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08-26-2018, 06:48 AM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2018
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Newly Retired
Hello, all. I’m Norma and recently retired on 8/17/18 at age 60. I’ve had enough of the rat race and so has DH. That night, we packed the U-Haul truck and started our move from Maine to Florida the next day. We arrived in Florida on Monday night and have been unpacking since. I thought retirement was supposed to be relaxing!?!? DH doesn’t retire until 9/7/18. I’ve been reading these boards for about a year now and have learned a lot. Here’s to the best years of our lives!!!
Norma
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08-26-2018, 07:00 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Brisbane
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good luck , and happy adventures
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08-26-2018, 07:23 AM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso)
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Tampa
Posts: 11,295
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Welcome fellow Florida retiree. I love Florida. The only thing missing is Allagash beer from Maine......
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08-26-2018, 02:59 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Denver
Posts: 3,518
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Congratulations & good luck.
Welcome!
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08-26-2018, 04:32 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 977
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Congratulations Norma,
Welcome to Florida. We love it here, although that coastal red tide stuff is really getting old!
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08-27-2018, 05:59 AM
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Aug 2018
Posts: 36
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Welcome and congrats on retirement and your move to FL. "Winters" are going to be a whole lot different than Maine...ha.ha.
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08-27-2018, 06:07 AM
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Dryer sheet wannabe
Join Date: Apr 2018
Posts: 24
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Originally Posted by Ready2Save
Welcome and congrats on retirement and your move to FL. "Winters" are going to be a whole lot different than Maine...ha.ha.
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That’s the whole idea! I don’t mind two months of winter, but five months is ridiculous. We’ll be going to Maine a few months in the summer.
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08-27-2018, 07:04 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 1,512
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Welcome and good luck! I just retired too, and it's been one of the happiest months of my life. Every day seems delicious! Enjoy Florida, am thinking of moving there in a few years.
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08-27-2018, 11:19 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Boerne
Posts: 421
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Quote:
Originally Posted by umograd83
Hello, all. I’m Norma and recently retired on 8/17/18 at age 60. I’ve had enough of the rat race and so has DH. That night, we packed the U-Haul truck and started our move from Maine to Florida the next day. We arrived in Florida on Monday night and have been unpacking since. I thought retirement was supposed to be relaxing!?!? DH doesn’t retire until 9/7/18. I’ve been reading these boards for about a year now and have learned a lot. Here’s to the best years of our lives!!!
Norma
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Hi and Congrats. Shoot us a pic of the area and home. . We all love pics and new adventures :-)
All the best
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08-27-2018, 02:27 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Hog Mountian
Posts: 2,077
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Congrats Norma and welcome to the free zone! It's way better over here. Make sure to send in the special ops team in a few weeks and rescue the one left behind.
We have weeks in retirement that are very leisurely and relaxing. The last few have not been! 
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08-27-2018, 02:48 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: North
Posts: 4,037
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weather-envy! I've moved from the 5months of winter 5x, but I keep coming back... DOH! (Family/Friends). But when we retire, no location will be off the radar. FL looks very promising if they keep the state taxes at bay.
I visit FL every year in the worst of our cold. It helps, temporarily. This year...Sarasota baby!
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08-27-2018, 03:51 PM
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gone traveling
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 3,508
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Welcome Norma and congratulations!
Sorry to hear you are moving out of Maine ("The Way Life Should Be"), although I understand. Our winters aren't for everyone. Once my wife fully retires, we plan to minimize those months with a bit of travel.
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