Satisfying, round #2
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7 weeks to go and I have SERIOUS short timer disease. I know it will pass, but at the moment... Very heavy weather the last few days in the southeastern US... tornadoes up where one set of grandkids live, tornadoes a bit north of me, but.... 530am - thunderstorm moving through the area, nice breeze blowing through the office, I just need to sedate the geriatric golden that I know has less than 6 months to live :(. Hips are failing.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
Good luck. You will love it. Play with the grandchildren, they grow up too fast. Our youngest just finished college. Busy? you will wonder how you ever found time to work. I did the FIGMO on my hat many, many years ago. USAF First retirement after 28 years as employee. Second retirement after 6 years of traveling the country setting up networks at trade shows, contractor. Empty nest so wife went along. Third retirement after 22 years of IT/Network consulting, programming. Fourth retirement ? still doing some surveillance camera/system work, mostly remote. We did take time for some cruises and such. You need something to retire to, don't just retire from. (sitting on the porch watching the grass grow sucks)
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
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" Is this a change of jobs, or actual retirement?" Actually both. I've mainly worked/consulted at this one place for 20+ years. The culture changed management-wise 5 or so years ago. Left a bad taste in my mouth, but the $$ was too good to walk away from. 5 years later, I'm in a better position financially, and I'm just tired of doing the same stuff. I expect to expand my local consulting to help small local businesses, etc that seem to be paying way, way too much for IT support. One thing I'll admit too - after busting it for 40+ years, "retirement" is a hard thing to get my head around. One exciting concept is to be able to say, "I think I'll go fishing today..." and I don't like to fish, but my grandson loves it. :)
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
I’m in the same situation. One good thing we can do at my work is ease into retirement. Presently I have voluntarily moved to 4 day week, and I can at my discretion drop further days and slowly transition work to other people. After working for nearly 50 years I would hate to go from a 5 day week to nothing all at once. Sounds good in theory but I fear in reality it wouldn’t be. Hence I see this as a training period and readjustment of my lifestyle for retirement.
A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.
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I’m in the same situation. One good thing we can do at my work is ease into retirement. Presently I have voluntarily moved to 4 day week, and I can at my discretion drop further days and slowly transition work to other people. After working for nearly 50 years I would hate to go from a 5 day week to nothing all at once. Sounds good in theory but I fear in reality it wouldn’t be. Hence I see this as a training period and readjustment of my lifestyle for retirement.
A Fine is a Tax for doing something wrong A Tax is a Fine for doing something good.
The customer is willing to do that, and has said, hey, if you ever want to come back.... which was very gratifying. I'm starting to see the benefits of sabbaticals with one looking me in the face.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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I can't do that. I relate to guys like Gene Winfield, working at 91 because he loves it.
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They say people live longer if you don't "retire". Doesn't mean do the same thing, but find hobbies or a different type of work to give you something to wake up for. The mind, body, and spirit are really all connected.
Jeremy Falcon
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7 weeks to go and I have SERIOUS short timer disease. I know it will pass, but at the moment... Very heavy weather the last few days in the southeastern US... tornadoes up where one set of grandkids live, tornadoes a bit north of me, but.... 530am - thunderstorm moving through the area, nice breeze blowing through the office, I just need to sedate the geriatric golden that I know has less than 6 months to live :(. Hips are failing.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
charlieg wrote:
I just need to sedate the geriatric golden that I know has less than 6 months to live :( Hips are failing
I'm so sorry :rose:. Week before last I had my greyhound Bacchus put to sleep after he developed bone cancer. He was retired from a racing kennel in Florida and we think he'd been through a hurricane or a tropical storm, because he was terrified of bad weather. We found a CBD-infused treat that helped him a lot, and was a lot less harsh than the trazadone we tried first. We've had a fair amount of thunderstorms the last couple of weeks. I think I need to give Big B a treat, and then I remember :(( .
Software Zen:
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They say people live longer if you don't "retire". Doesn't mean do the same thing, but find hobbies or a different type of work to give you something to wake up for. The mind, body, and spirit are really all connected.
Jeremy Falcon
A therapist I was seeing for a while had the following advice on retirement: "Don't." He was a recovering alcoholic. When he retired, after a while he started thinking about drinking again. He went back to work part-time as and when he felt like it. His point was that you should stay physically, mentally, and especially socially active. If you don't want to work, volunteer. Go back to school and learn something. Go back to school and teach something. Find something meaningful outside your comfort zone. Now, I kind of took Pat's advice with a grain of salt since he was demonstrably insane. We're both cyclists. During the winter he put his $5,000 carbon-fiber hyperbike on a trainer, and would do six hour rides indoors until spring. :elephant:ing nuts.
Software Zen:
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A therapist I was seeing for a while had the following advice on retirement: "Don't." He was a recovering alcoholic. When he retired, after a while he started thinking about drinking again. He went back to work part-time as and when he felt like it. His point was that you should stay physically, mentally, and especially socially active. If you don't want to work, volunteer. Go back to school and learn something. Go back to school and teach something. Find something meaningful outside your comfort zone. Now, I kind of took Pat's advice with a grain of salt since he was demonstrably insane. We're both cyclists. During the winter he put his $5,000 carbon-fiber hyperbike on a trainer, and would do six hour rides indoors until spring. :elephant:ing nuts.
Software Zen:
delete this;Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
Now, I kind of took Pat's advice with a grain of salt since he was demonstrably insane.
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
During the winter he put his $5,000 carbon-fiber hyperbike on a trainer, and would do six hour rides indoors until spring. [mastadon] ing nuts
Well, given that most people who are retirement age wish they could ride.... maybe he's on to something. :omg:
Jeremy Falcon
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7 weeks to go and I have SERIOUS short timer disease. I know it will pass, but at the moment... Very heavy weather the last few days in the southeastern US... tornadoes up where one set of grandkids live, tornadoes a bit north of me, but.... 530am - thunderstorm moving through the area, nice breeze blowing through the office, I just need to sedate the geriatric golden that I know has less than 6 months to live :(. Hips are failing.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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charlieg wrote:
I just need to sedate the geriatric golden that I know has less than 6 months to live :( Hips are failing
I'm so sorry :rose:. Week before last I had my greyhound Bacchus put to sleep after he developed bone cancer. He was retired from a racing kennel in Florida and we think he'd been through a hurricane or a tropical storm, because he was terrified of bad weather. We found a CBD-infused treat that helped him a lot, and was a lot less harsh than the trazadone we tried first. We've had a fair amount of thunderstorms the last couple of weeks. I think I need to give Big B a treat, and then I remember :(( .
Software Zen:
delete this;Well, life took a surprise turn on me. Daughter came home from Tennessee yesterday and announced that her golden is coming to live with them. One less thing to worry about. There is no doubt that the dog and her have a very special bond, so I'm hoping that with her being seen daily, he'll really improve.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
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My point was that I do not have to get up at that time. I can work in my own time at my own pace.
I retired about 5 yrs ago. I do veggie garden, fishing and computer stuff; things that I really enjoy doing and all on my own time. That's my formula. It's a good mix of physical and mental activities.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day" Badfinger
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Good luck. You will love it. Play with the grandchildren, they grow up too fast. Our youngest just finished college. Busy? you will wonder how you ever found time to work. I did the FIGMO on my hat many, many years ago. USAF First retirement after 28 years as employee. Second retirement after 6 years of traveling the country setting up networks at trade shows, contractor. Empty nest so wife went along. Third retirement after 22 years of IT/Network consulting, programming. Fourth retirement ? still doing some surveillance camera/system work, mostly remote. We did take time for some cruises and such. You need something to retire to, don't just retire from. (sitting on the porch watching the grass grow sucks)
>64 It’s weird being the same age as old people. Live every day like it is your last; one day, it will be.
well, I had the pleasure of arguing with my water department today (new post coming) and watching my 5 yo grandson. He and I have decided that he can come over this summer, and I'll teach him how to swim. So, there is project #1.
Charlie Gilley “They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759 Has never been more appropriate.
