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Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter4-Mar-14 9:29

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

4-Mar-14 9:29

Don't get me wrong! I didn't mean otherwise! I envy you just that you are already there...

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

Richard MacCutchan4-Mar-14 22:53

Richard MacCutchan

4-Mar-14 22:53

I started a little later than you, but got kicked out at 61 (with a reasonable severance package). I must say I quite enjoy doing (most) things when I want to, rather than when some damn fool tells me it's needed immediately.

Mike Hankey5-Mar-14 1:34

5-Mar-14 1:34

Richard MacCutchan wrote:
I must say I quite enjoy doing (most) things when I want to, rather than when some damn fool tells me it's needed immediately.

Exactly right!

dandy724-Mar-14 14:03

dandy72

4-Mar-14 14:03

An awful lot of these would apply to some government workers I know (currently employed, that is--not retired)

JimmyRopes4-Mar-14 15:30

4-Mar-14 15:30

dandy72 wrote:
An awful lot of these would apply to some government workers I know (currently employed, that is--not retired)

They're practicing. Big Grin | :-D

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dandy725-Mar-14 7:29

dandy72

5-Mar-14 7:29

JimmyRopes wrote:
They're practicing.

I never thought of it this way, but my god, you're absolutely right.

JimmyRopes5-Mar-14 7:46

5-Mar-14 7:46

I had a government contract for 5 years (got me through the recession) and witnessed Feds in action, or should I say inaction. Unsure | :~

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JimmyRopes4-Mar-14 14:19

4-Mar-14 14:19

I resemble that! Big Grin | :-D

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Mike Hankey4-Mar-14 15:23

4-Mar-14 15:23

Finally!

BobJanova4-Mar-14 23:38

BobJanova

4-Mar-14 23:38

Having no structured time requirements in your life is over-rated, imo. I had basically that for 2 years while I was trying to find an interesting job, and it is way too easy to lose the motivation to do anything at all. That's why lots of people either fail to retire properly (keeping an interest in their previous work), become limited hours contractors, or take up something that is essentially a job replacement that they have to work hard at (DIY, golf, writing, ...) once they retire.

I'm sure the feeling of not having to work to pay the bills, and to be able to pick and choose what work one does and for whom, is wonderful. I'm in a pretty good position in that regard as, although I do need to work for money, I can be fairly choosy about who I work for, and I don't have to work more than 9-5. I wouldn't want to be completely without structure though.

Assuming I, and civilisation as we know it, am still around at 65 I can see myself being a business owner and not really retiring because I'd get bored and demotivated having nothing forcing me to do stuff.

Mike Hankey5-Mar-14 1:32

5-Mar-14 1:32

I've replaced working for; remodeling my sons house, hiking,camping, backpacking, biking, kayaking, I still program doing personal projects and articles for my web site and CP. But I do it at my pace not many dead lines anymore. Smile | :)

JimmyRopes5-Mar-14 8:06

What's that whining outside the window?

5-Mar-14 8:06

BobJanova wrote:
I wouldn't want to be completely without structure

I have structure in my life. When I get up I go for a bicycle ride (one day a long route [20-25 Km] next day a short route [5-6 Km]), when I get home I eat breakfast, I sweep up the around the outside of the house (a lot of flowers and leaves falling off the Mango trees this time of year), take a shower and go out to have lunch at a local place.

After lunch I usually go on the internet for an hour and maybe take a nap if I feel like it. After that I go out and have a few beers, take my dog out for a run (he is an old dog and can't run too fast anymore) and get home for dinner around dark because it is too hot to eat in the afternoon until the sun goes down.

Then I go back on the internet to check my email and maybe do a little programming. Later in the night I watch the English speaking news (Channel News Asia or AlJazeera) and watch a movie or two. Then it is off to bed and when I wake I start the cycle again.

That is about as much structure as I need in my life.

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Steve Mayfield4-Mar-14 7:45

Steve Mayfield

4-Mar-14 7:45

Its a Facebook Drone [^] OMG | :OMG:

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Mike Hankey4-Mar-14 8:01

4-Mar-14 8:01

It's 41F here so it's probably me! It was 70+F yesterday when I got home from visiting family and today it's 41F high for the day.

Tim Carmichael4-Mar-14 8:15

Tim Carmichael

4-Mar-14 8:15

Woke up to -2F, currently 19F. No whining, just shivering if out too long.

Mike Hankey4-Mar-14 8:16

4-Mar-14 8:16

Better thee than me! Smile | :)

Dan Neely4-Mar-14 8:46

Dan Neely

4-Mar-14 8:46

PULL!

Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason?
Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful?
--Zachris Topelius

Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies.
-- Sarah Hoyt

PIEBALDconsult4-Mar-14 13:22

PIEBALDconsult

4-Mar-14 13:22

I currently work for a bank and there's a challenge to find ways to use drones. Sigh | :sigh:

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Steve Mayfield8-Mar-14 10:28

Steve Mayfield

8-Mar-14 10:28

Tracking robbers?

Steve
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