OT - Retiring tomorrow
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OT - Retiring tomorrow
At last - no more spending half my working life in aeroplanes and the other half in smelly pulp mills in the middle of nowhere.
Time to teach the grandchildren to shoot and to get some more antique guns back into shooting condition.
Time to practice the things I do badly, like welding and playing slide guitar, also read all the books I promised myself I would read and never did.
Time to spend on Stickledown Range at Bisley, getting my Shiloh Sharps to reach out to 1200 yards.
Fix up the house? Sorry Dear, don't think I will have the time......
Perry Owens
Time to teach the grandchildren to shoot and to get some more antique guns back into shooting condition.
Time to practice the things I do badly, like welding and playing slide guitar, also read all the books I promised myself I would read and never did.
Time to spend on Stickledown Range at Bisley, getting my Shiloh Sharps to reach out to 1200 yards.
Fix up the house? Sorry Dear, don't think I will have the time......
Perry Owens
"Always carry a firearm east of Aldgate Watson."
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Sincerely wishing you all the best in your retirement Perry
You will soon wonder how you ever had the time to go to work
I have been retired eleven years now and have hardly scratched my list of "things to do"
You will soon wonder how you ever had the time to go to work
I have been retired eleven years now and have hardly scratched my list of "things to do"
Pete
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
Sometimes I wonder if it is worthwhile gnawing through the leather straps to get up in the morning..................
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Good for you!!
Enjoy the freedom.
My Dad retired about 5 years ago. Got on his sailboat and headed South from the
Great lakes. He's made it all the way Venezuela and now is working his way back.
Having the time of his life!
jb
Enjoy the freedom.
My Dad retired about 5 years ago. Got on his sailboat and headed South from the
Great lakes. He's made it all the way Venezuela and now is working his way back.
Having the time of his life!
jb
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Good Luck to you, Mr. Owens!!
Ignore the "honey-do" list. If you
wanted a list of things to do, you could
stay employed and get paid to work
on items on a list.
Let us know how the Sharps works at
long range. What caliber?
-Stretch
Ignore the "honey-do" list. If you
wanted a list of things to do, you could
stay employed and get paid to work
on items on a list.
Let us know how the Sharps works at
long range. What caliber?
-Stretch
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Congratulations Perry, I hope I'm not too far behind you.
Whatever you do always give 100%........... unless you are donating blood.
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have some fun.I retired in 2004 and stay way to busy reloading,shooting,fishing and casting.its a tough life.
pete
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Welcome to the club! You'll find that it sort of feels like freedom at last!
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Congrats to you.
I retired once, now I'm just tired Hope to get it right the second time.
I retired once, now I'm just tired Hope to get it right the second time.
Mike Johnson,
"Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
"Only those who will risk going too far, can possibly find out how far one can go." T.S. Eliot
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I am very Happy for You. May All Your Dreams Come True.
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Perry,
Congrats friend!
Enjoy tomorrow and take it all in. then (RELAX) get a nice big sign "RELAX" and put it right on the entertainment center.
Its ok to hang with some of your other retired buds for the Coffee Clutch/grab the paper etc. in the AM but after about 30-40 mins,say gotta go! Otherwise you can get into a habit where everyone just sits all morning in the coffee shop Nothing gets done??
Best of Luck! and RELAX
Congrats friend!
Enjoy tomorrow and take it all in. then (RELAX) get a nice big sign "RELAX" and put it right on the entertainment center.
Its ok to hang with some of your other retired buds for the Coffee Clutch/grab the paper etc. in the AM but after about 30-40 mins,say gotta go! Otherwise you can get into a habit where everyone just sits all morning in the coffee shop Nothing gets done??
Best of Luck! and RELAX
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Great! I hope you have many years of "too busy to work" ahead of you. I retired last Dec. and noticed a couple weeks ago that the "edge" was gone; no more competition (at work, for that lane on the freeway, for that place in line at the grocery store, or that parking space). Retired Dec. 1, and fled L.A. Dec 2!
Mike
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Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus aderit...
I've learned how to stand on my own two knees...
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Welcome to the "Golden Years", Perry -
May God grant you the senility to forget the people you never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones you do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.
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May God grant you the senility to forget the people you never liked anyway, the good fortune to run into the ones you do, and the eyesight to tell the difference.
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I hope you don't have any distractions!
Sincerely,
Hobie
"We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best that we find in our travels is an honest friend." Robert Louis Stevenson
Hobie
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Remember, you are NOT REALLY retired until you don't know what DAY it is when someone asks! And you could care less!
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freedom at last good luck and congrats.
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God Bless and Keep you healthy, wealthy, and busy having fun for years and years
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perry owens wrote: Fix up the house? Sorry Dear, don't think I will have the time......
Actually, being retired isn't all roses. Just think, you wont have the weekends to look forward to anymore.
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Congratulations!
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Best of luck in your retirement. I hope it brings you wonderful times. Just remember, often there is a period of adjustment that can be a little rocky. I retired a year and a half ago and went back to work for a full year. I am now about seven months into real retirement, although I do teach a couple of classes at the local University to keep me engaged with the real world.
I have a dear friend who retired from the Texas Department of Public Safety. He was a State Trooper. A few months before my retirement I asked him how retirement suited him. He told me that on his last day, they took away his gun, badge and car. Then another trooper drove him home, let him out and said... "Have a good life Jack."..and drove off leaving Jack standing there in the Uniform he wore for 35 years, sans gun and badge.
The next morning he had breakfast and went out into the back yard to do a little yard work. After about ten minutes, he stopped, looked at the weed whacker in his hand and thought.. "So this is what I worked 35 years for.".
I think most of us have "weed whacker" moments in early retirement, but we adjust.
I have a dear friend who retired from the Texas Department of Public Safety. He was a State Trooper. A few months before my retirement I asked him how retirement suited him. He told me that on his last day, they took away his gun, badge and car. Then another trooper drove him home, let him out and said... "Have a good life Jack."..and drove off leaving Jack standing there in the Uniform he wore for 35 years, sans gun and badge.
The next morning he had breakfast and went out into the back yard to do a little yard work. After about ten minutes, he stopped, looked at the weed whacker in his hand and thought.. "So this is what I worked 35 years for.".
I think most of us have "weed whacker" moments in early retirement, but we adjust.
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It's better than anyone says! Been free for 2½ years now and I couldn't be happier. I haven't missed work for even one second. Now before you get weird about it, consider that you're not retiring from work but rather switching careers to a 'Gentlemen of Leisure.' I plan on enjoying my new 'career' for at least 40 more years!!
Steve
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No Matter Where You Go, There You Are
Retired and Living the Good Life
No Matter Where You Go, There You Are
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CONGRATULATIONS! I spent my share of time both on airplanes and in paper mills. Can't say I miss them much, particularly in late Summer.
Enjoy the retirement you have earned!
Enjoy the retirement you have earned!
"Now it cuts like a knife, but it feels so right." - Bryan Adams
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Congrats for you--I am jealous. 6 more stinkin' years in a job I hate but have too much time invested to quit.
I'm sure you will enjoy your time. You paid your dues.---------------Sixgun
I'm sure you will enjoy your time. You paid your dues.---------------Sixgun
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Congratulations on your retirement ! You're probably going to love it since you obviously have non-work related interests. Some guys almost seem to "die" when they retire because they don't know what to do. I'm in my 13th year of retirement and have plenty to do. Every day is Saturday and you don't even have to wear a watch !! Best wishes.
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My sincerest congratulations. You have won the prize! God Bless You.
Bill Nowicki
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I do wear my watch but now shaving every day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . now that's something that I do only when I feel like it.Batman1939 wrote:Every day is Saturday and you don't even have to wear a watch !! Best wishes.
Steve
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Retired and Living the Good Life
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you are sooooooo lucky. you won life's lottery! there's so much i want to do other than spending 55 hours a week at work.
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Congratulations! I hope you will enjoy yourself.
I too will soon be joining the ranks of the retired. April 29 is my last day after 32 years maintaining traffic signs and pavement markings for the City of Redding, CA.
My favorite quote regarding retirement came from one of my fellow workers whom I met several months after he had retired. I asked him how he liked retirement, and his response was,
"It's like having six Saturdays and a Sunday!"
SHASTA
I too will soon be joining the ranks of the retired. April 29 is my last day after 32 years maintaining traffic signs and pavement markings for the City of Redding, CA.
My favorite quote regarding retirement came from one of my fellow workers whom I met several months after he had retired. I asked him how he liked retirement, and his response was,
"It's like having six Saturdays and a Sunday!"
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Congrats....its time for you to live it up....
And now that you have all this time off....
you can come to the US and shoot with us
And now that you have all this time off....
you can come to the US and shoot with us
LETS GO SHOOT'N BOYS
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Being stupid and stubborn enough to try to perform with integrity and be self-employed in a highly-regulated 'industry', I won't get to 'retire' - but at least I enjoy my job enough to do it until I am too frail to do so. I see too many guys get into some awful job they hate, yearn for retirement, then shortly afterwards they realize they are too beaten-up by all those years to enjoy the remaining ones, or worse yet, the remaining ones are fewer than they thought.
Enjoy it while you can.
Enjoy it while you can.
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Good luck, and God's blessings in your new "job".
I retired from teaching Feb 5, 2010, and am looking for work in another field..... I can't afford to buy a can of gun powder the way things are.
I retired from teaching Feb 5, 2010, and am looking for work in another field..... I can't afford to buy a can of gun powder the way things are.
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Lobo wrote:Good luck, and God's blessings in your new "job".
I retired from teaching Feb 5, 2010, and am looking for work in another field..... I can't afford to buy a can of gun powder the way things are.
Lobo,
I thought public school teachers receive very good retirement packages?
I am pretty sure most that have in Pa/NYS when retiring are usually around $4000-$5000 @ month and very cheap Full Medical coverage??
Say someone making $75-$80K @year with say around 30 years service???????
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In Texas, if a teacher retires at first chance, he'll draw 60% of his best three year average in a state the doesn't pay teachers well in the first place.
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Perry, I almost forgot.
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations!!!
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Bless you enjoy!Getting off the rush to work rut is just one of the blessing!
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Congratulations! Enjoy your life now!
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Congrats!!!! I pulled the plug June 1st of last year after 30 years in the fire service and LEO. I'm only 51 but my knees are shot, but I can still get around good enough to hunt and fish People all the time ask me what I'm doing now and I reply "whatever I decide to when I get up in the morning." I do wish I'd quit waking up at 0500 every morning, but I guess 9 months isn't enough time to break a 30 year habit.
Rob
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May your rifle always shoot straight, your mag never run dry, you always have one more round than you have adversaries, and your good mate always be there to watch your back.
Because I can!
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Congrats!
Now it's time to get busy.
Now it's time to get busy.
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Congrats Perry! I've got at least another 15 years, but more likely, between the economy and the massive debt we're building up over here, probably another 25!!!
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Goodonya Perry, I gotta go another 3/4 years after the recent financial debacle. You will have time to do the things you wanna do and not the things you gotta do. I envy you, enjoy sir.
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Congratulations, Perry. Hope you keep yourself busy. It seems that people that were healthy their entire working life, retire and go home to sit in the easy chair and don't make it two years.
I've got a good 10 years to go. I could pull the pin right now, but I'm too young for Medicare so it's off to work I go.
I've got a good 10 years to go. I could pull the pin right now, but I'm too young for Medicare so it's off to work I go.
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