SylvanLakeWH 31,797 #1 Posted 19 hours ago Retired today - 41 years... Great run. My boss and colleagues know me well... simple but appropriate gifts... 3 8 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,529 #2 Posted 19 hours ago I've had my share of jobs... work is so overrated! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 2,998 #3 Posted 18 hours ago 39 minutes ago, SylvanLakeWH said: Retired today - 41 years... Great run. My boss and colleagues know me well... simple but appropriate gifts... Wonderful. What was your occupation.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 31,797 #4 Posted 18 hours ago 15 minutes ago, Bill D said: Wonderful. What was your occupation.? Urban planner. Worked both as a consultant and for several municipalities... 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 47,442 #5 Posted 18 hours ago HA! Today was my last day too. Brought the last of my tools home. Took a gauge off our defunct steam fired Absorption chiller as a souvenir. We had a fire in 2015 and when we went to put the chiller on line the water in the pipes flashed to steam and the needle spun around in circles like in the cartoons. Got well wishes from a Trane Tech who happens to be a Bears fan! 10 4 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 67,521 #6 Posted 18 hours ago Welcome to an ever-growing group of happy campers. I have been retired over twenty years, best vocational choice I ever made, highly recommend it. It will take some time to adjust but I'm confident you can work it out. 4 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,529 #7 Posted 17 hours ago The key is to stay busy & have a sense of purpose in your life... Besides, you can only watch so many episodes of Gilligan's Island in one sitting..... 1 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CasaytheMann 187 #8 Posted 17 hours ago Congratulations. I retired 3 years ago. I was a commercial hvac service tech for over 40 years. Don't miss the work, just the income. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adsm08 4,818 #9 Posted 17 hours ago 1 hour ago, SylvanLakeWH said: 41 years... Great run. Man, I can barely run for 41 seconds. Congratulashuns 1 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AlexR 3,071 #10 Posted 15 hours ago Congratulations!!! More time for family and Wheelhorse's! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wh500special 2,443 #11 Posted 14 hours ago Congrats to both of you! any big plans Jim @SylvanLakeWH or Mike @squonk ? I’m creeping up on mine. Hard to think I’m getting old enough that it’s even on the radar. Two years ago I felt like I’d never want to retire as I enjoy working way too much. But about that time my company went to a four day workweek and now the taste of freedom beckons. I still put in a ton of hours every week but condensing it into four really long days feels great when the three day weekend comes. CONGRATS Steve 4 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallfish 20,236 #12 Posted 14 hours ago Congrats on the retirement! to that world of doing nothing if you choose to do so. I was planning on retiring this year as well but then had some health issues recently which threw a wrench into the plan. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 47,442 #13 Posted 6 hours ago Going to be 68 in Feb. I retired in 2020 after 3 straight years of surgeries and then Covid. Went back to work 2 days a week in the fall of 2022 at the hospital I had been at for 14 years prior. It got bought out by a large University health system and they are just making things difficult to get anything done. so I figured it was time. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 17,439 #14 Posted 4 hours ago Congratulations on retirement. I retired in 2015 after lumbar spinal fusion surgery. After recovery, I thought that I might have the time to do things that we'd been putting off like travel, tractors and naps. Seems that when you are working you have a schedule. Friends and family knew when you worked and when you were off. However, when you retire, everyone thinks you are always available. Your time is never your own. Though I love to help my family, I also miss downtime where I don't have to answer to anyone. You have to learn how to say "no, today is mine". Then go take a nap. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCM 11,278 #15 Posted 2 hours ago Congrats Jim. Now it's time to get back to a little MX RACING. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
parsonsponyz 376 #16 Posted 2 hours ago Congratulations on your retirement. I agree with what has already been said. You will grow to enjoy the change of pace. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 25,955 #17 Posted 2 hours ago Congratulations! I’m jealous…have a few years to go yet myself. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 17,439 #18 Posted 1 hour ago 20 minutes ago, Sparky said: Congratulations! I’m jealous…have a few years to go yet myself. When you do, are you going to miss those all-expense-paid trips to HI? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 31,797 #19 Posted 1 hour ago @JCM There's a blast from the past!!! Most of my aches and pains can be traced back to those days!!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 25,955 #20 Posted 59 minutes ago 44 minutes ago, rmaynard said: When you do, are you going to miss those all-expense-paid trips to HI? Nope!! Haha! I’m working in Australia in a few weeks, be there almost a month. Then back again for another month in December (home for Christmas) Once I retire I’ll use all the United Air miles and Marriott points for a few “free” vacations though! 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 12,529 #21 Posted 10 minutes ago 47 minutes ago, Sparky said: Once I retire I’ll use all the United Air miles and Marriott points for a few “free” vacations though! Dinner always tastes better when someone else is buying..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
