Reply With QuoteCongratulations David - hope you enjoy your retirement!
Made it to retirement today folks (apologies for a second retirement thread in as many weeks..) age 56 and
33 years of shift work in the oil industry are just tying up nicely with a house move in a couple of weeks
Felt a bit odd when the alarm didn't go off at 04:30!
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Congratulations David - hope you enjoy your retirement!
Yes! Great! Congrats and many happy years to come.
Menno
Good luck, have a happy, healthy, active, fun filled time!
Now begins a great chapter of your life. I am sure you will make the very most of it.👍
Wear that bad boy in good health!
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Well done. Now make sure you keep that free time for your own use, as I am sure Mes Goat has a few ideas on managing your timetable
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Retired at 56... I could only dream! Expect i'll still be at the coal face aged 65+, if i'm not dead!
Anyway, congratulations! Enjoy the day!
Any new watches to celebrate the big event?
Welcome to retirement, 3 yrs earlier than me! You'll wonder how you ever found time to go to work if you have any hobbies etc.
Ian
Congratulations and good luck with whatever the future holds.
Well done David; you can now expect to busier than you ever have been. I don't suppose you're contemplating a trip to Berlin to celebrate your freedom; I was chatting with a fellow forum member last night about a proper Berlin GTG - there are at least three of us now?
Congratulations David. And in time for the rest of Wimbledon!
Congrats and plenty early to enjoy life still.
Do you plan on buying yourself a retirement watch?
Excellent news Sir, congrats and good luck with your newly found freedom.
Fas est ab hoste doceri
???Originally Posted by seikopath
Congratulations, my wife recently retired aged 52.
Unfortunately that means me carrying on until I'm ninety!
Congratulations.
You're soon going to wonder how you ever had time to go to work though - happens to us all
Best Regards - Peter
I'd hate to be with you when you're on your own.
Nice one ☝️
Many congrats. I hear retirement brings on a busier life than any working life so enjoy :-)
Nice one goaty!
I managed it to 50 before packing it in , but I was never too keen on work anyway.
Cheers,
Neil.
Nice one! Congratulations and I'm sure you've earned it.
Welcome to the club!.
When you look long into an abyss, the abyss looks long into you.........
....and two years earlier than me. I don't find I have enough time because I bought a puppy (now nearly three years old)!
All the best for a long and happy retirement
Jon
Congrats, best career move you'll ever make!
I managed it at 52 and I`ve never missed work once..........apart from the financial rewards it's a vastly over-rated activity.
Paul
Congratulations, I'm very envious. At 50 I'm just having to reboot my career as the previous one had a bit of a stumble. And with a 4yo I need to carry on earning for a while.
Heartiest congratulations to Mr Goat!!
But:
I'm with Confucius, who famously said....
"Choose a job you love and you'll never work a day in your life"
(mind you, his job wasn't too arduous, was it?)
Congratulations
i have been retired now for 1 week and spend most of it redecorating the utility room - and an excellent job done (if I do say so myself). It was a treat not have to rush because I was running out of time. Plus today had the added benefit of listening to TMS.
Tomorrow is a day offas I am playing golf.
Its a tough job, but someone has to do it.
Whoever does not know how to hit the nail on the head should be asked not to hit it at all.
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Well done, David. Have a long and happy retirement.
I retired last week at 52 .
wife had a stroke last year at 49 which really affected me and I was off work for 6 months with Depression ,stress and anxiety .
Whilst off work I decided not to go back as life is too short !
love being with the Wife everyday and we are keeping active by going to the gym and cycling mainly .
to be honest we don't know where the time goes !
We have had to adjust our spending due to massive drop in income but we are not worried .
Also to celebrate I have had the call to say my 5712/1a has arrived awaiting collection after a year wait !!
Enjoy it OP .
Lee
Nice one we just acquired another spaniel and they sure fill the days.
I retired and 3 months later started a part time job because I was getting cabin fever. 5 years later I'm still working 2 or 3 days a week
I second that ! I retired at 50, 10 years ago after 32 years service, however Mrs Mag retired from teaching a couple of months ago and I'm now looking for a part time job . . .
F.T.F.A.
Well done Mr Goat. Don't go getting under Mrs Goat's feet now. Have fun!! Not at all envious :)
Congratulations! I hope it isn't too much longer before I join the ranks
It's just a matter of time...
55 seems to be the forum sweet spot, well done to all on this thread who managed to achieve it. Now go live your lives !
Well done Goat, wishing you many happy, healthy years.
Good for you mate!
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
I second that ! I retired at 50, 10 years ago after 32 years service, however Mrs Mag retired from teaching a couple of months ago and I'm now looking for a part time job . . .Check out if any of your local gyms have some openings. Thank me later ;)
PS I have better chances of being retired than doing it myself
Fas est ab hoste doceri
Congrats
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Well done David.
Enjoy your retirement.
Best regards,
Ben
Congratulations. A recent surprise addition to the family ensures my plan for retirement in the next few years are scuppered, might make it by 60 if I can squirrel away enough.
Congratulations enjoy the busiest part of your life. Life's too short not to!
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It must depend on your circumstances and lifestyle. My brother and his partner are probably on less than that but own their own home and have a wonderful life - gardening, reading, cooking and friends are at the heart of it. At the start, their LiLo (low income, low outgoings) lifestyle was not a choice, but soon became their preference.
Congratualtions mate, hopefully you get more time to relax than my father inlaw.......who is busier now (mother inlaws task list) than when he worked!!
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