…for the last time. RIP Andy. You’ll be missed.
Bummer! I saw his last show on 60 mins a few weeks back, funny to the end.
I saw that also. He had just retired - at age 92.
I used to really look forward too his New Years essay. The man lived a good long and successful life. 92 ain’t at all bad!
He had just retired - at age 92.
Thanks Obama.
RIP Andy. Thanks for the rants.
Some of my favorite quotes by Andy Rooney:
People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe.
If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it.
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
Vegetarian - that’s an old Indian word meaning lousy hunter.
I didn’t get old on purpose, it just happened. If you’re lucky, it could happen to you.
"92 ain’t at all bad! "
Its sad that we’re losing that WWII generation. I just lost my 90 yr old uncle a few weeks ago.
If I die a few weeks after retiring I’m going to be awfully pissed.
Read this in your best Rooney meter:
you ever notice people get old and die? why is that? the other day I was reading a story about some scientists that think they’ve found the reasons, and hope to stop the aging process. well, good luck with that, but if you do find the answer, there’s no need to let me know.
If I die a few weeks after retiring I’m going to be awfully pissed.
LOS ANGELES (March 22) - After more than three-quarters of a century working for public transit agencies, a bus maintenance worker is retiring Wednesday on his 100th birthday.
For decades, Arthur Winston reported to work at a bus yard at the crack of dawn. By 6 a.m. he would be supervising a crew of workers as they cleaned and refueled the region’s bus fleet.
But on Tuesday, Winston abandoned his routine and put on a suit, tie and black fedora and headed downtown to meet the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. There, he was lauded for his nearly perfect work record and decades of service with what is currently called the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
“I’m kind of nervous about leaving the job, I’ve been doing it for so long,” Winston told The Associated Press. “I’m going to miss my crew. But I’ll find plenty of things to do with my free time.”
Winston has missed only one day of work in his entire career, transit officials say. That was in 1988, when his wife of 65 years died.
“He has an impeccable safety record, he never calls in sick, he’s always on time, he’s Mr. Reliable,” said Alex DiNuzzo, Winston’s manager of seven years.
A co-worker, Sergio Rubalcava, said Winston began each work day by bending over to touch his toes to demonstrate that he was fit to work.
“He’s incredible,” Rubalcava said.
Winston said he was born in Oklahoma and began picking cotton when he was 10. When droughts and storms ruined several crop seasons, his family headed west and in 1924 he found work with the Pacific Electric Railway Co. He left the company in 1928, and returned six years later. Local transit has operated under various names since then.
Winston credited his father for teaching him a strong work ethic.
“My dad got us out of bed whether it was raining or snowing. We got up at 6 o’clock, no matter what,” he said.
He said he could have retired when he was in his 70s, but he wanted to continue working to support family members who were struggling financially or pursuing college degrees.
“It wasn’t heavy work, that’s the main thing,” Winston said with a chuckle. “It’s fast but not heavy, and I don’t mind the work, so that’s how I got by.”
He said he plans to keep busy in his retirement by doing charity work and taking advantage of his free bus pass to explore the city.
“I’ll be on the move. I’m not going to sit and mope in the house,” he said.
Died two weeks later.
If I die a few weeks after retiring I’m going to be awfully pissed.
LOS ANGELES (March 22) - After more than three-quarters of a century working for public transit agencies, a bus maintenance worker is retiring Wednesday on his 100th birthday.
For decades, Arthur Winston reported to work at a bus yard at the crack of dawn. By 6 a.m. he would be supervising a crew of workers as they cleaned and refueled the region’s bus fleet.
But on Tuesday, Winston abandoned his routine and put on a suit, tie and black fedora and headed downtown to meet the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. There, he was lauded for his nearly perfect work record and decades of service with what is currently called the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
“I’m kind of nervous about leaving the job, I’ve been doing it for so long,” Winston told The Associated Press. “I’m going to miss my crew. But I’ll find plenty of things to do with my free time.”
Winston has missed only one day of work in his entire career, transit officials say. That was in 1988, when his wife of 65 years died.
“He has an impeccable safety record, he never calls in sick, he’s always on time, he’s Mr. Reliable,” said Alex DiNuzzo, Winston’s manager of seven years.
A co-worker, Sergio Rubalcava, said Winston began each work day by bending over to touch his toes to demonstrate that he was fit to work.
“He’s incredible,” Rubalcava said.
Winston said he was born in Oklahoma and began picking cotton when he was 10. When droughts and storms ruined several crop seasons, his family headed west and in 1924 he found work with the Pacific Electric Railway Co. He left the company in 1928, and returned six years later. Local transit has operated under various names since then.
Winston credited his father for teaching him a strong work ethic.
“My dad got us out of bed whether it was raining or snowing. We got up at 6 o’clock, no matter what,” he said.
He said he could have retired when he was in his 70s, but he wanted to continue working to support family members who were struggling financially or pursuing college degrees.
“It wasn’t heavy work, that’s the main thing,” Winston said with a chuckle. “It’s fast but not heavy, and I don’t mind the work, so that’s how I got by.”
He said he plans to keep busy in his retirement by doing charity work and taking advantage of his free bus pass to explore the city.
“I’ll be on the move. I’m not going to sit and mope in the house,” he said.
Died two weeks later.
I betcha he’s pissed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3SOvXgAgY
1:38 in Beavis does his Andy Rooney impression.
“Why do they call it taking a dump and not leaving a dump? After all, you’re not taking it any where.”
People either do well, or they don’t, after they retire. I think it all comes down to if you can find meaning in your life.
My coworker will retire next year and I thought, “you work so hard to build up all of this knowledge and all of these skills your whole life, and the day you retire they are completely useless.”
It was funny because it sounded just like him. On 60 Minutes he was just an old guy 4 years late on Jerry Seinfeld jokes. I think he even said, “What is the deal?” a few times.
If I die a few weeks after retiring I’m going to be awfully pissed.
This is why it’s good to blow off work or leave early as soon and as often as humanly possible…
I saw that also. He had just retired - at age 92.
He died of surgical complications so did retiring have anything to do with it? Hard to say.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lw3SOvXgAgY
1:38 in Beavis does his Andy Rooney impression.
“Why do they call it taking a dump and not leaving a dump? After all, you’re not taking it any where.”
Butthead doing a George Carlin joke in Rooney’s voice?
“did retiring have anything to do with it? Hard to say.”
I’ll guess that being 92 might have had something to do with it. 
"92 ain’t at all bad! "
Its sad that we’re losing that WWII generation. I just lost my 90 yr old uncle a few weeks ago.
+1. Rooney wrote a nice book about his service in WWII. He lucked into a job as a reporter at the Army newspaper in Europe (Stars and Stripes)
If I die a few weeks after retiring I’m going to be awfully pissed.
Same here!! RIP Andy.