I retired 7 years ago at 56 yrs old. It took a while to get used to being retired but after 5 min I got the hang of it.:) I have never understood why someone wouldn't retire if they could afford to.
I spent 30 yrs in union construction, driving 30-60 mins one way to work everyday, eating lunch out of a lunch box, working in the rain, wind, cold, hot, you name it. Had enough. Got out without any major body damage as in bad back or such.
I have plenty of hobbies and except for a couple months during the winter have no loss of things to do.
