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Congrats, and remember how pissed and upset you were when they informed you?

I went to Hardees recently for breakfast biscuits (yes, I was desperate, don't tell anyone) and there were about 15 "old" folks haming it up over coffee; I love it, that will be me.
 
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Yesterday was my last day at work! And my 70 birthday! Technically I am working till 9/7 but with vacation and holidays I am done. Wow. I cannot believe this is real. Just farkin WOW. I learned yesterday that a bunch of retired guys meet at our local Golden Corral and hang all day eating breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Really. Might have to hook up with them.
I don't blame you for being happy. Spent 6 years helping to build a railroad contracting business. We picked up scrap ties on the right of way and sold the good ones and the real scrap we crushed and sold as boiler fuel. We had contracts with all the major railroads and the CSX was the biggest PITA to deal with.

Congrats! Drink whenever you want, but for the love of God, skip the Golden Corral. That sh!t will kill you. Take up smoking, it's healthier.
 
I don't blame you for being happy. Spent 6 years helping to build a railroad contracting business. We picked up scrap ties on the right of way and sold the good ones and the real scrap we crushed and sold as boiler fuel. We had contracts with all the major railroads and the CSX was the biggest PITA to deal with.
Congrats! Drink whenever you want, but for the love of God, skip the Golden Corral. That sh!t will kill you. Take up smoking, it's healthier.

Wait for it...
 
"I don't often go to work, but when I do, I take Marley"
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Sorry I missed this post last week but congratulations!!!

I’m only a couple of years behind you...hopefully!
 
Thx. I posted my last out of office today on outlook. Then spent the day cleaning out all the mis matched plastic containers that won’t stack. My daughter told me last week “dad, you have way too much shot in this house “. So I am cleaning it out as my retirement mission. Including the brand new retirement theme t shirts that everyone sent me that I will never where. Goodwill gonna love me tomorrow.
 
Technically I am working till 9/7 but with vacation and holidays I am done.
So this morning I logon my company issued laptop just to see what’s going on, 30 year habit. “Access Denied “. Dam, that happened fast. So I spent the morning cleaning out home office of every document, notes, projects, anything work related.
Then I went downtown and met with the Railroad Retirement Board, pleasantly surprised. This won’t affect my ability to keep boating one bit.
Was surprised to find out Medicare is not free, $170 a month.
I think this is going to work out well.
 
Congrat's man! Start with a nice bloody Mary before noon, that way you can be drinkin all day!
 
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Thanx all. I feel good about this. No brag, just fact. As was said in a movie. House, boat, cars, credit cards. All paid off, no debt. So going into retirement I think I did it right.
Boat going hauled in 2 weeks fix prop seal leaking but that’s normal shat. new zodiac and Suzuki paid off. I think I good.
Congrats Pirate! Retirement sounds awesome!
 
So 1 week into this. Went fishing today first time in 3 years, not a bite, didn’t care, great time. They could offer me $200 an hour to come back and no way. I should have done this 5 years ago.
First time in my life, my life is mine. Kids grown and gone. Nobody telling me I have to be somewhere at a certain time. Nobody calling some dollar amount on a report is wrong. It’s amazing. I couldn’t be happier or more relaxed.
You know the very last email I got before I logged of at work? Some manager freaking out her report numbers were wrong. I set my out of office to I am gone. Shut down the corporate laptop and thought “sux to be you, bye”. Then I boxed up the corporate laptop took to UPS and shipped it back.
 
Congrats!!!!


Now what???
 

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