Hogwild,
Welcome aboard. By the way, only an engineer would write "I plan to retire in about 31 months" 
30 years in one company--that's unusual today. Lots of folks in that position are considering taking the lump-sum instead of a monthly check from their defined-benefit plan. I guess it depends on how the numbers work out and your assessment of the company's (or its successor's) ability/willingness to keep their promisses.
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