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12-31-2010, 04:47 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Retirement
2004 Dec 31 was my official day of retirement.
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12-31-2010, 05:14 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Happy ER-niversary Khan
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12-31-2010, 05:19 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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01-01-2011, 10:28 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Orem/Provo
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Happy Anniversary. Can you give us a summary--both financially and emotionally--of your 6 years of ER? I.e., how the heck ya' doin'.
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01-01-2011, 12:41 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Khan
2004 Dec 31 was my official day of retirement.
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You have beaten me for three and a half months. Donīt you miss the excitement of the days prior to the effective ER? I do.
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I get by with a little help from my friends....ta ta ta ta ta...
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01-01-2011, 12:45 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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Congratulations! Interesting that you joined this group after retirement - so the retirement wasn't based on reading these posts.
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I used to be Thinker25 here. Retired at 62, now 73 (in 2021), no regrets & single again. I love it. Im in RI.
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01-01-2011, 01:36 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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My retirement was mainly based on reading REHP.
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01-01-2011, 01:45 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Location: East Nowhere, 43N Latitude, NY
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01-01-2011, 02:24 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottFromUtah
Happy Anniversary. Can you give us a summary--both financially and emotionally--of your 6 years of ER? I.e., how the heck ya' doin'.
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I can't imagine how I survived in that cubicle in the basement.
My health has improved very much since.
My emotions vary depending on many things, but all that w*rk crap is not part of the equation.
Financially: have no problem living on my small pension; have started 'harvesting' CDs; need to start tapping TSP/IRAs...
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01-01-2011, 02:32 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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I don't recall seeing your trip report and how you survived TSA check lines. Maybe I missed it. More travel for you in the future?
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01-01-2011, 03:07 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Originally Posted by NW-Bound
I don't recall seeing your trip report and how you survived TSA check lines. Maybe I missed it. More travel for you in the future?
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May have mentioned some stuff.
Travel was not bad.
Had to take off shoes & put stuff in bins (kitty litter boxes).
Might have gone through metal detector.
At Dayton airport, was told to sit in chair (kindergarten flashbacks) while they ran computer & carryon through separately.
Bar opens at 8AM at airports except for Sundays (~1PM).
Dayton does not have broadband; Philadelphia & Wilmington & Charlotte do.
First air travel in ~15 years; maybe more in future.
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01-01-2011, 03:22 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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Originally Posted by Khan
First air travel in ~15 years; maybe more in future.
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All right! Looks like you found someone to take care of the kitty, which was a main reason you could not travel.
PS. Future travel with companion? Ah, I am just being nosy.
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01-01-2011, 03:59 PM
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Gone but not forgotten
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NW-Bound
All right! Looks like you found someone to take care of the kitty, which was a main reason you could not travel.
PS. Future travel with companion? Ah, I am just being nosy.
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Left cat in house with much food & water & litter.
Future travel? Will see.
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01-01-2011, 04:01 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
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I cannot do that with the cat we have now. She would eat until she barfs. Rinse and repeat. Good thing my son still lives at home.
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01-01-2011, 04:04 PM
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Administrator
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Happy Anniversary Khan. Starting on your 7th year now - feeling itchy yet?
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Retired in Jan, 2010 at 55, moved to England in May 2016
Enough private pension and SS income to cover all needs
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01-04-2011, 10:37 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
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It seems fitting that on my six month anniversary, I congratulate you on six years. You are an inspiration to us all.
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Trout Bum, Writer, Full-Time Dad and Husband
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