>>>Luckily for Tom W he's retired already! I think (not sure) this is the plant he worked at:
>>>http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aFdr2fc23NRI
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>>It's the same plant. I have not talked to Tom in eons and don't know whether he is retired or not. His retirement date seemed to be a constantly moving target.
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>Last time I corresponded with him (quite a while ago now that I think about it - last January - I checked), he was retired. Playing music and relaxing. He said he'd look for something where he could work just a couple of months a year - possibly teaching guitar, or maybe some consulting work. He hadn't really made up his mind at that time.
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>I should get in touch again. I'll let you know.

Thanks. That sounds like a nice retirement.