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Old 09-18-2017, 05:50 PM   #21
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Old 09-19-2017, 04:54 AM   #22
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I used to care about what I wore in public. Now I don't look like a bum or anything but comfort has taken over. The only I day I get really spiffed up now is for Church on Sunday.
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Old 09-19-2017, 07:13 AM   #23
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You know you've settled in to retirement when

you find yourself in the middle of a dead stop traffic jam and you smile a little at the other drivers honking and swearing

On second thought, I guess I haven't completely settled in b/c I scheduled a dr's appointment too close to rush hour.
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Old 09-19-2017, 08:44 AM   #24
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Awesome, I Like your Father In Law .
Thank you. He really is a great guy.

Another thing he loved to do would be to shake my hand, look at his daughter, and then turn back to me and say to me with exaggerated earnestness "Thank you."

We'd laugh everytime he did it. It never got old for us. And every time, my wife would grumble and say to him "Gee, thanks Dad."
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Old 09-19-2017, 09:15 AM   #25
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I knew we settled in, when my wife returned from her comprehensive physical with her concierge doctor. She was distraught, "I failed my memory test!", she said. "They asked me the day and date, and I didn't know!"

We have arrived!!
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Old 09-19-2017, 09:56 AM   #26
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Old 09-19-2017, 10:43 AM   #27
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When you hear a traffic report on the car radio and appreciate that you no longer need to care because you aren't commuting any more - JOY!

And when you don't have to think about what time to set the alarm for before you go to bed because you no longer set an alarm.

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Old 09-19-2017, 02:13 PM   #28
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Trash? Aren't you going to recycle them?
10 cents per bottle (for beer) is added on at the till here, but is paid back if you return the empties, so, I save them and cash them in every now and then. It's not out of the ordinary to see a pickup truck at the beer store returning 20 or 30 - 24 packs of empties for cash.
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Old 09-19-2017, 03:29 PM   #29
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Alas, there is no deposit on bottles either in my state or the nearest other state. So they just go in the recycle bin.

I often wonder why.
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DH and I have gotten into a routine of walking, working part time, exploring our new home, and had an opportunity to put our woodworking projects in a gallery. Once they mentioned having regular vendor meetings, we went back and took everything out! We don't have time for that crap!
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Old 09-19-2017, 04:38 PM   #31
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When I was working full-time, I never really thought about mortality. Nowadays, I cross each day off the calendar to remind myself that my days are numbered. Why didn't I think about this when I was younger? Perhaps because work took up so much time that my off time was spent trying to enjoy life rather than think about death? Dunno. 😕
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When the very nice waiter or waitress at a restaurant smiles as we leave, and says "Have a nice day"... and I respond, "We will, and you too!" I feel so awkward and guilty saying that, because they are at WORK at what I imagine would be a tedious and tiring job, and I am retired and going off to do whatever I want to.
Haha, I did that just this afternoon!

I'm only just over six months in so I can't say I'm "settled in" yet, but I'm working on it. I caught myself saying to DW "I don't have to go to work tomorrow" again today.
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When I was working full-time, I never really thought about mortality. Nowadays, I cross each day off the calendar to remind myself that my days are numbered. Why didn't I think about this when I was younger? Perhaps because work took up so much time that my off time was spent trying to enjoy life rather than think about death? Dunno. 😕
Frank and I have decided that all teenagers think they are immortal. It took me a few decades for that to wear off.
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I knew we settled in, when my wife returned from her comprehensive physical with her concierge doctor. She was distraught, "I failed my memory test!", she said. "They asked me the day and date, and I didn't know!"

We have arrived!!
When my (dear, departed) mother was in her 80's, her doctor did a memory test by asking who the last five Presidents and Vice Presidents were. She couldn't do it but got really mad. She said, "Why don't you ask me about something that I care about?" Then as an example she recited past share prices of IBM for quite a while back. After checking, he gave her a pass on the memory test.
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Old 09-19-2017, 06:23 PM   #36
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Other than the occasional doctor appointment, we never have anything scheduled. I had to write on the calendar when our vacation is so we don't forget to go!
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when I no longer remembered all of the tax filing deadlines. This year I happened to look at the calendar last Friday and realized that it was tax filing day (corporate) and then smiled that I was not involved.
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when I no longer remembered all of the tax filing deadlines. This year I happened to look at the calendar last Friday and realized that it was tax filing day (corporate) and then smiled that I was not involved.
Oh wow can I relate to that!!

My biggee is that I need to look at my phone to see if I'm driving 2 grandkids to school the next day ( Mondays and Thursdays)
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I almost always recall the day, but the date has gotten progressively more difficult to recall within a day or two. I rarely look at a calendar, so there's that. Maybe I'm actually going into dementia, but if so, it feels pretty good. YMMV
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when I no longer remembered all of the tax filing deadlines. This year I happened to look at the calendar last Friday and realized that it was tax filing day (corporate) and then smiled that I was not involved.


Just went through my last 9/15 deadline and am coming up on my last 10/15 one. Retirement date tentatively planned for 5/31/18, so still have the biggie of April 15th for one more time. Looking forward to forgetting these too!
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