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Post by geebo on Jul 31, 2021 9:42:41 GMT -5
Retirement is official at 4:00pm CDT today!
The wife and I were given a 4 day 3 night stay at a secluded cabin in the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tn. Scheduled for October when the weather is cool and the leaves have turned. Better than some retirement watch I'll never wear.
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Post by AudioHTIT on Jul 31, 2021 9:50:19 GMT -5
Retirement is official at 4:00pm CDT today! Congratulations geebo! Time for everything you never had time for and to get so busy you don’t have time for anything! I’m sure you’ll love it, all the best!
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Post by vcautokid on Jul 31, 2021 9:51:11 GMT -5
Wow Congratulations George. What is the plan ahead?
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Post by geebo on Jul 31, 2021 10:05:26 GMT -5
Wow Congratulations George. What is the plan ahead? First I'm just going to get acclimated to not doing the daily grind. Then we'll decide. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by bobcel on Jul 31, 2021 10:05:56 GMT -5
Congratulations Geebo! I'm 7 months out myself, so excited I cant stand it!
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Post by geebo on Jul 31, 2021 10:10:19 GMT -5
Congratulations Geebo! I'm 7 months out myself, so excited I cant stand it! Thanks, it'll go by faster than you think.
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Post by hjstack on Jul 31, 2021 10:19:37 GMT -5
Yes.....every day's a Saturday Congrats!
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Post by ttocs on Jul 31, 2021 10:35:54 GMT -5
Congratulations George! Good for you!
I'm vicariously happy for you!
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Post by boomzilla on Jul 31, 2021 10:40:05 GMT -5
So glad your company treated you fairly! Mine laid me off on a Friday after 24.5 years of service with no unpaid retirement, no medical insurance, and no warning. Fortunately, I had a healthy 401K! I'm now in my 21st year of independent consulting and "retirement" is about 1.5 years away now.
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Post by 26gary26 on Jul 31, 2021 11:27:33 GMT -5
Congrats. Don't worry about not having the daily grind anymore. There is always something to do. My days now are not long enough for everything I want to do. Best of luck.
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Post by graphic on Jul 31, 2021 11:54:43 GMT -5
Boom Sadly your experience is all too common. After 21 years of employment, with nothing but the highest evaluations, I turned 65 on a Wednesday and Friday they told me I was “retired”. No benefits, only what you had managed in your 401, which they had stopped contributing to more than 10 years previously
Good luck George. If your health holds, you’ve got a great time ahead of you! You will never have a free moment again, either! Have a great time
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Post by novisnick on Jul 31, 2021 12:00:51 GMT -5
Congratulations geebo ,you’ll now have nothing to do and it will take all day to do it! Kidding aside, I’m so very happy for you on this day of retirement. I know you’ll find more things to do that will be more fun and interesting. Have at it young man! ![](https://i.postimg.cc/JzBHk47R/2-C5374-FF-D599-409-B-B881-B87385-B574-DB.jpg)
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Post by KeithL on Jul 31, 2021 13:47:55 GMT -5
Congratulations.... more free time to enjoy life.
Retirement is official at 4:00pm CDT today! The wife and I were given a 4 day 3 night stay at a secluded cabin in the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tn. Scheduled for October when the weather is cool and the leaves have turned. Better than some retirement watch I'll never wear.
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Post by 405x5 on Jul 31, 2021 16:45:35 GMT -5
Retirement is official at 4:00pm CDT today! The wife and I were given a 4 day 3 night stay at a secluded cabin in the Smokies in Gatlinburg, Tn. Scheduled for October when the weather is cool and the leaves have turned. Better than some retirement watch I'll never wear. Congratulations Geebo! I’m right behind you (almost) …. Self employed since 1984 and started putting the key in the door at 2020’s end. Not too difficult, but in NY State it ain’t over until the corporate dissolution is granted by the tax department. I will feel free once that happens!
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Post by pallpoul on Jul 31, 2021 17:07:51 GMT -5
So happy for you and your wife. Make the best of it you 2.
Congratulations.
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Post by DavidR on Jul 31, 2021 17:30:40 GMT -5
![](https://img.freepik.com/free-vector/card-template-with-fireworks-party-horns_1308-3021.jpg?size=626&ext=jpg) Enjoy BUT have a plan. It was both easy and difficult at the same time for me. The best was when the weather sucked and I didn't have to deal with getting to work. The worst was breaking the habit thinking I had to get ready for the week ahead on Sunday and actually having objectives to deal with.
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Post by brutiarti on Jul 31, 2021 18:25:45 GMT -5
Congrats Geebo No more case of the mondays
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Post by 405x5 on Jul 31, 2021 19:50:45 GMT -5
Congrats Geebo No more case of the mondays One case of the Monday’s that doesn’t quit is the G-Man picking up the garbage. If THAT goes away, we’re in trouble! 🗑
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Post by cwmcobra on Jul 31, 2021 20:08:57 GMT -5
Congrats Geebo! It was over 12 years ago for me and it has flown by. Enjoy each day!!
Cheers!
Chuck
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Post by teaman on Jul 31, 2021 20:47:52 GMT -5
Congratulations Geebo, wishing you a very happy retirement!
Tim
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