BS: Last day of work!

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 02 Mar 12 - 07:40 AM

Thank fuck I'll be out of it soon, I am so heartily sick and tired of those shit-eating tossers.

That's sad BWM.

I've been in my present position for over 30 years, with another 10 years before that doing similar work elsewhere. I've been planning my retirement since I was 21 but I can safely say that I enjoyed my job throughout the years. I'm looking forward to retirement immensely but I'll be leaving friends behind. I'm content that I will be leaving things in safe hands when I go.

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: Backwoodsman
Date: 02 Mar 12 - 08:23 AM

Doug, I thoroughly enjoyed the first 44 years, hard work with great colleagues, and for most of the time, all pulling together and all reaping fair reward. But the past five-or-so have been a constant PITA, as those of us who can continue to do with little or no recognition, and the dodgers reap all the rewards by means of a policy of relentless bull-shitting, arse-licking, and plagiarism of the skills and ideas of us 'Do-ers'.

But, as Eric Bogle says, "It's nearly over now, and now I'm easy". So fuck 'em all! :-) :-)

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 31 Mar 12 - 03:50 AM

YEAH!!!!!   I'VE DONE IT!!!!!   WOO-HOO!!!!   YIPPEE!!!

I've worked my last day. I'm now officially an ex-employee – someone who USED TO work in an oil refinery.

I've been waiting for this day since I was 21. Here's to life as a pensioner!

DC

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: MartinRyan
Date: 31 Mar 12 - 04:10 AM

Welcome to the gang! Enjoy it.

Regards

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: Allan C.
Date: 31 Mar 12 - 06:34 AM

Only 321 more days for me! But who's counting?

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: Bonzo3legs
Date: 31 Mar 12 - 07:15 AM

I'm enjoying my retirement, fully retired on Mondays and working from Tuesday to Friday, which being self employed is fine - no Class 4 NIC from April!!

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: Charmion
Date: 31 Mar 12 - 09:51 AM

Good for you, Doug! I've got 10 months to go ... and yes, I'm counting.

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: gnu
Date: 31 Mar 12 - 11:39 AM

Congrats!

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: fat B****rd
Date: 31 Mar 12 - 04:48 PM

Outstanding Doug C, outstanding !!
I've had me pension forecast and on july 3rd I shall be officialy retired. I'm thinking of giving up my paper round and devoting even more time to gardening. Happy days.

PS Doug, are you a Grimsby person?

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 01 Apr 12 - 04:07 AM

Hi FB,

Yes, Grimsby by adoption.

I only came to Grimsby for the job. Now that is over and the kids have all moved away (3 in London and one in South Yorkshire), the world is our oyster and we could go where we please. However, I have fallen in love with Lincolnshire over the last 30 years, particularly the Wolds. What hidden gem they are. You can walk for miles in beautiful rolling hills and hardly meet a soul and yet, a mile or two either side and you can be down on the flat if the weather turns bad. I intend to spend lots of time there both on foot and by bike. We live on the edge of town, so I can walk out into the country directly from home but I have my bus pass and the bus into town passes my door.

There are lots of opportunities to go out and make music around and about, so here I will stay, at least until one of the kids chooses my nursing home.


DC

Subject: RE: BS: Last day of work!
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 01 Apr 12 - 07:28 AM

Someone up above mentioned:

I get to pay them $750 per yer more than last year. A 10% savings on asswipe doesn't seem like such a great deal after all.

All you gotta do is buy $7500 per year worth of asswipes to break even.(?)

A recent article that I saw "somewhere" (I think the subject was "victimizing of the elderly?) claimed that an elderly lady was induced to "subscribe" to what apparently was an "asswipe of the month" plan under which they automatically sent her a fresh supply each month. When the "plan" was discovered, they estimated that she had a little over a 4 year supply on hand. Since she probably payed at least 3x (more likely 5x) what it was worth, she might have made break-even on your plan.

It can be done! When you get old you have to consider all the possibilities.

John