Well!!! Huh?

[crickeydog]

:h:h:h:h:h I'm wondering if we've done lost our minds???:h:h:h:h:h

I retired from the Air Force Apr 1, 1992. I retired from the Dept. of Defense April 4, 2014. My wife retired from the US Justice Dept. Oct 1, 2010. We had planned to hit the road 3/4 time on April 5th this year as soon as I walked out the door. However, every single post-retirement travel plan for the remainder of this year that we'd made and was so looking forward to has fallen through for various reasons. The 5'er hasn't moved an inch.

Neither of us had any intention, NONE, of working after I retired this past April 5th. We were pulling out with the 5'er and hit'n the road. Now I'm back to work full time (4 days a week)at a new job (hey...they came looking for me!!!) and DW is thinking about opening up a floral arrangement shop. Guess we'll continue to work until I turn 66 in 5 more years. Just seems like it's thing for us to do. I only retired last April because I was forced to. Huh!!! Who'da thought???:h

Happy camping!!! See y'all down the road!!!:)

[2oldman]

NC Hauler wrote:
Well, I hope you're wrong about things can start going bad at 66:)...I'm 64 and plan on retiring when I'm 66.....so, I'll get back to you on how bad it starts getting at 66:)

Well, I'll give you until 70 then!

A lot, of course, depends on *your* condition. Overweight? Smoke? Blood pressure? Heart ok? Cholesterol? Lingering disease? Heredity?

From the time you retire, assuming you're healthy then, how many more years do you think you'll continue to be healthy? Yeah, pretty hard to say. Of course, nobody wants to run out of money before running out of time.

It is a delicate balance. I guess my point is, don't get greedy!

[Water-Bug]

I retired in Michigan at age 66. Within a month, I received an unsolicited offer for a position in California with the same company that I retired from. During my working years, I would have done anything to get the position offered. I turned it down and have never looked back.

[ricatic]

NC Hauler wrote:

2oldman wrote:

1mtnman wrote:
Good health is a wonderful thing and one never knows how long it will last.

Yessir. And at 66 things can start to go bad real fast. It's all that much more difficult to enjoy life with health problems.

Well, I hope you're wrong about things can start going bad at 66:)...I'm 64 and plan on retiring when I'm 66.....so, I'll get back to you on how bad it starts getting at 66:)

...likewise...I am 62 so I am 4 years out...

Regards

[NC_Hauler]

crickeydog wrote:
:h:h:h:h:h I'm wondering if we've done lost our minds???:h:h:h:h:h

I retired from the Air Force Apr 1, 1992. I retired from the Dept. of Defense April 4, 2014. My wife retired from the US Justice Dept. Oct 1, 2010. We had planned to hit the road 3/4 time on April 5th this year as soon as I walked out the door. However, every single post-retirement travel plan for the remainder of this year that we'd made and was so looking forward to has fallen through for various reasons. The 5'er hasn't moved an inch.

Neither of us had any intention, NONE, of working after I retired this past April 5th. We were pulling out with the 5'er and hit'n the road. Now I'm back to work full time (4 days a week)at a new job (hey...they came looking for me!!!) and DW is thinking about opening up a floral arrangement shop. Guess we'll continue to work until I turn 66 in 5 more years. Just seems like it's thing for us to do. I only retired last April because I was forced to. Huh!!! Who'da thought???:h

Happy camping!!! See y'all down the road!!!:)

Well, you're 3 yrs. younger than I am and I plan on also working till I'm 66....heck, I'm one of those that get bored really easy.....I work 12 hr shifts as a Supervisor at a major manufacturing plant and own a piece of land in WV on the Greenbriar River, wife and I get up there as often as we can, leave the 5er there at times....Got the 5er in great shape, got my retirement truck, and when I hit 66, Good Lord willing, I have my SS and 3 pensions, (plus 401K), DW will have SS and 401K...THEN we plan on doing the "roaming the country" thing..

HEY, maybe WE WILL see you on down the road....:)

[NC_Hauler]

2oldman wrote:

1mtnman wrote:
Good health is a wonderful thing and one never knows how long it will last.

Yessir. And at 66 things can start to go bad real fast. It's all that much more difficult to enjoy life with health problems.

Well, I hope you're wrong about things can start going bad at 66:)...I'm 64 and plan on retiring when I'm 66.....so, I'll get back to you on how bad it starts getting at 66:)

[2oldman]

1mtnman wrote:
Good health is a wonderful thing and one never knows how long it will last.

Yessir. And at 66 things can start to go bad real fast. It's all that much more difficult to enjoy life with health problems.

[socoguy]

You know you have worked all your life now its time to enjoy and play. Lifes train track only travels one way.

[1mtnman]

Everyday away from doing what you had planned or wanted to do is a day wasted.

Good health is a wonderful thing and one never knows how long it will last. Too many people fall into that money trap and find out too late nothing can replace those dreams you had for your future.

[ford_truck_guy]

Well Cricky , I have to say it just was NOT your time.. I believe that things happen for a reason , not sure of those reasons ,BUT they do... Sorry for your plans, but glad THEY came looking for you.! I thought you were an A.T.C. outside Atlanta ???

[laknox]

2oldman wrote:
Stop devoting your life to money!

Sometimes the offer is just too good to turn down. Had a guest lecturer in grad school who fell into that trap. Retired at 45, playing with his stocks, shooing trap and skeet and hanging out with his family. A friend of his called him and said his company was looking for a new president for U.S. operations. Lecturer said that he'd let the other guy know if he thought of anyone. Other guys says, "we want YOU; how much do you need?" 1st guy tosses out what he thought was just a really stupid number, thinking "they'll =never= pay that"...and they said "DONE! When can you start?" He worked for another 5 years, then re-retired and bought even better trap and skeet guns. 🙂

Lyle

[2oldman]

Stop devoting your life to money!

[Old-Biscuit]

WHY?