I stepped off the deep end today.

After 30 years at the same job, working 12-16 hours a day, I told them I had enough. In 30 days I will be amoung the unemployed for the first time in about 35 years.

My wife says that I will be retired not unemployeed. She says anyone that works the same job for 30 years should be considered retired. The best part of it is she is 14 years younger than me and doesnt care if I ever get another job. What a woman! I think I'll keep her.

I may turn in to a swap meet junkie, flip some cars, and continue to grow our insulation business. Hell, my future is wide open now!

Also Were leaving the sand storms of west texas and plan on moving over around the Springtown area (about 30 miles west of Fort Worth) but thats not set in stone. We plan on living in our camping trailer till our home here sells then building a shop/house.

I was pretty freaked out about quitting up until I gave my notice, now its all down hill from here. I'm actually excited about it now. Anything will be better than the same old drudgery ive put up with. The job was really getting me down the last 5 or so years.

Damn, life is good again! Swap meets and car shows here I come!

 

Unemployed loser!!!!!!
Have a great time! 9yrs to go,and i'm retired! Can't wait......

 

Cool man good luck....after 20 years mine is ending in January.

 

Good for you. Working for other people sucks.

If you have the ways and means to make a buck, you will do fine. Look at it like having a few little jobs. It helps break up the monotony.

OH, you get to keep all the $$ for you, too..

 

bet it feels like a big weight lifted off your shoulders

 

Well good luck with it..you deserve it

 

that's it, I am quitting too! Thanks for the inspiration.

 

Your wife's 14???????

 

I got hurt and missed a lot of time at work, but gained a lot with my wife and kids that got me on the right track. Good Luck and have a blast.....

 

No she 14 years younger than me!

 

congratulations. Good luck with your free time and keep goin with your insulation bid-ness.

 

I retired last June after 39 years. There aren't enough hours in the day to do all the stuff I've been putting off doing all that time. Have a blast!

 

12-16 hour days? Gee, I hate working an 8 hour day, dunno how ya do it. Good luck, in a couple of years you'll be saying "man, I wish I'd done that decades ago"!

 

Congrats...Swap meet's and car show's....sounds like a great plan to me..

 

Hang in there, your times coming!

Best of luck to you on yours

I dont plan on ever working for another man. I may end up working some long hours but it will be for me.

Thanks, I think I do too

 

30 yrs is not long enough to retire.. so you are going to live off us other honest tax paying slobs. you suck.. I want to not work

 

Envy here.
Ive quit about 100 jobs

 

Pedophile

 

Just kidding! I was gonna say "move out of Texas,LOL!!!".

 

Hey! I got two months!

















Then I'm out of middle school.
Seriously, you HAMB guys are gettin' old on me..
Shit, I'm still at the point where 30 is old!
Congrats though man, back to the good life!

 

For the record, I was kidding too.

BTW - how old are you? You may be my new hero.

 

I'm with ya
I only have 26 more years.
I am getting excited!

 

Note that he says ONLY 26 years.

 

I plan on getting back some of the tax I've been paying!

Your almost there!

Fiddy Six going on 20 again

I only have 4 words of wisdom for you.....Four Oh One Kay

 

I've been looking for a job for 31 years and I just can't work for anybody else. Until I get to where I can play well with others I'll just have to keep building engines and working hot rods. I'm sure you'll be happy and that's what is important. Congrads>>>>.

 

congrats on hangin' it up--I did the same last year after 43 years in the Electrical construction arena---now don't have time to do all the stuff I want to do but it's sure fun !!

 

Congrats bud! Well deserved.

 

Need any help learning how to spend a full day and get absolutely nothing worthwhile accomplished? I got my routine down pretty good and am willing to give you some lessons.
Congratulations on your carreer change. Gonna be fun!!!

 

I retired in 2000 for a year then back to work part time. I haven't been fishing yet! This Golden Years stuff was put out by the Global Warming gang! Have fun and enjoy your time!

 

Hey, congrats on pulling the trigger. Good luck and enjoy yourself

Al in CT