Who stay with Merlin longest time

Can't help but wonder what our national economy and overall corporate status would be like if everyone had Bobby's passion for his work and desire to provide a quality product at a fair price (along with the upgrade path). Of course smaller companies like Merlin have the ability to be more engaging with their customers, but that's hardly the norm...

It does feel good to support an "local" craftsman with excellent products, customer service, and a pretty genuine concern for his customers - all the ingredients for success - and Richard Vandersteen and Ralph Karsten are also in that camp.

Agree w Pubul57 regarding supporting small craftsmen and his inclusion of RV and RK in the mix. I'm sure that there are many others that fall into that category; perhaps Steve McCormack, Ed Meitner, Dick Sequerra and I know I've left out some others.

10-11 years--TSM SE and Millenium. Saving for VSM when I retire next year

That sounds like a superb retirement strategy:)