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Took an early retirement from Boeing a couple months ago....hard to get used to. Any advice from others who have retired....thanks in advance!
Due to the increased price of ammo, don't expect a warning shot...
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Tell me your troubles. I’m thinking about pulling the cork next year.
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I've learned why farmers used to move to town when they retired. 
These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o
"May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"
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Find something that you enjoy that does good for your fellow man in some way. Renew old acquaintances and further strengthen friendships you already have. Spend as much time as you can with your family.
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Any advice from others who have retired...Any advice Spend your time wisely because it tends to go by twice as fast as it did when you were working. Seems like last week it was the first of the year for me, it just goes way too damn fast you'll see.
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You get to finally see all the ass holes who are driving up and down your road at 1pm and can say “dont these people have jobs” ??
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Do what you want to do when you want to do it. Anytime you want to.
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Assuming you planned well financially, do those things you thought were bucket list items. Go see that place, eat that delicacy, renew those friendships. This IS what you planned for and waited for.
Oh, and you'll soon discover that weekdays are for you and your fellow geezers. Golf, fish, shop; you won't see any poor worker bees, just retirees. It's marvelous.
Last edited by RockyRaab; 09/14/20.
Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.
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Eat that delicacy. Lol
Wtf
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Eat that delicacy. Lol
Wtf I tried snails once. Just as I imagined, they tasted like dirt.
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garden, go shooting, get a dog or three, go 4 wheelin', learn to bake/cook, reload, volunteer at a wildlife refuge, dog rescue, senior center,
or go to the bar ans shoot pool?
I retired a few years back, a couple of years earlier than planned, and I'm not bored.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
member of the cabal of dysfunctional squirrels?
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Who are those old guys at the hospital that know where everything is at and they wear those Century21 jackets. They volunteer?
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Assuming you planned well financially, do those things you thought were bucket list items. Go see that place, eat that delicacy, renew those friendships. This IS what you planned for and waited for.
Oh, and you'll soon discover that weekdays are for you and your fellow geezers. Golf, fish, shop; you won't see any poor worker bees, just retirees. It's marvelous. Cotton top days or wheelchair races, if you're a shift work "worker bee" and have the middle of the week off. Prepare to encounter the rudest slowest moving humans ever.
Last edited by Jackson_Handy; 09/14/20.
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Been 9 yrs nearly for me....
Always something to do........
Kilt a slew of p/dogs this morning....
Sized & polished 600+ empty 223 AI cases this afternoon
Gotta organize the barn tomorrow............
T R U M P W O N !
U L T R A M A G A !
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Who are those old guys at the hospital that know where everything is at and they wear those Century21 jackets. They volunteer? Our hospital is too small for Century 21 jacket wearing folks.
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
(Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
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I got about thirty years to go....
-Jake
Small Game, Deer, Turkey, Bear, Elk....It's what's for dinner.
If you know how many guns you own... you don't own enough.
In God We Trust.
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I take a nap if I’m bored.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
Hunter S. Thompson
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Took an early retirement from Boeing a couple months ago....hard to get used to. Any advice from others who have retired....thanks in advance! No help. I thought I'd be really good at retirement, but found I get bored easily. Teaching part time helps, but Im gonna have to give that up one day...
"...the left considers you vermin, and they'll kill you given the chance..." Bristoe
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Chopper, good for you. Once this Covid scam is over, probably after 11-4-20, enjoy traveling and whatever else you like doing.
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Put those social skills to work at walmart......or
Take that Boeing tech expertise and help those wondering the aisles at lowes or home depot
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