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The mention of kids and grandkids does merit some further comment. Since we have a son and grandson in MD and a daughter and 2 grandsons in OH, extended family in Indiana and Missouri, and we want to travel a lot, we are going to RV it full time for a couple years so we can go anywhere anytime...

Class Wars Wow -- guess this shows how old I really am (I'll be 56 tomorrow....:frown:)....I would consider anything in 6 figures as solid to upper middle class, and I mean per family, not individual. OK, maybe not in NYC or CT or California -- the really expensive places to live, but most...

This retirement thing is really interesting......we presently live in western CT but will leave as soon as the house sells (never??:-)) due to the ridiculous cost of living, mostly taxes. Granted, we have lakefront property, but having compared nicer lakefront properties in places like western...

Retirement Havens The town of Mishawaka, which is adjacent to South Bend, is a little better - my husband grew up there and his sister and family still live there, but it isn't really close to the Indiana Dunes -- it is a good 45 minutes or so-- in any case, there are worse places, but I'd...

Retirement site?? South Bend?? Are you guys kidding?? Affordable it is, but, aside from beautiful Notre Dame, there is nothing there to attract retirees -- and I can say that because I was born and raised there!! It is flat and unattractive, weather is hot and humid/cold and very snowy. It...

oops I meant Scott, not Michael!!

Idol again Well, I admit I missed most of the Tuesday night show because I hate country music in general, and I let my DH watch his beloved NCIS and Mentalist!! But I flipped channels during commercials and still managed to see enough! I am beginning to get creeped out by Adam's extreme looks...

Idol stuff Are you guys serious?? Megan is AWFUL as a singer!! She is very cute but she can NOT sing -- Rockin' Robin was truly awful as a song choice. Adam may look strange but he is truly talented, as is Danny. Those two guys will be in the final, I predict. BTW, I am not Dean, but his...

Daisy..... Oh my God, having had 3 goldens and losing our last one to cancer, I KNOW.....now we have a wonderful black lab, and it will be the same when it is his time.....hopefully not for a long time, even though he is 8 and has diabetes.....because this time I may go with him....I feel for...

Where is the quiz??????

I think you have a very "pie in the sky" view of teaching!! What you wrote about hours and vacations, etc., is true on the surface, but you will end up spending LOTS of hours at home evenings and weekends doing plans, grading, etc. Plus you will likely need to use some summer and/or other time...

re secondary teaching I am retiring at the end of this year at age 55 after spending a combined about 28 years as a teacher. I started out subbing when I was in my 20's, and frankly I loved it. I then taught part time -- a combination of adults and older teens -- in Germany -- I called it...

Hey mexmeme Indiana -- the armpit of the world????? I spent my first 22 years there as a born and bred Hoosier, and do I still live there?? Heck no -- and even though much extended family still does, I can't see my DH or myself ever deciding to either --- just had to have my say!!:rant:;)

how sweet it is!! Ahhh -- retiring in 4 months at the end of the school year -- have taught 18 years full time and about 10 combined part time in some fashion. I'll hit 55 in about 5 weeks so it is time -- DH will retire in about 16 months and then we hit the road in the RV. About 10 days ago...

Medical insurance..... Well, I am old enough to remember going to the doctor as a kid and having my parents pay a reasonable fee for services rendered. They most likely had insurance but only for catastrophic stuff, and I think this system is one to which we should return. This so called...

Grad school or... As a teacher on the verge of retirement, I say be careful -- I followed my military and then business career husband all over, and every state gives you hassles when you move as to getting certified. Many preach reciprocity but there is always at least one or several...

Alps by rail Sounds like a GREAT plan -- you cannot beat the Germans and the Europeans in general for their rail system -- clean, comfortable, punctual, and easy!! I agree that packing light is recommended -- you can always buy a couple things if you really need them or wash a couple things...

Re: Its funny joke Thursday! This is as "right on" as anything I've read in ages!! I am a teacher soon to retire, and I shake my head daily at what the kids are like now compared to when I was a kid growing up in the 60's. Nobody is at fault anymore (except the teachers!!), and too many parents...