Hanging Up the Sam Browne

Hanging up the Sam Browne

MG, glad you made it.I considered a career in LE but couldn't provide for a family on the pay. Contented myself with Reserve work with my county SO. Time for you to catch your breath, renew and refocus. Lot of life ahead. I believe you beat me to retirement as I turned 70 this year and still going to the office. One day.
Thank you for your service. There are good people out there and you know you made a difference many times, although thanks are slow in coming. My partner and I often discuss a book then dismiss it because it would be non fiction and nobody would believe those situations could ever happen.
Thanks again for standing in the gap those many years.
Consider Jeremiah 29:11 when thinking of your new status.
Take care
Bob
 
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MG, glad you made it.I considered a career in LE but couldn't provide for a family on the pay. Contented myself with Reserve work with my county SO. Time for you to catch your breath, renew and refocus. Lot of life ahead. I believe you beat me to retirement as I turned 70 this year and still going to the office. One day.
Thank you for your service. There are good people out there and you know you made a difference many times, although thanks are slow in coming. My partner and I often discuss a book then dismiss it because it would be non fiction and nobody would believe those situations could ever happen.
Thanks again for standing in the gap those many years.
Consider Jeremiah 29:11 when thinking of your new status.
Take care
Bob
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Bob, some times a story by one sounds like another's life. I turn 70 this year too. I really liked LE more than my Day job and did reserve work for the County. My day job, due to layoffs moved me 1/2 way across the state and I did not continue LE.

I worked in a Class C county which determined the pay scale for City or County LE's, there was not anyway I could have cut my salary by 66%. Most of the local LE's wives worked to make up the difference.

My job moved me further after the 1st move, I left behind many friends both city, county and State Patrol. That was the hard part.
 
MG: Congrats on your retirement. I just retired out of LE three months ago, after 37 years on the job. I found the first six weeks kind of strange before the reality of pulling the pin finally set in. Now, the wife and I are so busy day to day I don't know how I ever worked all those years.
 
JWM said:
MG: Congrats on your retirement. I just retired out of LE three months ago, after 37 years on the job. I found the first six weeks kind of strange before the reality of pulling the pin finally set in. Now, the wife and I are so busy day to day I don't know how I ever worked all those years.
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"Now, the wife and I are so busy day to day I don't know how I ever worked all those years."

JW that is so true. My brother retired 4 years ago. He worked, did family things, fished some, roped, hunted and kept up his farm with 20 some cows plus calves. He now says he doesn't know how he did all that, he's busier than ever.

I'm trying to farm, get a house built and with all the other stuff I run out of time every day it seems.

The hardest retirement day is still better than a job work day....
 
Congrats on your LE service. I retired thinking I was still normal after all the years I worked. My wife has insinuated I am not always normal. There are things you learn about people you just don't forget. I still pay attention to the environment I'm in and watch my 6 no matter where we go.
Enjoy life every day.
 
BUFF said:
You get to know when it is time to go. My health got me at 32 years, but I don't think I would have done more than 35 had I been able.

One of my mentors just retired from my department. John Barker did 45 years and was the heart and soul of our office. He was a one man peer counselling unit and made it a point to get to know every new hire. Having problems? He'd just turn up and talking to him was easy, he saved a lot of people a lot of grief. His last few years was as watch commander, probably his favorite assignment was K-9 and then K-9 sergeant. Many of us feared he would hang in forever and not get to enjoy the retirement he so deservedly earned.

Good on you, Muley Gil.
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John is a heck of a guy. I got the pleasure of getting to know him through my cousin who was in law enforcement and then ran into him from time to time when our agencies were involved in some sort of multi-agency incident.

Men like him, and of course Muley Gil, are examples of courage and dedication to duty. I was proud to work with the men and women in law enforcement and love them like brothers and sisters.

At the end of your long and honorable career, Muley Gil, take a minute to congratulate yourself and let go of those dark memories, and remember those times when you served your community and your country, making a huge difference in many lives.

Here's wishing you many more happy years. You'll always sit with your back to the wall, watching the door and scanning the room, but that's OK because those who know and love you understand.
 
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Well, today was my last day on duty. The Federal agency I worked at closes the lobby at noon on Wednesday, so I only had to deal with the public for three hours today. Had one guy in today that I was afraid was going to be trouble, but his interview went OK. I wasn't looking forward to fighting somebody on my last day. And then doing the paperwork.

The folks in the office gave me a party with good food and cake. Also got a new fishing pole and reel. :)

It shore is weird knowing that I don't have to get at 5 AM, put on a uniform and a gun belt and go to work. Many thanks to all of the folks that posted in this thread, even Burt (tennexplorer). :D
 
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You made it out in one piece. Congratulations!
Take the shoes you wore every day and go
throw them on the roof of the place you left.


Or blow a raspberry every time you drive by.
Good Luck
 
soFlaNative said:
You made it out in one piece. Congratulations!
Take the shoes you wore every day and go
throw them on the roof of the place you left.


Or blow a raspberry every time you drive by.
Good Luck
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Nah, I paid too much for those combat boots. But, they wouldn't need to be spit shined to drive my old 8N Ford tractor. :)
 
Congratulations Gil. I really admire all the hoops i'm sure you've had to jump through over the years. Burt has always been telling me you are one of the good ones. I'll see him tomorrow morning and hopefully he'll tell me more stories about you and him. I'm also jealous you have an 8N. Everybody keeps trying to talk me out of obtaining one but I'm sure there will be one in my future. I'll just use it as a glorified lawn mower for a few acres.

Enjoy your new freedom. I LOVE mine. I gave up 30 years at FedEx about 3 yrs ago.

Roger
 
Memphis said:
Congratulations Gil. I really admire all the hoops i'm sure you've had to jump through over the years. Burt has always been telling me you are one of the good ones. I'll see him tomorrow morning and hopefully he'll tell me more stories about you and him. I'm also jealous you have an 8N. Everybody keeps trying to talk me out of obtaining one but I'm sure there will be one in my future. I'll just use it as a glorified lawn mower for a few acres.

Enjoy your new freedom. I LOVE mine. I gave up 30 years at FedEx about 3 yrs ago.

Roger
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My 8N with a bush hog does fine as a mower. There are a few places on my mountain land I won't take it, but it does 99% of what I need.

Please remember that Burt blames ME for his .44 Special addiction! :)
 
Congratulations on your retirement. I've been out since the spring of 2009. Sometimes I get bored, but I don't worry about it, in a few minutes it all changes. With church activities, music, fishing, reloading and shooting, I don't have much to be bored about. :-)

You worked a lot of years close to my neck of the woods, in the Heart of Dixie. Noticed you had a "War Eagle" in your posts, that gets a lot of respect around here.

We love the LE's around here, most of them are young enough to be my grand kids.

Have a blessed retirement,

Leon
 
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