Jim Shuck:  

Life Wow they only give you 4000 charcters to do this!!!! Hi, thought I would jot a note and say hi. Wow, where has the time gone. Guess if you are read in' you wondering about me' gee tanks! back in '65 I recieved my invitation from Uncle Sam and was to report on 12/8 boy I fooled them. I enlisted in the Air Force, wasn't bad duty, stationed three places in the states before going to Germany for 2 years (great duty) got'ta see alot, then transferred to Africa for 6 months (before Kadilfi kicked us out) back home I enrolled in computer school (didn't think computers would catch on, but!) Went to work for Standard Oil, computer billing and met my first wife. Married then changed careers..real estate. Licensed in 1972 Broker in 1976, crazy times then, buying and selling, opened an office, hired agents, life was good, big house in Alamo over the years I have managed real estate offices for Prudential, Merrill Lynch, Saxe, largest office was 70+ agents, (if they only knew!!) Evenually I was hired to run an office in Roseville, thought of the challenge of going somewhere where I didn't know anyone would be great experience! it was..........so, got involved in real estate lending in the early 90's and have been doing that most of the time up, until maybe 7 years ago the car bug got me again, Opened a body shop and started doing auto restorations body work, painting, custom fabrication. Still doing loans in the office. Sounds crazy but it works, 5 cars in the autorama in Sacramento this past year...I am looking forward t...Expand for more