Retired

[gtoad]

Well into my third week of retirement. So far it's OK. I think it's going to take some time to adjust ( thank heavens all the hunting seasons are about to open.)

Started on coyotes this morning...saw 3 no really good shot opertunites. ( no shots fired)
There's always tomorrow.

 

[crapshoot]

For me, wasn't all it's cracked up to be. Went back to work part time.
Got tired of where I was working and quit. That lasted 2 months and I went back to work at the same place. Couldn't stand sitting at home by myself.

 

[popper43]

About 15 yrs for me, you need to find a hobby or get bored. Casting and reloading works for me, plus practice bass and guitar - when she's not home.
Edit: I started this hobby just before I got retired (surprised they waited so long) and found it interesting. Now if the computer would learn to spell.

 

[AWS]

Your going to love it. I've been retired 16 yrs and there still isn't enough time in the week to get everything done. Today I'm making raised oarlocks for my layout boat, duck season is just a couple weeks off, I've been doing some walk up dove hunting in the desert, working on fenders for my buggy. Then pred hunting starts in Nov. and as soon as thats done it is carp shooting and fishing, then garden time and were back to hunting season. In between it is target shooting, experimenting with scopes, rifles and new loads. Just don't sit down and stop doing things.

 

[gtoad]

About 15 yrs for me, you need to find a hobby or get bored. Casting and reloading works for me, plus practice bass and guitar - when she's not home.

I can't load anymore than I do now.
Been shooting and reloading since 15.
But that is my number 1 hobby....it's great.

 

[Spurchaser]

Y’all making some of us poor folks jealous!! I’ve got about 3 more years then I think I’m gonna call it quits and add to my side hustle.

 

[RSG223]

6 years for me now, don't regret it! Of course I have more hobbies than most people. If I'm not hunting or fishing I'll be in my shop either machining fishing reels or making watches.

Enjoy your retirement gtoad, you earned it!

 

[AWS]

I took a 7 year practice retirement in my 30s and decided to go back to work and put together a decent grubstake for the real thing. I pulled the plug on my 62nd birthday so I'd have extra years to enjoy it.

 

[jmeddy]

Retired at 55 but had a cabinet shop for summer work and a taxidermy shop for winter work/augmenting cash. Market crashed in 08, got a call from my old Mine Manager offering a parttime position that I couldn't turn down. Worked 25hrs a week for 10 months a year for the next 5 yrs and still did cabinet/taxi on the side. Rebuilt the funds and called it coal mining quits for good at 63, over 11yrs ago. Stopped the major wood working 4 yrs ago as cabinets got to heavy/bulky for me to handle and haven't decided if I am gonna take any deer in this fall or not.
Once you get into it retirement is a great thing BUT you got to have 'things to do'.

 

[medic joe]

I reached my 16th year retired this summer. I like it just fine.

 

[hm1996]

My wife and I operated a mom & pop business our last 25 working years. Didn't have a vacation, other than a few 3-4 day long weekends the entire time, so we were ready for retirement when I turned 62. Life got in the way and we never did get to travel as we had planned, but have totally enjoyed the freedom of retirement. One thing I've noticed about retirement though, it does seem like the days are much shorter now than they were way back then.

 

[carvercalls]

I have 6 months to go.. Im looking forward to retirement.,. I have plenty of stuff to keep me busy.,

 

[hm1996]

I have plenty of stuff to keep me busy.,

That's the key to a happy retirement, IMO.

 

[Bob_Atl]

Congrats gtoad, 12 happy years for me.
In my case, too many hobbies and not enough time !!
Not a multi-tasker, so I rotate through the hobbies as the "spirit" leads.
No pressure on any of them, unless I need to be settled down someplace before sunup.

 

[soup]

I retired October 2008.
I still don’t have enough hours in the day
Soup

 

[Stu Farish]

Lost my job 11 months ago. After 4 months of not finding anything I pulled the trigger & retired.

So far I have too much to do around here to get bored & that's before even thinking about anything fun LOL

 

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[Curt Barrett]

Stu, that Pickles comic sums it up. Lol!

I retired in May a couple months after hitting 62. Sometimes I miss mill electrical work. It was kind of like war. Either slightly boring or balls to walls, adrenaline fueled chaos. Fortunately the mill changed hands a couple years ago. The new owners sucked so bad it made deciding to retire easier. Boredom isn’t a problem so far. Finding out how many things I blew off around the house after 22 years of driving 100 miles & 12 hr days.

Finally can hunt again. I’m a bit of a firearm fan and bought a bunch over the years. Unfortunately didn’t have much time to shoot. I’m finding NIB and used guns I didn’t know I had. Have been doing some shooting now and am building a shooting shack behind the backyard for winter shooting and reloading. Only 25 & 100 yard range for now.

Have been able to do some electrical stuff at my own house for once. Between that and all the other little home improvement projects, farm crap, etc the days are full. Big change is starting and stopping when I want and no Sunday depression knowing Monday was coming. Lol! Advice to those that are newly retired, as mentioned, develop some hobbies. You will find something. If nothing else, call you’re not yet retired friends regularly to remind them that today is Saturday because every day is Saturday so they can tell you to F off. Ha!

 

[Stu Farish]