Puyallup, WAI taught school for 30 years, mostly at the high school level, in four different districts in the state of Washington from 1963 to 1993. I then worked for... I taught school for 30 years, mostly at the high school level, in four different districts in the state of Washington from 1963 to 1993. I then worked for Lowes Hardware for 9 years from 1994 to 2002. I am now completely retired. :-)