The Retirement Thread

[Drago]

Who?

Shes Paul Hogan in drag. A kind of common version of Dame Edna, but not remotely funny.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I'm not sure I'm strictly allowed in here, as I don't think my boss knows I've effectively retired in my mind.

I was going to chuck it in at the start of the year, which would have meant having to find something to make up the financial shortfall, then the lockdown came and I've been working from home. This is liable to be the case for at least the rest of the year, and probably longer.

I'm pretty much left to my own devices, as long as the job gets done. It means I can rattle off the more complex stuff on a night and early morning, and have the rest of the time to myself, with a quick check of emails and phone calls from time to time.

It also means my 'home' is where ever I can get a signal, so I'm fairly content to stick at it a bit longer, taking the extra cash and building up my pension pot. There's also now the threat of redundancies in the coming months, which would do me nicely and help keep someone that needs the income in gainful employment. The tricky bit is my post is deemed as essential, and there's nobody around that can fill it.

Welcome!
And what a witty username 👍

 

[Drago]

So clicheguevara has a semi.




A semi retirement, that is.

 

[BoldonLad]

I'm not sure I'm strictly allowed in here, as I don't think my boss knows I've effectively retired in my mind.

I was going to chuck it in at the start of the year, which would have meant having to find something to make up the financial shortfall, then the lockdown came and I've been working from home. This is liable to be the case for at least the rest of the year, and probably longer.

I'm pretty much left to my own devices, as long as the job gets done. It means I can rattle off the more complex stuff on a night and early morning, and have the rest of the time to myself, with a quick check of emails and phone calls from time to time.

It also means my 'home' is where ever I can get a signal, so I'm fairly content to stick at it a bit longer, taking the extra cash and building up my pension pot. There's also now the threat of redundancies in the coming months, which would do me nicely and help keep someone that needs the income in gainful employment. The tricky bit is my post is deemed as essential, and there's nobody around that can fill it.

First, the bad news, nobody is indispensable.

Good luck with the retirement, it is great. Many of my drinking Pals (including me) had plans for "partial retirement", just doing a little W*rk, but, to a man, we all found retirement so much fun, and, so time consuming, we just did it full time!

 

[classic33]

Good morning. Sunny but.dam cold here. I think it will warm up later though.

I rarely venture onto the other areas of the forum as it seems the same old arguments and same old people and same old unpleasantness pervades . It is like De Ja Vu all the time. We need to put a sign up saying "stay away"*.

Anyway. I need some veggies so I might venture ibto town later to brave the influx of people. I see places in wales yesterday
Were heaving with people.

Stay safe folks.

You mean like on some old maps, " Here there be dragons"?

 

[welsh dragon]

You mean like on some old maps, " Here there be dragons"?

Exactly.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Morning all, another bright and breezy start. No idea what I’m going to do today.

 

[ClichéGuevara]

First, the bad news, nobody is indispensable.

Good luck with the retirement, it is great. Many of my drinking Pals (including me) had plans for "partial retirement", just doing a little W*rk, but, to a man, we all found retirement so much fun, and, so time consuming, we just did it full time!

That's actually good news, and I keep trying to tell them the same.

On the work front, I've been focusing on getting all the jobs that need doing around the house out of the way, and using the extra money I'm getting over and above what my pension would have provided to fund it, so I'm used to the lower income. With the extra time in, I'll never be wealthy, but my bills are covered with a bit left over, so I shouldn't need to struggle, and the 'need' to get extra income is reducing by the month.

 

[numbnuts]

The plumber has arrived but can't find the leak

 

[classic33]

The plumber has arrived but can't find the leak

Is it a clean water leak at least.

 

[Dave7]

We take anyone here.

If they are pleasant

 

[Dave7]

The plumber has arrived but can't find the leak

Very difficult sometimes. They can start somewhere and exit a long way away.
If it is from the neighbours pipes and they are burried its going to be a nightmare. She wont want them knocking her walls out.

 

[numbnuts]

Update found leak now we need some potatoes to make the soup
you've got to laugh or you would flipping

 

[classic33]

If they are pleasant

What about me?

 

[Paulus]

What about me?

you are tolerated.