Officially retired

BarnBuster said:

...busier than when you are working? I hear that a lot. Now that you mentioned it previously, I do have a larger collection of shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops and sweatpants. Thinking about moving to Fla next year. Tired of Midwest winters too.

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not a chance.. when I was working FT at a local court house I ran a wedding photography bus for a few years.. loved that the most.. and it was the 1st to go too.. last wedding I did was 5-30-12 and that about killed me.. and it was my Stepsons..

now I know my routine is up by 4am S,S,S and then feed the pups.. watch TMZ.. some news.. then back outside with the pups for playtime b4 kids/wifey are up.. then back in till they leave for the day.. after that it's a crap shoot as too what I will do... usually some household chores then outside to putz around.

soon you too will be wanting soup about 9:30am like I do.. I also thought I would want to take more naps but.. I just cant seem to do that most days..


bed time is 7-8pm... now I gotta yell at some kids on my lawn

Was supposed to do the medically disabled retirement, but found that getting a job as a diesel mechanic, after a cushy white collar career that gave me ample opportunities to fuck myself up (I took 'em, too) was easier than all the disability paperwork. I can't afford the retirement at this point, I should have taken the medical when I was 34, now, I'm 5 years older, have stage 5 spinal degeneration in my neck and lower spine, and have to work between 8 and 12 hour days 7 days a week to keep the ends met... I got wonderful news from the boss lady, though. We're moving back to the Southwest. End of this year. And, we'll have a place with real heat and A/C. I'll get to coop and grow outdoors again, and won't have to drive hours each way to get to my grow, just that I stay legal.

Lets see, first job... I was a lookout/whistler for the GD, got the job and tattoo when I was 8.

worst job experience: going from 6 figure desk-job income, where I never had to look at the bank to being able to qualify for food stamps, after working a 60+ per week month.

Congrats! I think. You won't believe how much you'll enjoy it.

My hubby worked early hours for decades. Now he sleeps in until after 9 am.

BarnBuster said:

Granny, I can almost hear that accent................

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You mean my very posh English accent.

BarnBuster said:

...busier than when you are working? I hear that a lot. Now that you mentioned it previously, I do have a larger collection of shorts, t-shirts, flip-flops and sweatpants. Thinking about moving to Fla next year. Tired of Midwest winters too.

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come on down. There's room in the hot tub.

I began working at the age of 8 , my father sold pot and had a firewood business as a cover . I dragged brush and threw wood and stacked it when needed . Men who work in the woods are hard ass people I learned and they helped shape my character and work ethic early on ..

A motorcycle accident took me out of the woods for good , then I went on to study and work in Greenhouse management while moonlighting as a Sous Chef .. Busted my ass in some fine kitchens under great chefs but it grew old , medical laws came around and I got into the field with 20 + years experience and now I wont look back .. I will work as a chef once again but only if I like the kitchen and owners lol

Granny weed said:

You mean my very posh English accent.

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Yep, just like "Masterpiece Theater" . Do you also have "that" English humor?

BarnBuster said:

Yep, just like "Masterpiece Theater" . Do you also have "that" English humor?

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I certainly do and it gets me into trouble sometimes, I have to say I didn't realise just how snobbish the English sound until you are watching a war film with English and americans in and the English officers start speaking, its hilarious. Of course you get posh English and common English and im one of the common ones.

Granny weed said:

I certainly do and it gets me into trouble sometimes, I have to say I didn't realise just how snobbish the English sound until you are watching a war film with English and americans in and the English officers start speaking, its hilarious. Of course you get posh English and common English and im one of the common ones.

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There is nothing common about Granny.

Congrats on your retirement! May your next 30 years be filled in a cloudy pot haze.

match box said:

There is nothing common about Granny.

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You got that right.

Granny weed said:

I certainly do and it gets me into trouble sometimes, I have to say I didn't realise just how snobbish the English sound until you are watching a war film with English and americans in and the English officers start speaking, its hilarious. Of course you get posh English and common English and im one of the common ones.

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You get in trouble. No way I dont believe it. I will help you out

see4 said:

Congrats on your retirement! May your next 30 years be filled in a cloudy pot haze.

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Thank you see4.

I was a little uncomfortable about doing this thread but I'm glad I did. There are other people in the same position and that makes me feel better.

match box said:

Thank you see4.

I was a little uncomfortable about doing this thread but I'm glad I did. There are other people in the same position and that makes me feel better.

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Hey buddy, you know it, your not alone at all. I haven't been able to work for a bit now myself. Ive gotten use to it now.

There is always an upside, like for me, I get to stay home and raise my kids now and my wife gets the chance to go back to college and further her education.

I've never had a career, never been able to hold most jobs longer than a couple of months. But on the flip side of that I've never been on Government assistance either. From the time I was 16 to the time I was 20 I had held and lost over 30 jobs, I just kept trying, even though the mental health workers insisted I should apply for disability instead. When I was 20 I got my CNA license, and had and lost a couple of jobs in nursing homes (I couldn't stop fighting with management over the treatment of the residents) and eventually took a position as a live-in caregiver, though it wasn't officially a job as I didn't make any money, I worked for room and boarding. This is also the time I took up indy wrestling and met the girl that would become my wife. That actually went pretty well, and lasted until my step dad had a stroke and my mom asked me to come home to help. Then after he died and my mom got back to normal, I came back north, married, and started my time as a house husband.

Not officially retired yet. Forcibly retired though. Medically disabled. Bad back. Oh the pain. Went to art school for years. Was an art director until computers put me out of work. Went back to school for landscape design and started my own biz which worked out great. Now I can't even pull weeds without pain pills. Would love to go back to art school. We will see. Did get to travel quite a bit. Love that clotted cream Granny.

match box said:

....uncomfortable about doing this ...other people in the same position.

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Group therapy without the face to face!!

I'm not retired yet . . .
After 24 in the military & now managing a shop and being a hunting guide (and hunter) in season. I can definitely see it in my not so distant future.
Altho, I love my job now - all the colorful customers & dealing with day to day troubleshooting. I like those parts.
I guess I got lucky as the owner of the outfit I work for now just happens to be a best friend.
I'm enjoying this time I have, though I would love to spend more of it @ home with puppies and my baby (better half).

match box said:

I'm glad the way things have worked out. I did like working and it was also my contact with other people and I think I miss the people more than the work. I like the work I did and I was good at it. I would hold torrence 0f .0005 thats real close stuff on a machine that was manuel and not cnc.

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thru all ... LMAO

You should have seen this machinist yell at this engineer asking for ridicules tolerances. The machinist asked why the tolerances were so fine and he got "so the rivet goes through it" lol.

A rivet which will fill up any loose space when its pressed into shape.

RyanTheRhino said:

thru all ... LMAO

You should have seen this machinist yell at this engineer asking for ridicules tolerances. The machinist asked why the tolerances were so fine and he got "so the rivet goes through it" LOL.

A rivet which will fill up an loose space when its pressed into shape.

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When I got out of prison I took a job just running a band saw cutting parts for feed tables and all kinds of drying ovens and sander tables... all tied together to finish wood products.
The Fab Shop boss was a tweaker and he let me do inspections and soon I was showing him how to build jigs for the jobs that repeated over and over.
Then he had me prof reading prints while he tweaked on toys. Within 6 months I was making 40K and running the shop. The first job we made we assembled the whole thing in the shop and ran it just to make sure everything worked, got it ran and was 1/2 way packed when the owner came out and asked if we put it together and ran it, Yea we're done.
Then he goes, man thats the first time I've had a machine checked out and not heard any die grinders. I told him I re did all the prints to proper clearances. He fired 2 engineers shortly after...