OT: Officially retired........Update

[Mokwaw]

.....as of yestarday 10/1/09. Worked my last shift on days 9/30. Will be away from home and PC access for most of October. My mother is having hip replacement surgery next week, so my wife and I are going down to SE Illinois to be with her until she is back on her feet, please send a prayer up for mom. You all be safe. Rich
UPDATE>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Hello all, back at the homestead again for a couple weeks. Thanks all for the well wishes for retirement. Special thanks to all for the prayers for Mom. She is doing outstandingly well. Her hip replacement procedure was fairly new for the U.S. only about 100 doctors here use it. They go in from the front, instead of the side or rear, less muscle cut and much less invasive, she was up walking the next day after surgery. She had surgery on Oct 6th, we stayed at her house until Oct 29th, she was using her cane to get around instead of the walker that she's been using since last April, amazing recovery. She is 78 yrs old and says soon as the Doc releases her to drive she's going back to work. Going back down in a couple of weeks to take her to Louisvliie, Ky for her 6 week check up. Thanks again for the prayes....going to take me a few days to catch up on the forum.

[deerwhacker444]

Congratulations....You are no longer in the "Rat Race", just a spectator..!

[madman4570]

Prayers sent up for your Mom! Also Congrads on the retirement!

[Blaine]

Congrats!!!

Good thoughts for your Mom.....

[GonnePhishin]

God Bless and enjoy your retirement. Prayer sent for your Mom.

UncleBuck

[Hobie]

Prayers said for your Mom. Congratulations to you.

[cshold]

Prayers sent up for your Mom! Also Congrads on the retirement!

+1

[Charles]

For any of your poor jerks still in the race, I go a good used rat saddle for sale cheap.

[J Miller]

Mokwaw,

Congrats on the retirement. Might as well be retired from the rat race, the rats were winning anyway.

Best wishes to you mom. Keep her company and take care of her and she'll be up and about in no time.

Joe

[JReed]

Richard prayers sent. Congratulations on the retirement now you can spend more time with your guns .

[2ndovc]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery for your mom Rich!!

Jason

[eric65]

OUTSTANDING!

[Ysabel Kid]

Congrats - I'm 20 years off - maybe more with this economy! Probably 50 if I keep buying stuff from you all!!!

Prayers up for your mother!

[dr walker]

Congratulations! prayers and well wishes for your Mom.

[kimwcook]

Richard prayers sent. Congratulations on the retirement now you can spend more time with your guns .

Yeah, that's the ticket.

[Paladin]

Best wishes for a speedy recovery for your mom Rich!!

Jason

+1
May you retirement last longer than my last two. Good Luck.

[Doc Hudson]

Congratulations!!

The only problem is that now when someone says you are retarded, all you can say is: "Yep and enjoying every minute of it.

Prayers said for your Mom.

[rjohns94]

prayers up

[pokey]

congrats. good luck. 1350+/- days and i'll join you in retirement [not that i'm counting].

[piller]

Congratulations on being able to retire. Prayers sent for your Mom and for a safe trip for you and your wife. I am 44, and in my profession, that means I still have 35 to 40 years to go. The oldest full time Pharmacist I know is 84.

[Rexster]

First, prayer sent for your Mom! Congratulations on the retirement. I need to try that sometime myself. Though I have yet to hit 50, actually about to reach 48 this month, policin' is a young man's game, so I have retirement very much on my mind lately, though I reckon I will look for something to do with myself sooner or later, and then will need to retire yet again.

[Birdman]

Enjoy your retirement, and best of luck for your mother. Stress to work the rehab hard. I've been through two knee replacements. I worked harder at that than anything I've ever done. I came out great. Anyone I know with a bad replaced joint story didn't hit the rehab hard.

[Gun Smith]

You can only consider yourself retired if a friend asks you what day it is and you have to think a bit about the answer. Took a friend of mine almost six months to unwind enough to forget. Good luck and stay well!