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Originally Posted by red_phoenix
Congratulations!!
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Originally Posted by 5thWiggleWife
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Originally Posted by orlok
Congrats Tom. I hardly hate you at all 
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Originally Posted by dreams
Congratulations Tom!
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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc
Words cannot adequately express the depth of my ...... JEALOUSY .... errr, happiness for you!
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Originally Posted by 5thWiggle
Jeez, not only retired (a state that I long for, but baring a lottery win...), but you had to rub salt in the wound by retiring on my birthday!!!
Congratulations, enjoy, and spare a thought for us poor workin' stiffs every now and then. 
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Happy Retirement, Tom!
Please let us know when you reach the point of wanting to go back to work just because it gave you MORE free time than retirement! I have to use an calendar app just to keep track of what I'm supposed to be doing each day now.
Stitchawl
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Originally Posted by Nyssa
Congratulations, Tom! I hope your retirement is filled with joy!
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Thanks, everyone! The kind thoughts and warm wishes are most appreciated!
@Stitchawl: I'm already seeing what you mean by the lack of free time, but it's not worth going back to work for!
@5thWiggle: If it's any consolation, I originally planned to retire around my birthday in April, 2010, but a couple of major monkey wrenches were thrown into the works that completely upset my plans. As a result, I determined to never cut my hair again until I could do it as a free man.
Here I am on December 27, 2013:
And here I am on January 4, 2014: