Congrats Ken. Now you can start that new career !
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Congrats Ken. Now you can start that new career !
Charlie Jones
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Hope it works out for you! My uncle has "retired" 4 or 5 times now and always gets bored and goes back to work.
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Congratulations. Now you have some more time to spend with those "little" people you fondly post about.
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Good luck Ken!
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Congratulations Ken, and Good luck. Tamara and I look forward to hearing and seeing what you get done in the shop. Our thoughts are with you on your implant, and we wish you the best.
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Congratulations Ken!!!Enjoy retirement, and I'm looking forward to more turnings from you.
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Congratulations Ken, I think you're going to love being retired and I'm sure you've earned it.
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Ken best wishes to you and Sharon, have fun together, you've finally made it to the fun part.
Regards, Rod.
Congratulations. Enjoy it, you both deserve it.
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Best of luck, Ken!
Smart move by your wife retiring at the same time (i think!).
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I think I'm +27 on the congrats. I'm jealous. I've put in 32 years at the same company and my wife and I are both targeting December 31, 2013 as our final work days so we have a couple of years to go. I can't wait to see all the pictures of shop output.
Take off a full blade, nope, too long, now take off 1/2 blade, nope, too long, now take off 1/4 blade - How the H--- can it be 1/4" short????
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Congratulations on your retirement. I hope things go well and your hearing improves with the implant. Enjoy your free time.
Thank you,
Rich Aldrich
65 miles SE of Steve Schlumpf.
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Ken, still sorry that this came up for medical reasons, but my wish is that you will put the extra time to good use. Now do like Tyler did, take a 2 week vacation...I have the feeling you'll need to rest up some before you get totally into this retirement thing! Jim.
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Thanks everybody for the well wishes!
Jim......don't tell Clabo...they have a "free" medical clinic in town and I am going to volunteer there. While they don't have any x-ray equipments, CT or MR scanners install or maintain, I can empty trash cans, set up chairs, help direct people etc.....
But first.....we are headed to Yellowstone Park......I bought 2 sets of chains, a tow rope and jumper cables for the Honda Pilot. We have reservations at a nice hotel and 2 different day long snow coach tours scheduled. Mosey over and back. Couple mountain passes between here and there and they can be a little exciting this time of year.
Last edited by Ken Fitzgerald; 01-28-2011 at 8:19 PM.
Ken
So much to learn, so little time.....
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Congratulations Mr Fitgerald! Yellowstone is awesome this time of year. Don't forget to bring us back some pictures!
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