BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.

Subject: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: vectis
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 05:13 PM

I had the chance to take early retirement and I've grabbed it. From midnight tonight I'm a pensioner :-)))
Now what do I do with myself besides practice, clubs and festivals?

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From: MudGuard
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 05:16 PM

Congrats!

Enjoy your free time!

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From: Hillheader
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 05:24 PM

Congratulations Vectis

The answer to your question is "... recover from practice, clubs and festivals...."

Enjoy every second.

Davebhoy

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From: artbrooks
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 05:43 PM

I went back to college, to study something that interested me, and has no relevance to either getting a job or career advancement.

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From: katlaughing
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 05:58 PM

Congrats! Wish my Rog could do the same! Travel, play, sleep, cook, swim, totter in the garden, take up a hobby, make things, etc., etc....have fun!

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: Amos
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 05:58 PM

Sign up for sculpture courses, leasrn to paint in oils, and start building a 36-foot yawl, for starters. Make a list of really importantbooks you would like to read, or re-read, and begin. Likewise books you would like to write and start withthe first chapter of the first one. Do NOT stop.

In your leisure time, start looking for ways to make the world a bit brighter right where you are and do those.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: Little Hawk
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:06 PM

Dang! Here I was, thinking Dubya had launched his first thread on Mudcat, and was turning over a whole new leaf. Oh, well...

Time to enjoy lots of totally guilt-free music, vectis!

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: Bee-dubya-ell
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:13 PM

Congrats! I retired (if you wanna call it that - "got fed up and quit" is more accurate) about two years ago. I'm one of the folks who decided to turn a hobby (pottery) into a "second career". It keeps the wolf from the door, gives us a chance to travel and meet new people, and is a lot more fun than working for a living.   

Have fun.

Bruce

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From: GUEST,Peter from Essex
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:15 PM

Feel smug watching the rest of us working until we are 70 as the value of our cash purchase schemes goes down the toilet.

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From: catspaw49
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:15 PM

Michelins or Goodyears?

Spaw

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From: Leadfingers
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:26 PM

Congrats Mary Have a LONG and happy retirement and dont just stagnate

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From: Ebbie
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:35 PM

A year after his retirement, a friend of mine said, 'Not a bad day yet.'

I am somewhat retired- only in the summertime tourist season do I have to watch the clock. Off season, I watch only the calendar. And oh, 'tis good, 'tis good...

I have much more music in my life since I retired- and play with more and different types of people. Some are working, some are passing through, some are free.

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 06:36 PM

They tell you how you're going to really miss the working environment, and you'll come to pieces, and it's tramatic, and you'll suffer from bereavement...

It's a lie! A con-trick to keep youn on the treadmill. Well, it's a lie so far as pretty well everyone I know is concerned. Every time I run into someone I used to work with I can tell like a shot which are the ones who are still working, and the ones who have retired.

Sure there are good things you get when you are working (over and above the money) - but you can get them other ways after you retire.

Play a lot of music, write stuff, read stuff, make things, mend things, spend a bit more time on the Mudcat... Live.

It really is true - today is the first day of the rest of your life.

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: alanww
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 07:24 PM

Wow! Well done Mary. Join the club! I bet your life and priorities really do change, as mine did! It took me a year or two to work out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life but, now I know, I'm going for it with a vigour.

Love
"Come fill up your glasses and let us be merry ...!""
Alan

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From: Nancy King
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 07:52 PM

Oooh, I'm jealous!

Nancy

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From: kendall
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 09:13 PM

I retired some time ago,and, I like my present boss much better than the previous one.

One of my brothers aid just today "I can't retire, I'd go nuts in a week." To me, that shows a serious lack of imagination. He doesn't need the money, he has enough now to cremate a wet elephant.

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From: Joe Offer
Date: 30 Apr 03 - 10:39 PM

My boss still has four kids in school, so he's still working. Every once in a while, I call him and gloat. Poor guy.
Congratulations, Vectis!!
-Joe Offer, who retired in 1999-

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From: Padre
Date: 01 May 03 - 01:51 AM

Kendall, The image of a pyre large enough to cremate a wet elephant has made my day.

Vectis, I took early retirement in 1997, and promptly got a job where I work weekends. 'Careful planning.'

Tom+

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 01 May 03 - 03:23 AM

Wewlcome to the sagalouts club. You'll soon wonder how you ever found time to go to work!

RtS

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From: kendall
Date: 01 May 03 - 05:12 AM

It's amazing how quickly you can become a total no 'count.

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From: GUEST,Sooz(still at work!)
Date: 01 May 03 - 08:23 AM

Congratulations with undercurrents of total jealousy!
Enjoy.

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From: Little Hawk
Date: 01 May 03 - 09:47 AM

My father should have retired 20 years ago, but he still works 7 days a week, because he can't imagine doing anything else that would give him satisfaction. He's nearly 80. The "work" he does (entirely self-generated and profitless) eats up every spare dollar he has (including a substantial pension). I consider him to be insane...or else just totally lacking in perception.

I would retire this minute if I could figure out how, and do music and build some nice model kits and pursue my spiritual studies and the daily application of same. I already have all the material things I could really want, it's just daily survival that requires me to keep working.

- LH

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: vectis
Date: 01 May 03 - 05:54 PM

Thanks for all that folks.
I'm about to start as I mean to go on with a weekend away at Upton.
See you all Monday or Tuesday.
Mary

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: Dead Horse
Date: 01 May 03 - 05:54 PM

Get yerself a four wheel shopping trolley and a bus pass, then go and make some poor overworked bus-drivers life hell!
Towards this end, I offer the following tips from a poor overworked bus driver:-
Try to be at the head of a long queue.
Make a big fuss about getting said trolley onto the bus, avoiding all attempts at any help offered.
Once aboard, fish about in the shopping bag for your pass, muttering all the while "I know its in here somewhere, I only had it in my hand a minute ago".
After suitable period (this takes practise - "know your enemy") find out of date pass, then, after another shorter period, find correct pass.
Sit down on first available seat, leaving trolley in the aisle.
When you reach your destination, and just before the stop (a few yards should do it) suddenly declare loudly "This is my stop"
Take an absolute age to collect belongings, trolley etc.
Avoid all attempts at help alighting from the bus.
As you reach the pavement, enquire sweetly "What time do you get back, driver, as I dont want to miss you on your return journey?"
Be back at that stop at least 15 mins before stated time, because the bastard will have told you a lie in order to miss you.
P.S. Have a long and happy retirement Mary.

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: kendall
Date: 01 May 03 - 08:22 PM

The big down side to being retired is; all of your friends are always working. No one to hang out with. Kinda like being the only one expelled from school

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: GUEST
Date: 01 May 03 - 09:07 PM

Do nothing that you don't want to. Be lazy. Be late. Be grouchy or happy, your choice. Don't listen to folks who say "get another job". These are often jealous people who are not retired.

Get a pickup, and a good old dog to ride with you. You will learn. Jim

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: GUEST,EBarnacle
Date: 01 May 03 - 09:50 PM

One of the joys of retirement is that you get the privilege of only doing what you choose. I spend a lot of museum time, am working at setting up shows for the art gallery, am pitching an employee assistance program to a casino in Atlantic City, run a sailing program one evening per week, do some music and story telling, work on my books, spend time with my kid, volunteer for festivals, teach kids about water safety, etc.

Somehow, this still leaves me time to loaf and have a social life.

Lord knows, I would not have such an interesting life if I had a full time job.

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From: Alba
Date: 01 May 03 - 10:47 PM

Your free to BE...yipee!!!
Enjoy every minute.
A

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From: Mr Happy
Date: 02 May 03 - 10:33 PM

nice one vectis/mary- life's much too short to be spent doing stuff for someone else when you need the time to really be living your own life!

i got made redundant- kinda forced retirement 5 years ago.

i do sessional work part time. its a really excellent life now- loads of folking about- cos i've got more stamina reserves to be out & about every day & night- which i didn't have while werkin full time. i was always much too knackered after the long drive to & from + all the shite in between.

i now work most weekends but loads of time off too- so i've got me years paid hols sorted again this year for many festivals & folkin about alll over the place- its brill- don't look back mary- just gopher it!! 8-)

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From: Greycap
Date: 03 May 03 - 05:52 AM

I'm just jeaalous - 45 months and 1 week to go. You just enjoy the hell out of it.

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: vectis
Date: 05 May 03 - 06:50 PM

Oh I will. I certainly will.
Upton was a good start but only a start. Maybe I'll get some time to practice the accordion and guitar at long last.

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: vindelis
Date: 05 May 03 - 07:22 PM

One word of warning: If you're not careful, you'll soon wonder how you ever found time to go to work! Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy!
(Only another 14 to 19 years to go - assuming that the new contractors don't 'down-size' me first!).

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From: fat B****rd
Date: 06 May 03 - 05:35 AM

Much pleasure and happiness to you.....

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From: John J
Date: 06 May 03 - 11:46 AM

***GREEN!***

Good luck and happiness.

John

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: bradfordian
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 09:33 AM

Permission to join this priviledged club please!!!!!
I was tired yesterday, & I was tired the day before......
but now at last......the shackles are shed!
Plenty to do, but what first?
I was always curious about native Americans.
Maybe time for some field research, eh? Read an article in National Geographic which whetted my appitite; but I will do some on-line research first.
brad.

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 09:59 AM

Since retiring early, I have done many things I hadn't the time for (or maybe just avoided) before. Holidayed in the Caribbean. Been to Romania with Humanitarian aid several times..overland..about 3000k. Worked in a charity shop...or rather still do and do valuations for them on any antiques and collectables that come in. Done two Firewalks over hot coals to raise money for Hospices for the terminally ill. Been to car boots and antique fairs as often as I can. Returned to Folk clubbing after marriage breakup. Been on the five peaks challenge as driver and cook/bottle washer. I suppose life has really taken off as I can do what I want at last...finances allowing....pension is good but not that good.
Enjoy your retirement and don't get sucked into too many other peoples projects for you!
Best wishes, Mike.

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From: tarheel
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 12:23 PM

i did that same thing...took my retirement early by 2 years!!!
just remember one thing...when you reach 65 years of age,medicare becomes your PRIMARY and your HMO becomes your suppliment!...things really change after that so be prepared for it...especially if you are on a lot of prescriptions...and BTW, medicare is changing now a lots of options for singning up for your medical prescriptions,etc.! ......my advice,if you have a good system now is...stay with it...we did and its working great for us!
tar....
(CONGRATS!!!! ENJOY YOIUR FREE TIME NOW!!!!)

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: bobad
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 12:32 PM

I've got 10 days to go to my liberation from a life of wage indentured servitude.

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: Kaleea
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 01:54 PM

Most folks I know want to retire so they can play Music all the time, go to Music fests, jams, learn more instruments, do some giggin' and . . . play more Music.

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From: kendall
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 04:36 PM

I had a good job, boss was 100 miles away. The noon hour dragged, as they say, but, I couldn't up and fly to England if I wanted to, but I can now.

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: GUEST,DB
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 05:27 PM

I've just been made redundo at 57 by the evil bastards what I slaved for, for 17 years. Haven't got quite enough money to retire completely so will have to find some sort of job, eventually. In the meantime I'm enjoying myself. I'm learning new songs, reading lots of books (get up at usual time, make a cup of tea, go back to bed and read another chapter), doing a long cherished project of studying the plant life of my local area and doing lots of walking. Just got in the car, the other day, and went up to the Fells and just pottered around taking photographs etc. - fanatstic!
I suppose that one day I will run out of money but think that after 38 years of 'acting responsibly' and being at the beck-and-call of evil bastards I'm entitled to a spot of irresponsibility.

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From: Beer
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 06:37 PM

Good for you Bobad.
I've been retired for 4 years. now I'm 58 and it's great.
Beer

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From: jets
Date: 20 Nov 05 - 09:26 PM

Hard to believe that I have been retired for 20 yrs .God how the time flew.Seems like only yesterday that I started out to be a musician.Still trying and still enjoying the effort. Joe

Subject: RE: BS: Yippee! I've RETIRED.
From: Sandra in Sydney
Date: 21 Nov 05 - 06:01 AM

I've about 14 months to go, and I could even leave earlier as I have around 8 months of Long Service Leave that I've not taken.

eek, I could retire in 6 months. Maybe I need to get my gunna-do-this, gunna-do-that plans firmed up.

I'll need leave next Easter to go to the National Folk Festival, but not in the following years. I can do what I want, no bosses, no fitting in with other folks' leave plans.

sandra