So how's retirement, Jim?

Onkel Neal · 02-07-14, 09:34 AM

What adjustments have you made in your life? I know when I have semi-retired a few times, I got a lot of stuff done, but eventually ran out of things to do, TV shows and movies to catch up on, friends to visit.... How's it going?

Jimbuna · 02-07-14, 10:32 AM

Not as well as I hoped Neal tbh...hobby wise I now realise I was ill-prepared for and gardening is one of the tasks I hate most in life.

My biggest regret is witnessing my wife going to work due to the fact she never had the opportunity to enrol in the gold plated/final salary pension schemes that were available to me before we met.

I'm already starting to consider looking for a part-time driving job or something along those lines.

Can't grumble too much though when I consider how some folk are finding it hard to meet their fuel bills and put food on the table for their kids during this current period of austerity and even whilst holding down a job in many cases.

Kind of you to ask mate

desertstriker · 02-07-14, 02:00 PM

While I am young Jimbuna I have Known several retirees and they all found another job that was partime or in some cases full time... They told me and I quote "retirement was killing me".

Jimbuna · 02-07-14, 02:37 PM

Well I guess I'll find out during the course of the next six months or so

nikimcbee · 02-07-14, 02:44 PM

You need to get yourself a good "Director's uniform" as curator/president of the Buna Aeroplane Museum. You can hire your daughter to work in the giftshop.

Onkel Neal · 02-07-14, 04:20 PM

One of the good aspects of not scraping by financially and being retired, you can take other jobs and if they don't suit you--quit and try something else. Since I left Dow I have been a Crowne Plaza Hotel manager, Cycle Gear salesman, Suzuki/Honda salesman, school teacher, and ranch hand. It keeps life interesting and helps you keep your mind fit--learning and training on a regular basis. I got my commercial driver's license Wednesday and will be driving cross country in a few weeks. Looking forward to it. What kind of driving were you considering?

Wolferz · 02-07-14, 09:21 PM

Congrats on the CDL Neal.

Have fun dodging the lunatics.

Onkel Neal · 02-07-14, 09:41 PM

Thanks, man. I have years of practice doing that on 2 wheels.

HW3 · 02-07-14, 10:52 PM

Some retirees I have known took up volunteer work in local hospitals doing anywhere from 1 to 3 days a week for several hours a day.

Jimbuna · 02-08-14, 05:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

One of the good aspects of not scraping by financially and being retired, you can take other jobs and if they don't suit you--quit and try something else. Since I left Dow I have been a Crowne Plaza Hotel manager, Cycle Gear salesman, Suzuki/Honda salesman, school teacher, and ranch hand. It keeps life interesting and helps you keep your mind fit--learning and training on a regular basis. I got my commercial driver's license Wednesday and will be driving cross country in a few weeks. Looking forward to it. What kind of driving were you considering?

Not given it any serious consideration yet but I don't have a heavy goods so I can only drive up to a maximum of 7.5 tonne.

I recently passed my forklift licences for reach and counterbalance but honestly can't see myself humping pallets of stuff from one location to another.

If anything jobwise does crop up it'll probably be via word of mouth at the most unexpected time.

Wolferz · 02-08-14, 06:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Thanks, man. I have years of practice doing that on 2 wheels.

Two wheelers stop much faster than eighteen and they are much more agile.

Safety first, always.

swamprat69er · 02-08-14, 08:16 AM

Congratulations on the CDL, Neal. Maybe sometime I might see you up here.

My new train should be in by May and with that I will be able to haul clear across Canada.

swamprat69er · 02-08-14, 08:24 AM

Jim, I really cannot see you as a 'rent-a-cop'. H-Bs' job sounds interesting, though.

Jimbuna · 02-08-14, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by swamprat69er

Jim, I really cannot see you as a 'rent-a-cop'. H-Bs' job sounds interesting, though.

More chance I'd become a 'rent boy'

nikimcbee · 02-08-14, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

More chance I'd become a 'rent boy'

Is that like a boy-toy?

02-07-14, 09:34 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	So how's retirement, Jim? What adjustments have you made in your life? I know when I have semi-retired a few times, I got a lot of stuff done, but eventually ran out of things to do, TV shows and movies to catch up on, friends to visit.... How's it going? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,300 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Not as well as I hoped Neal tbh...hobby wise I now realise I was ill-prepared for and gardening is one of the tasks I hate most in life. My biggest regret is witnessing my wife going to work due to the fact she never had the opportunity to enrol in the gold plated/final salary pension schemes that were available to me before we met. I'm already starting to consider looking for a part-time driving job or something along those lines. Can't grumble too much though when I consider how some folk are finding it hard to meet their fuel bills and put food on the table for their kids during this current period of austerity and even whilst holding down a job in many cases. Kind of you to ask mate __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,300 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Well I guess I'll find out during the course of the next six months or so __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You need to get yourself a good "Director's uniform" as curator/president of the Buna Aeroplane Museum. You can hire your daughter to work in the giftshop. __________________

02-07-14, 04:20 PM	#6
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	One of the good aspects of not scraping by financially and being retired, you can take other jobs and if they don't suit you--quit and try something else. Since I left Dow I have been a Crowne Plaza Hotel manager, Cycle Gear salesman, Suzuki/Honda salesman, school teacher, and ranch hand. It keeps life interesting and helps you keep your mind fit--learning and training on a regular basis. I got my commercial driver's license Wednesday and will be driving cross country in a few weeks. Looking forward to it. What kind of driving were you considering? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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desertstriker Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2012 Location: mod soup bar and grill Posts: 1,756 Downloads: 998 Uploads: 0	While I am young Jimbuna I have Known several retirees and they all found another job that was partime or in some cases full time... They told me and I quote "retirement was killing me".

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Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Congrats on the CDL Neal. Have fun dodging the lunatics. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

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Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Thanks, man. I have years of practice doing that on 2 wheels. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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HW3 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Gresham Oregon Posts: 6,584 Downloads: 458 Uploads: 0	Some retirees I have known took up volunteer work in local hospitals doing anywhere from 1 to 3 days a week for several hours a day. __________________ "Some ships are designed to sink...others require our assistance." Nathan Zelk

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swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Congratulations on the CDL, Neal. Maybe sometime I might see you up here. My new train should be in by May and with that I will be able to haul clear across Canada. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.

02-08-14, 08:24 AM	#13
swamprat69er Aceydeucy Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 1,889 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Jim, I really cannot see you as a 'rent-a-cop'. H-Bs' job sounds interesting, though. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. We the willing, led by the unsure, have done so much with so little, for so long, that we are now qualified to do anything with nothing.