Meet the 100-year-old Man Who Still Goes to Work in Dallas Every Week

All he wanted was a little more sleep. It was 5:45 a.m., 15 minutes before his alarm was set to ring, and Chester Hollingsworth lay in bed, tired, especially after a weekend celebrating a birthday he never thought he'd make.A few more hours of rest, he thought, would do him well. But today was a Tuesday. And on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Hollingsworth goes to work.The alarm clock rang. It was time to get out of bed.He dug both elbows into the mattress and carefully twisted his body on its side. He dropped his legs off the edge, then slowly sat up. He rocked back and forth, warming up his limbs, before taking his first steps of the day.Getting dressed took 30 minutes. The hardest part was his pants, where he leaned against a wall and tried to stay balanced.That's what happens when you're 100 years old.  Continue reading...

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