Retiring December 31st, 2016

Congratulations on your retirement!
I must be lazy or just plain sorry because I don't understand having to get used to retirement or needing to find something to do. I retired 03-31-02 after 40 1/2 years and have never not even for a minute missed not having to work. I eat when I'm hungry and sleep when I'm sleepy. Life is great.
 
Congratulations!

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Yes, it's a great idea to keep busy, even take a long-desired, long distance vacation. I think the first psychological adjustment we must make it when we learn that the job can continue without us and that we are indeed expendable.

For those of us who want keep raking in the money until we die, be sure to leave instructions whether or not you want the armored car in front of or behind the hearse.

Good luck as you enter the best chapter of your life.
 
Congrats,I worked for Florida Power & Light for 36yrs.retired 6yrs.ago ....I have all my fingers & toes & no headaches!! Haven't been back to the yd.in 6yrs.One thing to watch out for is ""when" they call you & ask if you would like to come back as a contractor!! I told them nope....you're taking my pool time gotta go!! Cussed at me while I smiled & ended the call.Never called me back!Sniff boo-hoo! Your going to love it!
 
Congrats opaul.
I cashed in Sep. 01 of this year and am enjoying it immensely so far.
As to me working a job after retirement, maybe someday. Right now I've got enough unfinished projects to keep me busy for the foreseeable future.
 
Retired Feb 1st from doing body work. Don't miss it at all, SOLD all my tools. Taking 1 year off, not doing much except enjoying not working on cars. Thought abt the working the LGS but considered it a job, ended up watching the grand son 2 days a week. Retired on Monday and Tuesday morning I started an open shoot every Tuesday morning for us retirees at the gun club. Sometimes someone brings food and we have fun shooting, talking or eating. Starts at 10 am and get home whenever!!

Enjoy what's coming, nice Xmas present to yourself. You'll fall into a routine that you will be comfortable with, enjoy it. Congratulations, Larry


Edit. The train in the valley runs a Polar Express from November 14 to December 20 and need 8 Santas a nite. There are 2 trains a nite, an Akron and Independence and Peninsula is the North Pole. I volunteered fo 12 nites this year and this Saturday we do Mr & Mrs Clause. We will be the sleigh Santa, not sure which train we will be on yet. It's a blast.
 
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Working is over-rated. I kept a full time job for 46 years with a few years off for college and the military in that time. Some people work for the money and some people work for something to do. I must be one of those people that worked for the money because now that I have enough of it I'm not looking for something to do. I've always had enough interests to more than fill up my time. My wife however thinks I enjoy remodeling projects in the house. I finally had to tell her the other day, after doing two bathrooms, that it wasn't real high on my list of things I like to do. She didn't understand. I explained to her that if I had liked to do plumbing I would have been a plumber.
 
You might want to rethink that working for a LGS, you just might spend more than you ever make! I know I have more time to visit the LGS's and my accumulation of firearms ans multiplied 10 fold since I retired in 04. Maybe too much time on this forum and Gunbroker.

Keep busy, but set aside a day for the range each week.
 
This August I finished my 50th year of employment for the same small company. I am going to continue to go til they tell me to leave and don't come back. Now that you're off you can mosey down this way and visit the range and we'll all shoot and have a large time. My number 1 guy is having to retire from Santee Cooper Electric next December. Ya'll can talk power lines!
 
les.b said:
Congratulations!!! I retired once, but it just didn't take. That was 19 1/2 years ago. Come spring, I'll have 20 years in the "retirement" job. I'm not sure if retirement is for everyone... and not sure that there is a certain age that we should think of as "retirement age". I'm 71 now, and at work today, I felt like I did twenty or more years ago.

I guess that everyone knows when it is right for them.

I like that I have a little extra money that I can spend on guns, ammo, tools, and all the stuff that goes with our hobby. But it's more than that, I just like what I do. And I think that I'm good at it.

Best wishes in your retirement...

Les
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Let me guess..... gynecologist? :p
 
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