Well, that's it. Duncopperin.

[Levo-Lon]

Early retirement and full pension is a Big +..
The pain is the life changer..hope you get the hip done ,it must depress the hell out of you..

 

[r04DiE]

Good wishes to you and the very best of luck.

 

[I like Skol]

Early retirement and full pension, you lucky bugger! Now just need to get the hip issue sorted then the party can begin

 

[Cubist]

I like the idea of you (a policeman) working from home, looking out for dodgy characters etc. and saying 'You're fakkin' nicked, me old son.'

Hope the pain is manageable until such a time surgery/transplant can be performed.

Good luck with your retirement: I've heard that many gamekeepers turn to poaching!

There is a growing number of "agile workers" in the organisation. Equipped with a laptop and a VPN tunnel, I can access all relevant force systems. I was able to do a lot of project work on mobile data usage, with front line staff using tablets to access and update systems at the scene and in their cars without having g to return to the station after every job. Big time saver, and a bit of a game changer in certain circumstances.

The term agile worker was not coined with osteoarthritis in mind. .......

 

[AnneW]

@Cubist I wish you the very best for your retirement and a hope that you are pain free soon.

"The term agile worker was not coined with osteoarthritis in mind. ......."

 

[Cubist]

I've just had a quick word with one of the surgeons here. She says that if you've had it for more than six months then the likelihood is that it's become encapsulated and you're looking at surgical drainage and possible resection.

Obviously, that's just a generic view and doesn't constitute medical advice.

I think there may be some reasonably complicated stuff to do before I get the new hip. Not looking forward to it, other than as a means to an end. Reassuring that there is some opinion on it though, the consultant has remained pretty tight lipped about options so far. I think he was waiting to see whether I retired before he has to put me on my back again.

 

[screenman]

Could you use some of your pension to get the hip fixed as fast as possible, well done on the pension front although it does grate a bit with us self employed. But that said I do not think they should take away from you that which was promised.

 

[Hill Wimp]

There is a growing number of "agile workers" in the organisation. Equipped with a laptop and a VPN tunnel, I can access all relevant force systems. I was able to do a lot of project work on mobile data usage, with front line staff using tablets to access and update systems at the scene and in their cars without having g to return to the station after every job. Big time saver, and a bit of a game changer in certain circumstances.

The term agile worker was not coined with osteoarthritis in mind. .......

Ehem there are also some not so agile ones left with 606 working days left

Apart from the pension on the very plus side now you are your own boss and don't have to herd cats anymore.

Well that's what it feels like to me sometimes

 

[ColinJ]

You've done your time and given your all. Now for a well deserved retirement and the start of a new chapter.

All the best on the health front. Medicine changes by the day and let's hope the sooner the better for you.

That's exactly what I was going to write - seconded!

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

Hips, over-rated...

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Best of luck with your hip @Cubist!
Bad hip= little or no cycling. What kind of retirement would this be?

 

[Cubist]

Could you use some of your pension to get the hip fixed as fast as possible, well done on the pension front although it does grate a bit with us self employed. But that said I do not think they should take away from you that which was promised.

I've gone 11 months early. They've missed out on 14.25% of 11 months of my salary. I'd rather be able to tie my shoelace and walk half a mile with the dog.

 

[screenman]

You just can't help yourself, can you? That's a very ungenerous and superfluous dig, given the circumstances. And it's not a general truth either. I have been self-employed for years, and I don't begrudge public servants, who worked a lot harder and faced far tougher challenges than I ever have, their rights to a good pension when they retire.

Not a dig at all, Cubist did not write the rules and I said they should not be changed for those who were promised a generous pot.

 

[raleighnut]

Jeez, that's a bunch of Codeine, hope the hip settles down enough for the surgery.

 

[nickyboy]

Look on the bright side. If you hadn't fallen off on my ride @I like Skol and I would never have experienced the pub's delicious mushroom stroganoff