The Retirement Thread

[derrick]

I like it when people say to me, they hope they can do what i do when they reach my age.

 

[Dirk]

I like it when people say to me, they hope they can do what i do when they reach my age.

The sorry thing is, I don't reckon a lot of young 'uns will reach retirement age, judging by the number of overweight, unfit, 20, 30 and 40 year olds around.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Telling people I have not had a job for over 40 years gets a reaction.

Telling people I had a heart attack last year and I've got 5 stents holding my arteries open often gets a reaction.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

The sorry thing is, I don't reckon a lot of young 'uns will reach retirement age, judging by the number of overweight, unfit, 20, 30 and 40 year olds around.

I recon thats very sad.

 

[petek]

Being relative newcomers to a 'retirement area' MrsP and I are sometimes called 'Young' by those who have lived here a while.
Which is nice.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Thats now a hundred pages on retirement, keep it up people.

 

[Dirk]

I recon thats very sad.

But probably true.......

 

[derrick]

Thats now a hundred pages on retirement, keep it up people.

This should keep going for a few more years.

 

[BoldonLad]

When's 'old'? My GP says the practice she works in considers their patients old when they hit 70.

Anyone think/know anything different?

Recently, when in the pub, with my "drinking buddy" (age 76, to my 70), his son (45) arrived, and, in conversation mentioned that a mutual acquaintance had died. "well, he had good run, he was 81", said, the youngster of 45. I pointed out to him, from OUR side of the table, 81 was NOT old!

In short, the older you get, the more you find that "old" recedes into the distance (IMHO)

 

[pjd57]

Thats now a hundred pages on retirement, keep it up people.

Loads of time to post $hite on here !

 

[screenman]

Highlight of 4 days in Twickenham was seeing about a 100 cyclists ride past dressed as Santa's.

 

[Drago]

Or the same one a hundred times?

 

[screenman]

Or the same one a hundred times?

Nope.

 

[Dirk]

Just got back from a 25 miler on the hybrid with my cycling buddy.
The lanes are very mucky at the moment - bike was filthy when I got back, so it was a quick MucOff and hosepipe job followed by a spray over with GT 85. Good to go again!
Quick lunch, then off out for a long doggie walk over Braunton Burrows.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Its in Coventry today, I'm looking forward to Xmas dinner with the yoga ladies later.