Yesterday I stopped in to see an old friend at one of my old accounts. Because of sales territory changes, I haven't been in for a couple of years but I just stopped in to say Merry Christmas. I walked in and we had a normal conversation, just like we used to. He's 64, 3 years from retirement and he told me all his plans. He owns a hunting lease and told me about running it, etc. He said he hadn't even touched his rifles in a year, that he didn't need to shoot them because the bucks were too small right now. When we were done, I walked out to see a couple of people in the tool crib. I started giving one guy a hard time about not being able to get my buddy to retire so he could have his office. He told me that he is already doing all the work because my buddy has advancing Alzheimer's and basically sits in his office all day staring at his computer screen and filling out surveys. He has been with his company for 37 years so they just let him come in as a courtesy for all his years of service, because he has no where to go. His wife has taken all his guns away so he won't hurt anyone. It scared the hell out of me because he covered it so well. I knew that people with Alzheimer's could fake their way pretty well but he shocked me. And it's a gut punch because he worked his ass off for years so he could enjoy his retirement and right now he doesn't even have a clue as to what he's doing every day. Getting old really does suck.