Retirement ain't perfect ​?... ​

[BayouSlide]

... you get no holidays and you can never call in sick ?

[GrumpyOlPhartte]

Ya gotta tell the wife you are still working so ya can sneak out and fish.

[Team9nine]

22 minutes ago, BayouSlide said:

Retirement ain't perfect ?...

 

...but it sure as hell beats working  

[GrumpyOlPhartte]

@Team9nine:  Obviously you haven’t been presented with your Official Retiree’s Honey-Do List.  ?

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, GrumpyOlPhartte said:

@Team9nine:  Obviously you haven’t been presented with your Official Retiree’s Honey-Do List.  ?

I keep getting handed a list - but it keeps getting lost somewhere. ?

[GrumpyOlPhartte]

@MN Fisher: The problem with my Honey-Do List is that it seems to be a life-time subscription … and no way to Opt Out!

[Jig Man]

I’ve been retired 1/3 of my life.  I can’t remember what it is like to call somebody boss.

[MN Fisher]

2 hours ago, Jig Man said:

 I can’t remember what it is like to call somebody boss.

I guess you're not married then?

[Jig Man]

Yes I am.  I just keep her busy with community volunteer work 3 to 4 days per week.  She doesn’t have time to worry about me.

[ironbjorn]

18 hours ago, GrumpyOlPhartte said:

Ya gotta tell the wife you are still working so ya can sneak out and fish.

I don't get this way of thinking/life. Why be in a situation/relationship where you have to sneak around to do something you like? Neither my ex wife nor my fiance care(d) one bit about my fishing or gaming. Loving a person is also accepting their hobbies and enjoying that they're having fun. Happy spouse, happy house is far more productive than happy wife, happy life.

[GrumpyOlPhartte]

@ironbjorn:  Chill, my friend.  Just a little “old married guy” humor. Celebrated our 41st anniversary last October.  We are comfortable enough with each other to joke about our relationship; know how to make fun of ourselves while appreciating what holds us together.  Takes a lot of years to figure it all out and I’m glad she’s the one with whom I made the marital journey.  But I’m glad you are thinking about your relationship.  Mebbe some day 40 years from now you’ll be joking about it too.  Good luck to you and your lady.  Stay safe and have a great 2022!

[MN Fisher]

7 minutes ago, GrumpyOlPhartte said:

Just a little “old married guy” humor. Celebrated our 41st anniversary last October.

Sounds like my relationship - we're always joking with each other. Comes from 31 years of marriage.

 

My parents are the same - they had their 64th this past August.

[FishTank]

On 12/31/2021 at 1:32 PM, GrumpyOlPhartte said:

@MN Fisher: The problem with my Honey-Do List is that it seems to be a life-time subscription … and no way to Opt Out!

 

Forget the Honey-Do-List.  My wife puts me under House Arrest sometimes.  Lifetime sentence without parol.

 

 

[Bird]

Lol, was fortunate enough to retire at 58 after many years of ambition. 

Wife is actually the one who said, time to stop.

I find retirement to be quite boring to be honest, especially this time of year.

 

[Hammer 4]

I dunno, I like retirement. Much better than having to get up at 5 am, work for 10 to 12 hrs, go home grab a quick snack, then tend to all the calls I got that day, then do paper work until 10 or 11 pm. Yes, I was a " working " contractor. And I won't mention all the dang travel time... So yeah, I'm lovin being retired. 

[ironbjorn]

12 hours ago, GrumpyOlPhartte said:

@ironbjorn:  Chill, my friend.  Just a little “old married guy” humor. Celebrated our 41st anniversary last October.  We are comfortable enough with each other to joke about our relationship; know how to make fun of ourselves while appreciating what holds us together.  Takes a lot of years to figure it all out and I’m glad she’s the one with whom I made the marital journey.  But I’m glad you are thinking about your relationship.  Mebbe some day 40 years from now you’ll be joking about it too.  Good luck to you and your lady.  Stay safe and have a great 2022!

Yeah, I knew you were joking. I was speaking generally because this is actually a real way of thinking and living all across the country. You hear it everywhere, and not always tongue in cheek. I just don't get that culture at all.

[volzfan59]

I absolutely love retirement! Sure, the money is a little less but I refuse all forms of debt so we do just fine! I worked part time for five or six years. Woke up one morning and wondered "what in the heck are you doing!". Turned in my notice that morning.

 

I had an ex-wife that didn't feel the same as me about debt and constantly bitched about my hobbies, stock car racing and later bass fishing. That's why she now carries the title of ex.

 

My new wife feels the exact same way as me concerning all things financial and encourages me to fish as much as I want. Life is truly good!

[Captain Phil]

Many people find retirement is not what they expected.  Their whole life has been devoted to working, so when they retire they no longer have a purpose.  It's not a money thing, your work is part of who you are.  I went through this twenty years ago when I sold a company I formed in my twenties.  My wife got into Real Estate selling lakefront homes.  I enjoyed watching her prosper and helped her when the subject got around to fishing.  I'll be 75 next month and am comfortable with retirement.   I fish when I want.  My wife hires a handyman to fix the house and don't mow my own lawn.  There comes a time when you need to hang it up.  I couldn't do it in my fifties, but I sure can now.    

[gim]

You “older” fellas all think you’re tough being retired don’t you?
 

Guess I’m stuck working for a while still. Holidays and sick days are still a part of my life.

 

[Tennessee Boy]

You guys are making me nervous. ?

 

 I don’t have an exact date planned but 2022 will probably be the year I retire.

[Bird]

13 minutes ago, gimruis said:

You “older” fellas all think you’re tough being retired don’t you?
 

Guess I’m stuck working for a while still. Holidays and sick days are still a part of my life.

 

Nah, just simply looking for every opportunity to boast. Lol

Example:

Inclement weather expected tomorrow so the roads will be prepped with that nasty magnesium chloride.......while I stare out the window with a cup of coffee ?

[BayouSlide]

6 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

You guys are making me nervous. ?

 

 I don’t have an exact date planning but 2022 will probably be the year I retire.

Before I retired, whenever I was introduced to somebody who was, arms raised I offered a courtly bow and said "You are in the pantheon of my heroes ?"

 

You, sir, will soon become a fellow member of our pantheon of retirees and I salute you in advance. It's a great ride...you've earned it so enjoy it to the fullest ?.

[Log Catcher]

8 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

You guys are making me nervous. ?

 

 I don’t have an exact date planning but 2022 will probably be the year I retire.

You will be okay in retirement. It is easy. It only took me 15 or 20 minutes to go used to having freedom and happiness an not having to get up go to work anymore.

[volzfan59]

49 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

You guys are making me nervous. ?

 

 I don’t have an exact date planning but 2022 will probably be the year I retire.

Jump on in, the waters nice and warm!

 

1 hour ago, Captain Phil said:

Many people find retirement is not what they expected.  Their whole life has been devoted to working, so when they retire they no longer have a purpose.  It's not a money thing, your work is part of who you are.  I went through this twenty years ago when I sold a company I formed in my twenties.  My wife got into Real Estate selling lakefront homes.  I enjoyed watching her prosper and helped her when the subject got around to fishing.  I'll be 75 next month and am comfortable with retirement.   I fish when I want.  My wife hires a handyman to fix the house and don't mow my own lawn.  There comes a time when you need to hang it up.  I couldn't do it in my fifties, but I sure can now.    

I was in law enforcement for 30+ years. Although I was a Sergeant/ supervisor, I was ready to go! I never let my profession define me at all. I actually despised my last 10 years or so. We're just like @Captian Phil, pay someone to mow and hire a handyman to fix anything I don't want to fool with. 

[Captain Phil]

I have friends who hated retirement.  They loved their work and when it was over they told me they lost their feeling of self worth.   Then there is the problem of married couples being at each other's throats when they are both home full time.  Funny as it sounds, some retired couples get divorced after 30 or more years of happy marriage.  All I can say is find something that's worthwhile and satisfying to do in retirement.  If you sit around and do nothing, you will rust.