[caltaxed]

I'm 57 years old and run a one man machine shop. Utilize computerized equipment to avoid employees, and often times go days without talking to anyone but my wife.

Couldn't have dealt with the solitude as a young guy, but over the years it seems there are fewer people worth talking with.

[dfwgator]

Who needs to talk to people when I have you Freepers to chat with?

[wally_bert]

Solitude never bothered me much.

I am a break/fix IT flunkie in a manufacturing place and I love the machines and technology with the big exception of printers. The people get to me sometimes.

Everyone is basically okay and such but my socializing limit is usually hit by early morning.

I stay in my office for lunch or go to the little diner down the road and love it that way. I

[USMCPOP]

I'm 57 years old and run a one man machine shop. Utilize computerized equipment to avoid employees, and often times go days without talking to anyone but my wife.

Yeah, but you are busy cussing the guy who screwed something up big-time. :)

My young son is a machinist. I'm sure he'd like to be on his own. Some day.

[LaRueLaDue]

I am your age, and I telecommute (work with computers, enterprise infrastructure-type work). Have been doing it for years now. There will be weeks when the only time I get off our property is a short trip to buy gas for the mowers and trimmers.

I love it, but like you, I think it would have been hard to do when I was younger.