OMG, It's Monday!

[lazygood4nothinbum]

oh no. is it monday again already? i better get the garbage to the curb.

 

[OldGuy]

Remember when Mondays were like this?



Now they're more like this:

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and that's a very good thing...

 

[oma]

Monday is the day the ice cream shop is closed.

Anything annoy you about Mondays?

When you're retired, do all days seem the same? In other words, do you get as happy about Fridays as we w#rkers do?

 

[oma]

2. No Daily Show with Jon Stewart reruns on Monday night. I can't stay up til 11 so I usually watch the previous night's show at 8.

I'm in Germany, so I'm forced to watch on internet- always a day later. I, too, miss the show on Mondays - it is one of my favorite shows nowadays.

 

[Khan]

When you're retired, do all days seem the same? In other words, do you get as happy about Fridays as we w#rkers do?

They do all seem the same.

The 'Friday Happy' does wear off after a while, as does the 'Sunday Afternoon Blues'.

 

[cantlogin]

When you're retired, do all days seem the same? In other words, do you get as happy about Fridays as we w#rkers do?

I think others have mentioned that the weekends are the negative days. Everything is more crowded except for the services that are unavailable because they are closed on weekends. I see the weekends as an inconvenience. I look forward to Mondays.

 

[freebird5825]

When you're retired, do all days seem the same? In other words, do you get as happy about Fridays as we w#rkers do?

there was NEVER anything as good as TGIF while w*rking.

i find i have to check the calendar more often. this is a time warp i can handle.
i do have two standing weekly appts - drive for DAV on Tuesday 2 PM, and Chinese buffet on Wed 1130.
otherwise, i'd be lost.

 

[Goonie]

there was NEVER anything as good as TGIF while w*rking.

I believe that for ERs the quote is:

Thank God it's Monday!!

I think others have mentioned that the weekends are the negative days.......I see the weekends as an inconvenience. I look forward to Mondays.

Yep, Fridays, to a lot of retirees, are like Sundays to those still working.....some dread or apprehension as to what lies ahead. Whereas Sundays, to a lot of retirees, are more like Fridays to those still working...."Woo-Hoo!!! Free at last!!!"

So here it is...Friday again. The only major upside to this weekend, is that I have a fund raiser to go to Saturday night at the Lion's Club in the next town over! No one under 21 allowed! Casino night....I'll stick to the tip boards...at least I win some of them! And for the $10 donation at the door, you get all of the fried fish, chili, bagna calda, and beer & soda that you care to scarf down! A bunch of my buddies and I make this our annual "Guy's Night Out".....Good friends...Good food.....Cold [-]beer[/-] soda.....for a measly 10 bucks.....plus a little gamblin' money of course.

 

[freebird5825]

So here it is...Friday again. The only major upside to this weekend, is that I have a fund raiser to go to Saturday night at the Lion's Club in the next town over! No one under 21 allowed! Casino night....I'll stick to the tip boards...at least I win some of them! And for the $10 donation at the door, you get all of the fried fish, chili, bagna calda, and beer & soda that you care to scarf down! A bunch of my buddies and I make this our annual "Guy's Night Out".....Good friends...Good food.....Cold [-]beer[/-] soda.....for a measly 10 bucks.....plus a little gamblin' money of course.

take me!!!! just kidding. where i live, there is only 1 casino, and it has this huge sucking sound. i've been to Vegas and had more fun and get more play on the quarter slots.
that sure sounds like a lot of fun. go get some male bonding time in.
PS call a taxi if you need to.

 

[Goonie]

take me!!!! just kidding. where i live, there is only 1 casino, and it has this huge sucking sound. i've been to Vegas and had more fun and get more play on the quarter slots.
that sure sounds like a lot of fun. go get some make bonding time in.
PS call a taxi if you need to.

The non-profits can get gaming licenses from the state for special one time events like 'casino nights' or whatever. The Lions Clubs around here usually have about one casino night per quarter. We go to this particular one because of the bagna calda....Mmmmm! GARLIC!!! I only play tip boards there....not into table games, and they haven't had the slots for a couple of years...maybe this year?! And no need for a taxi....I only drink Coke or 7UP over there...too much of a police presence on the roads around here at night.

I liked the quarter slots on the casino ship we went out on in Florida a few years ago...Sterling Casino at Port Canaveral...I came out money ahead for once!!! Played the slots in Vegas and in Blackhawk CO.....not real pretty....but didn't lose too much of my own money....I dug up some coupons for free plays at a few different casinos in Vegas. And got $10 cash plus $10 of slot play just for showing up at one in Blackhawk. I played the nickel machines in Blackhawk for a couple of hours on the $10 slot play plus any earning I made. Then I spent half of the $10 cash plus a 50% off coupon in their gift shop for a shirt that was already on sale (it was originally $59, then put on sale for $34....then 50% off coupon = $17.....minus $5 of their free cash = $12 plus tax)....Now one of my favorite shirts!

A local bus company makes casino runs every week, so my mom and her friends usually go with them over to the Isle of Capri Casino in Bettendorf IA, about once a month. They each pay $13 for the round-trip bus ride, and get back a $10 credit on their player's card from the casino for going by bus! I think she said she plays the $10 credit and about $20 out of pocket....usually comes out slightly ahead. She plays the penny and nickel slots for the whole day on that.

 

[CuppaJoe]

When you're retired, do all days seem the same? In other words, do you get as happy about Fridays as we w#rkers do?

I sometimes look on my computer calender to remember what day it is. SO and I make a lot of jokes about how to tell; we hate Fridays because the New York Times puzzle is too hard that day, Mondays are fun because we ace the easy puzzle, Tuesdays are better because the good restaurants and museums are open.

 

[guest]

Monday.....only five left until I join the TGIM team and I am only getting up to w*rk for two of them! I can't wait....I feel like I am back in high school waiting for the summer break!

After that I'm sure Goonie's description will apply fully!

Originally Posted by Goonie
I've had friends who've asked me, "So what's retirement like?" My answer to them is, "Remember when you were a little kid.....before the big people sent you to kindergarten? Remember those seemingly endless days of play? Those days when you got up and ate breakfast, then went out to play? Then you'd come in for lunch and a nap, and then go back out to play until supper time? Then after supper you'd go out to play until dark or until bedtime....whichever you could get away with? Then you'd start all over the next day? Well, that's what retirement is like!!!"

 

[lazygood4nothinbum]

is it monday again? damn the time goes fast when you don't know what you're doing. i will have to start producing more garbage to get out to the curb.

 

[Goonie]

Hallelujah!!! Tomorrow's Monday so I can venture out and do some shopping for T-Giving Day!!! It made me sooo happy to just now realize that it's Sunday evening, and the weekend is finally over!!! YEA!!!

(I know...I know....all of you that have to get up and go to work tomorrow are thinking, "What an @sshole!" Please! That's "Retired @sshole"! )

 

[REWahoo]

Not so fast there Goonie.

Like you, I once looked forward to the end of the weekend, when everyone else returned to work and things quieted down. That's no longer the case since...the markets open again on Monday...

 

[freebird5825]

Hallelujah!!! Tomorrow's Monday so I can venture out and do some shopping for T-Giving Day!!!

same plans tomorrow - going frozen turkey hunting. i was going to order a fresh one, but i'm FIREd, gosh darn it, and i blew it off. so it's frozen t-bird for this year.

 

[Khan]

same plans tomorrow - going frozen turkey hunting. i was going to order a fresh one, but i'm FIREd, gosh darn it, and i blew it off. so it's frozen t-bird for this year.

Will take the frozen duck out of the freezer tomorrow.

 

[CuppaJoe]

...the markets open again on Monday...

Even a 300-1000 point jump won't cheer me up on that one. I'm trying to hibernate until DOW gets back to at least 12,000.

Looking forward to getting out tomorrow as the buses run more often on commute days--maybe go to the beach. OMG, I've got deadlines this week, oh, the stress, don't know if I can take it:
Tuesday books are due back at the library, Wednesday turkey will be thawed out and into the oven, Thursday meet old friends at the diner, Friday pay bills. Oh, will the pressure never end?

 

[Moemg]

We are leaving tomorrow for our Thanksgiving trip .So no turkey cooking for me this year just sightseeing , eating and lots of fun and I get to spend time with the love of my life my grandson .

 

[Bestwifeever]

Have a great trip, Moemg, and store up those hugs and kisses you get from the little one.

 

[Moemg]

Have a great trip, Moemg, and store up those hugs and kisses you get from the little one.

Thank you and have a great Thanksgiving !

 

[freebird5825]

We are leaving tomorrow for our Thanksgiving trip .So no turkey cooking for me this year just sightseeing , eating and lots of fun and I get to spend time with the love of my life my grandson .

have a safe trip and loving time with your little angel.

please don't forget to enjoy some spicy wings while you're in town.

 

[bbbamI]

I once looked forward to the end of the weekend, when everyone else returned to work and things quieted down. That's no longer the case since...the markets open again on Monday...

I'm considering taping my eyes shut and sticking my fingers in my ears while saying "Watermelon, watermelon."

 

[OldGuy]

Goonie, ya gotta run spell check. It should be spelled "Retired @$$hole", or you wouldn't be ER'd ! ! !

 

[Goonie]

Goonie, ya gotta run spell check. It should be spelled "Retired @$$hole", or you wouldn't be ER'd ! ! !

Shhhhhh!!! I try to keep the $$ under wraps to try to garner some pity from my peers! You know....."I'm just a poor ol' retired guy on fixed income."

It usually doesn't work though.....they all tell me I'm full if bovine excrement.