Never trust a fart and never waste a hard on. Two things to remember once you arrive at retirement age.
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30tudor and never p*** up a chance to take a piss! I retired at 62. My wife is 5 years older and had been retired for about a year when she started insisting I join her. We are fortunate enough that we can afford it so I retired. Best thing we could have done. No regrets at all. So much stuff to do and places to go the only pressure now is to get as much done as possible before the big dirt nap!
I retired about 7 years ago from 8-9 road trips a summer vending my wares at NSRA shows. I've down sized to a new shop and have cut back to building and shipping a ch***is about every 2 weeks. I could never sit around and do nothing. Finished my 4th deuce PU this spring and am taking my chopped deuce 5 window to the upholstery shop Sunday. Getting ready to turn 73 and will be starting a new project 32 lakester. Dam I love retirement!
Retired a long time a go. Will be 77 in March. Going to print some bumper stickers that say: DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR A LIVING GET ANYTHING DONE! Been busier than a one armed wall paper hanger since I retired.
I think I have seen that guy. He is the one sitting on the bench at the mall all afternoon waiting for his wife to finish shopping.
Well HER legs look a lot better than yours! LOL. I just submitted my letter announcing my retirement after 38 years of teaching. I'll have to live to be 300 to finish all my projects. Let the fun begin.
Congrats ! Enjoy ! I retired at 62, turning 70 shortly, time has/is flying by. I agree with everyone on having a hobby/interest, we are the Lucky ones as cars have been my deal all my life, no complaints from me on anything, Life is Good ! I will say, I keep busy, but don't accomplish much compared to years ago as a everything I do takes forever and I love it when I go across garage, forget what I was going to do and then was I coming or going LOL. Thinking everyday is an adventure.
Asked a recently retired guy what he was doing with all that spare time now. He told me spent a lot of it trying to remember someone's name or going to take a leak.
I tell all the young kids that you need to have hobbies to keep you going in retirement. That's one reason I got back into hot rods. I also golf, build furniture, travel and help my wife with her gardening. I'll be 80 in March and when I get over a couple of health issues (hopefully soon) I'm going to keep going. Hey nice shop, reminds me of my son's in South Carolina with 4 bays ,one with a lift plus a work area. He was suppose to move back to Seattle and build it so we could both use it.
Three tips I heard years ago about a happy retirement..... 1) Have things/hobbies you enjoy doing 2) Have friends who you enjoy doing things with (like the hobbies) 3) Have the money for the 1st two. Seems to me it's sound advice. Lynn
Dan... I wish you all the BEST ! I was an actor before I got into radio and studied at the Pasadena Playhouse...loved every minute of my time in Pasadena ! Lived in the dorms a few blocks from the Playhouse on the other end of El Molino (if you're reading this and not familiar with Pasadena, the PPH is off the corner of El Molino & Colorado Blvd. where the Rose Bowl Parade travels down every New Year's Day. Got to see that "live" when I lived there.) Those San Gabriel mountains are just beautiful...and I hope you & yours enjoy your retirement, because no matter what you do in that area it's a really nice place to be ! Spence Murray lives not too far from there. Best wishes to you, Dan ! Jonnie www.legends.thewwbc.net
I got laid off 2 years ago. I've been in my shop almost every day since. They did me a favor. I'm only 53 but I ain't going back to get f*cked by the man ever again. I work more/harder in my shop than I ever did at my job. My dog is my supervisor and all she does is sleep or bark if a neighbor gets close to my house. I love it.
Yes, I agree with you, never leave retirement too late. I retired in 2012 and was glad I did, I got some more energetic stuff done and dusted and now have a health issue which would have restricted me from doing a lot of that stuff that I have put behind me now. Retirement is like travelling do it when you can. My dad retired with nothing much to do, drove the rest of us nuts until he discovered gardening, not my cup of tea but he found it very rewarding. I don't have a shop as nice as yours but am happy with what I have. I have plenty of car bodies and parts that will see me out, which also means my build costs are now so much less since I have most of the stuff and do most of my own work. The best thing I have done is build my overhead gantry crane in my shop to make lifting real easy. I posted that in the homemade equipment thread and since then have made 3 you tube videos of my current project progress. That was a bit of a challenge for a non technology guy, but that is why we have grandchildren. It all comes down to the old scenario time and money....
So damn many projects to do that I threaten to go take a dispatch just to get a break! At least at work I don't personally have to sort out the most important to do first! One thing though : I don't remember needing to ;pee so much when I was working!!!
Retired 10 years ago after 44 years in the Line trade. My wife is also retired and is fine with me building these and helps a great deal. Will be 75 soon and still building cars-just a bit slower. Since retiring I have build a few 40 Fords(12) and am starting another as we speak-should keep me busy for a few months. That and keeping the place nice keeps me going. Just wired a race car and finished up a 37 woody for a friend as well. Update-just saw an ad for a nice 33 3 window-may go look! Maybe after the upcoming 40-have never done one before.
At 71 and still working 40 hours a week some folks say that will be me but I am working on the retirement papers now and should hang it up about the first of April so I have time to play with my toys and work off that to do list that seems to get longer since my work schedule doesn't give me time on work days to get anything accomplished at home. I'd have retired earlier but I really enjoy being around the young people I work with as they are really great to be around. That and I bought too many toys to use in the shop that have taken a lot of bucks in the last couple of years. I have a lot of parts for my truck and have a lot of tools and equipment to play with and now I need time to play with them. I may have to figure out something to generate some spending money for the extras though. Something that doesn't involve working on other people's cars. I've got a couple of ideas there that justify some of the stuff I have bought and still won't take up more than a few hours a week.
I started drawing a Social Security Ponzi scheme Check about 4 years ago. Im 66 and don't call it retired. I attempt to do something productive every day. Also having a lot of fun with the grandkids ect. I try and do things that don't require spending gobs of money. a dollar not spent is better than ten you have to earn. Still selling parts of the hoard. Ive reciently started watching a lot of car stuff on U Tube. I still attend a few auction sales.
I retired in 2009 as an auto shop foreman for the Govt. I swore I would never work on anything newer than 1973. So far every time I finish somebody's project another one shows up. Haven't advertised just word of mouth. I hate bodywork and paint , but they all want their projects painted. So I give them the I really don't want to do it price and they say when can you start ? As soon as I finish this car I am working on. We are moving back to the north Ga , southern Tn area. So I can finish my Southeast G***er project and we are going g***er racing. Buying a motor home and an enclosed trailer to travel with. Retirement kills, I watched my dad sit down after working from the time he was 13 until he retired at 63. He died less than a year later of boredom.
I retired in 2004 while in my 50's from my job of 32 years but continued with a business I was part of until 2012. Been fully retired ever since. This was something I decided after my older Brother spent his last couple years in a nursing home with a rare form of Dementia. I have since signed up for all my old guy stuff like SS and Medicare. Made sure I take advantage of any Senior discounts and like many have stated here, I always keep busy. I have been a member of a car club since the early 70's which I continue to enjoy. Several of us meet socially for lunch and sometimes breakfast each week. Our summer months are full of car related activities. My cars, hobbies, being creative re-purposing stuff, working around my house, helping Family and traveling to visit my kids and Grandkids help keep me busy. Not sure how I ever had time for work. "Retirement Rocks".
The post office ****ed. But the ability to retire early (61) and have insurance made it a little easier. Walked out that door and never gave it a second thought[emoji1360]. Retirement is great! Sent from my iPhone using The H.A.M.B. mobile app
I worked 45 years before having to go out on disability due to a Dr. screwing up my ankle surgery. I can still get around but slower now. I stay busy. The only complaint is after 45 years of work and 70 weeks you would think the government would give you a decent check. Bruce.
I'm 62 and considering going out in 2019, less than 2 years, more like 1.5 years. I have the 2 pensions, a fat 401k and I can take a lump-sum with the one pension. $140k in your hand says a lot. We're waiting at work for a buy-out, last one was 5 years ago, fat chance on that. I have my late wife's investments as well, so I'll be okay. I plan to hustle machine shop work on the side. I can work in other shops as a hired gun on certain jobs. I'm staying put on Long Island and expanding the garage to give me room for a 2nd car and some swinging room. I can do the snow-bird thing and head south for a month or two quite easily in the winter. Maybe I'll take in some work, pick and choose though.
Retirement is what you make of it. I retired Oct. 2014 and never looked back! Like everyone says, you just need something to keep you busy. A car hobby is ideal for that. Hopefully we all stay healthy enough to enjoy being retired.
I retired in 2014 at just short of 56 and have never looked back. This is my new thought process since...
I'm also a Civil Service employee, due to retire after 30+ years at the end of the year. Oh, I'm in my early 50's, so it's looking pretty rosey for me. I also plan on taking my insurance, walking out the door and not look back! And between my model trains, a few car projects and an impending honey-do list, I'll also wonder when I had time to work!
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