 With those words, Jim Griffin explained why he is giving up his
business and selling off the equipment he has been renting to
contractors and do-it-yourselfers for the past 23 years.Griffin,
a former insurance broker, bought the rental business from Bill
Wylie in 1986 and has been a one-man operation since day one.
Although Griffin admits the business is still viable, he feels it
is time to bid a fond adieu to work and make time for himself.
"I admit it. After a couple weeks I will probably not know what
to do with myself. But it is time to do other things, whatever those
things are," Griffin said.
Griffin showed the damage to the garage area of the business that
was hit a few weeks ago by a semi-truck. "Maybe someone was trying
to tell me something," he said. Griffin had already decided he was
going to take retirement, but the story fits Jim's sense of humor
and so he uses the accident as an excuse to quit the business.
This week Griffin is busy cleaning and double-checking all the
equipment that will go on the auction block Saturday. From
scaffolding and illuminated signs to trailers, a trencher, drywall
jacks and an assortment of power tools, Griffin hopes to sell
everything this Saturday.
Griffin says he has had a few parties interested in buying his
building once it is emptied, but step one is to sell the equipment
before getting the building cleaned, repaired and ready for sale.
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Although Jim doesn't have any specific ideas on what he will do in
retirement, he does plan to do some traveling.
He also bought an expensive metal detector and is thinking of
starting to look for buried treasure. Already, Jim brags that he has
found a quarter.
Interested parties can come this Saturday, starting at 10 a.m.,
to bid on Jim's equipment: everything but the metal detector, that
is.
The auction will be held at the store and will be run by Mike
Maske. A complete list of items to be auctioned can be found by
clicking to the
auction notice.
[By
MIKE FAK]
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