The Retirement Thread

[postman]

I am waiting to see who else joins before I throw my keys on the table.

I don't have a car.

 

[Drago]

Felt roadie cleaned and prepped up ready for some early morning fitness rides.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Felt roadie cleaned and prepped up ready for some early morning fitness rides.

How long until the new one arrives?

 

[Drago]

Good question Monsignor Dokey. Up to 4 weeks.

 

[Dave7]

This old furt,retired since August 2006,has rediscovered liquorice allsorts,oh i love em,plus a local shop is now selling jelly babies.

I do like good quality liquorice allsorts.
I have an unopened bag of jelly babies looking at me right now (a fathers day present).

 

[Dave7]

I am wondering if we are seeing a slight pattern here; those who advocate retiring also like to be on their own or just with a partner. Maybe their work was spent with people that they did not enjoy the company of; not many of us are able to change that bit, I have been.

I spent a lot of my working life alone ie not in an office. When I had my own company I worked from home.
Like you I had a wife I loved so much so we spent as much time together as possible. Now I have to accept life for what it is.
Seriously, being on this forum helps a lot.

 

[Dave7]

I am waiting to see who else joins before I throw my keys on the table.

It's not a life membership.....you will be free to join and leave as you feel..

 

[SpokeyDokey]

It's not a life membership.....you will be free to join and leave as you feel..

Never had the opportunity myself.

 

[Dave7]

Never had the opportunity myself.

Well there will be no membership charge so feel free.
I am starting to believe this could take off.
Main problem so far is that I only have interest from the male section of the forum.

 

[Drago]

I am waiting to see who else joins before I throw my keys on the table.

I went to one of those parties once. I don't know who got my moped but I really enjoyed my evening with the Porsche.

 

[Slick]

I hear what you are saying there and we are all very different. So no rights or wrongs.

For me, I loved the 'buzz' of business too, but it always came at a cost ie the loss of personal time.

Way back when I was in the throes of corporate life I thought it was everything I'd ever wanted and that without it, I was nothing. Career success was a major lifetime marker of personal achievement.

Retrospectively, it was great fun, very satisfying but... it ate up precious time that I cannot get back. I see this far more clearly from the older side of the post-60 rubicon.

The moot point being that my thoughts regarding the matter then, are very different to now, and, as with all rubicons, once crossed there is no going back.

Mrs Slick has a great saying I refer to from time to time, never go back as the person you are now.

We are all the captain of our own ship, and we need to live or die by our own decisions.

Seems to work for me, and one of the reasons I am not afraid to ask for advice from those that have done it.

 

[classic33]

Looking at "another thread" I would suggest that he certainly does NOT want to join!!!!
(or maybe he does?????)

He!
Mo's a "he"!!
Since when?

 

[Mo1959]

He!
Mo's a "he"!!
Since when?

I think he’s referring to Drago?

I’ve been telly watching all evening. Stuff on Alibi then switched to Channel 5 at 9 for a new series called Cold Caller with Sally Lindsay. It was quite good.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I think he’s referring to Drago?

I’ve been telly watching all evening. Stuff on Alibi then switched to Channel 5 at 9 for a new series called Cold Caller with Sally Lindsay. It was quite good.

Might have been

 

[classic33]

I think he’s referring to Drago?

I’ve been telly watching all evening. Stuff on Alibi then switched to Channel 5 at 9 for a new series called Cold Caller with Sally Lindsay. It was quite good.

He quoted @Dave7, who invited you to join his exclusive, for now, club.