Dan Bartlett, 71, uses an angle grinder to remove flaking paint from the siding of his home in Wilder, Vt., on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The house was in disrepair when Bartlett and his wife bought it in the 90s and they fixed it up on their own. Bartlett, who has worked as a painter, carpenter, electrician, minister and nurse, said that he is taking home improvement projects slower in his retirement. “I’m trying to respect my age,” he said. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
Dan Bartlett, 71, uses an angle grinder to remove flaking paint from the siding of his home in Wilder, Vt., on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The house was in disrepair when Bartlett and his wife bought it in the 90s and they fixed it up on their own. Bartlett, who has worked as a painter, carpenter, electrician, minister and nurse, said that he is taking home improvement projects slower in his retirement. “I’m trying to respect my age,” he said. (Valley News / Report For America - Alex Driehaus) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley News / Report For America — Alex Driehaus