Silliness Retirement? - Page 4

pshrynk · 07-15-2012, 08:37 PM

Or enjoys Vogon poetry.

HomeInMyShoes · 07-17-2012, 05:01 PM

It's not that bad once you get the symbolism.

wodin · 07-17-2012, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

It's not that bad once you get the symbolism.

Not nearly as bad as the Azgoths of Kria's poetry!

Greg Anos · 07-17-2012, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by wodin

Not nearly as bad as the Azgoths of Kria's poetry!

Or Red reciting Shakespeare...

Bookpossum · 07-19-2012, 12:17 AM

I have been retired for 13 years (golly!) as I took early retirement when my husband retired. I wasn't going to let him have all the fun. Like every other retiree we know, we wonder how on earth we found time to go to work.

We have each been doing voluntary work - at the local neighbourhood house in his case, working on Reconciliation issues and doing English tutoring with migrants in my case. We are also both involved with genealogy, have a Labrador to entertain, belong to a field naturalists' group, try to find time to read ...

Don't worry about not knowing what to do - there's plenty to do out there! And what's more, you don't have to put up with people you find it hard to work with, when you are doing voluntary work.

pshrynk · 07-19-2012, 07:24 AM

Hmmmm... No more having to put up with managers whose only qualification is that they have been around of a long time... I'll have one, please!

Bookpossum · 07-19-2012, 09:29 AM

The money isn't so good, but the other benefits are terrific!

WT Sharpe · 07-19-2012, 11:44 AM

I feel like I'm so close to retirement I can taste it.

Tastes like chicken.

poohbear_nc · 07-19-2012, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I feel like I'm so close to retirement I can taste it.

Tastes like chicken.

I resemble that remark! You, you, you maroon!

I keep offering to "time share" retirement with former employees where I work -- funnily enough, no one has taken me up on my generous offer.

vivaldirules · 07-19-2012, 12:10 PM

I officially qualify for early retirement....TOMORROW! Hopefully, though, I won't be forced to take it any time soon. Afterall, 55 is the new 35.

WT Sharpe · 07-19-2012, 12:17 PM

I'm hoping for a buyout.

fbrII · 07-19-2012, 05:43 PM

Well, it's like this

I get up in the morning and fix breakfast. About 8:30 or so I walk down to the local B&N book store have a cup of coffee and read for an hour or so, then I walk back. About noon I fix something to eat. In the afternoons, I like to read, maybe take a nap and think about what I want for dinner. At five I might go down by the Freeway and chuckle at the commuters trying to get away from work as fast as they can, sitting in their cars, looking grim, with their game faces still plastered on.

After dinner I like to watch a ballgame but only if the day hasn't been too stressful. Also, I like to have some popcorn, while I watch. If the Braves win, I think that's great. If they lose, I figure they'll win tomorrow. (That's one of the stressful things I been tellin' you about - that and guessing what time UPS is gonna show up with my latest order.)

Sometimes I read blogs, sometimes I write replies.

Like I say, it's stressful, but you take yourself a nap, get yourself a snack and before you know it, you're ready to fight another day.

Only thing is, I sure wish I had me a fishing pole ..sometimes.

Bookpossum · 07-19-2012, 10:58 PM

Thanks for the retirement karma, montsnmags - I couldn't leave a message on your home page.

Good luck with the buyout, Tom!

ScalyFreak · 07-20-2012, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by fbrII

Well, it's like this

I get up in the morning and fix breakfast. About 8:30 or so I walk down to the local B&N book store have a cup of coffee and read for an hour or so, then I walk back. About noon I fix something to eat. In the afternoons, I like to read, maybe take a nap and think about what I want for dinner. At five I might go down by the Freeway and chuckle at the commuters trying to get away from work as fast as they can, sitting in their cars, looking grim, with their game faces still plastered on.

After dinner I like to watch a ballgame but only if the day hasn't been too stressful. Also, I like to have some popcorn, while I watch. If the Braves win, I think that's great. If they lose, I figure they'll win tomorrow. (That's one of the stressful things I been tellin' you about - that and guessing what time UPS is gonna show up with my latest order.)

Sometimes I read blogs, sometimes I write replies.

Like I say, it's stressful, but you take yourself a nap, get yourself a snack and before you know it, you're ready to fight another day.

Only thing is, I sure wish I had me a fishing pole ..sometimes.

No pets!?!? They really help reduce stress...

Greg Anos · 07-20-2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

I feel like I'm so close to retirement I can taste it.

Tastes like chicken.

And it smells like....victory.

07-19-2012, 05:43 PM	#57
fbrII F. BluDevil Posts: 428 Karma: 1152548 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Louis Missouri Device: Pocketbook Inkpad3 pro, Kobo Libra, Kindle Paperwhite	Well, it's like this I get up in the morning and fix breakfast. About 8:30 or so I walk down to the local B&N book store have a cup of coffee and read for an hour or so, then I walk back. About noon I fix something to eat. In the afternoons, I like to read, maybe take a nap and think about what I want for dinner. At five I might go down by the Freeway and chuckle at the commuters trying to get away from work as fast as they can, sitting in their cars, looking grim, with their game faces still plastered on. After dinner I like to watch a ballgame but only if the day hasn't been too stressful. Also, I like to have some popcorn, while I watch. If the Braves win, I think that's great. If they lose, I figure they'll win tomorrow. (That's one of the stressful things I been tellin' you about - that and guessing what time UPS is gonna show up with my latest order.) Sometimes I read blogs, sometimes I write replies. Like I say, it's stressful, but you take yourself a nap, get yourself a snack and before you know it, you're ready to fight another day. Only thing is, I sure wish I had me a fishing pole ..sometimes. Last edited by fbrII; 07-19-2012 at 05:51 PM.

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07-15-2012, 08:37 PM	#46
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Or enjoys Vogon poetry.

07-17-2012, 05:01 PM	#47
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	It's not that bad once you get the symbolism.

07-19-2012, 12:17 AM	#50
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	I have been retired for 13 years (golly!) as I took early retirement when my husband retired. I wasn't going to let him have all the fun. Like every other retiree we know, we wonder how on earth we found time to go to work. We have each been doing voluntary work - at the local neighbourhood house in his case, working on Reconciliation issues and doing English tutoring with migrants in my case. We are also both involved with genealogy, have a Labrador to entertain, belong to a field naturalists' group, try to find time to read ... Don't worry about not knowing what to do - there's plenty to do out there! And what's more, you don't have to put up with people you find it hard to work with, when you are doing voluntary work.

07-19-2012, 07:24 AM	#51
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Hmmmm... No more having to put up with managers whose only qualification is that they have been around of a long time... I'll have one, please!

07-19-2012, 09:29 AM	#52
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	The money isn't so good, but the other benefits are terrific!

07-19-2012, 11:44 AM	#53
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I feel like I'm so close to retirement I can taste it. Tastes like chicken.

07-19-2012, 12:10 PM	#55
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I officially qualify for early retirement....TOMORROW! Hopefully, though, I won't be forced to take it any time soon. Afterall, 55 is the new 35.

07-19-2012, 12:17 PM	#56
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I'm hoping for a buyout.

07-19-2012, 10:58 PM	#58
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	Thanks for the retirement karma, montsnmags - I couldn't leave a message on your home page. Good luck with the buyout, Tom!