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I dont know about any of you who happen to still be working stiffs... but after 4 days on the boat last weekend, just four hours in the office seem unusually exhausting this week. much less a full 8 or 9. geesh.
 
At least you working people get days off. For us retirees it's 24/7. No vacation. No holidays. No weekends off. :teeth

Retirement, the best job I've ever had. And, I've found I'm quite good at it too.
 
I go to work so I can pay my taxes and help support the retired Brats on this site with your subsidized travel, 2 for 1 coupons, cheaper insurance, senior discount shopping days, and a host of other goodies you guys get. If any of you retired Brats are at the Sidney gathering and want to thank me, I drink scotch or pale ale.
You will find Nomad at H-19. If I am resting, just leave it on the dock by the boat. Thank you.

Martin.
 
Yesterday was Saturday and tomorrow is Saturday so today has got to be Saturday! At least you can console yourself with the fact I'm old & the pay sucks! Vern
 
Joan retired in June and I retire on 30 September. I'm on terminal leave now and need to check the calendar to see what day it is (already). At least when I worked I knew for sure when Mondays and Fridays were and I also knew what time it was, at least until I got home...
The down side of being home is the 1000 deferred projects that all need attention.
Best regards,
Steve Baum
 
haha you guys are great. I know this weekend was only a 4 day trip for me and I asked people at least a half dozen times what day it was.

when I retire I'll probably lose track of what century I'm in.
 
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I go to work so I can pay my taxes and help support the retired Brats on this site with your subsidized travel, 2 for 1 coupons, cheaper insurance, senior discount shopping days, and a host of other goodies you guys get.
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I've sometimes thought that seemed backwards myself. I mean, theoretically, seniors have had a lifetime of savings in which to build up enough to go camping, buy meals out, etc. Then you have young people, perhaps with kids, who are probably struggling at the "bottom" of their earning career and could really use a camping/cooking break, but can't afford it!

Of course nothing is ever black & white, and I do also understand the fixed income, and "all goes out and none comes in," and the having earned a break of post-work years. So I'm not trying to take anything away from anyone; it's mostly just in the spirit of irony/mock outrage of looking at things from a "upside down" perspective.

And of course it would be nice to have those discounts in place if I'm lucky enough to be able to use them someday :wink (now watch, they'll be switched to favor young people when I'm 61-1/2 years old!)
 
Like Martin, I complained about all the discounts retired folks receive. When I said this to my Mom ... she shut me up with just a few words ... "I'll swap ages with you."

Now, if I could have swapped ages with a youngster for those 'kid' discounts, I might have considered it, but probably not since there was even more uncertainty in life as a kid than in later years.
 
"Getting old is not 'sissies'", as my mother-in-law would say, for it is just a state of mind. If only I could talk my body into doing what I thought I could do when I was 21, not a young 71.

I won't dwell on what could have been, for I made my bed and will sleep well in it as long as God allows; for, as I look around a lot of my peers have and are leaving me behind.

So this present of life given with the fruits of my blessing is enjoyed without measure. The gift of families and such friends that has warmed me can't be measured, just appreciated.

So, I'll accept those gifts afforded to us seniors and share what I can, when I can.

Thanks for sharing all your dedications, talents, thoughtfulness, stories and yourself.

Art
 
My mantra at work:

"EIGHT MORE YEARS...."...."EIGHT MORE YEARS..."

:cry

I go to work so I can pay my taxes and help support the retired Brats on this site with your subsidized travel, 2 for 1 coupons, cheaper insurance, senior discount shopping days, and a host of other goodies you guys get. If any of you retired Brats are at the Sidney gathering and want to thank me, I drink scotch or pale ale.
You will find Nomad at H-19. If I am resting, just leave it on the dock by the boat. Thank you.
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAHHAHAHAHAAA! Well done, Martin. Same for me, but it's spiced rum and IPA.... :lol:
 
Great notes on retirement! I've been retired for a few years now-glad some folks are supporting us!

Have to say-Steve (Baum) you're a quick study! It took me awhile to lose track of the days of the week! I still have a bit of trouble giving up the projects at home and with our kids-but I'm sure we'll get over it!
Regards,
Jack Howell
 
Hard to believe, but it's already been over a year for us. Actually, let me rephrase that - for "me."

Given an unexpected (but welcome) change of direction, Dana went back to work for a few more years. However, I'm tempted to say she has the better end of the deal. My work around the house and property is seemingly non-stop. In particular, I grossly underestimated how fast things grow in the Evergreen State...:mrgreen:

I thought once I quit my day job, I'd have time for all the goofing off I'd longed for. Truth is - I'm so much busier now than at any time during my working career. I'd read this sentiment from many who retired before me, and could never understand how it could be true...and quite frankly, I can't explain why it is. All I know, is there's never a day that goes by where I'm not wishing for more hours.

Retirement in my mind, was to be a simplification of most everything in life - a most welcome change. That's still my goal, and I am starting to believe it's coming - but not any time soon. Still, I'm certainly not complaining...I'd much rather be where we are now. It's just not exactly what I expected.
 
The thing I can't figure out is none of us want to get older and yet every
time we have a birthday we celebrate with a party and cake!
 
Next week will mark 15 years since we retired. What Art/Sea Angel wrote above expresses my feelings better perhaps than I could. Dotty and I know how blessed and just plain lucky we are.
 
Just a cautionary note from an old salt, retired for 13 years:

When you retire, your hope and ambitions can get you into a very big set of obligations that you all to soon find out you can't keep up with, considering your aging body and sometimes forgetful mind.

When we retired, we were anxious to take on the whole world, or at least as much of it as we could afford. The exhuberance of quitting work, moving to a new area, and having time for new as well as older hobbies got us involved in so many things that we soon found ourselves well in over our heads as the years of retirement gradually passed by.

Hells Bells, I've got so many boats, cars, and other vehicles that I can't find time to keep all the batteries charged, let alone really utilize them!

And that house that we wanted with all the room and yard is now just another possession that owns our time instead of being a simple abode to call home.

I'm actually looking forward to simplifying everything down the road with fewer things to take care of and obligations to meet, proving once again that less can be more, and minimalism can leave you free to enjoy the things that really matter in life, not burdened by the ownership of material things.

Still and all, while giving up some vehicles and home space will be easy, it's going to be hard to part with some of my boating collection. (!) :lol:

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
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