1952-59 Ford RETIRED!

I am working on 32 here at Ohio Dept. of Transportation. But because our great retirement board, dropped spousal benefits, I will have to be here another 7 years..

 

I have a Social Security appointment to claim my departed wife's survivor benefits in 2 weeks. I'm over 60 so it makes me eligible, all I have to bring is a marriage certificate and a void check for direct deposit. This is something that may speed up my retirement... or buy another car...

 

My vote would be for another car

 

Possibly, but have to extend the garage out back first so I have room. Might be a 2017 project.

 

I was on a buy team with the Army- late 90s when they bought excavators from John Deere. DTB did the Tech Manuals. I was maintenance mgr & worked with Deere & Brown to convert the support manuals to Army TMs. Went from Brown's facility on LI to Deere's Alabama subcontractor to Deere Hdqtrs in Moline numerous times.

 

DTB does a lot of testing for us when we consolidated our facilities in 2005. They do our salt-fog test, some shake-and-bake and a variety of other environmental testing. They're a sharp bunch, a few defected and are now working with us, great people.

I don't travel much for business these days. From 1990 to 1994 I was tech liaison to Edwards AFB and China Lake weapons facility. I was in and out of a big facility we had in So Cal quite a bit until we closed it down. The good old days.

I'm still on disability and was talking with one of the guys on my crew from work yesterday. I'm 61, he's 62 and we decided to consolidate our retirements in 2020. So I wait an extra month.

 

Congratulations on the retirement, as said before you'll love it. I retired from the USPS Denver BMC 12/03/10 as an Electronics Tech After 28 years, 9 months USPS and 9 years, 4 months military.

 

congrats Rick. Is that your 56 in the avatar photo?

 

Yes, doesn't look much different but getting closer to moving under its own power. Thanks!