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Scratch33
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I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 29, 2012, 02:42:50 PM »
As in, officially retired. Technically not off the rolls until the end of next week; but today was my last day at work. Gladness, some sadness, gained about 5 pounds this week from all the lunch dates; I'll keep in touch with a lot of folks.
I showed up today wearing not the usual suit & tie, but a loud Hawaiian shirt.
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I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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Reply #1 on:
March 29, 2012, 02:48:26 PM »
Way to go, DaddyO!
Congrats and colour me envious !
Enjoy
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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Reply #2 on:
March 29, 2012, 03:06:15 PM »
Watcha gonna do now?
Congratulations.
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 29, 2012, 05:42:40 PM »
Jealous. See you in 40 years
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 29, 2012, 05:46:30 PM »
Congrats! Good for you!
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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Reply #5 on:
March 29, 2012, 05:52:09 PM »
Congrats man- enjoy it! At this point I still love what I do, and it will be a sad day when I throw in the towel. There's a teacher at school going through this right now. 42 years in the classroom.
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 29, 2012, 05:55:14 PM »
Quote from: falconati on March 29, 2012, 05:42:40 PM
Jealous.
See you in 40 years
Hope to join you someday
fixed for my own reality
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 12:56:36 AM »
Yeah, but are you going to stay retired? I retired in 09 and am working more now than when I was the fuzz. Enjoy.
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Scratch33
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 04:25:47 AM »
Thanks all. I've got at least a couple more months to devote to renovating my house. I figger while the housing market's down I'll put some dosh into making it a bit more liveable for me and whoever else cares to shack up with a skinhead motorcycle-riding slacker
. We have some regional motorcycle events to attend in the spring & summer (including the STN National); then in late August if no one else's retired I'll probably do a solo jaunt out west, look up some friends in CA, and scope out some Lebensraum in Montana. Still thinking of raising goats as a sideline/hobby. As for work, in the DC area I always have the option of doing consulting with one of the established firms. My former employers tried to extract a promise from me to come back in that capacity in a couple months. But seriously - I don't want to, and my number crunching suggests I shouldn't have to. Still have some riding to do - next year we'd like to visit Iceland, and after that Europe or Australia.
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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Reply #9 on:
March 30, 2012, 04:38:03 AM »
Now that sounds like a retirement plan.
Congrats.
I've got 5 years left on my sentence.
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 04:41:41 AM »
Congrats Scratch! I have at least 10 to go...
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 05:50:36 AM »
Congrats.
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 06:23:20 AM »
Well done! You're my new hero!
Enjoy yerself, you've certainly earned it!
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 06:38:01 AM »
Have a good time being retired! I will still be slaving away for the next 2.5-3 decades, but I'm saving 15% toward the day.
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Re: Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 07:23:54 AM »
So.
How was your first breakfast at the diner?
:P
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 07:55:19 AM »
Though the jealous part of me says...
Congrats and enjoy!
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 08:42:21 AM »
Congratulations Scratch. Well done.
I'm with the others. I'm at least 15 years away from even "semi-retirement" and trying my best to sock in 15% into the old 401k. Nowhere near my overall goal financially because I enjoy spending $$.
Do you have any advice for us "slaves"?
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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Reply #17 on:
March 30, 2012, 09:04:03 AM »
Congrats!
I'm sure there'll be more time for polishing the bike...
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 30, 2012, 11:03:47 AM »
Quote from: radon222 on March 30, 2012, 07:23:54 AM
So.
How was your first breakfast at the diner?
Great! I told the waitress that part of my retirement plan was to spend more time at local eateries annoying the staff. My coffee tasted funny.
Quote from: Rogue on March 30, 2012, 08:42:21 AM
Do you have any advice for us "slaves"?
Marry wealth.
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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Reply #19 on:
March 30, 2012, 01:24:38 PM »
In a big yellow Caddy! Enjoy!
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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Reply #20 on:
March 30, 2012, 03:42:13 PM »
In reading this thread - it looks like there's a lot more "experienced" (read "old") people on this forum than I would have expected.
Just funny how you get a certain idea of people based on a few posts & then you find out they are somewhat different (read "older") than you expected.
Carry on.
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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Reply #21 on:
March 31, 2012, 01:29:13 AM »
Congrats! Go live life and enjoy retirement.
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 31, 2012, 02:08:48 AM »
Sometimes I think I'm on the freedom 99 plan.
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Re: I'm A Real Gone Daddy
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March 31, 2012, 03:13:33 AM »
Congratulations!
I've been gone for 5 years and have never felt like rejoining the employed. There is always too many things that need to be done.
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