It's here!!! After 51 1/2 continuous years in the work force, of which the last 45 were with the same company the day has arrived to RETIRE!! My exit interview is at 1:00 this afternoon and then I am FREE to do what I want, with my Dear Wife's permission of course! We are looking forward to starting our 1st (retired) road trip with our Travelin Gnome Jack (as in Hit the Road Jack).Hope to meet some of you along the way. Headed to Yuma AZ via Carlsbad Caverns and Tucson.

Congrats. Enjoy your retirement and get on the road as soon as you can. We don't know what life will hand us tomorrow.I hope Colorado is warmer than Pennsylvania. :)

Congratulations! Very exciting! Enjoy every second of retirement, you deserve it after 51 years!

CONGRATS!!!! So enjoy your retirement at full speed ahead :) :)

Congratulations! You certainly earned it. Hope to meet in Carlsbad. We'll be there at the end of June. Safe Travels!

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djsamuel
Nomad
Jan 08, 2018
Congratulations! I'm envious! Fortunately, less than 4 years to go (at most).
DutchmenSport
Explorer
Jan 06, 2018
It is now almost 5:00 pm on Saturday. How did the first 24 hours of your retirement go? What did you do after you left work and today? Did you "try" to sleep in late? Stay up late last night? do anything special? Now you can get into "relax" mode!
Pine_Barren
Explorer
Jan 06, 2018
Congrats enjoy your retirement, myself and the wife have about 20 more years to go.
4runnerguy
Explorer
Jan 06, 2018
One thing about travelling after retirement: you're no longer in a rush. Go somewhere, set up camp for a few days or few weeks, and really explore. No more "Six National Parks in Seven Days" tours. Yea!
memtb
Explorer
Jan 06, 2018
Rangerman40, Iwas kinda looking forward to my exit interview....they already New how I felt. But, at that point....they couldn’t fire me! With 15 months to retirement.....the “laid” me off. Best thing that could have happened!
Rangerman40
Explorer
Jan 05, 2018
Congrats! As far as that exit interview goes.... if they don't know what you think by now they don't need to. My exit interview would be them seeing my a$s walk out the door.
DallasSteve
Nomad
Jan 05, 2018
Congrats. I'm about 8 months behind you.

I remember they asked Sean Connery to do another Indiana Jones movie and he said something like "Thanks, but I'm having too **** much fun in retirement."
Skyberg01
Explorer
Jan 05, 2018
Yuma is a great choice. It's the warmest place in Arizona. We have been here for 15 winters(6 months a year). Check out Cocopah RV and Golf Resort. Come on a Saturday or Sunday and ask for Jan or Paul at the main office for information. Or PM me for info.
imgoin4it
Explorer
Jan 05, 2018
Congratulations, we did it 15 years ago and still love it. Rather than go jsouth to hit I-10 after you leave Carlsbad go north to US 70 and take a more scenic route through ruidoso NM, Alamogordo, and stop off at white sands national monument. Can hit I-10 again in las Cruces NM and head to Tucson. Any questions about the area around southern NM , southern AZ to Yuma I might ba able to help. Been visiting these areas for years. Oh temperature here this afternoon is 67 degrees.
caysea7254
Explorer
Jan 05, 2018
congrats!!! Dh will retire next year after 45 years in same place!!! He is so ready, then we sell everything and hit the road,( God willing). Enjoy and keep safe!! Tara