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Well I'm officially retired. Notified my HR dept of my intentions 04/08/24 and last night was my "walk around" night. Went in on time and spent about 2 hours telling a lot of my co-workers good-bye. My good friends I'll see regularly @ the beach and playing music.
I planned to retire about a year ago but I wound up staying. I did give up my exit "package" by leaving before April 2025 but I don't care.
I've spent 25 of the last 28 years on 3rd shift. I am ready to live during normal hours.
I turned 60 in November and have planned and worked towards this for a loooonnngg time. It's almost been surreal today, but it sure feels good!!!! I got out at 58, almost 14 years ago. If you can swing it, and assuming you’re not a couch potato, retiring early while you still have a little lead in your pencil is IMO the only way to go. Make room for someone else in the job market, have some fun. I probably spent half of my 40 years on some off tour, mostly 3rd shift, especially the last 15 or so. Being in control of your time is more precious than gold. Don’t get fat, and if you’re already fat, lose some!
What fresh Hell is this?
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Campfire Greenhorn
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Congratulations and enjoy your well earned retirement! Carpe Diem!
If you do what you've always done, then you will get what you've always got.
Carpe Diem,
bgcatty
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Congrats on retiring,, enjoy it.
I retired 12 years ago and often wonder how I ever had time to work.
Remember tho-- get up every day and do something worthwhile
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Congratulations on your retirement Enjoy yourself. I keep putting my retirement off , I keep saying I’m making too much money. But I think I might do it in July. I get extra pension credit. We’ll see.
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Campfire Member
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Congratulations, enjoy it!
I retired on 31DEc for the 2nd time, 1st was from the army after 23 years.
It's taken a little while of getting into the groove of not having to be anywhere at any given time, but I'm getting used to it. Luckily I've got 80 acres, so there's always something that needs doing.
“Might does not make right but it sure makes what is.”
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Thank ya'll . Got up @ 0500 this morning and went Bonito fishing with my neighbor. Left Beaufort inlet NC about 0615 and went south to AR-320. Thunderstorms ripping to the north but getting better for us every minute. My son text and ask if we were "in" the wx. No we're good. We caught 1 large gray trout, a bluefish and a black sea bass while jigging. No birds working or surface activity anywhere. Played around jigging for a while and gave up and put out a spread of clarkspoons. We made our way back to AR-315. Stayed on the troll and wound up with 15 Spanish mackerel one plump Bonito and a couple more bluefish. Fish, it's whats for dinner .  All in all first day, Gonna have to call it a success lol. I will admit to wondering if I've made the right decision. I believe I have. Wife is 100% down with it so that's a major part of it. Also the Vice- President of operations gave me his personal cell # and told me last week if I had a change of heart, that my job was waiting on me if I wanted to come back. It's a totally different feeling not having to be anywhere I don't want to be at anytime.
Last edited by Featherweight6555; 04/20/24. Reason: spelling
"Aim right, squeeze light"
" Might as well hit what you're aiming at, it kicks the same whether you miss or not"
NRA Life, GOA
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Congrats, envious here. Of the retirement, and the fishing.
You suck!!
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Congratulations! I've been retired for almost 3 years now. You're gonna love it!
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Congratulations!!!!going g on 11 yrs best job ever.
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Fetaherweight6555: Congratulations!
I retired 27 years ago and if I had known how fantastic retirement would be I would have done it sooner!
I hope you enjoy your retirement as much as I enjoy mine.
Again good for you and congrats.
Hold into the wind
VarmintGuy
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Good luck with the transition.
“To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself. It becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It is best to plan for all eventualities then believe in success, and only cross the failure bridge if you come to it."
Francis Marion - The Swamp Fox
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Congrats on being retired...
What a great time to not be commuting to work!!!!
-OMotS
"If memory serves fails me..."
Quote: ( unnamed) "been prtty deep in the cooler todaay "
Television and radio are most effective when people question little and think even less.
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Congrats. Spent a fair amount of time on third shift. I'm closing in on my first year of retirement, you will get used to it. 
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Campfire Tracker
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Congratulations, enjoy yourself.
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Campfire Savant
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Congrats. Took me a while to get used to it but like it now
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Congratulations for YOU! Sorry for being late.
Make Gitmo Great Again!!
Who gave the order to stop counting votes in the swing states on the night of November 3/4, 2020?
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Congratz OP.
Will be 65 in another year. Can go any time but still enjoy my work and have my health. One of my co-workers of similar age says he's "two bad days away from pulling the pin." Funny but true. Being out of debt and having a pension ready to go makes a huge different in our outlook. We work because we want to, not because we have to.
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now the adventure begins. SO many people wait to retire, wait until they are old and infirm, and then drop dead a year later. I hope being in the smart retiree group gives you a great time.
Sam......
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