jemorrisonjr Posted January 2, 2013 Share #1 Posted January 2, 2013 Well I cant wait, My last day on the job will be the 31st of this month. 37 years with the Goverment is way long enough. Now it will be time to ride more............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted January 2, 2013 Share #2 Posted January 2, 2013 I stopped at 37 years and have had no regrets. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor Posted January 2, 2013 Share #3 Posted January 2, 2013 I was able to quit after 3 years in the mill, 11 years with the airline and 25 years on the boats. I retired at age 59 and have been having a ball ever since. Only problem is as soon as I retired I got real busy, was tempted to go back to work for a rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clawed Posted January 2, 2013 Share #4 Posted January 2, 2013 congrats' , Good luck in 2013! Yup, I just got my 1st pension check.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billmac Posted January 2, 2013 Share #5 Posted January 2, 2013 After 9 yrs of retirement I'm still tying to figure out how I had time to work and get everything done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wes0778 Posted January 2, 2013 Share #6 Posted January 2, 2013 After 9 yrs of retirement I'm still tying to figure out how I had time to work and get everything done. I can relate to that!!! The honey-dos just keep on coming...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etcswjoe Posted January 2, 2013 Share #7 Posted January 2, 2013 Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted January 2, 2013 Share #8 Posted January 2, 2013 Congrats. I retired out of the Military with 20. Had to get a job almost as soon as I got out because it just dont pay enough on mil ret pay. Well if I lived in a cardboard box maybe. Retired in 96 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G in SC Posted January 2, 2013 Share #9 Posted January 2, 2013 Jim, good going. Enjoy the rides. I got 2 years 4 1/4 months, more or less. Had several weeks of furloughs this year which only convinced me that I will be glad when it comes around. Mike G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skid Posted January 2, 2013 Share #10 Posted January 2, 2013 Congratulation! I still got 1 year, 1 month, & 18 days... but who's counting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongobobny Posted January 2, 2013 Share #11 Posted January 2, 2013 It's a great life, but as brought up, the honey-do list keeps growing, and you wonder how you ever got anything done when you were working! Enjoy!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etohio Posted January 3, 2013 Share #12 Posted January 3, 2013 Congrats !!!!!!!! I got out of the Air Force in 69 and my mother made me go to the unemployment office and try to find a job. First interview and they hired me and 43 years later am still working on that darn job application. I was suppose to retire the 21st of December but no one to replace me so I said I will work to the 1st of Feb but that is it. I want to finish a Rocket 3 that I have and a 54 BSA and 70 Tiger that need finishing. If I can get them done I also have a 56 Ariel that I think would be fun to ride to bike night. I made the mistake of telling my wife I did not know what I was going to do with all my time when I retire. She said that she knew what I could do, half of the house work. Maybe working is not so bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones158 Posted January 3, 2013 Share #13 Posted January 3, 2013 Congratulations Jim!! Long time coming. I retired 2 years ago with 37 years with the DOD. Enjoying life now but still miss it. Have fun and do something to keep u busy (riding). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike G in SC Posted January 3, 2013 Share #14 Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) Oh, Jim, as you are in Wisconsin, July 4th you don't have to Ice Fish! Actually, my wife is from Kalamazoo. We went there August to fish a medium lake (700 acres) where her friends park a RV. 4 days fishing and over 400 blue gills (shell crackers here). Just nightcrawlers, not all that fancy bass gear I used to buy. Cleaned over 200. Convinced me that I will get back to a boat before I retire. Mike G. Edited January 3, 2013 by Mike G in SC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hummingbird Posted January 3, 2013 Share #15 Posted January 3, 2013 retirement ian't all that it's bragged up to be - first, there too many decisions to make like which bike to ride, which set of fishing poles to put in the boat, do I take the cell phone with me or leave it at home, can I turn off the blue tooth on the bike, which wine tasting event to attend - it just goes on and on and on and - Congratulations, you're going to have fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoneman1981 Posted January 3, 2013 Share #16 Posted January 3, 2013 Congrats Jim!!!! Riding more sounds like a good plan to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djh3 Posted January 3, 2013 Share #17 Posted January 3, 2013 I would have to say the biggest thing I missed was the comarodery of my folks on my shift and overall the squadron. Just seemed to be a tighter nit bunch that civilian shop. I got out and went to work in a race shop where we took care of over 30 race cars. Quite a spread in ages, like 18-19 to a couple guys over 50. Everybody pitched together to get work done, but when whistle blew everyone scattered like ants. Didnt seem to have any hey Joe ya want to come over for lunch Sat or how about grabbing a cold one Fri after work. I will say the group where I am now is more on the level I had when I was active duty. But we are on the road together for almost 30 weeks a year together. Shoot maybe you can get a part time gig selling bikes at the local motorcycle store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench Posted January 4, 2013 Share #18 Posted January 4, 2013 Congrats on the retirement!! It's been almost 4 years for me and I've never looked back. ENJOY IT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyinfool Posted January 4, 2013 Share #19 Posted January 4, 2013 Congrats, but I'm jealous. I still have about 30 years to go..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted January 4, 2013 Share #20 Posted January 4, 2013 Jeff, That's both good and bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chabicheka Posted January 4, 2013 Share #21 Posted January 4, 2013 Congrats, but I'm jealous. I still have about 30 years to go..... you kidding me?? looking at your pic(avatar) you look like you are just about ready to croak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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