"Michael Coslo" wrote in message
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John Smith wrote:

I suppose everyone has something to say...

We are experiencing a time in our history where people are living a lot
longer than they ever used to--and in better health.

This is causing a problem in how to get them moved aside so younger and
more capable minds can grab the reins. However, those grizzled old
hands hands have a death-grip while the buggy heads for the cliff...


John, you are showing signs of being an ageist.

A person's ability to do a job is not specifically related to their
age. That is an old paradigm.

In fact, in the technical fields, there is a dramatic lack of young
Americans.

So if the geezers have that "death grip" on the reins removed, there
likely won't be anyone to take it up.

- Mike KB3EIA -



Hello, Mike

There is a dearth of young folks in technical fields as the religious right
has no (perceived) need for them.

Our engineering is now done in India and manufacturing in China. I've had
two small appliances now that failed in 6 months or less. The "warrantee"
is you send them the bad unit and they give you a replacement - and half
price. So, they simply sold another unit.

Meanwhile, I note we are quite a bit down the line in life expectancy. We
have a much higher incidence of infant death than many others.

I'm tired of hearing how great we are. We are leaving a rather poor legacy
to the young folks.


73 from Rochester, NY
Jim AA2QA