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02-25-2011, 05:03 PM
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I'm done
I got the last day behind me and it was the best day I've ever had at work. The weather was beautiful and I had folks congratulating me all day (all week, month). And it was sincere. At 3 I picked up my lunch box and declined a ride to the gate and made the walk one last time. No fear, no anticipation, just total happiness. I really felt I deserved it and it felt good.
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02-25-2011, 05:05 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: LaLa Land
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Good for you JM, even if it was raining it would have been a good day. (heh)
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02-25-2011, 05:12 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Congratulations. You are a better man than me. I left right after lunch.
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02-25-2011, 05:19 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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02-25-2011, 05:22 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: midwestern city
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Well done.
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02-25-2011, 05:27 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Northern California
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Good for you!
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02-25-2011, 05:30 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Apr 2008
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What a nice ending to your working years.
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02-25-2011, 05:37 PM
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Woohoo for you!  So what have you got planned for the rest of your life!
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02-25-2011, 05:49 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: San Francisco
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grats 
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02-25-2011, 05:50 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Yeah baby. You're free.
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02-25-2011, 05:57 PM
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Sounds like a great last day at the job. Welcome to your new world.
Enjoy! 
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02-25-2011, 06:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Green Valley
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awesome, congratulations!
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02-25-2011, 06:09 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: NC Triangle
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YOU... DID... GO... ALL... THE... WAY!!!!
What a great post. Thank you for sharing and congratulations!
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02-25-2011, 06:55 PM
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I like short posts packed with tons of happiness. Congratulations! Now what? When you go into town to shop or to a movie, try walking around without that silly smile on your face. People will wonder what you're up to. On second thought, keep the smile. 
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02-25-2011, 07:45 PM
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 Quote:
Originally Posted by JmfromTx
No fear, no anticipation, just total happiness. I really felt I deserved it and it felt good.
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It just can't get any better than that! Well done.
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02-25-2011, 08:09 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Congrats! I like your approach of declining the ride and walking out the gates instead.
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02-25-2011, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Thailand countryside, Sisaket province
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Quote:
Originally Posted by travelover
Congratulations. You are a better man than me. I left right after lunch.
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I left at 11am.
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02-25-2011, 08:30 PM
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Location: Lake Livingston, Tx
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Congrats! What time is your tee time, and what's for dinner? I saw cooking was a hobby.
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02-25-2011, 09:06 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martyp
I left at 11am.
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I left at 7pm. It wasn't any different than previous work days - first in and (usually) last out. Well, the only difference this time was I turned in my ID badge on my way out. There weren't any last minute glimpses over my shoulder as I pulled out of the parking garage. There definitely haven't been any regrets.
I had been preparing for the "final day" for so long it was almost a non-event for me. However, it took me a year to quit waking up before 5am.
The best part about retirement for me is not having to go anywhere if
(a) the weather is bad - definition is open-ended or
(b) I don't want to.
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02-26-2011, 06:06 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Houston/Galveston area
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I just got up. Got my coffee and if anything it feels better than yesterday. I finally understand the smile thing everyone talks about. I think I my jaw muscles have settled into a permanent grin.
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