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Wayne0

Welcome to the free world! We worked long and hard for this!! Now we just have to stay afloat.

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SylvanLakeWH

Congratulations!!! :eusa-clap:

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wallfish

Congrats Jay! 

 

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squonk
40 minutes ago, JPWH said:

As of about 10:30 this morning I am no longer employed. I turned in the truck, building keys, credit card, and all electronics.

2 guys retired today at work. Another guy who has said he's retiring for the past 10 years just fell thru the floor of his brother's trailer. I planning on retiring (again) at the end of next May. That is unless some nurse manager tries to throw her (weight) :rolleyes: around again then it could be any day now! :)

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rjg854
47 minutes ago, JPWH said:

As of about 10:30 this morning I am no longer employed. 

Congratulations, enjoy it, you've worked for it.   :handgestures-thumbupright:

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Ed Kennell

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953 nut

I have had several changes of vocation over the years but the best choice I ever made was retirement. Nineteen years and counting.         :woohoo:

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JPWH

I gave the company notice seven years ago, Three years ago they decided I needed to train my replacement. I gave them a hard date when I finished my chemo. My replacement has done very well without too many questions. I have been looking forward to this day for a long time.

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squonk
6 minutes ago, JPWH said:

I gave the company notice seven years ago, Three years ago they decided I needed to train my replacement. I gave them a hard date when I finished my chemo. My replacement has done very well without too many questions. I have been looking forward to this day for a long time.

It's great they hired someone to get trained before you left. Our lead was one of the guys who retired. They had 10 months to hire someone. The lead and I could have had him fully trained by now.  They haven't even listed the job yet.

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PWL216

Congratulations!!

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nylyon

Congratulations, I stopped working at the end of January and have never been so busy doing things.

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lynnmor
4 hours ago, JPWH said:

As of about 10:30 this morning I am no longer employed. I turned in the truck, building keys, credit card, and all electronics.

 

Just now, nylyon said:

Congratulations, I stopped working at the end of January and have never been so busy doing things.

Yep, I have more roundtuits than ever. 

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WHX??

Congrats Hank  ... I thought I knew what you did for a living ... Electrical?? 

It does take a little getting used to. Not having to get out the door in the morning, drinking coffee out of a cup than a travel mug. 

I do miss the fringees tho. I actually had to buy some black iron exhaust fittings the other day rather than reaching in the bin at the shop. :)

18 minutes ago, nylyon said:

never been so busy doing things.

Ain't that the truth Coach ... teaching that recliner a lesson :sleeping-yellow: can be a full time job! 

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Handy Don
2 hours ago, JPWH said:

I gave the company notice seven years ago, Three years ago they decided I needed to train my replacement. I gave them a hard date when I finished my chemo. My replacement has done very well without too many questions. I have been looking forward to this day for a long time.

Congrats, Jay. I view retirement as the penultimate promotion. I”m especially glad that you had time to prepare for it and savor the day. 

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wallfish
38 minutes ago, nylyon said:

Congratulations, I stopped working at the end of January and have never been so busy doing things.

I was wondering how you've been tackling all those projects recently. More tractor fixing posts in the last couple of months than there have been from the beginning of RS! LOL 

Congrats to you as well Karl.

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oliver2-44

Congratulations!.

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Achto

Congratulations !!!!  Enjoy life,:handgestures-thumbupright:

 

Probably another 12yrs or a dirt nap for me, which ever comes first.  :D

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wallfish
3 hours ago, JPWH said:

I gave the company notice seven years ago,

Good that it wasn't all just health related forcing it. 7 years is quite the notice! 

 

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JPWH

We had another guy retired back then and only gave six months notice. They were complaining about finding his replacement in such a short time. So at the next meeting I had with the board of directors I let them know they might want to start looking for my replacement. They started looking three years ago and I started training my replacement about a year before I got cancer. I'm happy to report he is doing a good job.

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JPWH
9 hours ago, WHX?? said:

Congrats Hank  ... I thought I knew what you did for a living ... Electrical?? 

It does take a little getting used to. Not having to get out the door in the morning, drinking coffee out of a cup than a travel mug. 

I do miss the fringees tho. I actually had to buy some black iron exhaust fittings the other day rather than reaching in the bin at the shop. :)

Ain't that the truth Coach ... teaching that recliner a lesson :sleeping-yellow: can be a full time job! 

@WHX?? Yes Electrical. I have been the Safety Director for my company for the last 16 years. Safety training and enforcement, writing Job specific Safety and HAZ COM manuals, quality control, gear change out plans and procedures, lifting plans, confined space plans, procedures, and training, designing temporary power and lighting for all our projects, and pre-qualification forms for contractors.

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rmaynard

Congrats Jay. I officially retired 13 years ago, but kept on working here and there until my back gave out.

 

But like Karl said: "I stopped working at the end of January and have never been so busy doing things."

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JPWH

I have been busy doing nothing most of the time over the last year. I'm excited to get back in my shop. I have a lot of sorting and labeling and some other tasks that I can do and still follow Dr orders. By the time I finish these I should be able to get back on projects and do a little traveling as well when the Dr appt. schedule eases up.

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dclarke

Congrats, Jay and welcome to the club! Enjoy!! 

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