Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the ranks of the retired. The new shop is just about done, just need to find a home for the dust collector. Buffet project is moving along and will begin final sanding today. Once the buffet is out of the shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.

Larry

On Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:18:32 AM UTC-5, Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the ranks of the retired. The new shop is just about done, just need to find a home for the dust collector. Buffet project is moving along and will begin final sanding today. Once the buffet is out of the shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy. Larry

Congrats, Larry. Retirement is fun.

*Just don't let the projects dictate your time and efforts, : ), but do get that shop done!

Sonny

"Gramp's shop" wrote:


Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the ranks
of the retired.
snip

Welcome and enjoy.


Lew

On 5/4/2013 10:18 AM, Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the ranks of the retired. The new shop is just about done, just need to find a home for the dust collector. Buffet project is moving along and will begin final sanding today. Once the buffet is out of the shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.

Larry



Good for you! Now you will soon wonder how you had the time to do get
anything done.

Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the ranks of the retired. The new shop is just about done, just need to find a home for the dust collector. Buffet project is moving along and will begin final sanding today. Once the buffet is out of the shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.

Larry

Remember Parkinson's Law: Work expands so as to fill the time
available for its completion.

--
 GW Ross 

 Although I'm not Canadian, I tend to 
 like their bacon. 

"Gramp's shop" wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the ranks of
the retired. The new shop is just about done, just need to find a home
for the dust collector. Buffet project is moving along and will begin
final sanding today. Once the buffet is out of the shop, I can start on
the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes painting the kitchen,
living room and MBR and a major redo of the master bath. I guess I don't
have to worry about keeping busy.

Larry

Congratulations, Larry.

--
www.ewoodshop.com (Mobile)

On Sat, 4 May 2013 08:18:32 -0700 (PDT), "Gramp's shop"
have now joined the ranks of the retired.

Congrats. Now we will expect to see pictures of your projects as you
tick them off your to do list.

On 5/4/2013 10:27 AM, Sonny wrote:
On Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:18:32 AM UTC-5, Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the

[snip]

shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes
painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the
master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.
Larry

Congrats, Larry. Retirement is fun.

*Just don't let the projects dictate your time and efforts, : ), but
do get that shop done!

Definitely congrats, Larry.

Seems you've already figured out that the part about not keeping busy.
Recall running into a friend about six months after he'd retired.

I asked him how life was treating him and how he was enjoying
retirement. His comment?

"It's great! I don't have a thing that I have to do and already, I'm
six weeks behind!"

That's about what I've heard from everyone I know who's retired.

On 5/5/2013 11:10 AM, Unquestionably Confused wrote:
On 5/4/2013 10:27 AM, Sonny wrote:
On Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:18:32 AM UTC-5, Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the

[snip]

shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes
painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the
master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.
Larry

Congrats, Larry. Retirement is fun.

*Just don't let the projects dictate your time and efforts, : ), but
do get that shop done!

Definitely congrats, Larry.

Seems you've already figured out that the part about not keeping busy.
Recall running into a friend about six months after he'd retired.

I asked him how life was treating him and how he was enjoying
retirement. His comment?

"It's great! I don't have a thing that I have to do and already, I'm
six weeks behind!"

That's about what I've heard from everyone I know who's retired.



and the SWMBO back him up that he did not have a thing that MUST be done?

On 5/4/2013 8:18 AM, Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the ranks of the retired. The new shop is just about done, just need to find a home for the dust collector. Buffet project is moving along and will begin final sanding today. Once the buffet is out of the shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.

Larry

Idle workshops are the devil's hands...
mahalo,
jo4hn
....or something like that

On 5/5/2013 1:16 PM, jo4hn wrote:
On 5/4/2013 8:18 AM, Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the ranks
of the retired. The new shop is just about done, just need to find a
home for the dust collector. Buffet project is moving along and will
begin final sanding today. Once the buffet is out of the shop, I can
start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes painting the
kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the master bath. I
guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.

Larry

Idle workshops are the devil's hands...
mahalo,
jo4hn
...or something like that

Oh and congrats on your ascension to the ranks of the voluntarily
unemployed. My big brother once told me that no matter how hard I
worked, I would be busier in retirement.
:-)

On Sun, 05 May 2013 10:10:25 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
wrote:

On 5/4/2013 10:27 AM, Sonny wrote:
On Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:18:32 AM UTC-5, Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the

[snip]

shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes
painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the
master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.
Larry

Congrats, Larry. Retirement is fun.

*Just don't let the projects dictate your time and efforts, : ), but
do get that shop done!

Definitely congrats, Larry.

Seems you've already figured out that the part about not keeping busy.
Recall running into a friend about six months after he'd retired.

I asked him how life was treating him and how he was enjoying
retirement. His comment?

"It's great! I don't have a thing that I have to do and already, I'm
six weeks behind!"

That's about what I've heard from everyone I know who's retired.

I "retired" six years ago and spend nine months having fun (well,
other than three months sick) and getting the honeydo list done. Then
I got bored when SWMBO wouldn't let me make sawdust anymore (house on
the market) so I went back to work. ;-) ...and we've bought two
houses and have made three interstate moves since. I still don't have
a shop set up. :-(

On 5/5/2013 7:23 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 05 May 2013 10:10:25 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
wrote:

On 5/4/2013 10:27 AM, Sonny wrote:
On Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:18:32 AM UTC-5, Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the

[snip]

shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes
painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the
master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.
Larry

Congrats, Larry. Retirement is fun.

*Just don't let the projects dictate your time and efforts, : ), but
do get that shop done!

Definitely congrats, Larry.

Seems you've already figured out that the part about not keeping busy.
Recall running into a friend about six months after he'd retired.

I asked him how life was treating him and how he was enjoying
retirement. His comment?

"It's great! I don't have a thing that I have to do and already, I'm
six weeks behind!"

That's about what I've heard from everyone I know who's retired.

I "retired" six years ago and spend nine months having fun (well,
other than three months sick) and getting the honeydo list done. Then
I got bored when SWMBO wouldn't let me make sawdust anymore (house on
the market) so I went back to work. ;-) ...and we've bought two
houses and have made three interstate moves since. I still don't have
a shop set up. :-(

Seems like you are doing something wrong.
You went back to work and bought more homes...
are you supposed to downsize and enjoy...


--
Jeff

On Sun, 05 May 2013 19:28:43 -0400, woodchucker
wrote:

On 5/5/2013 7:23 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 05 May 2013 10:10:25 -0500, Unquestionably Confused
wrote:

On 5/4/2013 10:27 AM, Sonny wrote:
On Saturday, May 4, 2013 10:18:32 AM UTC-5, Gramp's shop wrote:
Punched out for the last time yesterday and have now joined the

[snip]

shop, I can start on the new bench. SWMBO has a list that includes
painting the kitchen, living room and MBR and a major redo of the
master bath. I guess I don't have to worry about keeping busy.
Larry

Congrats, Larry. Retirement is fun.

*Just don't let the projects dictate your time and efforts, : ), but
do get that shop done!

Definitely congrats, Larry.

Seems you've already figured out that the part about not keeping busy.
Recall running into a friend about six months after he'd retired.

I asked him how life was treating him and how he was enjoying
retirement. His comment?

"It's great! I don't have a thing that I have to do and already, I'm
six weeks behind!"

That's about what I've heard from everyone I know who's retired.

I "retired" six years ago and spend nine months having fun (well,
other than three months sick) and getting the honeydo list done. Then
I got bored when SWMBO wouldn't let me make sawdust anymore (house on
the market) so I went back to work. ;-) ...and we've bought two
houses and have made three interstate moves since. I still don't have
a shop set up. :-(

Seems like you are doing something wrong.
You went back to work and bought more homes...
are you supposed to downsize and enjoy...

Obviously. The newer houses are 1.5x and now 2x the size of the
original. The property taxes are 1/4 and 1/3, though, and the
weather is *much* better. ;-)

I decided that 54 was to way early to really retire and I've had great
jobs, since. Having the pension, already, allows me to be a lot
pickier about the jobs I take. It buys more toys, too. ;-)

On Sunday, May 5, 2013 6:39:22 PM UTC-5, k wrote:
I decided that 54 was to way early to really retire and I've had great jobs, since. Having the pension, already, allows me to be a lot pickier about the jobs I take. It buys more toys, too. ;-)

Multiple houses? Just need His and Hers houses, with yours - one room for cooking, sleeping, & visiting and the rest shop space.

Sonny

On Sun, 5 May 2013 18:25:07 -0700 (PDT), Sonny
wrote:

On Sunday, May 5, 2013 6:39:22 PM UTC-5, k wrote:
I decided that 54 was to way early to really retire and I've had great jobs, since. Having the pension, already, allows me to be a lot pickier about the jobs I take. It buys more toys, too. ;-)

Multiple houses?

Sure, doesn't everyone have spares?

Just need His and Hers houses, with yours - one room for cooking, sleeping, & visiting and the rest shop space.

Two houses and three moves is only .67 houses per state. I almost
bought one in Ohio, too, but cooler heads prevailed. ;-) I hate
apartment living, almost that much.

I still own the two houses, for another year, at least one hopes it's
only a year.