Senior citizen Maverick owners thread

[converseguy]

Howdy, I too was in IT for our local school district. I taught myself while holding down a teaching position. I loved the hardware , didn’t care for the software. Only used e-mail and created a few word documents. I was our only tech for about 10 years. With 12 campuses I stayed busy. Finally we expanded and got 3-4 young guns that was book smart and knew the software, so I ended up inheriting all the hardware repairs. But arthritis and dupuytren’s contracture forced me to retire at 62.

I have been with the medical device company where I work for 25 years. When I got hired it was as an engineering tech. My company had no Internet, no email, no network, no servers. I decided to go into IT. I built up our network from nothing. I very much enjoy my work and have no intention to retire any time soon.

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[imboden013]

I have been with the medical device company where I work for 25 years. When I got hired it was as an engineering tech. My company had no Internet, no email, no network, no servers. I decided to go into IT. I built up our network from nothing. I very much enjoy my work and have no intention to retire any time soon.

Same with me, our district had no computers when I first started teaching. Then we got a few commodore 16s and apple 2es. I was a math teacher so I was one of the early recipients and they’d crap out on me pretty often. You request repairs and wait a couple of months so I started repairing them myself. Word spread I could repair computers and soon I was repairing our computers. Then when our district stayed a rudimentary network they came to me, I was sent to a 2 day workshop on networking. We started out with thin net and 1 server and about 15 IBM clones networked together. 25 years later all 12 campuses were connected via fiber, we had 3000+ computers, 20 servers.

 

[converseguy]

Same with me, our district had no computers when I first started teaching. Then we got a few commodore 16s and apple 2es. I was a math teacher so I was one of the early recipients and they’d crap out on me pretty often. You request repairs and wait a couple of months so I started repairing them myself. Word spread I could repair computers and soon I was repairing our computers. Then when our district stayed a rudimentary network they came to me, I was sent to a 2 day workshop on networking. We started out with thin net and 1 server and about 15 IBM clones networked together. 25 years later all 12 campuses were connected via fiber, we had 3000+ computers, 20 servers.

Your 12 campuses, 3000+ computers, and 20 servers puts our one building, 150 computers and 15 servers to shame. You have done well, grasshopper.

 

[imboden013]

Your 12 campuses, 3000+ computers, and 20 servers puts our one building, 150 computers and 15 servers to shame. You have done well, grasshopper.

Stayed busy. Learned how prioritize.

 

[papak]

I'm 76. I got my Lariat Lux/360 in March after a 15 month wait. Patience comes with age.

 

[CTYankee]

Same with me, our district had no computers when I first started teaching. Then we got a few commodore 16s and apple 2es. I was a math teacher so I was one of the early recipients and they’d crap out on me pretty often. You request repairs and wait a couple of months so I started repairing them myself. Word spread I could repair computers and soon I was repairing our computers. Then when our district stayed a rudimentary network they came to me, I was sent to a 2 day workshop on networking. We started out with thin net and 1 server and about 15 IBM clones networked together. 25 years later all 12 campuses were connected via fiber, we had 3000+ computers, 20 servers.

Your 12 campuses, 3000+ computers, and 20 servers puts our one building, 150 computers and 15 servers to shame. You have done well, grasshopper.

I started in IT in a 400-person tech company that only ran dumb terminals and minicomputers (a VAX), but people were starting to bring in their own PC's. I was hired to wrangle all those rogue PC's. That grew into networking as well and took off from there. I stayed in IT for 17 years, rising to Director, Global Storage and Backup/Recovery Systems. The company had grown to over 60,000 employees by then.

I left IT in 2007 on an early retirement package, bought my own business (truck and offroad shop) but a year later was asked to come back to teach college-hire sales people how to sell technology to C-level executives. I did that for another 8+ years while my wife ran the shop, finally retiring from the corporate world in 2016.

 

[Cocobean]

I'm 61 today and I have had my maverick for two months now and still love it. I did however told my doughtier that this might be the last vehicle I buy, she didn;t like that comment at all.. oops!

Happy belated!!! Mine was the 7th turned 66…
seems this is the Old Geezer Birthday thread LOL

 

[imboden013]

I started in IT in a 400-person tech company that only ran dumb terminals and minicomputers (a VAX), but people were starting to bring in their own PC's. I was hired to wrangle all those rogue PC's. That grew into networking as well and took off from there. I stayed in IT for 17 years, rising to Director, Global Storage and Backup/Recovery Systems. The company had grown to over 60,000 employees by then.

I left IT in 2007 on an early retirement package, bought my own business (truck and offroad shop) but a year later was asked to come back to teach college-hire sales people how to sell technology to C-level executives. I did that for another 8+ years while my wife ran the shop, finally retiring from the corporate world in 2016.

I retired in 2014 after 39 years with my local school district.

 

[Cocobean]

Not sure which thread posted this, but the letters in "FORD" could stand for " For Old Retired Dudes ". I'm one of those. Also, can women be referenced as "dudes", so they can be included?

Women are referred to as dudes these days; older on the outside but metal heads on the inside

 

[BILLNOROVILLE]

74 years old
Ordered my 21 white basic XLT September 2021 got it on my birthday December 15th, 2021 (97 days). My first Maverick was a used 73 4door POS. My prior truck for 12 years was a used 2002 Sport Track (loved it but is sucked the gas but would haul a motorcycle). Sold my 2016 Chevy Volt and 88 Classic Honda Hawk motorcycle so truck is paid for. Owed a 68 and 73 Ranchero. Owned 64 cars/trucks and 41 motorcycles.

Last Thursday I loaded my Honda 1100 Rebel bike in the back of my Maverick and drove 2 hours to Camino (East of Sacramento, CA) to do a day ride with a friend up to Loon Lake. Life is good at my old age. Love my truck. I even drove it to Winslow AZ and stood on the corner this year. Take it easy.

 

[GreenLady]

Happy belated!!! Mine was the 7th turned 66…
seems this is the Old Geezer Birthday thread LOL

A belated Happy Birthday to another Libra. Looks to me like a good portion of us Vintage owners are Libras, the smart ones who made smart choices buying 1 or 2+ Mavericks I dare say the A51 color might rank pretty high in numbers in this group

 

[Cocobean]

A belated Happy Birthday to another Libra. Looks to me like a good portion of us Vintage owners are Libras, the smart ones who made smart choices buying 1 or 2+ Mavericks I dare say the A51 color might rank pretty high in numbers in this group

Thanks for birthday wishes! I’m assuming you as well?
Buying this truck at this time of my life was a no brainer! At that price-point I was lucky to find what I wanted, base XL in dark grey or black.
Retired just one year, I sold my Focus and Ridgeline (243K miles and still going!!!)
The more I drive it the happier I am and Coco loves it!

 

[Bobby Chapman]

Mik I have a XS650, RD350 and several Yamaha enduros my Mav is a great truck

Loved the RD350 Yamaha, I am 64 yrs. old. I have 23 xl ,love it too

 

[OldSarg]

I turned 84 in August. I sold my 16 year old Honda Accord to Caravan and bought a 2022 Ford Maverick XLT Hybrid after watching a Youtube Video by the chief engineer who designed the truck. At my age this will be the last vehicle I will ever own and it is the first pickup truck I have driven since high school when I would drive my dad's used 1947 Ford. So far no complaints, 18,000+ miles, 38.6 mpg over those 18,000+ miles, and I still have people walk up to me in parking lots and want to see the truck. Ford should pay me (smiles).

 

[vinnymac]

Sharp Mustang! I might have had a hard time watching that beauty go.

I did but it was time to let someone else enjoy it and the dealer gave me more than I expected so all good

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