Looking for OLDEST service tech

Glen

that would be the cumulative age of all the wallies that visit here. Write the article on our host - as the facilitator of the group. (not to suggest Mr. H is old - but he is sorta like DAD you know) ;-)

John R. Hall

Respect your elders

The NEWS is looking to locate the oldest HVAC service tech in the U.S. and write a story on him (or her). If you know of anyone or if you think you are the oldest, enter your name at our website. The deadline is Leap Year Day:

http://www.achrnews.com/HTML/BNP_GUID_9-5-2006_A_10000000000000235408

Unknown

Say does that crawl space

I worked in today qualify me as working or the roof I was on yesterday. At 68 years old it takes me forever to climb a ladder. Oh well retirement is just around the corner. The problem is I can't find the corner. Now what did I do with my flashlight, oh yeh its in my pocket.

hvacfreak

OLD SCHOOL

There is a man at Boland Services in Rockville , MD who is 85 years old. He ( Vern )performs new centrifugal chiller start-ups ( Trane Centrivac's ) and has worked there since he was 35 years old . He is a great man. -Mike

( I just read your post all the way through and followed the link...I don't think he'll register ).

http://www.boland.com/

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oh tim,

i don't know if i should believe you, but believe me, i feel your pain. i tried to call my sister with my tv remote, and then really started to get bugged that the tv was going on the fritz

Glen

not in the 60's

but I hide my own Easter Eggs!

tim smith

How bout oldest mech/heating engineer

An old buddy of mine is I think 94? still been designing up till lately. He took a fall last "fall" so not as able to do things. Great guy! Tim

Darrell

I'm only 47 but I'm really high mileage...

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Rocky_3

Does it count...?

Just turned 45 last month, but it looks like my face has worn out three bodies! Now, I know I'm not over the hill, but I can damn sure see the top from where I'm at.

Gotta go home and take some vitamin I (ibuprofen) now,
Rocky

Empire_2

Don't feel bad Mike...

Just the other day, I could not find my truck key's and I mean I looked every where. I finally found them in the refrigerator, on the top shelf where earlier I had grabbed a bottle of water.....Oh the pain of getting older. "Sorry Mrs. Jones, I am running 1/2 hour behind.....Traffic....:-)

Mike T.

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exactly!

and i've given in to writing everything down because it's very easy to forget, which has an added benefit of having months' worth of 'data' at my fingertips in my columbo note pad, but there's nothing one can do about misplaced keys etc

Plumdog_2

I got AAADD

Age Affected Attention Deficit Disorder

Mark Hunt_3

OK


I spit coffee on my computer because of that one!

Mark H

Mitch_4

is that like Craft diease?

Cant Remember A Friggin Thing?

only mid 40's but HIGH mileage. All original part, good working condition, needs body work, good spare tire, not a racer but good steady operation and fuel milage, eco friendly runs on ethanol (beer).

May need ball joints in the futur (knees)

Tekkie

I was going to enter

some guy named Dirt. Nobody is older than him but he's a tough one to clean up! (I'm sorry...)

king947

Still going strong

in the business 38 yrs. two knee and a back operation, dancing with wife to the oldies every Fri & Sat night. Still going strong but wes told by employeer not to lift heave things AND I DON'T.

ScottMP

I have a customer

who is 92.

He's a Doctor ...... and STILL see's patients !!

I swear !!!

Scott

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scott

what a trip. i also know one. would that happen to be in clairton, pa?

ScottMP

Nope New England

I mean, how old are his patients And if they are that old he must be Very Good.

He's actually a really great guy and I enjoy speaking with him.

Scott

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DanHolohan

John,

how about looking for the service tech that feels the oldest. :-)

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how old?

yeah, i wondered the same when i asked his daughter, age 64, and she said that they're his contemporaries, but not all of them are his life-long patients. some are local to his home neighborhood, because he'd closed his practice residence do to that hood going down hill

Ranger

Pete Bloomfield/Perth Amboy Refrigeration (N.J.)

I Believe Pete is past his mid-eighties and he is still doing service work 24/7.

mtfallsmikey

Hey hvacfreak!

I have a Boland tech sitting here with me right now who knows Vern!

Weezbo

Good Thinking *~/:)

Well considered , Dan.

i once knew a lady who was 104,with crystal blue eyes.

Every day, on the way to school, i would stop and ask her about life .

One sunny morning ,i asked her," To what do you attribute longevity to in your life?"

"Well, I only had one man and one cigar,every day of my adult life" ...

i am not too sure if the Dead Line of John's editorial will gather a great deal of affinity from the candidates...

Rodney Summers

My dad started in 1964 and was not only a great tech but one of the old school tin knockers.
He did not know everthing but was always willing to try and learn. For the past six years he has worked with me daily. This past friday after a day of service calls he went to bed.

He was 71 and he had almost one thousand friends and clients to say good by.

My father Art Summers Will truly be missed however the comfort in Heaven will be taken care of.

Rocky_3

How much richer can a man be

than to have 1000 people come to remember him? Truly, I am sorry for your loss. You must be very proud to know that your pops had such an impact on so many people. And be certain, not only is Heaven's comfort assured, but the comfort of Heaven is assured to you as well.

God bless you and your family in this difficult time,
Rocky

Unknown

I learned one thing from this...

I may feel like the oldest out there sometimes, but I'm not!

Rodney Summers

Thank you for your kind words.
I am 40 and have worked with my pap since I was about 8 on weekends, summer time, and evenings. Yes; it has caught up with me my knees are shot and my back is gone. often times I wonder why we keep doing what we do; more so now than times past. However when I see his clients (family) come to say good by I know there will allways be a place for a honest company and gret craftsmanship.

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yeah, why we do it?

i'm sure of one thing; the older i get, the less i rely on money for my motivation

EBEBRATT-Ed

I'll be 55 in June. Lugging 6" pipe is getting tough.


Rodney, sorry for your loss. I'm sure you have a lot of wonderful memories of working with your dad. Nothing can take that away.

I worked with an "old timer" who was a really great guy and taught me the business.. Worked full time till he was 70. Then worked 3 days a week for another 3-4 years until he called it quits. Lived to be 80--not bad.


ED

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lugging 6\" pipe?!

here's what i do; "hey youngin'. get over here and help ol pap-pap" their ego can hardly resist the strength of their youth

hvacfreak

sorry

Crazy hectic this week...that's cool mtfalls mike...glad someone could confirm what I was saying. -Mike