Retired today. Decided to get out at 58 before the stress takes anymore out of me.
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Retired today. Decided to get out at 58 before the stress takes anymore out of me.
The Plane Anarchist
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Leigh,
Welcome to the ranks of the recently retired. I can attest to the long term negative affects of stress, it can reduce your lifespan considerably. I hope that your new status in life is as good to you as it has been to me.
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Congrats! Right behind ya come Sept. (57) As the date approaches, I seems I must visitthe shop before heading out to work in the morning wishing I didn't have to leave.
David
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My first project is to get a shop built. All my tools have been mothballed when I moved to MN to finish my career. Now that the career is done we'll sell the house we bought in MN and move back to SD and get a shop built at our retirement lake home. So I'll be hanging out in the workshop forum for a while. Gonna be great!
The Plane Anarchist
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Congratulations Leigh! Here's wishing you the best!
Ken
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Retirement = Best job I ever had..... Finally found something I was good at.
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Congrats to you! I retired at 56 about 10 years ago and while I had the most amazing job in the world (and loved it) I like the retirement work more! Busier than ever with farm and kids and teaching and shop but it keeps the energy level up.
JKJ
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Congratulations. I hope it proves to be a good decision for you.
Mike
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Congrats!! It's been 5-1/2 years for me and I'm loving every minute of it. I retired from a great job but I couldn't imagine going back and doing it again. It gives me the willies just thinking about it!
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Congratulations Leigh!
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Half your luck, Leigh. Not long ago, our government raised the mandatory retirement age to 67... Cheers
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More time for pheasant hunting and time on your bike. Congratulations on your retirement. It sure beats working.
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Congrats on your retirement!!!!! I'll be there one day. I hope.
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Congrats Leigh. I'm going on 8 1/2 years now. But, retirement isn't everything its talked up to be. It's even better. Enjoy.
Joe
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Way to go! I retired at 55 & after 18 years haven't looked back. Retirement is a great stage of life. Find interesting things to occupy yourself with & you'll discover how fufilling life can be.
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