duckcalldan
Dryer sheet aficionado
- Joined
- Jan 18, 2016
- Messages
- 41
Class of 2017
- Thread starter Bryan Barnfellow
- Start date
JohnnyBGoode
Recycles dryer sheets
Gave my notice two weeks ago, but giving them a couple of months to find a replacement with some overlap!
January
- Pedidiva 1/1/17 age 58
- doneat54 – 1/4/2017 age 54
- rrufus – 1/6/2017
- Hillbilly – 1/6/2017
- GSMAN - 1/13/2017, age 56
- PaddyMac – 1/14/2017, age 55
- coveredbridge - 1/20/17, age 55
- Sasset - 1/27/17, almost 56
- jwr62 – 1/31/2017
- TNBound - 1/31/17, age 57
- Retire2016 – 1/31/2017, age 56
- gayl – 1/31/2017
- redduck, age 72
February
- Gazingus – 2/1/2017, age 55
- duckcalldan – 2/10/2017, age 53
- geeky_grrl - 2/10/2017, age 45
- Stratman - 2/10/17, age 62
March
- Johnora – 3/1/2017, age 52
- GalaxyBoy - 3/3/17, age 57
- jrwinfla – 3/15/2017, age 56
- Yogi Bear – 3/24/2017, age 57
- DrRoy – 3/31/2017
- Golden Sunsets- sometime in March, age 68
- Choices' DH 3/31/17, age 65
April
- Joe0401 - 4/1/2017, age 60
- JohnnyBGoode- 4/1/2017, age 50
- Lucantes – 4/2/2017, age 50
- MuirWannabe - age 55
May
- Alvin Tostig, age 61
- T-Minus - 5/11/2017 - age 56
- ccourt9283 – 5/31/2017, age 62
- Rdub- 5/?/17, age 47
June
- GreenER – 6/1/2017, age 55
- timo2 - 6/10/2017, age 64
- LRDave – 6/30/2017, age 59
- candrew - age 59 ½
- jollystomper - age 59
- Rickt - age 57
- Argus - 6/16/2017, age 55
July
- Arkgolfer – 7/1/2017, age 49
- Bikechuck – 7/7/2017, age 64 1/12
- capjak – 7/7/2017, age 55
- 2017ish - age 57
August
- Retire52 - 8/26/2017, age 48
- dixonge, age 56
- BlueAFMom - 8/14/2017, age 49
- cme4oil - 8/31/2017, age 61
September
- ABQ2015 – 9/16/2017, age 62
- KimInWis – 9/30/2017, age 56
- fishvt - age 55
- wmackey
October
- chief04010 – 10/31/2017, age 59 ½
- Indigo Mule – 10/31/2017, age 55
- MOSAT - 10/1-13/2017, age 62
- RetireAge50 - 10/10/2017, age 50
November
- CANTW8, 11/24/2017
December
- Marco – 12/31/2017, age 56 1/2
- Revlefty
- Clover5 - 12/31/2017, age 56
Month TBD
- DanD76 - mid-2017, age 59
- HawkeyeNFO
- KrissK – late 2017
- Tdv2 - end 2017, age 53
- Future FIREe, age 55
- Montecfo, age 570th. Seems to be a popular date.
January
- Pedidiva 1/1/17 age 58
- doneat54 – 1/4/2017 age 54
- rrufus – 1/6/2017
- Hillbilly – 1/6/2017
- GSMAN - 1/13/2017, age 56
- PaddyMac – 1/14/2017, age 55
- coveredbridge - 1/20/17, age 55
- Sasset - 1/27/17, almost 56
- jwr62 – 1/31/2017
- TNBound - 1/31/17, age 57
- Retire2016 – 1/31/2017, age 56
- gayl – 1/31/2017
- redduck, age 72
February
- Gazingus – 2/1/2017, age 55
- duckcalldan – 2/10/2017, age 53
- geeky_grrl - 2/10/2017, age 45
- Stratman - 2/10/17, age 62
March
- Johnora – 3/1/2017, age 52
- GalaxyBoy - 3/3/17, age 57
- jrwinfla – 3/15/2017, age 56
- Yogi Bear – 3/24/2017, age 57
- DrRoy – 3/31/2017
- Golden Sunsets- sometime in March, age 68
- Choices' DH 3/31/17, age 65
April
- Joe0401 - 4/1/2017, age 60
- JohnnyBGoode- 4/1/2017, age 50
- Lucantes – 4/2/2017, age 50
- MuirWannabe - age 55
May
- Alvin Tostig, age 61
- T-Minus - 5/11/2017 - age 56
- ccourt9283 – 5/31/2017, age 62
- Rdub- 5/?/17, age 47
June
- GreenER – 6/1/2017, age 55
- timo2 - 6/10/2017, age 64
- LRDave – 6/30/2017, age 59
- candrew - age 59 ½
- jollystomper - age 59
- Rickt - age 57
- Argus - 6/16/2017, age 55
July
- Arkgolfer – 7/1/2017, age 49
- Bikechuck – 7/7/2017, age 64 1/12
- capjak – 7/7/2017, age 55
- 2017ish - age 57
August
- Retire52 - 8/26/2017, age 48
- dixonge, age 56
- BlueAFMom - 8/14/2017, age 49
- cme4oil - 8/31/2017, age 61
September
- ABQ2015 – 9/16/2017, age 62
- KimInWis – 9/30/2017, age 56
- fishvt - age 55
- wmackey
October
- chief04010 – 10/31/2017, age 59 ½
- Indigo Mule – 10/31/2017, age 55
- MOSAT - 10/1-13/2017, age 62
- RetireAge50 - 10/10/2017, age 50
November
- CANTW8, 11/24/2017
December
- Marco – 12/31/2017, age 56 1/2
- Revlefty
- Clover5 - 12/31/2017, age 56
Month TBD
- DanD76 - mid-2017, age 59
- HawkeyeNFO
- KrissK – late 2017
- Tdv2 - end 2017, age 53
- Future FIREe, age 55
- Montecfo, age 570th. Seems to be a popular date.
Lucantes
Recycles dryer sheets
Gave my 60 day notice and have updated my dates: Last work day is now the 13th of March (flying out back to the USA on that date!) with actually being officially retired from the company on the 1st of April (using terminal leave etc.)! 
DrRoy
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
I'm still on track for 3/31, and not a moment too soon. We are having problems at an important customer and I am having to fill in for the regular guy there (with added travel and stress). Let me out! I am sticking it out partly because I said I would and partly so I won't lose last year's bonus.
Retire2017
Dryer sheet wannabe
Almost two weeks into retirement and love every bit of it, especially this week when I sat and drank tea watching the birds at the bird feeders in the big snowstorm!
Retire2017
Dryer sheet wannabe
BTW, can somebody tell me how to change my user name? it should be Retire2017.
REWahoo
Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give
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Stratman
Dryer sheet aficionado
Congrats.
14 would be a big crowd for Metropolis. I actually worked across the river in Kentucky so all but four of them were from Kentucky. Worked with most of them and we are trying to maintain our relationships after leaving the workplace.
Stratman
Dryer sheet aficionado
Almost two weeks into retirement and love every bit of it, especially this week when I sat and drank tea watching the birds at the bird feeders in the big snowstorm!
I took two weeks vacation before returning for a week to close things out and it was great! Gave me a taste for what was in store. Sure was tough going back for that last week though.
Marc
Recycles dryer sheets
Added myself on 20 October 2017
January
- Pedidiva 1/1/17 age 58
- doneat54 – 1/4/2017 age 54
- rrufus – 1/6/2017
- Hillbilly – 1/6/2017
- GSMAN - 1/13/2017, age 56
- PaddyMac – 1/14/2017, age 55
- coveredbridge - 1/20/17, age 55
- Sasset - 1/27/17, almost 56
- jwr62 – 1/31/2017
- TNBound - 1/31/17, age 57
- Retire2016 – 1/31/2017, age 56
- gayl – 1/31/2017
- redduck, age 72
February
- Gazingus – 2/1/2017, age 55
- duckcalldan – 2/10/2017, age 53
- geeky_grrl - 2/10/2017, age 45
- Stratman - 2/10/17, age 62
March
- Johnora – 3/1/2017, age 52
- GalaxyBoy - 3/3/17, age 57
- jrwinfla – 3/15/2017, age 56
- Yogi Bear – 3/24/2017, age 57
- DrRoy – 3/31/2017
- Golden Sunsets- sometime in March, age 68
- Choices' DH 3/31/17, age 65
April
- Joe0401 - 4/1/2017, age 60
- JohnnyBGoode- 4/1/2017, age 50
- Lucantes – 4/2/2017, age 50
- MuirWannabe - age 55
May
- Alvin Tostig, age 61
- T-Minus - 5/11/2017 - age 56
- ccourt9283 – 5/31/2017, age 62
- Rdub- 5/?/17, age 47
June
- GreenER – 6/1/2017, age 55
- timo2 - 6/10/2017, age 64
- LRDave – 6/30/2017, age 59
- candrew - age 59 ½
- jollystomper - age 59
- Rickt - age 57
- Argus - 6/16/2017, age 55
July
- Arkgolfer – 7/1/2017, age 49
- Bikechuck – 7/7/2017, age 64 1/12
- capjak – 7/7/2017, age 55
- 2017ish - age 57
August
- Retire52 - 8/26/2017, age 48
- dixonge, age 56
- BlueAFMom - 8/14/2017, age 49
- cme4oil - 8/31/2017, age 61
September
- ABQ2015 – 9/16/2017, age 62
- KimInWis – 9/30/2017, age 56
- fishvt - age 55
- wmackey
October
- chief04010 – 10/31/2017, age 59 ½
- Indigo Mule – 10/31/2017, age 55
- MOSAT - 10/1-13/2017, age 62
- RetireAge50 - 10/10/2017, age 50
- Marc - 10/20/2017, age 59 11/12
November
- CANTW8, 11/24/2017
December
- Marco – 12/31/2017, age 56 1/2
- Revlefty
- Clover5 - 12/31/2017, age 56
Month TBD
- DanD76 - mid-2017, age 59
- HawkeyeNFO
- KrissK – late 2017
- Tdv2 - end 2017, age 53
- Future FIREe, age 55
- Montecfo, age 570th. Seems to be a popular date.
January
- Pedidiva 1/1/17 age 58
- doneat54 – 1/4/2017 age 54
- rrufus – 1/6/2017
- Hillbilly – 1/6/2017
- GSMAN - 1/13/2017, age 56
- PaddyMac – 1/14/2017, age 55
- coveredbridge - 1/20/17, age 55
- Sasset - 1/27/17, almost 56
- jwr62 – 1/31/2017
- TNBound - 1/31/17, age 57
- Retire2016 – 1/31/2017, age 56
- gayl – 1/31/2017
- redduck, age 72
February
- Gazingus – 2/1/2017, age 55
- duckcalldan – 2/10/2017, age 53
- geeky_grrl - 2/10/2017, age 45
- Stratman - 2/10/17, age 62
March
- Johnora – 3/1/2017, age 52
- GalaxyBoy - 3/3/17, age 57
- jrwinfla – 3/15/2017, age 56
- Yogi Bear – 3/24/2017, age 57
- DrRoy – 3/31/2017
- Golden Sunsets- sometime in March, age 68
- Choices' DH 3/31/17, age 65
April
- Joe0401 - 4/1/2017, age 60
- JohnnyBGoode- 4/1/2017, age 50
- Lucantes – 4/2/2017, age 50
- MuirWannabe - age 55
May
- Alvin Tostig, age 61
- T-Minus - 5/11/2017 - age 56
- ccourt9283 – 5/31/2017, age 62
- Rdub- 5/?/17, age 47
June
- GreenER – 6/1/2017, age 55
- timo2 - 6/10/2017, age 64
- LRDave – 6/30/2017, age 59
- candrew - age 59 ½
- jollystomper - age 59
- Rickt - age 57
- Argus - 6/16/2017, age 55
July
- Arkgolfer – 7/1/2017, age 49
- Bikechuck – 7/7/2017, age 64 1/12
- capjak – 7/7/2017, age 55
- 2017ish - age 57
August
- Retire52 - 8/26/2017, age 48
- dixonge, age 56
- BlueAFMom - 8/14/2017, age 49
- cme4oil - 8/31/2017, age 61
September
- ABQ2015 – 9/16/2017, age 62
- KimInWis – 9/30/2017, age 56
- fishvt - age 55
- wmackey
October
- chief04010 – 10/31/2017, age 59 ½
- Indigo Mule – 10/31/2017, age 55
- MOSAT - 10/1-13/2017, age 62
- RetireAge50 - 10/10/2017, age 50
- Marc - 10/20/2017, age 59 11/12
November
- CANTW8, 11/24/2017
December
- Marco – 12/31/2017, age 56 1/2
- Revlefty
- Clover5 - 12/31/2017, age 56
Month TBD
- DanD76 - mid-2017, age 59
- HawkeyeNFO
- KrissK – late 2017
- Tdv2 - end 2017, age 53
- Future FIREe, age 55
- Montecfo, age 570th. Seems to be a popular date.
GalaxyBoy
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Wow, only ten more days in the office to get through.
Will this hell never end??
Will this hell never end
??Haven't posted on here for a long time, still working despite putting myself down in the Class of 2015. I have now set my date, January 2018, I'll be 55 then. Already been on a pre retirement workshop which was fun. Have indicated to bosses that I'll go then, they seemed surprised and of course said I was way too young.
Looks like we are both in a similar position, putting it off for a couple of years or so but finally pulling the plug this winter.
I'm already planning extended trips abroad for 2018!
Good Luck!
GalaxyBoy
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Tomorrow's the day. Exit interview in five minutes.
Is this feeling normal:
WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?
No worries, I'll be fine!
Is this feeling normal:
WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?
No worries, I'll be fine!
JohnnyBGoode
Recycles dryer sheets
Tomorrow's the day. Exit interview in five minutes.
Is this feeling normal:
WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?
No worries, I'll be fine!
Go for it! Congratulations!
timo2
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
I'm planning on the end of June and have started with unwanted feeling of impending doom! I'll get over it.Tomorrow's the day. Exit interview in five minutes.
Is this feeling normal:
WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING?
No worries, I'll be fine!
Signed the contract today to sell our business and the real estate property it is located in. Expect the closing to be in May 2017.
Quite scared realizing our annual income will go from $200K+ to zero and we will have 12+ hours of free time each day after working 22+ years running our business.
Overwhelmed with mixed emotions at this time....sorry to sound melancholic but I thought I was going to feel happy.
Quite scared realizing our annual income will go from $200K+ to zero and we will have 12+ hours of free time each day after working 22+ years running our business.
Overwhelmed with mixed emotions at this time....sorry to sound melancholic but I thought I was going to feel happy.
Signed the contract today to sell our business and the real estate property it is located in. Expect the closing to be in May 2017.
Quite scared realizing our annual income will go from $200K+ to zero and we will have 12+ hours of free time each day after working 22+ years running our business.
Overwhelmed with mixed emotions at this time....sorry to sound melancholic but I thought I was going to feel happy.
Congratulations.
The mixed emotions are not uncommon from what I've seen on the forum--and maybe more so for someone who has built their own business up. You'll do fine--instead of working 12 hours a day on building the business, you'll have those hours available to explore other activities and build up an even better relationship!As for the income drop. Yeah. Ouch. But, again, that is pretty typical. We'll be dropping down to essentially zero as well, except for Roth conversions. That's why we all sweat over how best to tap the portfolio.
iloveyoga
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
One of the happiest days of my life.
+1 Amen!
Joe0401
Dryer sheet aficionado
I am done working 6/30/17 at 60 yrs old. Plan is to first start spending down cash that I saved and not touch 401k and lump sum payment for a couple years. If my investments make 40K, that is how much savings I will spend in a year .. unless something major happens in my life. When I am 62, I will start Soc Sec ... Just hoping for two years of some growth before hitting 401k and investments ..
dand76
Recycles dryer sheets
Looks like I'll be able to set the retire date soon. Accepted an offer on the house and if all goes well the sale should close in April. Once closed I'll pick a date to call it quits. Boss lady has asked for a 3 month notice to find a replacement so I'll honor that request. Excitement/scariness is starting to set in.
Reminds me of line from the movie Armageddon as they are getting strapped into the space shuttle:
Oscar: "Great, I got that "excited/scared" feeling. Like 98% excited, 2% scared. Or maybe it's more - It could be two - it could be 98% scared, 2% excited but that's what makes it so intense, it's so - confused. I can't really figure it out."
Yup, that pretty much sums it up.
Boss lady has asked for a 3 month notice to find a replacement so I'll honor that request. Excitement/scariness is starting to set in.Reminds me of line from the movie Armageddon as they are getting strapped into the space shuttle:
Oscar: "Great, I got that "excited/scared" feeling. Like 98% excited, 2% scared. Or maybe it's more - It could be two - it could be 98% scared, 2% excited but that's what makes it so intense, it's so - confused. I can't really figure it out."
Yup, that pretty much sums it up.
Red Badger
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
6-30-2017
Going out on same day (and about a month turning 60)! Doing another variation; Have two modest pensions at 60 and will make some portfolio draw downs until 62 (then scale back to ~3% SWR). DW will be FRA when I hit 62, so we'll be tapping SS at the same time.
Hope to see you here on Friday, 6-30!
Going out on same day (and about a month turning 60)!
Doing another variation; Have two modest pensions at 60 and will make some portfolio draw downs until 62 (then scale back to ~3% SWR). DW will be FRA when I hit 62, so we'll be tapping SS at the same time.Hope to see you here on Friday, 6-30!
