THEY DIDN'T SMELL THE ROSES!

      Back in the late 1960's and early 1970's while working at Allied Mutual in Des Moines, I worked with a very interesting man which we will call Les. He was nearing retirement when I started there and he could tell you to the day when he was going to retire. His wife Lucille also worked there and was going to also retire when Les did.

       They both were old school in that they would come in on a Saturday and/ or Sundays and would usually stay late, working, through the week. It was known that they didn't have any children and they also didn't take vacations throughout  their working careers. 

       One thing they were banking on or looking forward to after retirement was enjoying a lakeside cabin they were going to build near Brooklyn, Iowa. It never happened! Lucille passed away just a short time before their retirement. It was devastating to Les. The good news was he eventually met someone and all ended pretty well for him. But, we all know the moral of the story!