughs. A few retired teachers, a retired crane operator, a retired electrician, electrician, a retired accountant and me the retired cop. We rarely ever miss these meetings. meetings. After that, I usually stop in at the Newcastle Community Hall and see what is going on at the Historical Society Room. During the winter Tuesday night is vol et doesn't want or need on their lot. Sometimes it is a very good reason. The "ABS" light is on, the "Service Engine Soon" light is on, there are strange clunking noises from either the suspension, suspension, engine or transmission, the battery is dead, they heat up, they don't blow cold air, they leak, they won't go into gear and (especially in winter) the car stalls and refuses to start. There are several tow trucks ready and they either get us going or push us through. Most of the dealers' recognize these problems immediately and generally know what to check out. But, they are the eternal optimists and are always hoping that it is just a simple fix. It rarely is. We put through 500 to 700 cars in four hours. We punch out at 2 p.m, and Robert and I go to Tim Hortons for a chicken chicken salad sandwich. A busy day for retired folk. In the summer, we play tennis on Wednesday nights at the Orono Tennis Club. We have well over an acre of lawn, so, especially this year, grass cutting is great time consumer. Each day we try to fit in a 6 km walk with the what gems are going to be auctioned in the evening. If there is nothing , then you don't go in the evening. If there is just one thing or I can't go, I call my friend Robert or Irwin Colwell, who both like to stay for the whole auction, and have them bid on it for me. Also, on Friday night, in the fall, winter and spring, from 8:30 to 10:30, my wife and 1 play volleyball again in Bowmanville. 1 do some volunteer work. I belong to the Orono United Church and am on several committees there. Also, I get a lot of enjoyment out of being a part of the Newcastle and District Historical Society as well as the Bowmanville Men's Canadian Club. As you can see, retirement is what you make of it. It shouldn't be stressful, and you should have the freedom to chose to do what you like to fill in your day. So far, in eighteen months, I haven't had one day where 1 Woke up with'nothing to do. I also haven't had one day where I wished I was back at work... age, but who can blame them. I did the same thing. It was leyball night. My wife and I play for about an hour and a dog. And yes, if there are any beer bottles or cans we pick • • • • C A 'PITDTT ATT TTTY V D#k "Freedom 52" for me. "So how do you like retire- half. On Wednesday, 1 pick up them up. on the trip. Thursday is a free day. I ML at 11:00 a.m. Selling the Equipment and Machinery from The Century Farm of Arnold and Muriel Jamieson, Jamieson RcL, Hope Twp. Located 5 miles north of Port Hope on Hwy. #28 to Hope 6th line and ,1 mile west (Watch for Signs): Int. 434 diesel tractor w/int. loader and 2 buckets, Cockshutt 40 tractor (bought new 1956 w/manual, Cockshutt 30 tractor (1955), JD-STX 38 riding mower (12 1 /2<hp), Int. 3 furrow plow, Int. cultivator (17 tooth w/cylinder, Int. cultivator (14 tooth), Bush Hog lift, doqble disc, w/cylinder, 5 section harrows. Euro Span fertilizer spreader (S400 L-3pth), NH 510 manure: spreader (pto). Case manure spreader (ground driven), 3 drum roller, Int. 10 seed drill (16 Row w/hayseed box). Cockshiutt 315 - 7 ft. trail mower w/cylinder, NH 489 9 It haybtne. NH 67 square baler, NH 258 - 9 ft. rake. Allied stookerj, bale buncher, Mayroth 32 ft. bale material elevator (on rubber), 18 ft. - 5 in. grain auger, grain bin dryer, Turnco Horst gravity wagon, Turnco Geo. White gravity wagon, Sperry-NH 353 Grinder Mixer w/bagger (pto), Int. 7 ft. rear blade (3pth), Trail rotary mower (off-set), Patz 98 Silo unloader (for 12 x 16 Silo), hydraulic forklift (3pth), litter track and bucket, * ment?" This is a question I am asked almost every day. "Well, there are no beer bottles bottles left in the ditches on our road!" I usually reply.. But in actual fact, I do exactly what I want to do. No chains of a full time job around my neck anymore. What do I do all day? I sleep until 7:45 a.m. most days. I always get at least eight hours of sleep. 1 make a coffee and go out and get the paper. I read the paper and listen to the news at the same time. With breakfast, this keeps me busy until 0930. Then I do dishes (Judy is laughing..) and check my e- mail. Depending on the day of quantity stanchion, round feeders, 1/2 ton circular pig feeder, 3 walk behind scufflers, old pull equipment hay rakes, tiller, disc, old harness, cream separator, chop box, tractor chains, old shop antiques. TERMS: Cash or Approved Cheque (no credit cards) Refreshments on Site: Canton United Church Prop. Arnold Jamieson (905) 885-0834 AUCTIONEERS; FRANK A STEVE STAPLETON Newtonville (905) 786-2244 1-800-263-9886 www.stapletonauctions.com my good friend, Robert Robinson, the retired teacher, at exactly 9:30. He is always ready, waiting by the front door. We go to our main source of post-retirement employment at the car auction in Courtice and meet about 40 other retired men there. After coffee and a Jot of story telling, we drive cars around in a big circle. The big trick here is to avoid hitting a car dealer. Here, through a maze of exhaust fumes and cigarette cigarette smoke we fulfill our second second task of trying not to answer questions dealers ask us about the car. We are only allowed to tell them one things how many kilometers are on the car. But they always ask a lot more questions. "How does it run? Is the clutch ok? Does the tranny slip? Does overdrive work? Does the air conditioning conditioning work?" I just stare at them with a smile and by then I have to move the car into the selling block. "Rev Up the engine for me! Put it in reverse! Put it in drive! Put it in park! Move your rear (not the word they use...) over so I can see what the seat looks like!" And you have to let them try all the electric windows, door locks, power seats, shift it into gear, wipers, lights, open the doors, open the hood and do all of these things in the one minute or so you are in the building with the car. 1 work on the '91 and '92 line. These are often cars that for some strange reason the deal- usually try to work on our old '64 International pickup truck or the '58 Studebaker car. This is only when the weather is nice. Otherwise, I do odd jobs around the house'or play on the computer. Occasionally, I work for a car dealer in Whitby driving their shuttle van. Friday is "Auction Day" at the Grist Mill in Newtonville, so it is a priority to get to there in the afternoon to see • • • WÊÊBÊ.' ART GALAXY summer programs Call 261-1657 to register 5331 Main Street, Orono www.korenscreativearts.com e • • Call me to buy or sell... Orono and area's real estate (representative... Krystyna Jones 983-6013 Sutton Group Dynamic Realty Inc. Bowmanville (905) 697-1700 I NEW LISTING.. Lovely Ov&no Village^Qgm on Listed and Sold in less than 1 week for 100% asking price!