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12-28-2008, 08:02 PM
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Three More Days!
Well I have three more days of work left before I pull the plug. All I am doing at this point is cleaning out the office, so it is not exactly hard work. As a budget cutting move, I am not being replaced, so duties are being divided up among others. Will definitely be interesting to watch.
Since I have a DB Pension with survivor's benefits and paid medical, we will be doing OK even after the recent year in the market. We had ratcheted back to 50/50 split before the mess, and did not suffer as bad as we could have.
The smile gets bigger every day, and I am anxiously awaiting not having to use an alarm clock to get up later this week! Hopefully it will not take to long to get used to this retirement thing. I am looking forward to it. Have some trips planned to decompress.
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12-28-2008, 08:04 PM
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12-28-2008, 08:04 PM
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Congrats! Enjoy the countdown.
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12-28-2008, 08:06 PM
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Oh, what a great feeling that is. You're going to be happy happy happy.
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12-28-2008, 08:09 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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It's so refreshing to hear good news! Congratulations!
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12-28-2008, 08:23 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Numbers is hard
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12-28-2008, 08:25 PM
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Oh this will be a fun week for you. Try not to rub it in though. A simple smile will do.
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Investing style: Full time wuss.
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12-28-2008, 09:42 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wheel9
Well I have three more days of work left before I pull the plug.
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Congratulations. I am sooooo looking forward to getting to that position.....
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Retired in Jan, 2010 at 55, moved to England in May 2016
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12-29-2008, 06:49 AM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Congratulations and welcome to freedom !
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12-29-2008, 07:55 AM
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Fantastic, wheel9! Congratulations and keep us informed about how things go in your retired life.
Coach
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12-29-2008, 07:57 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Quote:
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Congratulations and welcome to freedom !
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Ditto.
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12-29-2008, 08:22 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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So wheel9 what are your plans for all this free time you are about to get for the rest of your life.
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12-29-2008, 09:00 AM
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Well I have three more days of work left before I pull the plug. All I am doing at this point is cleaning out the office, so it is not exactly hard work.
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Can it really take three days to clean out an office?
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12-29-2008, 09:02 AM
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
Can it really take three days to clean out an office?
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If you arrive late, take a long lunch and leave early, it can take days and days. By the Friday of my retirement week I was darn good at it.
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12-29-2008, 09:12 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TromboneAl
Can it really take three days to clean out an office?
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Yes, after 34 years of working, I have accumulated a lot of junk. Also, my office is`was filled with my travel photography, which kept me going the last few years. By looking at the photos, I got the patience to keep going. Besides why rush, I have to go until the 31st anyway. One can look busy doing almost anything at this point.
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12-29-2008, 06:13 PM
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Congratulations.
I'm sure you'll love it.
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12-29-2008, 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
Can it really take three days to clean out an office?
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I started to clean out my office, but then just delegated it to my replacement. Oh wait, they didn't really replace me, either.
Wheel9, maybe you can spend all your time here on the forum this week, that's how I pretended to look busy.
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12-29-2008, 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by TromboneAl
Can it really take three days to clean out an office?
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Oh, heck yes! That's how I spent my last MONTH at MegaCorp! After 31 years, I had a lot of shredding to do!!
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12-29-2008, 07:23 PM
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Countdown commencing...T minus 48 hours ? minutes ? seconds
This is Mission Control to Cmdr Wheel9, please acknowledge...<crackle hum crackle>
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12-29-2008, 11:55 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
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Quote:
Originally Posted by freebird5825
Countdown commencing...T minus 48 hours ? minutes ? seconds
This is Mission Control to Cmdr Wheel9, please acknowledge...<crackle hum crackle>
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1 day 18 hours 4 minutes 46 seconds, but whose counting......
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