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sounds like you've earned. I truly hope you make the most of it
have you paid your dues, can you moan the blues, can you bend them guitar strings
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Congratulations on your retirement! Sorry to hear about your Wife.
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Easy decision.....run with it.......
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You both need to go knock out some bucket list sightseeing destinations. You made the right decision. Enjoy your time.
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~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Ya did the right thing. A man only has so much time on this earth. Spend it your way.
Camp is where you make it.
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Congrats Mart........start enjoying life!
Grammar is important.
Capitol letters are the difference between "helping your Uncle Jack off a horse" & "helping your uncle jack off a horse".
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Thanks so much for all the well wishes. We don't have any big plans to travel. We enjoy simple things. She fell in love with me because I brought her blackberries I picked on my lunch break when I worked for the Forest Service. I with her because she offered to help me skin coyotes when I was making a living in the winter trapping.
We may sit on the covered deck and listen to the rain on the roof, me with a coffee and her with her tea. Might go for drive to look at the fall colors in the tundra or run out to Chickaloon to have pie with our friends. They have a small cafe. She'll have cherry and I'll have buttermilk coconut. We'll probably watch Quigley Down Under and Second Hand Lions several more times. Might stay up late and go out to watch the northern lights. All without the umbilical of work to distract us.
Thanks again guys for all the kind words.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
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A decision, I too would make, if ever faced with same.
😎 Yup, me too, in a heartbeat ! You are doing the right thing.
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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I had to quite work when I was 57, due to problems with my eyes. Less money than I planned for retirement but we live very, very comfortably. Looking back, would not change the things we have been able to do, like spend time with Mom, new Grandson, visit friends, etc.... for the extra money. Live life while you can and you will never regret it.
Some mornings, it just does not feel worth it to chew through the straps!~
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Good man sir! Best wishes for a happy retirement with Etta. May God bless both of you in the coming years.
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congrats !
9 yrs ahead of ya
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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Good for you!
I'm sorry to hear about your wife. Bummer.
Best wishes!
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Internet wisdom is worth what you pay for it, but let me share a little encouraging first hand knowledge with you. My close friend's wife was diagnosed 11 years ago, they were devastated, but decided to soldier on as best they could, followed Doctors tips for living with it and, a positive attitude, a determination to quality of life...in her case they have slowed the progression to the Doctor's amazement. Aducanumab is too late for her, but, a simple little thing like frequent high protein food portions (jerky for one thing) when she is entering a "spell" has helped wonderfully. She travels with him and I to gun shows and minds the table while we are cruisin' and perusin', and doing darn good. Chin up, brother.
Well this is a fine pickle we're in, should'a listened to Joe McCarthy and George Orwell I guess.
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Mart,
Good call and congratulations. All the best to you and Etta.
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Congrats Mart, Bless your Wife, hope you both have 50 years left to hunt and enjoy life.
Trump Won!
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Congrats on a life well-lived to date with hopefully decades more to come. All the best.
GW
Fear the crabcat.
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That's Great------I'm right behind you---212 Days or 7months or 30 paychecks. April 2nd for me.
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Thanks so much for all the well wishes. We don't have any big plans to travel. We enjoy simple things. She fell in love with me because I brought her blackberries I picked on my lunch break when I worked for the Forest Service. I with her because she offered to help me skin coyotes when I was making a living in the winter trapping.
We may sit on the covered deck and listen to the rain on the roof, me with a coffee and her with her tea. Might go for drive to look at the fall colors in the tundra or run out to Chickaloon to have pie with our friends. They have a small cafe. She'll have cherry and I'll have buttermilk coconut. We'll probably watch Quigley Down Under and Second Hand Lions several more times. Might stay up late and go out to watch the northern lights. All without the umbilical of work to distract us.
Thanks again guys for all the kind words. Sounds like a perfect plan!
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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