Grillmeister
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Quote:Well. like most of you guys, who will not admit it, I retired when my wife told me too.
Good one!!
Show me the GRILL and STAND BACK!!!!
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BASSMAN50
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WOW!!! Homelessdrue and Wolfpac you really hit home with your statement. As I think about this more and more I have come to terms today is a day that I will never-ever get back... one less day of my life.
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LindsayRichards
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Yep, back in 1966, I tried to be the Boss, but it didn't work out.
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Dutch_12078
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LindsayRichards wrote:Well. like most of you guys, who will not admit it, I retired when my wife told me too.
I surprised my wife and family on my 62nd birthday by announcing that I was retiring in a couple of months, and my last day at work would fall on our anniversary. 
Dutch
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RayChez
Barstow, Ca. USA
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I had to give it some thought wheather to retire or not since I had the best job in that industry, BUT, when I saw that I would make a lot more money retiring then staying with the company, it was a no brainer to stay. I am really enjoying my retirement and traveling a lot.
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ret369
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Retired when i was 38 yrs old (Disabled veteran) cant do what i could do before so i am still getting use to it, but DW bought us a motorhome and I have to say i love seeing our great and proud country, IMHO do it now because you might not be able to later
GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!!
- GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS!!
- FOR ALL MY TROOPERS I LOST IN BATTLE...
- STAND DOWN TROOPERS REST EASY
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CaFlyFisher
Rapid City (Beautiful Black Hills) South Dakota
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How hard was it to retire? Not hard at all!!
The DW and I planned, scheduled and acted, and we have not looked back! (...well, except in the rear view mirror now and then).
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." --Mark Twain
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kjburns
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LindsayRichards wrote:Well. like most of you guys, who will not admit it, I retired when my wife told me too. My wife was really surprised when I actually retired. We had talked about it for several years, but she never felt like we had enough stashed away. She can be a worrier When the time actually came, I had to reassure her that we would be just fine...relax and enjoy it.
Prior to the retirement I had worked from home for six years, so it really wasn't an adjustment.
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427435
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homelessdrue wrote:
"The Decision" is serious, and DH and I are also struggling with it. It's not so much the finances as it is giving up the identity of "who" you've been for 38 years.
That struck a chord with me. I had a good job directing the engineering and manufacturing of specialized automated material handling machinery. Over a few years, I had got rid of some non-performers and hired/promoted others that were quite competent. Business was setting records for sales and profit. But there was some stress and a 65 mile drive (one-way) to work and back. I was gone the month I turned 63-1/2 as I could use Cobra for health coverage until I hit 65 and medicare.
Now I joke that the biggest thing that I miss since retiring is that nobody listens to me anymore-----because it's just me and the DW. And she's never listened to me!!
Mark
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davidnrose
Hemet, Ca. (winter)
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I think you're wise to ask about retirement. For many people, myself included, it wasn't easy. You need to mentally prepare for it and expect there to be some difficulties.
I think the more satisfying your job the harder it is to adjust to retirement.
The solution is to plan for a satisfying retirement. for us it was fulltime RVing, new adventures every day and lots of interesting places and people.
After three years we're beginning to get the hang of it.
I wish you well.
David and Rosemary- fulltime rvers
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