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I bear good tidings....After a half dozen faxes, several phone calls and threats of lawsuits (1 copy of the state stautes), the guy got even and sent my wife my check..... I wonder if that's legal ??? , now management has my money and I have to wait til the next annual board meeting to...

Wow...you guys are full of ideas...glad I posted this message here. I knew from reading all these good posts here for a year that I'd get some great advice and its totally appreciated. I'm just wondering from this point that if I invest 10g into a good lawyer...what's my return....we're talking...

Thanks guys for the great responses. I feel like I'm not going to take too bad of a beating after reading your replys. However I was a salaried employee, this was prior to me having read or signed anything if that counts any. I'm going to go ahead and take this to the DOL, and hopefully they...

I know this post pertains to work, (I did post it under other topics)but I also know there are some better than average people who hang out here so I thought I'd post this as I really need some advice on a job. After reading this I think most of you will be glad to be where you don't have to put...

Aaaargh!!

By the way I'm not confused about Dryer Sheets, you can re-use them as dust rags, check the oil, fire starters, clean your monitor, blow your nose, air freshners, emergency note pads, when your stranded on the toilet, and you can sell them at yard sales. ;)

I don't know about the etiquette, but last year Management decided to have a big yard sale and I proposed at the board meeting prior to the sale, that Labor be allowed to handle the advertisment. I rolled out my John Deere riding mower, and a DeWalt Sliding compound with saw stand(All over...

Hmmm... this is my first post on this forum so I hope it goes well, as I have weird sense of humor, I'm honestly a high school drop out :-[, punched the button half way through my senior year, I don't know if thats technically correct though as I was an honor roll student and got my diploma...

The original post on this topic (why plan when there are so many variables and assumptions involved?) reminded me of a fellow P&G engineer long ago when I once had to work. While receiving training on the importance of project scheduling, this guy questioned the need to schedule at all due to...

Hasn't the name been officially changed to `Freedom' doors??

The `special circumstances' route worked for me as well, when we applied for financial aid for our son the year after I took my early retirement settlement (which doubled my salary the year we were applying for aid). Explaining in an attached letter that my salary was artificially doubled for...

Boy, was that a disappointing story, John. I was SOOOOOO hoping you were going to integrate Buffet's admonition regarding sex with your fishing story!

I finally saw About Schmidt recently and loved it. I found it hilarious and not depressing in the least (sure it was a little sappy, but it was JUST a movie!) But, then again, I am a true ER (part time at 44 and full time at 49) so I had absolutely ZERO empathy for the character Nicholson...

I can't help but comment on yesterday's mention of lottery winners here. I too am always amazed when those huge jackpot winners claim they have no intention of quitting their (mostly rather mundane, let's face it) jobs. But the sad reality is that every one of those people have already shown -...

Re: Lot's of folks will be retiring early......... WOW!!!! Talk about different strokes for.....well, you know. I would NEVER want to go back to even the automobiles of 15 years ago, much less a life style 100 years ago!

I'd say the assumptions made routinely about me (that I'm the father and NEVER that I'm the grandpa), are far more flattering!

Having lived in NJ for 16 years before transferring to MA, I know for a fact (from personal experience) what a bad rap NJ gets. After 14 years living in the center of ethnocentricity (New England) I still miss many things we left behind in central Jersey. True, NJ may have a comparatively...

And don't forget being able to REALLY enjoy the grandkids - assuming, of course, that your own kids have theirs at a normal age as well. As a (relatively) young, ER'd grandpa, I can attest to the joy of being available on a moments notice to watch the grands. Just part of `smelling the roses'...

Hate to tell you, db, but you're in the wrong place. you want the `Part-time work at home ' board. This is the early retirement board - for peeps like me who don't want to work (for a variety of reasons) anymore. While it's true that people who retire early from one job and take another...

How about putting the wife to work - if she isn't already working - to speed the process along?

You're obviously from a little different generation than I am, Ed. A `year or three' from a used Caddy seems about right, however. Next time, consider a used Jap car (like a Lexus, Infinity or even a cheap Camry or Maxima) and you'll get MANY more years out of it. They cost more than caddies...

Hey - what's wrong with tube steaks and generic beer once in a while?? Isn't the `good life' worth a little sacrifice? Similar to Cut Throat's admission in another area of this board (and I'm also 52 - fully retired since 99 and partially since 94), I too LOVE Mondays. Come to think of it, I...

Re: Southeast Asia (Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Is there really such a place named Phuket??? That MUST be a goof!

Not to burst your bubble, Bongo, but (as I'm sure you must realize) decent private college education will be around $200K per kid by 2020.

Re: Southeast Asia (Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Hate to get political here (yes, I know this is a retirement room) but maybe Bush's recent carrying-ons have soured the rest of the nation to Texas? At first I thought the Dixie Chicks were off base, but based on what keeps coming out about...