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Show us your favorite toy!
06-11-2017, 05:10 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Show us your favorite toy!
Not a financial post, but who minds a thread to avoid thinking about the dismal topic of filthy lucre? Anyway, thought it would be fun for us to post a link to a pic of your favorite toy in retirement (or pre-retirement), and tell us about it. After all, in retirement we can never go back, but we can act like 6 year olds and play with our toys!!
Here's mine. It's 1986 Porsche 911 I've owned for 5 years. It has brought me nothing but fun and enjoyment, albeit with a few large checks written to my great mechanic, John Walker. Sensual road feel and symphonic engine, and decently quick (0 - 60 in less than 6 seconds). Here's a few pics:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffbo...72076/sizes/l/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffbo...882492/sizes/l
https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeffbo...169461/sizes/l
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06-11-2017, 05:25 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
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Location: Northern Illinois
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My summer toy for the past 16 years. 2001 Corvette.
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06-11-2017, 05:40 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: The Deep South Bay
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Sold most my toys and got married, my new toy!.... 1970 chevy C10 gone, '72 el Camino gone, half the gun collection gone
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06-11-2017, 05:44 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Conroe, Texas
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1971 VW Beetle
Currently under restoration:
IMG_20170113_163557.jpg
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06-11-2017, 05:56 PM
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Originally Posted by aja8888
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Love Beetles! Anything with an aircooled motor in the a**! 
My first car was a '66 Beetle. Restored it to perfect via boxboy job.
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06-11-2017, 06:46 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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A sister ship (exact same model as ours) of our favorite toy, and where we were this afternoon...
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Retired Jun 2011 at age 57
Target AA: 50% equity funds / 45% bonds / 5% cash
Target WR: Approx 1.5% Approx 20% SI (secure income, SS only)
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06-11-2017, 07:02 PM
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What kind of pretty boat is that? Looks like fun.
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06-11-2017, 07:09 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: South central PA
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Your toys are beautiful. Here are my two favorites IMG_1547.JPGIMG_1858.JPG
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06-11-2017, 07:27 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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06-11-2017, 07:46 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Traded in my 2001 Boxster S for a 2009 Boxster S back in March. Love the color, but hard to keep clean. Good thing I'm retired 
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06-11-2017, 07:57 PM
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Here is my retirement present to myself.
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Retired on December 20th 2016, after 37 years with same company.
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06-11-2017, 07:58 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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You gave yourself a small white box?
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06-11-2017, 08:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chicamuxen
Here is my retirement present to myself.
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Oops, here it is, hopefully,lol.
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Retired on December 20th 2016, after 37 years with same company.
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06-11-2017, 08:28 PM
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That's great! I'd love to use it to its potential against various unsavory neighbors in my area! 
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06-11-2017, 08:45 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Location: New Orleans
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My favorite toy really IS a toy!
Here they are: three 3DSXL portable video game consoles, that connect wirelessly to each other. With three consoles, the characters in my Animal Crossing towns can visit the towns on my other consoles via wireless. It's complicated but just trust me, it's lots more fun with 3 consoles than one.
I take one with me in my purse wherever I go. I have had thousands of hours of fun with these devices.
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Already we are boldly launched upon the deep; but soon we shall be lost in its unshored, harbourless immensities. - - H. Melville, 1851.
Happily retired since 2009, at age 61. Best years of my life by far!
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06-11-2017, 09:40 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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My favorite toy makes watching/listening to sports more enjoyable.
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Show us your favorite toy!
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06-11-2017, 09:43 PM
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Show us your favorite toy!
[ATTACH]
At 6.5 knots cruising speed, we have no choice but to enjoy the journey....we are loving our little 1984 pocket trawler and not having to worry about a schedule. Planning to take her down the ICW this fall but until then, enjoying our little toy here in the Chesapeake Bay!
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06-12-2017, 05:44 AM
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gone traveling
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hard to pick an absolute favorite.
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06-12-2017, 05:56 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Used to be my sailboards, now it is this:
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06-12-2017, 05:58 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bearkeley
[ATTACH]
At 6.5 knots cruising speed, we have no choice but to enjoy the journey....we are loving our little 1984 pocket trawler and not having to worry about a schedule. Planning to take her down the ICW this fall but until then, enjoying our little toy here in the Chesapeake Bay!
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Reminds me of my early lurking days here when Dory36 posted his adventures on the water. Strange that I never had the desire myself, but I could get lost in the fantasy of "life at sea" on a self-contained home-away-from-home. Enjoy and tell us about your adventures! 
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