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08-08-2013, 07:30 AM
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#41
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Upstate Ruralia
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I retired at 57 after 34 years with a Utility Megacorp.
When people ask me what I "DO" all day, I simply say :
"I've been "doing" something for 52 years......" at which point they give a quizzical look, and I explain that since I crossed the threshold into kindergarten at age 5, I have been "doing" something that SOMEONE ELSE made me "do"-school, after school jobs, college, career...and in the process moving about 15 times to 5 different states......
I am TIRED of "DOING"!!!!!!
I'm only out since January 4, 2013, and am still catching my breath, but I LOVE being retired and I hope I will never EVER have to return to "w**rk"!!!!!!!
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08-08-2013, 09:06 AM
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#42
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 1,226
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Originally Posted by Lcountz
I retired at 57 after 34 years with a Utility Megacorp.
When people ask me what I "DO" all day, I simply say :
"I've been "doing" something for 52 years......" at which point they give a quizzical look, and I explain that since I crossed the threshold into kindergarten at age 5, I have been "doing" something that SOMEONE ELSE made me "do"-school, after school jobs, college, career...
I am TIRED of "DOING"!!!!!!
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This is EXACTLY how I feel, and most people don't seem to understand. I don't have to DO anything, and I'm tired of of going somewhere five days a week where people tell me what to do. Oh well, it isn't that long until April 30, 2014. 
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08-08-2013, 02:06 PM
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#43
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: irradiated - too close to the nuclear furnace
Posts: 1,294
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No one doubts me when I say great with a big smile.
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10-08-2013, 02:50 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Delta
Posts: 137
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Originally Posted by veremchuka
No one doubts me when I say great with a big smile.
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+1
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10-08-2013, 10:16 AM
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#45
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gone traveling
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: DFW
Posts: 7,586
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Me thinks if someone asked "how is retirement going" and you said "it sucks", then I would expect them to ask "really"
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10-08-2013, 10:53 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 1,570
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When I'm back in town from our new home in Hawaii, I tell them I'm its really rough being just a poor retiree with no pension and not yet eligible for Social Security. Then I thank them for buying lunch. 
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10-08-2013, 02:18 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Apr 2006
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If I was asking the question, the real question would be "What didn't you anticipate that really smacked you with a dose of reality?", but, as others have said... who knows what they're driving at.
-CC
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It means for every point you make, your level drops. Kinda like you're startin' from the top..." "Society" - Eddie Vedder
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10-09-2013, 05:30 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 812
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When asked how I'm "really" doing, I tell people I'm just happy I finally found something I'm really good at!
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10-10-2013, 08:11 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 4,373
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Quote:
Originally Posted by davemartin88
When asked how I'm "really" doing, I tell people I'm just happy I finally found something I'm really good at!
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This made me laugh, great answer!
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You can't spend yourself to prosperity.
Semi-Retired 7/1/16: working part-time (60%) for now [4/24/17 changed to 80%]
Retired Aug 2, 2017; age 53
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10-10-2013, 08:35 AM
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#50
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 241
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lcountz
I retired at 57 after 34 years with a Utility Megacorp.
When people ask me what I "DO" all day, I simply say :
"I've been "doing" something for 52 years......" at which point they give a quizzical look, and I explain that since I crossed the threshold into kindergarten at age 5, I have been "doing" something that SOMEONE ELSE made me "do"-school, after school jobs, college, career...and in the process moving about 15 times to 5 different states......
I am TIRED of "DOING"!!!!!!
I'm only out since January 4, 2013, and am still catching my breath, but I LOVE being retired and I hope I will never EVER have to return to "w**rk"!!!!!!!
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My answer to those who ask is I've been working since I was 17 - now I'm doing all of the things I couldn't do for the last 42 years of working. Like golf five days a week, afternoon naps, etc....
The ones who ask me don't seem to think I have the resources to be "not w**king".
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Retired at 59 1/2 and trying to stay that way.
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