How Long Have You Been Retired, UnEmployed, Footloose Fancy Free and Not Working

[Yipee-Ki-O]

July 1 marks 2 years for me. First 3 months were especially sweet while I burned accumulated leave. Not only was it cool to get paid every Friday without going to work, but I learned a higher-up was quite tweaked with me that I had accumulated so much vacation/personal time and with HR for granting my time-off requests. I Don't know why, I played by their rules. I suspect it had much to do with my declining to accept a new work assignment and instead submitting my resignation letter which ended with "Oh, by the way, I'll be taking the next 3 months off and I won't be coming back." I know one isn't supposed to burn bridges, but it was extremely satisfying nonetheless! The (or his agent, FIRE) made me do it!