After 32 years, it's a love/hate relationship. While they don't often understand my motives, they have come to believe that I have some idea of what I'm doing.
I'd guess they know all about your accomplishments and are probably proud of their contribution . There should be some respect there. 32 years, at 20 years per generation means you have been doing business with them long enough to allow them to bring their children into the business, or helped them raise them up, educate and move them on to other vocations moving on to their grandchildren now. That would be a pretty significant thing to me. Generations Sal!
Heck, that almost makes you part of the family. :)
Have you been able to do any sailing or fishing on Lake Biwa? There was a world record Large mouth bass caught from that lake. It looks beautiful to me though I've never been. Yet.
About time to.
Myself? I want to sail both Great Slave, and Great Bear lake while I'm still young enough to be healthy enough to not be that old guy people have to carry or wheel around.
They are bigger and deeper than most of the great lakes. Like the great lakes they whip up fast and have the fetch to get really big. Ocean big. Grilling lake trout and watching the Borealis is always fun.
"A Mastiff is to a dog what a Lion is to a housecat. He stands alone and all others sink before him. His courage does not exceed temper and generosity, and in attachment he equals the kindest of his race" Cynographia Britannic 1800
"Unless you're the lead dog the view is pretty much gonna stay the same!"
