Snowbird from Michigan, live in the Tucson area from mid-November until May 1 each year. Immigrant, arrived in the USA from The Netherlands as a 19-year old. Worked as a mechanical/systems engineer in small to medium sized business. Purchased the (nearly bankrupt) custom machinery manufacturing biz from my employers. Built the biz from less then 1 million to 6 million, brought in an outside manager (president) and nearly lost the biz to bankruptcy. Sold the company in 2000 and continue to do some consulting/engineering.