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08-13-2018, 01:04 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Nebraska
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Originally Posted by marko
I'm taking a bit more ethereal take on this question.
There are some days--not every day--something comes over me where I feel that everything in the world just seems to fit together.
Everything makes sense and interconnected. It is very calming and in a way, reassuring for me. The good, bad, natural, mechanical, electronic worlds; rain, snow, sun all fit into a nice linked package where it all seems to make some sort sense at some level.
I've had these days since childhood and they've continued through my work life and now into RE.
Maybe I'm just weird but that's my 'good day'. (back to earth now)
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08-13-2018, 01:05 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Nice!
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08-13-2018, 01:06 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by Cut-Throat
Luminar?
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08-13-2018, 03:02 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Originally Posted by ShokWaveRider
Not having to worry about healthcare.
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Any day a geezer does not have to worry about a serious health issue is a good day.
Note that I said "serious". If it is not life threatening or confining one to bed, it is not serious.
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08-14-2018, 08:35 AM
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True dat, NW!
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08-14-2018, 08:41 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Thanks.
The question is, am I a geezer? Looking at me, people don't think that I am retired, let alone a geezer.
But I often feel like a geezer.
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08-14-2018, 09:58 AM
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A good day is when all the plumbing works well and all the sundry attached appurtenances join in the fun!
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08-15-2018, 11:39 PM
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A good day is one with a clear diary. No appointments, trips, visits, and of course no work! The day is an empty canvas which I can fill howsoever I like.
Bliss!
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08-16-2018, 03:35 AM
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A good day is when the solar panels charge the motorhome batteries enough for me to stay put another day.
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08-16-2018, 09:40 AM
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A good day is when I wake up and the sun is shining, and since I no longer work, I can spend it however I please!
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08-16-2018, 09:47 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Christine
A good day is when the solar panels charge the motorhome batteries enough for me to stay put another day.
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I would also need to see my fresh water tank more than 1/2 full. Same with the waste tanks.
That is more important than the state of charge of the batteries, as I have these wonderful lithium batteries, and then the generator if I need to charge them. In my recent trip to Alaska, the solar panel did not produce much although the days were long, because the sun was so low in the horizon.
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08-16-2018, 11:38 AM
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Originally Posted by NW-Bound
I would also need to see my fresh water tank more than 1/2 full. Same with the waste tanks.
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I agree - but usually those last for a week or more when I'm solo. So 1/7 full would do. Batteries last 2 days and I prefer to avoid the genny noise.
Hm...perhaps I should add another lithium battery? 
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08-16-2018, 01:13 PM
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Today.
Yesterday was a good day
Chances are good that tomorrow will be good day too.
There have been very few not-good days in my life and I'm grateful for that.
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08-16-2018, 02:00 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bir48die
A good day is when the kids and grand kids are well.
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+1
And to most of the other answers as well
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08-16-2018, 03:54 PM
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The dow is up 396.32 points today. This is a good day.
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08-16-2018, 05:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DrRoy
All the above are good.
For me, it is getting to see stuff like this.
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Lovely!!
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08-16-2018, 06:50 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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A very good day!
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08-16-2018, 07:00 PM
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In addition to the basic foundations (waking up, waking up next to my lovely DW  , hearing only good things from the kids), creating something makes it a good day for me.
This morning I finished some landscaping I'd been meaning to to for years but now have time to do. Running errands and passing the work several times today gives me a good feeling.
Tomorrow I'll be working on a database update process for a non-profit I am assisting. Very simple work for me that will be useful and greatly appreciated. That will make it a good day.
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08-16-2018, 07:13 PM
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A good day:
Any day I am able to center myself and focus on being grateful for whatever is happening - that is easy to do on "good" days, not so easy to do when things are happening that I do not like. 
Learning to be happy no matter what happens is a challenge!
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08-16-2018, 08:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bir48die
A good day is when the kids and grand kids are well.
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.......and also when DD asks when we can visit because DGD says that she misses GM & GP.........
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