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A Good Day - or, why retirement is great.

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
    wrote on last edited by
    #5

    "why retirement is great"

    Every day is Saturday.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • MikM Away
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      Mik
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      #6

      The job stops. The maintenance doesn’t. George has the right idea. Our manta is con-DO, con-DO….

      In the midst of purging the garage in hopes of getting two cars in this winter. The Magic 8 Ball says unlikely.

      “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      • 89th8 Online
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        89th
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        Sounds like a great day George. I’ve always been a fan of naps, although they are rare these days. I remember distinctly during my college years taking some great naps by an open window in the spring.

        Jolly, now imagine all of that but also with a winter countdown clock! Kidding, your work ethic and breadth of knowledge is legendary.

        I’m 42 now, I plan to retire at 57. Maybe earlier if the market does above average.

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        • 89th8 Online
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          89th
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          Oh my wife said I’d get bored retiring early. Zero chance… aside from naps, I have so many books I want to read, shows and movies to watch. I want to travel, play golf, swim. If I got really bored I’d volunteer as an umpire or something for youth sports.

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          • JollyJ Offline
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            My work ethic sucks. I do know some people that do know how to work...

            One of my wife's uncles died recently (the Marine) and his brother brought the SIL widow a 16 foot trailer load of wood he cut for her.

            Junior also raises and sells dressed roast pigs. From now until New Years, that will keep him pretty busy.

            Along with his regular 40-hour a week job.

            Junior will be 80 on his next birthday ...

            “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

            Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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            • MikM Away
              MikM Away
              Mik
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              #10

              The trick is to keep moving, keep busy.

              “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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              • HoraceH Online
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                Horace
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                Sounds like a good day. How about adding in some piano playing?

                Education is extremely important.

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                • 89th8 Online
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                  89th
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                  @Horace with the body slam from top rope!

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                  • JollyJ Jolly

                    My work ethic sucks. I do know some people that do know how to work...

                    One of my wife's uncles died recently (the Marine) and his brother brought the SIL widow a 16 foot trailer load of wood he cut for her.

                    Junior also raises and sells dressed roast pigs. From now until New Years, that will keep him pretty busy.

                    Along with his regular 40-hour a week job.

                    Junior will be 80 on his next birthday ...

                    89th8 Online
                    89th8 Online
                    89th
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                    @Jolly said in A Good Day - or, why retirement is great.:

                    My work ethic sucks. I do know some people that do know how to work...

                    One of my wife's uncles died recently (the Marine) and his brother brought the SIL widow a 16 foot trailer load of wood he cut for her.

                    Junior also raises and sells dressed roast pigs. From now until New Years, that will keep him pretty busy.

                    Along with his regular 40-hour a week job.

                    Junior will be 80 on his next birthday ...

                    Compare yourself to 99% of the country and their work ethic.

                    My winter jab was a half joke. This week we’re expected to shift into single digits. My neighbor is rushing to build a DIY backyard rink, I’ve disconnected my bibs, sump pump, put up driveway stakes, got my ethanol free 91 grade gas, prepped snowblower, moved outdoor cushions, prepped outdoor grill, lawn, winterized mower, clearing air exchange system, etc……. I

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                    • JollyJ Offline
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                      Jolly
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                      Wahoo!

                      Git it, white boy!

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                        @George-K 😍

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