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Hi. I'm Malcolm Stewart. |
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John Marchetta. |
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Sit down, sit down. |
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Susan has told me a great deal about you. |
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She says you're quite a man. |
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She says |
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a lot of wonderful things about you too, Mr. Stewart. |
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That's always nice to hear, Mr. Marchetta. |
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Call me John. |
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May I call you Malcolm? |
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Let's talk business. |
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That's music to my ears. |
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I understand |
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you used to be in the construction business. |
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Yup. Forty-three years. |
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Here's a brief description |
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of forty-three years of on-the-job training. |
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That is some history! |
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You're a valuable asset, Malcolm. |
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Very valuable. |
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Thank you. |
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Yup. Forty-three years. |
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Half that time in my own construction company. |
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Big jobs--factories, shopping malls. |
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That kind of thing. |
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Then you retired. |
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Yes. |
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After my wife died, |
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and I felt I should spend more time |
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with my children and grandchildren. |
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I lived in Florida, |
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and they lived in New York. |
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I understand. |
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My dautghter Cami lives in New York. |
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I like being near her. |
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When I came here, |
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I planned to take a few months off. |
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Relax with the family and then look for some work. |
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Put my experience on the line ... |
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but, unfortunately, |
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there isn't any work for a retired person my age. |
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Sometimes there is, |
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and sometimes there isn't. |
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Well, I'm involved with an organization, |
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and we're trying to resolve that problem. |
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What's that? |
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TOPS. |
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T-O-P-S--means Talented Older People's Society. |
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I'd like to be a member. |
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How much are the dues? |
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There are no dues. |
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The organization serves major companies in this city. |
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Why? |
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Because our members are men and women like you. |
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Experienced, talented, retired. |
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But our members want to go out there |
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and use their talents. |
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They want to work. |
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That is fantastic, John! |
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I've got an idea for you, Malcolm. |
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Just fill out this form for me. |
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It'll only take a few minutes. |
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Sit right here, |
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and do it while I talk to my secretary. |
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When I get back, we'll talk about my new factory. |
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My company is a member of TOPS. |
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So I try hard to find opportunities for people like you. |
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Malcolm. |
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And when I see an opportunity, |
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I can act on it. |
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Well, I can use your brainpower on the job right now. |
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Have you got time this morning |
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to go over to the construction site with me? |
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I'd like to have you meet my foreman-- |
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get some background on the job. |
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I've got plenty of time. |
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I'll be right back. |
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We'll go over to the job site together. |
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Malcolm, you worked on the Spaceport project? |
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My company was the contractor. |
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I built the theater there |
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with my own two hands, practically. |
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I understand. |
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Well, |
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I'm glad to see you two guys getting along so well |
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because, Danny, |
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Malcolm is on the TOPS team. |
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He's going to be working with you for a while. |
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His experience will be valuable to both of us. |
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Welcome aboard, Malcolm! |
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I'm going back to my office. |
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Give me a call later, Malcolm. |
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I'll tell you the time and date of the next TOPS meeting. |
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I'd like you to meet the group. |
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I will, John. |
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And again--thanks. |
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No ... thank you. |
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And thank Susan. |
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He's quite a man. |
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A real inspiration for me. |
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OK, Danny. |
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I know you didn't expect to have me around, |
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but I think I can be of some help to you. |
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Let me tell you something, Malcolm. |
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With your background and experience, |
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I can learn something |
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... and I do need some advice on a difficult problem. |
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Let me show you this. |
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I don't want to give you a final opinion |
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without studying these building plans more carefully. |
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But a simple solution might be |
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to move the air-conditioning units |
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instead of redesigning the entire system. |
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It might be simpler and less expensive . |
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You just earned your weight in gold, Malcolm. |
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Welcome aboard! |
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It all happened so quickly! |
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I can't believe it! |
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I'm glad Mr. Marchetta was so helpful. |
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He was more than helpful. |
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He actually took me to meet his foreman. |
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I'm thrilled for you, Grandpa. |
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I don't know how to thank you, Susan. |
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You're a wonderful granddaughter. |
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It's good to see you so happy. |
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I'll be at the construction site tomorrow. |
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What are you doing tomorrow night? |
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I'm not doing anything. |
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Why? |
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How about a date with your grandfather? |
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I owe you a good steak dinner. |
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I'll accept. |
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Tomorrow night. |
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You and me. Dinner. |
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What time? |
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I'll pick you up here at seven . |
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Is that OK? |
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I can't wait! |
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And you can tell me |
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all about your first full day back on the job. |
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It's a deal! |