What did you do on the first day of retirement?

[Big Barn]

Had this on my office wall for the last 20 years..

 

[Doofy]

Did the same think. I cancelled all hard line phones, house phone, fax machine, and only have a cell phone, and no one has that number. Quiet for the first time in decades. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Nothing better than peace and quiet! Oh, and a woman and dog that love you.

 

[Doofy]

Had this on my office wall for the last 20 years..
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Mine was: Sh*t Happens...Then you Die!

 

[ultrarunner]

Flashback nightmares for about the first 8 years of retirement but very few and far between now. I was on-call 24-7 and came to absolutely dread the phone ringing in the middle of the night.

25 years of 24-7 with giving up vacation accrual past a certain point as management... funny thing is now that I am on the clock... the 24-7 thing has dropped by 80%... had to go in New Years Day... it wouldn't be remarkable except the company was obligated to pay double time...

I could retire and not change my lifestyle... but still holding out for that perfect property...

 

[ultrarunner]

When I was a lot younger I worked with a women and all she talked about was what she was going to do when she retired. She had plans for this, plans for that, going here, going there, then finally she was free to do as she was dreaming of.

Two weeks later she died of a heart attack.

Taught me that tomorrow is guaranteed to no one, and I've lived my live giving everything today to the people around me as I too may not wake in the morning.

True story... beloved High School Teacher... I was in his first class as a brand new teacher... he was not fully accredited yet and had just graduated from my High School 5 years before... really made science fun and taught with enthusiasm...

Fast forward... teaches 40 years with nothing but praise... has lots of things he wants to do... School gives him a big sendoff and buys four best Hamilton Tickets in SF as a gift... He is immensely looking forward to going Saturday and retired Wednesday... found dead of a brain aneurysm in bed Saturday morning.

 

[Doofy]

True story... beloved High School Teacher... I was in his first class as a brand new teacher... he was not fully accredited yet and had just graduated from my High School 5 years before... really made science fun and taught with enthusiasm...

Fast forward... teaches 40 years with nothing but praise... has lots of things he wants to do... School gives him a big sendoff and buys four best Hamilton Tickets in SF as a gift... He is immensely looking forward to going Saturday and retired Wednesday... found dead of a brain aneurysm in bed Saturday morning.

OUCH! Very sad.

 

[Big Barn]

OUCH! Very sad.

It happens often. Always sad...

 

[ultrarunner]

OUCH! Very sad.

I was wrong... 1 day after retirement without warning...

Eric passed one day after retirement leaving us his final lesson, to live every day to the fullest as every moment is a precious gift. Eric will live on in the hearts of his loved ones, his friends and legions of students. He made us feel heard, he made us feel understood and then reminded us of what is most important in life....

The say "Man plans, God laughs"

 

[John Fitzgerald]

I could retire and not change my lifestyle... but still holding out for that perfect property...

That's all you need to know. Why don't you go ahead and retire? That property may not come along for years. YMMV

 

[goeduck]

My favorite day of the week is Monday! We always go out and eat breakfast at a little diner nearby to celebrate. They all know us and when we order all we have to say is, "the usual". Do you know why Monday is my favorite day? The mail runs, people go back to work, the stores and roads are less crowded, the woods and water are empty of weekend warriors, and the little vandals are in school. TGIM!

Not to discourage you from eating out on Mondays but out here Monday is when restaraunts get rid of everything that spoiled after not selling on the weekend. You must have better places to eat than we do.