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Thanks for the replies. Loosechickens, I bow my head to you and your SO. You other folks working with animals (expecially cats) also have my respect.

Bought a house in SW Florida soon after ER. It was at the height of the boom and we paid cash. According to Zillow, it's down about $40K in value over what we paid. :'( Love ER on the Gulf Coast, except now FL has so many wildfires going on. Breathing was a chore yesterday with all the smoke...

I agree Sandy (fellow Floridian), but wouldn't be fun on a city-type tour? You know, these things can go 12 mph!

Okay, maybe I'm nuts. I volunteer as a NRA certified Range Safety Officer a few days a week at a local gun club. We get so many inexperienced shooters that the job is somewhat stressful. Yeah, stress in retirement. Go figure. Have to watch folks like a hawk. One unsafe move with a firearm and I...

Drafted during the summer of love in '69. Graduated college in June, inducted in USMC September. II-S ran out. Spent tour on Okinawa with 3rd MarDiv. The 3rd had pulled out of 'Nam about a month before I went over. Lucky I guess.

Thanks folks. Sam's Club has the all-terrain version for $3,888. Prices are coming down.

Hey Folks: Lots of places are springing up here in Florida offering Segway tours. Has anyone ever been on one of these things? Do you know what they are? Am thinking of trying one out to see if it would be fun for family and friends visiting us this summer. Are they fairly stable and easy to...

retiredbob: I had to vote no. I am just a plinker, not competitor. I do work at a local gun club as an NRA certified range safety officer. I have to keep an eye on folks who shoot both competetively and for enjoyment. Sometimes we get some folks who've never handled a weapon before and we try...

Retired at 57.5; two years ago this month!

Hey neighbor, I feel your pain. I live in Bradenton and have also seen a significant increase in premiums. Are you bailing from FL.?

WOW!!! Who is this guy? Loved it! Compare this to the original by Mason Williams.

Okay Don, I give up. I guess LBYM is a hard habit to break. It's almost becoming an obsession now. I need to loosen up. I think I'll go out this afternoon and buy that Z06. Oh wait, I have a '76 MGB that I need to sell first.

Can you please 'spleen yourself CFB? :D :D :D Actually, we are not miserly or depraived and will spend in retirement. I just want to try an experiment this first year of really limiting our withdrawals. It's like holding one's breath for as long as one can. When the pressure gets too great...

Good point 2B. I know we will start out underwithdrawing, but that could change in a hearbeat. If we keep with this plan, we should leave behind over 5mm when we die. Does that make sense? We have no kids, so a lot will go to "other" family members and charity.

Sort of like having your Pi and eating it too. Good strategy REWahoo!

Funny this poll comes up right before my first withdrawal. I have not had to touch our portfolio for two years into retirement, but now it's time. Maybe there should be a category for "gut-feel approach". I'm just taking out what I think I need for now, well below the 4% SWR. Lots of room for...

Let me answer this after we get over a few bumps in the road.

Took up the Banjo when I turned 50, 9 years ago. Was inspired by "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" and "Dueling Banjos". Kept at it a couple of years, but never got very good. Had trouble playing "up the neck". Still own 3 Banjos and hope to get inspired again to start practicing. Any Banjo players...

Ahhh, so true! The only thing we truly own is our time and how we spend it. Most of the "things" we own will surely outlive us. Thanks for the great poem.

Thank you all. I'll post some pictures of our cruise using all the great advice you have given me. Many, many thanks.

Okay, what's the best way to post pictures on this site? I need to reduce my pictures to 64 kb from high resolution jpegs. Thanks.

Hi Folks! DW and I are back from our "First Cruise in 26 Years". What a blast! Weather was perfect and the waves mild. Didn't need any medication for sea-sickness. The Coral Princess had decent stablizers and rocked very little, except for us :laugh: :laugh:. We visited Cozumel Mexico, Grand...

This Forum is too, too much. I always get my daily laughs along with great advice. Thanks everyone, especially the clowns. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: DW and I leave tomorrow and I'll try not to lean too far over the railing while gazing out to sea. Ya know, it would double her net worth if I were...

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Someone else told me about snorkeling with the stingrays. Thanks CT! I'll check out the meclazine. Thanks again.