Episode12
Is that you, Susan?
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It's me, Grandpa.
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Am I glad to see you!
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And am I glad to see you!
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I am also glad to be here.
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How are things?
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I have been talking to a group of salesmen
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since ten this morning,
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and I'm real exhausted.
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Well, you look good.
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What's Harry doing tonight?
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He and Michelle
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are visiting relatives in New Jersey today.
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The rest of our family went to the movies.
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So it's just you and me, Susan.
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It's nice to be alone with you, Grandpa.
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We don't get to see enough of each other.
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Oh, I feel the same way, Susan.
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I miss seeing you.
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But to tell the truth,
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next time
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I'd like to go into the city and meet you there,
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instead of you coming here.
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You don't need to do that, Grandpa.
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Yeah, I do.
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I need to get out more.
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Well, I mean
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there's a lot to do around the house,
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and I love being here with the family,
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you know,
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but I'm restless.
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Since I retired,
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I've got extra time on my hands.
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I understand, Grandpa.
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I think you do.
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Frankly,
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I'd like to use my brain a little more.
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Grandpa,
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you have so much energy and so many years of experience.
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There are probably a lot of places for you to work
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Particularly in the construction field.
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But at my age,
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I'm not looking for a full-time job.
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I'm retired.
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But I'm bored.
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Well, there must be something.
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Maybe I can help.
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Let's go into the kitchen,
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and maybe you can help me set the table.
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Sounds good to me.
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What are we having?
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I prepared lamb chops,
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mashed potatoes, and a tossed green salad to begin with.
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Grandpa, you are a terrific guy!
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You're still thinking about something to do, aren't you?
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A job of some kind.
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That's right.
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I've been thinking about it for weeks now.
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There must be some way to put my mind to good use.
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We'll find a solution.
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A positive solution
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to your finding a way to use that wonderful mind of yours.
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Sam, would you come in, please?
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You sound like something's bothering you, Susan.
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The sketches for the cover of the new doll book?
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That's not it.
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Please sit down.
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Sure.
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I need your advice on a personsal matter,
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but it's not about me.
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You need my advice on a personal matter,
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and it's not about you. OK.
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It's about my grandfather.
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What's the problem?
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It won't sound like a big deal,
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but it is.
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I had dinner with him Saturday,
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and he's very unhappy about not working.
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I thought he was retired
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and pleased to be living with the family.
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He is,
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but there's so much energy and talent in the man,
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and he doesn't get to use it.
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But what can I do?
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What kind of advice are you looking for?
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Simply this.
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John Marchetta runs this company.
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He founded this company.
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Right.
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John Marchetta gave me my start here six years ago,
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When I first graduated from college.
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He gave me the chance to use my talents
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and made me feel more confident.
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Right.
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Maybe he can do the same thing for your grandfather.
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Or at least give him some advice.
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Right.
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Then I've solved your problem.
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I can always depend on you, Sam.
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I'm glad to help.
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Shall I call Mr. Marchetta for you?
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No, no. I'll do that.
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Thanks.
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Now, how's the Stewart family?
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Fine, thank you, Mr. Mrarchetta.
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Except for my grandfather.
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What's wrong, Susan?
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What's wrong with him?
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He needs to work.
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In fact, that is the reason why I'm here to see you.
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I know you're building a new factory,
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and I thought ... maybe ...
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my grandfather is
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so experienced in the construction trade,
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he could be so valuable.
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Tell him to come and see me
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at ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
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I have an idea that may solve the problem for him
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and help a lot of other people.
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Really, Mr. Marchetta?
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Can I tell him that?
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Sure can.
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Ten o'clock in the morning. Here.
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Oh, thank you!
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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!
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