Well, in a weak moment I signed a purchase order for 6 months of consulting
services for my former employer. Transitioning from semi-retired to
not-retired-at-all for a while. Gonna have to apply protectant to table
tops and stack the lumber pile a little better. The old coot's shop is
going to a reduced production line rate.

Hoooowwever - cash for tools!

"RonB" wrote in message
news:TJDwd.11460$F25.11448@okepread07...
Well, in a weak moment I signed a purchase order for 6 months of
consulting services for my former employer. Transitioning from
semi-retired to not-retired-at-all for a while. Gonna have to apply
protectant to table tops and stack the lumber pile a little better. The
old coot's shop is going to a reduced production line rate.

Hoooowwever - cash for tools!


Just to prove that there is balance in the universe, I start my fulltime
retirement TODAY!

Gary

Just to prove that there is balance in the universe, I start my fulltime
retirement TODAY!

Gary
Phooey, Phooey, Phooey!

But Congratulations too. You will love it. I took an early retirement two
years ago October and have been employed about 1/2 time doing contract work.
Not bad duty because pension plus my contract rate = my original full time
salary+. Being self employed I can also find some tax bennies.

RonB wrote:

Just to prove that there is balance in the universe, I start my fulltime
retirement TODAY!

Gary


Phooey, Phooey, Phooey!

But Congratulations too. You will love it. I took an early retirement two
years ago October and have been employed about 1/2 time doing contract work.
Not bad duty because pension plus my contract rate = my original full time
salary+. Being self employed I can also find some tax bennies.




Sounds like me, I took early retirement 2 years ago June and love it.
In the first year I was called by the company 3 times to come back for
various shutdowns, thought about the buyout package and then all the
extra tax money I would have to pay to our Canadian government to waste
and passed. Moved out of the city to a small town and put 12K in my
pocket on the sale of the city house after this one was paid for,
(TOOLS) I took up this sawdust making hobby after I retired and wish I
had done it 30 years ago. With no mortgage the pension covers expenses
plus a little left for toys so I have no desire to go back working for
someone else.

Congrats on your retirement you will love it.

Rick

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:12:15 -0600, "RonB" wrote:


But Congratulations too. You will love it. I took an early retirement two
years ago October and have been employed about 1/2 time doing contract work.
Not bad duty because pension plus my contract rate = my original full time
salary+. Being self employed I can also find some tax bennies.

Not to mention a very healthy shift in attitude...

Enjoy!
TWS

TWS wrote:
But Congratulations too. You will love it. I took an early retirement two
years ago October and have been employed about 1/2 time doing contract work.
Not bad duty because pension plus my contract rate = my original full time
salary+. Being self employed I can also find some tax bennies.

Not to mention a very healthy shift in attitude...


When I had my hip replaced last May I took 90 days off from work. Everyone said
I would be bored. Well, bull****! I loved it and would have hit the trail
right then and there permanently if I could afford it. That wasn't an option so
back to work I went.

About 6 weeks ago the opportunity came up for me to become a "weekender": making
about 90% of my full time salary but only working two 12 hour shifts a week. I
took it. Life is pretty damned good these days.

Most of the things that used to upset me at work don't seem to get to me
anymore. I only see my boss once a month (at the staff meeting). Hospital
administrators are out on the golf course when I'm at work so they can't screw
things up when I'm there. Many of the stupidest of the new procedures people
with master's degrees think up for us peons to do are only done during the
week... when I'm not there. So sad, too bad.

The only negative is that I still have to go in every Saturday and Sunday.
Jeez... it's not like they don't know where I live after all these years. I
keep trying to get them to just send a check but they seem to want me to come in
and piddle around for a bit before they'll pay me. Life just ain't fair
sometimes.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

Not to mention a very healthy shift in attitude...

Healthy in more ways than one. I am 5'-10" and I left the world of 60 to 90
hour weeks I weighed 208 pounds. Now, at about 6:15 or 6:30 each morning my
German Shepard rustles me out of bed and we walk 3 or 4 miles, occasionally
6. On a lot of days I am on my feet in the shop instead of my butt in an
office. I am down to 175 pounds, coffee consumption is down to 1-2 cups vs
having a cup attached to my hand. Highest blood pressure check has been
around 125/78.

When I do get called in to work special projects I leave the politics to the
regulars and just do my job. I know that when the job is finished, I pick
up my little bag and walk out of the door. BTW - Overtime is paid now and
my base is $25/hr higher than it was before retirement. That in itself
helps attitude.

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 12:41:22 -0600, "RonB" wrote:

Not to mention a very healthy shift in attitude...

Healthy in more ways than one. I am 5'-10" and I left the world of 60 to 90
hour weeks I weighed 208 pounds. Now, at about 6:15 or 6:30 each morning my
German Shepard rustles me out of bed and we walk 3 or 4 miles, occasionally
6. On a lot of days I am on my feet in the shop instead of my butt in an
office. I am down to 175 pounds, coffee consumption is down to 1-2 cups vs
having a cup attached to my hand. Highest blood pressure check has been
around 125/78.

When I do get called in to work special projects I leave the politics to the
regulars and just do my job. I know that when the job is finished, I pick
up my little bag and walk out of the door. BTW - Overtime is paid now and
my base is $25/hr higher than it was before retirement. That in itself
helps attitude.

Now that's a success story! Congratulations!

TWS

RonB wrote:

Well, in a weak moment I signed a purchase order for 6 months of consulting
services for my former employer. Transitioning from semi-retired to
not-retired-at-all for a while. Gonna have to apply protectant to table
tops and stack the lumber pile a little better. The old coot's shop is
going to a reduced production line rate.

Hoooowwever - cash for tools!


Well, I took early retirement in '99. It feels soooo goooooood when you
stop banging your head against the wall. Blood pressure is down,
alcohol consumption is about zip, and you can't even see the flames
shooting out of my mouth when I try to explain the facts of life to some
fenderhead. Sold the flatlander house and rebuilt a place in the
mountains, complete with shop. Life is good. All this and heaven too.
Our income is about 1/3 what it was, but then we don't seem to need as
much anymore. :-)
mahalo,
jo4hn

"jo4hn" wrote in message
ink.net...
RonB wrote:

snippage of equally nice tales... read by one that will likely be working
"until death do us part".
Tom

inst the wall. Blood pressure is down,
alcohol consumption is about zip, and you can't even see the flames
shooting out of my mouth when I try to explain the facts of life to some
fenderhead. Sold the flatlander house and rebuilt a place in the
mountains, complete with shop. Life is good. All this and heaven too.
Our income is about 1/3 what it was, but then we don't seem to need as
much anymore. :-)
mahalo,
jo4hn

*Expletive inserted, exclamation point*
And not a single recognition of some of the best "rive bys" seen lately on
the Wreck!
Tom

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:23:16 -0600, "RonB" calmly
ranted:

Well, in a weak moment I signed a purchase order for 6 months of consulting
services for my former employer. Transitioning from semi-retired to
not-retired-at-all for a while. Gonna have to apply protectant to table
tops and stack the lumber pile a little better. The old coot's shop is
going to a reduced production line rate.

Hoooowwever - cash for tools!

I hope you nailed him for at least double your old salary, Ron.

Whatcha gonna buy?


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On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 17:00:41 GMT, "Gary"
calmly ranted:


"RonB" wrote in message
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Well, in a weak moment I signed a purchase order for 6 months of
consulting services for my former employer. Transitioning from
semi-retired to not-retired-at-all for a while. Gonna have to apply
protectant to table tops and stack the lumber pile a little better. The
old coot's shop is going to a reduced production line rate.

Hoooowwever - cash for tools!


Just to prove that there is balance in the universe, I start my fulltime
retirement TODAY!

Then my buddy's email from today should serve you well, y'old fart.

--snip--

Modern Medicine

There is more money being spent on breast implants and
Viagra today than on Alzheimer's research. This means that
by 2040, there should be a large elderly population with
perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no
recollection of what to do with them.

--snip--


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I hope you nailed him for at least double your old salary, Ron.

Ill be making more than I was as a regular and will get paid for my overtime
too. Get to add on pension too.

Whatcha gonna buy?

I don't have a clue yet, but I love that kind of challenge.

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 10:23:16 -0600, "RonB" wrote:

Well, in a weak moment I signed a purchase order for 6 months of consulting
services for my former employer. Transitioning from semi-retired to
not-retired-at-all for a while. Gonna have to apply protectant to table
tops and stack the lumber pile a little better. The old coot's shop is
going to a reduced production line rate.

Hoooowwever - cash for tools!

and for the IRS, unfortunately...
hey, 6 months is such a small slice out of a life time.. go for it...
(I hope they made you an offer you couldn't refuse)

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 18:33:04 GMT, "Mortimer Schnerd, RN"
wrote:

TWS wrote:
But Congratulations too. You will love it. I took an early retirement two
years ago October and have been employed about 1/2 time doing contract work.
Not bad duty because pension plus my contract rate = my original full time
salary+. Being self employed I can also find some tax bennies.

Not to mention a very healthy shift in attitude...


When I had my hip replaced last May I took 90 days off from work. Everyone said
I would be bored. Well, bull****! I loved it and would have hit the trail
right then and there permanently if I could afford it. That wasn't an option so
back to work I went.

About 6 weeks ago the opportunity came up for me to become a "weekender": making
about 90% of my full time salary but only working two 12 hour shifts a week. I
took it. Life is pretty damned good these days.

Most of the things that used to upset me at work don't seem to get to me
anymore. I only see my boss once a month (at the staff meeting). Hospital
administrators are out on the golf course when I'm at work so they can't screw
things up when I'm there. Many of the stupidest of the new procedures people
with master's degrees think up for us peons to do are only done during the
week... when I'm not there. So sad, too bad.

The only negative is that I still have to go in every Saturday and Sunday.
Jeez... it's not like they don't know where I live after all these years. I
keep trying to get them to just send a check but they seem to want me to come in
and piddle around for a bit before they'll pay me. Life just ain't fair
sometimes.

exactly why I used to prefer swing shift.. (4pm to midnight)
the 1st 1/2 hour or so, the big shots with the ties were there, after
that it was just do your job well and go home.. no hassles or
corporate BS.. much less stress

On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 21:19:20 -0600, "RonB" calmly
ranted:

I hope you nailed him for at least double your old salary, Ron.

Ill be making more than I was as a regular and will get paid for my overtime
too. Get to add on pension too.

Well done. One Atta Boy comin' your way.


Whatcha gonna buy?

I don't have a clue yet, but I love that kind of challenge.

DON'T WE ALL?


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