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Finally. After too many years, Sept 29, just four and a half days. That's it! Then Sat Oct 1, going up to Idaho to do a little upland bird chasing for a couple weeks. Man, I've been looking forward to this.
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Congrats! Good luck. Many seem to take a little while to adjust, few regret it.
Parents who say they have good kids..Usually don't!
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Retirement is good, I highly recommend it--
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Only 18 years left for me...right around the corner.
Congrats! Stay healthy and enjoy it, you earned it!
Enjoy the hunt while it lasts!
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Congratulations!
Retired 4.5 years ago after 39 years at a great company.
I don't miss working, at all.
You may be a little lost for a while, but things will come together.
I have concluded that I don't have to be doing something every minute of every day.
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Congratulations! You'll love it!
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rifletom, A heart congratulations! Just did it myself,one week two days ago!!!!!! Actually it was a layoff/retirement. I was 15 months away from retirement,so with company layoffs offered with a nice severance pkg., I took it. Been looking forward to this since 1970 - the year I graduated HS!!!  memtb
You should not use a rifle that will kill an animal when everything goes right; you should use one that will do the job when everything goes wrong." -Bob Hagel
“I’d like to be a good rifleman…..but, I prefer to be a good hunter”! memtb 2024
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Thanks guys. memtb. I graduated in '69. Been thinking the same thing.
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I was lucky, I retired when I was 52 in 1999.. Have never missed it a bit.. My only regret is I couldn't have retired right out of high school.. Enjoy!!!!
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Congratulations. Best job I have ever had.
Conduct is the best proof of character.
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What is this 'retirement' thing that you all are going on about?
I could wish a lot of things on my worst enemy but neuropathy ain't one of them.
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It really is great for everyday to be Saturday.
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I retired about four months ago. As a friend described it..." It's like being 12 years old and every day is the first day of summer vacation with unlimited possibilities."
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Congratulations!!! Enjoy it to the fullest.
The Karma bus always has an empty seat when it comes around.- High Brass
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I cannot figure how I had time to work.
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What is this 'retirement' thing that you all are going on about? Perhaps one we planned for many decades ago? It ain't rocket science.
Conduct is the best proof of character.
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Two years to go. Can't wait.
"All that the South has ever desired was that the Union, as established by our forefathers, should be preserved, and that the government, as originally organized, should be administered in purity and truth." – Robert E. Lee
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Congrats. Five years to go.
I want to bird hunt in the Fall, Duck and deer hunt in winter and fish during the summer. Planning on living in one of the northern states (probably Wisconsin or Michigan) to take advantage of moderate summer weather and good smallmouth fishing. I can't take the heat in S.C during the summers any more - they are so brutal they force a guy to pretty much stayed locked indoors for four months.
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congrats! The hardest thing after retirement from experience is finding your purpose and making a difference.
Granted I was medically retired from the military at 25 years old because of OIF, 30% MEB/PEB rated and 100% VA rated.
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Congratulations Tom! Hopefully in 3 more years I will be retiring and we can meet up at the Angeles Shooting Range on a week day 
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