How Can I Keep Up With You Guys??!
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I retired 2 years ago in January but I live in upstate New York so all winter I have lots of time but in the summer a job would interfere with my fishing in the spring about march I start all my garden seeds so that takes a lot of time and I did all this while being on the road so I really don’t no how I had time to work
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My day even though it it semiretired,
You’d think it is a laid back time, right? WELL NO!
It is loaded with too many side interests!
How can I keep up with the Walton’s community?
I try to get my “Unread” down to at least a -20 but I cannot keep up!??? Any thoughts on how?
I have multiple interests in boating, fishing, smoking meats, sausages, curing meats and raising tomatoes.
@dennyo welcome to the retirement world LOL !
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@dennyo well part of it is probably stupidity. However, the year I retired our pension system announced they would no longer be providing health care as part of our retirement plan. No body was exempt including previous retirees. I have a little while before I hit 65. So the short answer is Healthcare which is ironic since I now work in the healthcare industry. I have a great job with a lot of flexibility so its not bad, but I was getting used to every day being a Saturday and working part time. With the current economy, it is also nice to try and get a little more ahead.
GWG8541 How the Ell can they jerk out a Bennie like health insurance? That would be like taking away your saved 401K and say you don’t own it anymore! I’d Be FUMING MAD!!!
gus4416 You only get about 1/2 of a year for spring, sunner and fall? The other half is cold and snow?
craigrice Thanks, now I need to sell a whole bunch of equipment!
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I’ve been throwing around the idea of when I retire to purchase a food truck and make rounds to companies for their lunch breaks. Burgers, hot dogs, brats, pulled pork sandwiches, ice cream, chips and so on. Just don’t know what would have to be done for permits and such. I got awhile before I retire so I got time.
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After I retired, the time just started FLYING by. Its crazy how the week is over hardly before its started.
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GWG8541 How the Ell can they jerk out a Bennie like health insurance? That would be like taking away your saved 401K and say you don’t own it anymore! I’d Be FUMING MAD!!!
gus4416 You only get about 1/2 of a year for spring, sunner and fall? The other half is cold and snow?
craigrice Thanks, now I need to sell a whole bunch of equipment!
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gus4416 I am tried of the snow and cold, it has been winter since Nov. Once the snow is gone road construction kicks in.
When I worked full-time I think the set schedule sort of kept things between the lines. Once I retired my time and days got chopped up and trying to efficiently use the time became definitely more challenging. My family, hobbys, interests and commitments/volunteering all become a juggling contest. I am still in the fight, but losing ground.
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gus4416 That is gud!!
gus4416 said in How Can I Keep Up With You Guys??!:
We have 2 seasons winter and road construction
YooperDog said in How Can I Keep Up With You Guys??!:
gus4416 I am tried of the snow and cold, it has been winter since Nov. Once the snow is gone road construction kicks in.
When I worked full-time I think the set schedule sort of kept things between the lines. Once I retired my time and days got chopped up and trying to efficiently use the time became definitely more challenging. My family, hobbys, interests and commitments/volunteering all become a juggling contest. I am still in the fight, but losing ground.I’m with ya Chef!
Can I get an Amen to that!! -
Thank ya Chefs!
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GWG8541 How the Ell can they jerk out a Bennie like health insurance? That would be like taking away your saved 401K and say you don’t own it anymore! I’d Be FUMING MAD!!!
gus4416 You only get about 1/2 of a year for spring, sunner and fall? The other half is cold and snow?
craigrice Thanks, now I need to sell a whole bunch of equipment!
@dennyo Don’t even get me started. Got mad, settled down, got mad again, finally had to move on & chalk it up to providence or the lack thereof in these modern days & times.
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@dennyo Don’t even get me started. Got mad, settled down, got mad again, finally had to move on & chalk it up to providence or the lack thereof in these modern days & times.
calldoctoday said in How Can I Keep Up With You Guys??!:
@dennyo Don’t even get me started. Got mad, settled down, got mad again, finally had to move on & chalk it up to providence or the lack thereof in these modern days & times.
OH, NO! Did you get the dried up corn cob in the derriere like GWG8541 ?
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calldoctoday said in How Can I Keep Up With You Guys??!:
@dennyo Don’t even get me started. Got mad, settled down, got mad again, finally had to move on & chalk it up to providence or the lack thereof in these modern days & times.
OH, NO! Did you get the dried up corn cob in the derriere like GWG8541 ?
@dennyo If that is they way you want to put it, yes, I got corn poned too. Just trying to move on now for the past just about 10 years doing my own thing & making every effort to do a good job for my customers & give them the very best. It does not pay quite as well, but feels much better. I just cannot afford to retire now with those changes & out the door just before 55. Now some days I don’t know if I ever want to retire & some days I think I should if I can get my younger son completely set up for the future with the business. There is plenty to do around the place that I am way behind on, so I would not be sitting on my laurels. The amazing thing to me is that I used to work at least an 8 hour day & usually much, much more, every day, build or restore our own homes, keep the garden & preserve all we needed, butcher animals & hunt, sometimes work a second or third job, & go to school on some nights or weekends & still have energy left to give. Now, I can some days hardly do one thing, & getting further & further behind my the day. That is depressing just writing it.
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@dennyo If that is they way you want to put it, yes, I got corn poned too. Just trying to move on now for the past just about 10 years doing my own thing & making every effort to do a good job for my customers & give them the very best. It does not pay quite as well, but feels much better. I just cannot afford to retire now with those changes & out the door just before 55. Now some days I don’t know if I ever want to retire & some days I think I should if I can get my younger son completely set up for the future with the business. There is plenty to do around the place that I am way behind on, so I would not be sitting on my laurels. The amazing thing to me is that I used to work at least an 8 hour day & usually much, much more, every day, build or restore our own homes, keep the garden & preserve all we needed, butcher animals & hunt, sometimes work a second or third job, & go to school on some nights or weekends & still have energy left to give. Now, I can some days hardly do one thing, & getting further & further behind my the day. That is depressing just writing it.
calldoctoday I feel your pain. I just learned to accept the fact that I will be as productive as I can everyday, but also learn to enjoy everyday. Take time to spell the roses as they say
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calldoctoday I feel your pain. I just learned to accept the fact that I will be as productive as I can everyday, but also learn to enjoy everyday. Take time to spell the roses as they say
YooperDog I am learning too, but I guess I am a slow learner & still have that itch in my back about getting my energy back, no, just half of it. Heck, I would be completely satisfied with 1/4.
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YooperDog I am learning too, but I guess I am a slow learner & still have that itch in my back about getting my energy back, no, just half of it. Heck, I would be completely satisfied with 1/4.
calldoctoday I get up early and work late, but now I take a step or two back and enjoy the sunrise and sunset. I have plenty of irons in the fire now as I have in the past but I have started (forcing myself) to enjoy the process. My mom, 84 YO is the same, frustrated that she can’t accomplish everything she wants daily. Maybe it is a genetic thing. I know some that don’t do a thing and are happy campers.
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calldoctoday I get up early and work late, but now I take a step or two back and enjoy the sunrise and sunset. I have plenty of irons in the fire now as I have in the past but I have started (forcing myself) to enjoy the process. My mom, 84 YO is the same, frustrated that she can’t accomplish everything she wants daily. Maybe it is a genetic thing. I know some that don’t do a thing and are happy campers.
YooperDog I understand. I have always seen both as well. Some learn to stop & smell the roses & some still get pricked by the thorns. I have learned to stop & smell them a bit more & enjoy the ride, but still wish I could do a better job of it & eliminate a few more of those pesky thorns too. I guess I am asking for too much, wanting to have the best of both worlds.
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@dennyo If that is they way you want to put it, yes, I got corn poned too. Just trying to move on now for the past just about 10 years doing my own thing & making every effort to do a good job for my customers & give them the very best. It does not pay quite as well, but feels much better. I just cannot afford to retire now with those changes & out the door just before 55. Now some days I don’t know if I ever want to retire & some days I think I should if I can get my younger son completely set up for the future with the business. There is plenty to do around the place that I am way behind on, so I would not be sitting on my laurels. The amazing thing to me is that I used to work at least an 8 hour day & usually much, much more, every day, build or restore our own homes, keep the garden & preserve all we needed, butcher animals & hunt, sometimes work a second or third job, & go to school on some nights or weekends & still have energy left to give. Now, I can some days hardly do one thing, & getting further & further behind my the day. That is depressing just writing it.
calldoctoday So you had health care taken away from you too?
That was my meaning in the previous post.
“OH, NO! Did you get the dried up corn cob in the derriere like GWG8541 ?”Denny O’s-Smokey Bones
I’d rather be sit’in in a boat and thinking about God,
Than sit’n in church and thinking about fish’in! -
calldoctoday So you had health care taken away from you too?
That was my meaning in the previous post.
“OH, NO! Did you get the dried up corn cob in the derriere like GWG8541 ?”@dennyo Health Care & a few other things.
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calldoctoday I feel your pain. I just learned to accept the fact that I will be as productive as I can everyday, but also learn to enjoy everyday. Take time to spell the roses as they say
YooperDog said in How Can I Keep Up With You Guys??!:
Take time to spell the roses as they say
Amen brother, it took two back surgeries for me to come to that realization, but I will say it is indeed a true statement.
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calldoctoday So you had health care taken away from you too?
That was my meaning in the previous post.
“OH, NO! Did you get the dried up corn cob in the derriere like GWG8541 ?”@dennyo here’s the thing. I don’t work half as hard as I used to and I will never put the job in front if my family. I have always told the new rookies at work, “this is what we do, it’s not who you are”. There’s nothing wrong with hard work, as long as your priorities are in order.
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