03-11-2017, 11:18 AM
I have been self-employed in the Radio & Audio repair trade for over 22 years since being made redundant. THings don't get any easier. My little workshop (rented) runs at a loss, and has been doing so for several years now. Perhaps it's time to retire - I am in my 75th. year-but if I do this, there'll be people saying things like 'don't pack it in'. I guess the situation is analogous to the cutbacks or withdrawal of local bus services in that, without enough paying customers, and, in my case, straightforward jobs which are quick to turn around, generating a steady cash flow, neither is viable.