The Retirement Thread

[Dirk]

Waiting for me dinna!
Adnams Broadside hitting the spot.

 

[Dave7]

Waiting for me dinna!
Adnams Broadside hitting the spot.

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That is soooo bad for you. It should be served in a proper Adnams glass

 

[classic33]

Waiting for me dinna!
Adnams Broadside hitting the spot.

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Ravenhead glass, don't see many of them nowadays.

 

[Dirk]

Ravenhead glass, don't see many of them nowadays.

Standard issue down 'ere.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Just stepping outside of the general retirement frivolities of pint quaffing and fodder scoffing for a moment... do any of you ever step back and wonder about what your life's purpose is in retirement?

I retired at age 48, got bored and started a small lifestyle business which I enjoy but of late I am thinking of quitting all over again at age 62. But... I have found myself cogitating on what is the point of Spokey in full retirement mode?

Apologies for being so earnest on a lght-hearted thread.

 

[welsh dragon]

Just stepping outside of the general retirement frivolities of pint quaffing and fodder scoffing for a moment... do any of you ever step back and wonder about what your life's purpose is in retirement?

I retired at age 48, got bored and started a small lifestyle business which I enjoy but of late I am thinking of quitting all over again at age 62. But... I have found myself cogitating on what is the point of Spokey in full retirement mode?

Apologies for being so earnest on a lght-hearted thread.

I retired so I could laugh at all those that have to go out on cold dark damp miserable winter days to earn a crust.

 

[Dave7]

Just stepping outside of the general retirement frivolities of pint quaffing and fodder scoffing for a moment... do any of you ever step back and wonder about what your life's purpose is in retirement?

I retired at age 48, got bored and started a small lifestyle business which I enjoy but of late I am thinking of quitting all over again at age 62. But... I have found myself cogitating on what is the point of Spokey in full retirement mode?

Apologies for being so earnest on a lght-hearted thread.

Excellent point.
I worked solid for nearly 50 years (aged 63). I retired and simply switched off and not missed "work" for one second.
Not sure what I would have been like at 48 though.
My Bro retired aged 65 and went part time......dont think he needed the money.
I guess we are all different.

 

[Dave7]

I retired so I could laugh at all those that have to go out on cold dark damp miserable winter days to earn a crust.

A few years ago I decided to get winter/Christmas work at the post office. Purely because I dont really cycle over the winter.
It would have been mid Nov till end of Jan... 06.00 till 12.00.
I got accepted.
Then, one cold dark October morning I woke at 04.30, heard the wind & rain and asked myself "do I really want that".
That morning I cancelled my application

 

[welsh dragon]

A few years ago I decided to get winter/Christmas work at the post office. Purely because I dont really cycle over the winter.
It would have been mid Nov till end of Jan... 06.00 till 12.00.
I got accepted.
Then, one cold dark October morning I woke at 04.30, heard the wind & rain and asked myself "do I really want that".
That morning I cancelled my application

Good man.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Just stepping outside of the general retirement frivolities of pint quaffing and fodder scoffing for a moment... do any of you ever step back and wonder about what your life's purpose is in retirement?

I retired at age 48, got bored and started a small lifestyle business which I enjoy but of late I am thinking of quitting all over again at age 62. But... I have found myself cogitating on what is the point of Spokey in full retirement mode?

Apologies for being so earnest on a lght-hearted thread.

Does there have to be a point?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Does there have to be a point?

No, I guess there doesn't have to be.

Most of my adult life I've felt that I had a definite sense of purpose as well as recognising that my career was also something that partially defined me. I'm just pondering how I will view myself in a permanently (instead of 'semi') retired state and what exactly will motivate me to get on and achieve things in the latter years of my life.

I didn't have the same angst the first time I tried retirement as, to be perfectly frank, I was shattered and tired after around 30 tough career years. I was just happy to get my feet up and recuperate.

Unlike a lot of people I thoroughly enjoyed the core part of my working life and, even now, I occasionally miss some of the challenges I faced back then - their complexity and the feeling of satisfaction I got from overcoming hurdles or achieving goals really motivated me.

I was really just asking if any of the CC retiree's had had similar thoughts and, if so, how retirement eventually panned out for them.

 

[Dave7]

@Dirk
Thats what a pint of Adnams should look like .
Served at my humble abode.

 

[welsh dragon]

No, I guess there doesn't have to be.

Most of my adult life I've felt that I had a definite sense of purpose as well as recognising that my career was also something that partially defined me. I'm just pondering how I will view myself in a permanently (instead of 'semi') retired state and what exactly will motivate me to get on and achieve things in the latter years of my life.

I didn't have the same angst the first time I tried retirement as, to be perfectly frank, I was shattered and tired after around 30 tough career years. I was just happy to get my feet up and recuperate.

Unlike a lot of people I thoroughly enjoyed the core part of my working life and, even now, I occasionally miss some of the challenges I faced back then - their complexity and the feeling of satisfaction I got from overcoming hurdles or achieving goals really motivated me.

I was really just asking if any of the CC retiree's had had similar thoughts and, if so, how retirement eventually panned out for them.

I had enough and couldn't wait to retire from the mad house and back stabbing office politics that went on. I have never regretted it.

 

[Drago]

I've had the odd "what's it all about" moment, but nothing major. I don't think any of it means anything, so I'm just enjoying myself. It might be the waste of the second half of my life, but if it ultimately means nothing anyway then that doesnt matter.

I could go mad thinking about it, so dont. I've got a good mix of daily routine, hobbies to keep my busy, snoozing and boozing, and SAR volunteering to keep me from getting bored

 

[Dave7]

Icouldn't wait to retire from the mad house and back stabbing office politics that went on.

Same as me.
But I worked from home with Mrs D