BillyD

100%

datlas 

He said COCKers. Hehehehehe....

#beavisandbutthead

Velo Vol 

Velo Vol 

We know.

Bah Humbug

As a side benefit, if someone tries to start drama with you you can just pee on them.

big john

I'm glad I got out @65. I wasn't sure if I would be able to sustain on SS alone, but so far it's working. When my friend called me and said they needed me, I was tempted because I could buy stuff again. But just going into that place and talking with the guys was enough.

It's rare to see an older guy working as a dealership mechanic/technician. I've only known a few who have stuck with it until retirement. There is a guy still there who is 72 now and his health is failing. He's been in the hospital 3 times in the last several months. He does mostly electrical work but it's still hard. He has money, his wife retired with a good pension, owns his house, etc. And he's miserable on the job.

I asked him years ago why he didn't retire. He said he was worried about getting bored. I told him I'd rather be bored at home than miserable at work.

seedsbelize2

Once again I was given a doctor's appointment for an hour before the doctor actually arrives. Not an uncommon thing.
#yagottawonder

seedsbelize2

I didn't work for the man past 24. I'm still here. Almost 71

genejockey 

The problem with raising retirement age for everyone based on increasing life expectancies is that 1) a lot of the increase came from reduced infant and child mortality, and 2) life expectancies are currently FALLING in the US., but mostly that some jobs use you up more than others. My niece's second husband worked construction, and by the time he was 45, his back was totally screwed up and he couldn't do a lot of the work, for example. By contrast, my one brother worked as a Psych Nurse, and it was wearing him down so he trained to be a Nurse Anesthetist and worked till 70, and is enjoying his retirement at 76.

t2p

and

big john

If I hadn't been such a screw-up (and didn't have a divorce) I could be in a much better financial position now. I know hindsight is 20/20.

t2p

it’s not where you start it’s where you finish

said someone

t2p

you were on the hook to make coffee

t2p

‘bear right’ ?

t2p

and btw ...

badger1

I'm an academic, still going at 71. Probably start a phased retirement in '24. Mrs. Badger, also 71, pretty much had to retire at 59: career (full-time) RN -- mainly on heavy neurological units. She was done, physically, especially her back. That said, she has a certain innate toughness: since retiring, she has survived thyroid cancer, a misdiagnosed burst appendix, breast cancer, and (just over two years ago) a burst cerebral aneurysm -- a big one. Took her the better part of a year to recover from the last on the list, but is now doing extremely well all things considered.

big john

For now I have what I need to keep my bikes going and stay afloat. 4 years retired as of last month.

datlas 

In my experience, most people that I know who are happiest are semi-retired and have control over their schedule.

To that end, I dropped my schedule to 3 days/week this year and am VERY pleased with how it's going. I am 58 and hope to keep going for another 15-20 years, maybe drop back to 2 days/week after 65 or 70.

BillyD

There are some individuals who literally have no life other than their work, and if forced to separate from that life they have nowhere to go but downhill. Others struggle along for a while but they aren't really what one would call happy. I find you need to have a multi-layered plan before you walk out the door, and work that plan until you find something rewarding to do. If that plan involves going back to work, whether FT or PT then so be it, just don't wander around waiting to die.

Eric F 

This is somewhere between me and big john.

genejockey 

Still lazy after all these careers.

big john

This guy loves ocean fishing and I have had some of the fish he caught and prepared. He also surfed for most of his life. Says he doesn't want to surf anymore and i guess you can't go on a charter boat every week. He always seemed like a guy who could sail around the world and be happy. He told me yesterday that he was going to retire by the end of this year.

BillyD

Terry Hatcher was THE finest of all the ladies he drove away.

BillyD

I’ve been asked to meet by my investment people tomorrow. I am rather nervous, I haven’t had to sit down face-to-face with these people since I retired 12 years ago.

rjones28 

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