One disappointment about retirement

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Originally Posted by Phil Spencer

Today I am in the workshop playing with all the toys making a chest for the tools I made in the first year of my apprenticeship, all up life is good, even though I have to live on a reduced income.

I made a lamb Pore and Cranberry hop pot for dinner it is simmering away in the slow cooker, it smells pretty good both Mrs Phil and me can hardly wait to chow-down.

I have realised it is the simple things that are worth it. :)

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To celebrate my change in circumstance we could have gone out but instead I've gone home early to make a chilli and prepare some vege's so SWMBO can walk in on a cooked meal. She is going to be dead jealous about my change in circumstance as I was when she went from full time to part time earlier this year. Many of my work colleagues don't understand why I am going early but I'm done with traveling, living out of suitcases, smiling and pretending I'm interested in what people are saying and wearing suits and ties. I just want to hang around my shed in my bomby coveralls and workboots and take the new dog for long walks along the river.

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I am going early ... I'm done with traveling, living out of suitcases, smiling and pretending I'm interested in what people are saying and wearing suits and ties.

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Might as well, what are they going to do, sack you?

A few milestones on my pathway to finishing up at work next Feb have happened recently. Three weeks ago I gave my last class - in a sort of anticlimactic way, only one student turned up (am I that boring?) however it was an optional or catch up class. Yesterday I marked my last exam and now I just have a pile of admin work to deal with for 5 weeks - then I have 8 weeks of holidays and then 4 more weeks of admin. It's getting increasingly more difficult to stay interested. so all up only 45 more working days . . . . Whooo - hoooooo!

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Originally Posted by BobL

A few milestones on my pathway to finishing up at work next Feb have happened recently. Three weeks ago I gave my last class - in a sort of anticlimactic way, only one student turned up (am I that boring?) however it was an optional or catch up class. Yesterday I marked my last exam and now I just have a pile of admin work to deal with for 5 weeks - then I have 8 weeks of holidays and then 4 more weeks of admin. It's getting increasingly more difficult to stay interested. so all up only 45 more working days . . . . Whooo - hoooooo!

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One thing I found disappointing about retirement...................................I miss out on all the public holidays:?

Another "approaching retirement milestone" - tomorrow I start 8 weeks holiday - then I go back for 19 days of work in Feb and then I finally I get to hang up the boots.

I wrapped up everything I had to get done at work by this stage this past Tuesday, so the rest of this week has been very slow. I've spent most of my time cleaning out my office (long way to go yet) and answering administrative type questions (that's the main reason I'm still there). While cleaning out my office I have found all sorts of stuff I thought I had lost - some I have even been able to return to the original owners :)

Unfortunately the honey-do list is a long one but we have a few weeks of RNR down south so that will force us to get-away-from-it-all. Looking forward to that.

I like to read your story Bob. Too many of us have had to give in to what ever and leave the work force while getting health issues sorted out but you seem to be going out while riding high on the wave. Can I wish all the best for your holiday then the retirement. Going back for those 19 days is going to be hard for you, but I suppose we all have a cross to bear :U

On my last day of full-time work, about an hour before I was due to knock off, a bloke who'd been sent from pillar to post trying to get help with some data he'd purchased, finally found his way to me. I was able to help him, and he asked if it would be OK if he came back on Monday for some more assistance. I explained that both my colleague and I were taking redundancies, and there wouldn't be anyone to help him. I walked straight from work to a nice short-term contract.

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Originally Posted by chambezio

I like to read your story Bob. Too many of us have had to give in to what ever and leave the work force while getting health issues sorted out but you seem to be going out while riding high on the wave. Can I wish all the best for your holiday then the retirement. Going back for those 19 days is going to be hard for you, but I suppose we all have a cross to bear :U

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Cheers Chambezio, I just set my auto "out of office for the next 8 weeks" email reply and now going to take the dawg for a long walk.

When I retired in 2005 - the most asked question[s] was

"What will you do?"

"Anything that comes to mind."

"Will you be doing any work."

"Yes. I'll be working 3 days a week - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow."

Go and enjoy your retirement - there is no dress rehearsal for life - as for money - you don't need as much as they say you do - as for huge amounts in the bank etc - you don't want to end up the richest bloke in the cemetery.

What I'm saying is "Go for it and enjoy."

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Originally Posted by Bob38S

When I retired in 2005 - the most asked question[s] was

"What will you do?"

"Anything that comes to mind."

"Will you be doing any work."

"Yes. I'll be working 3 days a week - Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow."

Go and enjoy your retirement - there is no dress rehearsal for life - as for money - you don't need as much as they say you do - as for huge amounts in the bank etc - you don't want to end up the richest bloke in the cemetery.

What I'm saying is "Go for it and enjoy."

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Well said Bob..
I wonder how I ever had time to go to work.

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Originally Posted by acmegridley

I've been retired since I was 55 years old ,now 71,don't miss work one bit, :D

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Me too. Agree entirely, but then I don't get any R.D.O's either, or weekends off :C. Also, now everybody around here thinks I have "spare" time to fix things for them. :oo: :D
Jim

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Originally Posted by powderpost

...... Also, now everybody around here thinks I have "spare" time to fix things for them.....

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Bugger, you don't? I was going to ask you to fix.....
:U