The Retirement Thread

[welsh dragon]

We had a donner kebab for lunch.

My weather so said expect snow at 3 pm and bingo we had sleety rain at 3 pm. Spooky

 

[PaulSB]

The delivery was my case of Amarone della Valpolicella from Aldi. How could I forget that. Only available online in November every year. Stunning wine at a great price.

So delivered kit to happy cyclists and did the Aldi dash as well. Also went back to the guy who engraves the club trophies. He opened the door with a huge smile on his face. Only an hour earlier he had discovered the trophy for the Blackpool Dairyman's Association was missing.......he'd given it to me by mistake. 😂

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I'm not sure there is a normal in here. Generally I feel as though I've entered the 4th dimension.

I stopped thinking about work on the Monday after I retired on the Friday. Ocassionaly I wonder how things are going, 30 minutes as a fly on the wall would be fun but only out of utterly idle curiosity.

I retired a year early, went up to the gaffers desk and dropped my notice on it just before Xmas 2015, worked my months notice and left an hour early on the final day, its coming up for six years now and I haven't thought about work since that final day.

 

[Dave7]

We had a donner kebab for lunch.

I confess to not really knowing what a donner kekab is. I see those stacks of meat revolving and wonder how long they have been there.

 

[12boy]

I rarely think about my work as a Social Security office manager. I do have problems ridding myself of the attitude that I need to be busy and as efficient as possible even though l have learned that taking time to do something right is actually more productive. l think I would probably be a more pleasant person if l could relax a bit. As Pratchett would say, it is hard for the leopard to change his shorts.
I may stroll downtown to see if there is a Journal this week. lt is a 6 mile round trip which should help a bit with recovering from the culinary excesses of yesterday. Tomorrow should be better for biking as the 30 mph winds should abate.
Be safe and well.

 

[Mo1959]

I had to go out for a mile to complete my move activity on my watch. Lol. It's like winter out there. Gale force wind with sleet blowing through. Gritters are out and about. I ain't going back out.

 

[welsh dragon]

I confess to not really knowing what a donner kekab is. I see those stacks of meat revolving and wonder how long they have been there.

This wasn't from a fish and chip shop. You can buy the meat and pita bread and do your own.

 

[Dave7]

This wasn't from a fish and chip shop. You can buy the meat and pita bread and do your own.

And what is one ??

 

[ColinJ]

I got my 6 km loop in. I had 3 km in sunshine, 2 km in overcast conditions, and 1 km in light hail! There was a swirling wind but it wasn't particularly cold.

I think I will get the turbo trainer set up this evening because I can't see me doing many long rides outdoors for the next 2 or 3 months. I will carry on with my 6 km loops though as long as the roads are not icy.

I actually lost forty percent of my pension by leaving two and a half years early but it was making me ill. No regrets getting out.

I don't blame you!

The sister of mine now living in a cottage in Devon was beginning to get stressed out by her job. She got the offer of voluntary redundancy a couple of years before retirement, took the hit on her pension, and left. The redundancy payment was some compensation, and she saved another couple of years of commuting costs and pension contributions. She is a very happy bunny! (She has now got a part-time job in a Devon village shop just to meet people and keep her occupied. I find that a bit baffling, but each to his/her own!)

 

[welsh dragon]

And what is one ??

It's lamb cooked in spices and put into a pita bread. You can put salad inside it.as well

 

[numbnuts]

I've never bought a proper donner kebab either, but have made my own with ham, cheese and salad stuff with pita bread

 

[BoldonLad]

This wasn't from a fish and chip shop. You can buy the meat and pita bread and do your own.

Easy for you to say, some of us have the disadvantage of being MEN and need help with such complex tasks

 

[welsh dragon]

I've never bought a proper donner kebab either, but have made my own with ham, cheese and salad stuff with pita bread

In other words ham and cheese salad sandwich

 

[Exlaser2]

I actually lost forty percent of my pension by leaving two and a half years early but it was making me ill. No regrets getting out.

Wow that’s a huge amount for two and a half year years .
I retired 3 and a half years early and lost less than 9% . I would have had to leave 10 years early to lose 40%.
But as someone that hated his last 3 years at work I totally understand your decision, you cannot put a value on your health .😀

 

[numbnuts]

In other words ham and cheese salad sandwich

Yeah you could say that