I have been busy shooting gophers and fishing. Retirement is great if you can afford it...

You earn't it sport, enjoy.

Excellent, sir!

Shrapnel,

Where are you fishing? I lived in Bozeman back in the mid-80's and fished a lot of spots. I don't recognize that spot … looks outstanding!

It is a little lake up Trail Creek...

Enjoy your retirement, I ain’t too far behind.

Rub it in a little more why doncha.

Lol
Right!

Lucky

Great stuff, ya old goat !

You're not gonna trick me. I've been around enough old people, I'll keep working and be happy about it.

Ok, you suck!

Boogeyman gonna gitcha!!

Enjoy your "Golden years"...........

fugg off

Haven't worked in over four years. Great ain't it.

This^^^^

Well damn Shrap and Ed, if you were just gonna waste your retirement days like that you might as well kept on working 😂

Looks awesome! I have had 6 weeks out of work going between jobs before I start back working at my new job next week. I thought I would get a ton of shooting, fishing, and hunting in. I have gotten to shoot quite a bit, and fished for all of 20 minutes before my rod broke. I've had so many appointments in Anchorage, that I am gone most days until around 1 pm. Now that I am caught up on all things and can get out, I'm at home sick as a dog. 20 more years though, and I will be permanently retired!

Have fun!

All that .22rf gouging paid off! 😎

Bastard! 😬

Dang... that's going to sting

Bought a Yeti with all that dough...

Shrap
You know, no one likes a braggart.

Well, if you're too good to be conceited.....

WTF? You taught a fish to swim by and smile for the camera? Is this going to be a second career photographing tourists posing with troutie? And how did you ever make friends with a fish???



Nice photos, I'm envious.

Thanks for sharing

Is that you in the water?

I thought you had one of those handlebar mustaches.

Retirement really IS great ! I got a 3 year head start on you and I'm loving every minute of it. Recently finished setting up some blinds for deer season later this fall. Just now finished up loading some .308 rounds. Thursday morning me and 5 buddies will be several miles out on Lake Ontario on a fishing charter on a 34 ft. Trojan. Got so many other things going this week that I won't even be able to go to the rifle range. Fishing - Hunting - Shooting........ This is the kind of busy life I waited a lot of years for. And I put it off until age 66. Perhaps I shoulda started sooner. Enjoy it while you can..... You earned it.

3 days last week shooting gophers and doing some work around a ranch is another nice break...

Glad you are out enjoying it! Unfortunately the U.S Government does not have the best retirement plan for us folks in the Army or other branches. I will get 55% of my base pay when I retire. Works out to $2500 a month before taxes. Granted it goes up every year, problem if you just want to live off that you have to move to Mississippi or Alabama to survive. So after I retire, will have to get me another job.. I have friends that retired under the states tier1 retirement system in Alaska and they are making more money now than they did when they worked.

I really like your gofer guns Shrap.

I retired on August 31st 2004 at the ripe old age of 55 with my 401K and a full 80 point pension and health insurance, etc. The company I worked for also paid me 3 years of salary and benefits to stay home at that age, and I haven't looked back. I finally had to start taking from my 401K this year due to the 70 & 1/2 rule so I double dipped and started taking social security also.

I'm now 70, almost 71. I and my wife both have our health and life is good. Playing is fun and so far I haven't gotten tired of doing it

You can't live in that double wide with 30K per year?

I don’t live in soldotna..

Exactly the reason for the question. Easy living there in north Anchorage.

Color me jealous, Shrap.









OH! And that fence SUCKS!

Don’t get too deep, you’ll drown yer walker..

You should go buy a bicycle and some tights and go ride with our buddy paulbarnhart

You confused my answer, I’m not willing to move to soldotna to live in a trailer park and be your neighbor. I seen footage of you and your assistant park supervisor.



Damn you and Randy are out of control

I have to agree, it sure beats working...

Lookin good to me! Beautiful fishing spot!

Do not mock my buds!

nice looking cutts. I am going to have to look you up, Shrap, when I retire, so you can guide me on a gopher safari. I have a new/old .222 that needs some work!

Yeah, retired life sucks. Deer camp last week.

Lmao

Shrap, I'm glad that you're having to endure all of that.

That Trail Creek/Kinta Lake country is beautimous from what I can see from the Google Earth Satellite view.

Yesterday, time for more different fish...

Excellent.. Have been retired for 20 years this fall.. Loved almost every minute... Wish I could have done this right out of high school....