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Last day of work yesterday.
December 22, 2018, 10:25 AM
k5blazerLast day of work yesterday.
Decided to retire. Officially the last day of work is 12/31 but we are on leave between Christmas and New Years. Didn’t sleep well last night. Guess the mind is purging memories of all those years of wearing the yoke in the psychic prison. Just going to relax and take it easy for a while. Will start building raised garden beds next month. Have to be the day care for the grandchildren after Christmas for a week. Looking forward to spending more time with them. Life is looking good.
December 22, 2018, 10:27 AM
hberttmankCongratulations! I hope I live long enough to retire.
"But, as luck would have it, he stood up. He caught that chunk of lead." Gunnery Sergeant Carlos Hathcock
"If there's one thing this last week has taught me, it's better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it." Clarence Worley December 22, 2018, 10:27 AM
parallelCongrats! Sounds like a good plan.
A penny saved is a government oversight. December 22, 2018, 10:31 AM
old rugged crossCongrats, you will love it if you allow yourself to
There is nothing like it. And no I do not just sit around in retirement. It is a blast.
But the money is not great, for me anyways. But I ain't complaining.
"Practice like you want to play in the game"
December 22, 2018, 10:49 AM
ArLEOretCongratulations on your retirement. Enjoy!
Officers lives matter!
December 22, 2018, 10:54 AM
WarhorseCongratulations!
Retirement has been the best gig ever for me, hope you have the same.
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December 22, 2018, 10:55 AM
ChowserCongrats! You have a plan so that's good!
I still have a little over four years to go. My plan is to visit my grandchildren on the army base and then never leave. Everything I need is available on base or with Amazon Prime. I don't know if my son and his wife will like it, but live in grandpa is going to be a thing
Not minority enough! December 22, 2018, 10:58 AM
Lord VaalicCongrats! Enjoy the new phase of life.
Don't weep for the stupid, or you will be crying all day December 22, 2018, 11:16 AM
rburgYou can have fun. Just don't allow others to manage your time. They will feel its their duty to keep you busy on their projects. If you feel like it, keep busy on your own projects, but don't be afraid to take a day off. Or two.
I take every day off. They (the ones who want you to do things) sometimes forget you're retired. That means you don't have or want a boss. It drives them mad sometimes to see you just sitting there, doing nothing.
I bought a kind of expensive recliner. I sit looking out front at the river. I can do it for hours on end, and I like it. You can even go to a Home Despot and wander around, looking at all the junk they sell. Tools to hurt yourself with. Its why you don't buy them.
You can even make pledges to start a project, some day. When you fell like it (or not).
Unhappy ammo seeker
December 22, 2018, 11:16 AM
PCWyomingCongratulations. I have two years to go.
PC
December 22, 2018, 11:33 AM
RaiseHalGood decision, I retired a year ago and I'm loving it.
It's a shame that youth is wasted on the young --- Mark Twain
Anyone who is not a liberal by age 20 has no heart; anyone who is not a conservative by age 40 has no brain---Winston Churchill
December 22, 2018, 12:11 PM
flashguyquote:
Originally posted by rburg:
You can have fun. Just don't allow others to manage your time. They will feel its their duty to keep you busy on their projects. If you feel like it, keep busy on your own projects, but don't be afraid to take a day off. Or two.
I take every day off. They (the ones who want you to do things) sometimes forget you're retired. That means you don't have or want a boss. It drives them mad sometimes to see you just sitting there, doing nothing.
I bought a kind of expensive recliner. I sit looking out front at the river. I can do it for hours on end, and I like it. You can even go to a Home Despot and wander around, looking at all the junk they sell. Tools to hurt yourself with. Its why you don't buy them.
You can even make pledges to start a project, some day. When you fell like it (or not).
Sounds a little like me--my lounge chair is so comfortable it's where I sleep.
Enjoy your retirement k5blazer! Follow your dreams.
flashguy
Texan by choice, not accident of birth December 22, 2018, 12:14 PM
konata88Congratulations on finishing one chapter and starting another. Hope the climax of your book is yet to come.
Envy. I'm on approach but still too early to lower flaps and wheels.
"Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it." L.Tolstoy
"A government is just a body of people, usually, notably, ungoverned." Shepherd Book December 22, 2018, 12:19 PM
hapevoCongratulations! Enjoy!
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December 22, 2018, 12:21 PM
bald1Enjoy yourself. Embrace two rules in retirement:
--cherish family
--safeguard health
I've been retired now for well over a decade and have never regretted the move I made before I had even turned 60.
Certifiable member of the gun toting, septuagenarian, bucket list workin', crazed retiree, bald is beautiful club!
USN (RET), COTEP #192
December 22, 2018, 02:03 PM
anglertooRetired in July '94 and never looked back. When did I ever find time to work!
This new phase of your life is incredible: Enjoy every last minute of it.
Data shows that those who retire earlier live longer!!
“To see what is right and not do it, is want of courage”. Confucius
December 22, 2018, 02:14 PM
beltfed21Congrats! January will be three years retired for me. Left at 57 after 38 years. All IT.
Note on my business cards says it all "Doing what I want, when I want, if I want. And Honey-do list"
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December 22, 2018, 02:34 PM
P-220Congratulations!
Enjoy!
Niech Zyje P-220
Steve
December 22, 2018, 03:30 PM
urbanwarrior238The greatest thing about retirement is you get to do what YOU want when YOU want too!!
Enjoy
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December 22, 2018, 03:32 PM
GWbikerCongrads....now just don't sit in front of the TV, get out and travel. There's lot's to see in the lower 48.
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