That is Elmer Verigin with his new monitor, looking at his program CadPro

I recently came to the conclusion that retirement is much to stressful. When a body is used to action 105% of the time, leisure becomes too difficult to adjust to.

Yes I know that we all need breaks and I do that but soon I become irritable and difficult to live with (so Marilyn admits now).

My back has been seriously compromised over the years and my step not as high as it used to be.

I saw this ad for CadPro, a computer drafting program. I had look at CADD previously but the earlier programs were too challenging and required Plotters, etc., rendering them applicable only to serious Engineering and Architectural firms.

So I investigated and now am reasonably adept at developing drawings which I used to do with old fashioned drafting boards, parallel arms, etc., and was not as exciting but just work.

My family was quick to offer projects:

  • Daughter Nona – interior renovations of her house
  • Daughter Lori and Rick – New detached garage for their new housr
  • Daughter Tamara and Kyle – interior house renovations.

The practice was good but it was a tough battle uphill to associate all the icons with an application to achieve what I knew was the intended results. Progress was very promising.

I also remember in my earlier years with Verigin Industries Limited (ViL), being the “design department” and met many clients that needed a custom house or a renovation. I enjoyed meeting these people and translating their dreams to reality. I also found that I could easily suggest changes that would render their plans much more economic. In many instances, the result was that they saved more money than what they paid for their plans. In most instances, ViL became the General Contractior.

That progressed to the design and development of:

  • 98 unit Townhouses at Glenmerry Village, Trail, B.C.
  • Dental Building, Grand Forks, B.C.
  • Various subdivisions
  • and much more

So my mind is still active, why not apply this to the plans of people who need this guidance??

So I printed some business cards and named my new enterprise:

ELMER VERIGIN DESIGNS

(250) 608 2215 cell

EMVerigin@shaw.ca

Posted Elmer Verigin, May 20, 2018