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Topic: Counting down the days until retirement…  (Read 965 times)

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DrDave

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I really did not think I was going to count down the days until retirement… but I am. With less than a month to go… 17 working days, I notice myself feeling free of the weight of responsibility and planning more fishing trips.😁 I am catching myself checking the wx apps as if they are sharing lottery results. 🫢 …




“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson


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Congratulations!!!  I pulled the trigger 1.5 years ago and never looked back.  I hear a lot of guys are miserable when they retire, but I'm pretty dang sure they don't fish!!!
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Congrats! You're going to enjoy it.
I retired 3.5 years ago with no regrets.

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You will have so much more fishing time! Congratulations.
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So happy for you, what an accomplishment!  10 years is my count if i'm lucky  :smt044
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Congrats David  :smt006
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I hear a lot of guys are miserable when they retire, but I'm pretty dang sure they don't fish!!!

Ha ha! Yes.

My wife insists that my job is so easy it's almost like being retired. I tell her that the great ones make it look easy...
Are you pondering what I’m pondering?


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Now that’s something to look forward to!
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Congrats on your up coming retirement.   I just retired last month.
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Congrats and all the best in your retirement.  I was paroled a few months ago, feels great to be a free man.


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Thanks everyone! I may actually read for enjoyment, do some painting and try again learning the ukulele… or just fish more…  :smt044 let’s go, I always bring a few extra beers.  :beer3 :beer3 :beer3 :beer3
“This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.” Ralph Waldo Emerson


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Congrats on your retirement.
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Congratulations!

I'll be 58 in July, and must admit, I'm beginning to see that over the horizon.



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Congrats on reaching the light at the end of the tunnel. I will be at least semi-retired by the end of the year and then plan to go on at least a three-month camping expedition the following year up and down the coast before taking on some kind of simple part time job. (Or not. The part time job that is   :smt005)
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Congratulations! Prepare to be so busy you'll wonder how you ever found the time to work.


 

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