Just Retired

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Hodge
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Just Retired

Post by Hodge »

Ladies and Gents.


Today is the first official day of my early retirement.


From now on there is an open road with an endless time limit. :music:
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David.
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Post by David. »

Congratulations, welcome to the ReTired club.

It's just like a holiday which never ends & you don't have to ask your boss for time off.
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Post by guest2360 »

Yeh.  I did that in 1991.  Lost track of how many times I've un-retired since then.  Now semi-retired. 
Best of luck.
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6 months from now your gonna wonder how you ever had time for work! enjoy
Or as one person told me WORK was way overated
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Re: Just Retired

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I suspect i will semi retire but it feels good to  say Retired as of today
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Retirement is the best job I've ever had & I only had one other for 35 years.
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What I discovered was it gave me the opportunity to do what I wasn't allowed to do when I left school. 
I got myself a job in a bike shop in Salisbury but parents said no.  So 43 years later I did anyway.
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CWRoady
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CONGRATS !!! Did the same 5 years ago @ 55 and haven't regretted it a single time. To paraphrase Mr Lennon, Enjoy watching the wheels go round 👍🏻
Ain't nothin like a friend who can tell you you're just pissin in the wind - Neil Young
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Did the same in August. But if something interesting  comes along, I will un retire for a bit. Toys need money  8)
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Post by David. »

I was very fortunate to be in the right place at the right time when the Iron & Steel Industry on Teesside closed temporarily in 2010.

At age 51, took voluntary redundancy & managed to access my pension before HMRC changed the rules on 6th April 2010 to having to be 55 years old.

In March 2017, will have been retired 7 years.
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Good move. I've been a member for 8 years now. There are good and bad bits.
The good bits are that you have 6 x Saturdays and 1 x Sunday every week.
The down side is that you never get a day off :)
Enjoy your riding.
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Post by duegatti »

My last day is January 31.  Just got my Russell Day Long yesterday.  Going to get a top box this weekend with my $100 off card.
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Post by guest2360 »

Beginning to wonder if any member of this forum has a job. Full time 9 to  5 one that is.
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I KNOW!!

2012 SE
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RTman10 wrote: Beginning to wonder if any member of this forum has a job. Full time 9 to  5 one that is.
That would be me, only I do 7 til 5, 4 days a week. I'm rather envious of you lot!
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