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Great pics.

No. As a young attorney I loved litigating cases especially prosecuting criminals. Currently I represent people going through divorce, custody or child support cases. I do like the man I work for and the other staff in our small law office. I am left to handIe case as I wish and am only urged to meet monthly billable hours. I am well paid and have plenty of vacation time to travel and hunt. However, the cases, clients , opposing counsel and judges I must deal with are not fun. I do it so I can afford to do what I enjoy. I am counting the months (105) until I can retire and do what I want rather than what I must.

My Dad was so concerned about going above and beyond in his job he got physically and mentally sick - ended up doing a week or two in the hospital (medical) to recover and recuperate. He did and worked another 20-25 years before retiring. That was when I swore I would work to live, not live to work.

I like being retired *much* more than the best job I ever had.

Um

Praise the Lord

Retirement has to suck?

It's probably best that you think so.

Yes.

I get to work with some pretty cutting edge companies and technology, the work I do has a positive influence and save lives, and I am very well compensated.

I have been gainfully employed every single day since I left college in 1998 despite the economic downturns, dot-com bust, etc, etc., and not by accident.

47 years in the theater . Rock and Roll, Opera, Ballet , film and television production. As an onstage carpenter, electrician, rigger , props and sound . Still love it and expect to retire around March or April of next year. The Covid has killed our industry for the time being. Until 3200 people are willing to sit next to each other and city gov allows my brother and sisters will be idle at all live performance venues. SF Opera has been keeping some of us busy doing busy work , finishing a couple of shows being built, equipment updates also. Starting next week SF Ballet will start prepping to begin filming several productions we will share with our patrons online. Been employed by The Opera and Ballet most of my working life , each uses the War Memorial Opera House . Ballet Dec thru 1 st week of May and the Opera 2nd week of May thru 1st week of Dec.

As much as working "in the trades" sucked -
Not working was MUCH worse !!!
Especially when young, broke, and with family to support.
I remember.

Mark,

not working wasn't always so much fun when single, broke, and no family to support. But I get where you're coming from, much worse with those darn "responsibilities".

I'm glad my "not working" periods were short. Seems I was always able to find a job when I really needed it.

Sounds like you guys who dont eat food that you are paying interest on live kinda rough....

I'm retired now but I loved what I did. I was an electrical Lineman for nearly 35 years and I probably could not have handled the hours or conditions if I hadn't enjoyed it. There was a certain feeling of accomplishment of being out on a dark country road in the rain or cold and closing in a switch and seeing lights come on across the field.

Technically Jim, if you are paying interest on anything you are paying interest on everything.

I pay 6 percent on everything I do.


Eat beef you sonofabitch!

Keep talkin' like that and I might just have to make a drive up with some big coolers and the cargo trailer.

I'll take a lamb and some rabbit too.

If you hurry....we are fixing to butcher rabbits this weekend.

Not likely,

gotta ge a shower and hit the rack. 3.5 hr drive to another specialist tomorrow. And maybe the Costco too, if there's not a line around the block. I hate the idea of going where the sick people are, but the gastro guy ain't coming out here I guess.

If you've got any skins left that you're not going to use, I'll buy a few from you.

c'ya here tomorrow night perhaps.

I did 21 years in the Air Force and saw lots of places and did lots of things. Retired in 2018, miss the people, but not the BS! My old unit tried to hire me back as a civilian doing what I did while AD, the job fell through, but that was a blessing. Worked a year in the desert as a contractor with some great people, but only seeing the family 2-3 weeks every 6 mo the sucked. Got a GS job on base DOING something totally different, great people, but hated the job. Now I work for the DOI, and love it. The job is pretty easy as well, you just have to know how to handle people. I laugh at how much some of my co-worked complain, I’m not stressed at all, but some times they sure seem to be.

I loved diving,had a career ending injury 2010,been disability retired ever since,i would have prefered to keep working ,but am enjoying my retirement.