Traditional Muzzleloading Association
The Center of Camp => The Campfire => Topic started by: Ohio Joe on October 03, 2018, 09:25:09 AM
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As of today I have 180 days left to retirement. I bet it'll be the longest 180 days of my life... :lol sign
You military veterans probably remember our (short timer's calendar's). Well, this isn't quite the same but it comes pretty close.
I've had so many people tell me that, "oh, you're gonna be bored when you retire." I usually reply that I can find enough stuff to do, and I have have plenty of stuff to get done around the ol' homestead to keep me busy, not to mention all the hobby's I've created for myself over the years.
So, I guess I better get to work and knock out day 180..... :bl th up
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Those 180 days will seem to have passed quickly, after you're past them,.... trust me. :laffing :toast
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Joe, following your retirement from a paying job, you're going to wonder when on earth you ever found time to go do that job!
I mean with all the things that didn't get done over the years , because you knew you "had to go work", you will soon find yourself getting behind on all the things you had wanted to do before that retirement.
You will find yourself with more commitments, after retirement, than you ever had before in your life.
More people will come to you "for help" because they know you're retired.
You'll have to learn to say no, and not put your own life on hold just because you're not clocking-in any longer.
I think that knowing you have all these things you want to get accomplished is every bit as important as helping a neighbor stretch fence, repair a post hole digger, drop a transmission, or fix that neighbors old gun that has been 'broken' for the past 40 years, all because he also "worked" and didn't have time to do it himself.........while you have found time to actually do all this in the past, you just might find your self setting some new priorities.
"Love thy neighbor, and help thy neighbor" has always been a part of the Buckskiners's creed, IMHO
However, being retired, you will soon discover your neighbor, and your friends, all need a lot more help than they ever did prior to your retirement....remember what I said about you, your own self ever finding time to go to work?
And, like most of us old pfharts, your disposition will change to the point where you will often be referred to as grumpy.
But you will still be the same old Joe.
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Sound wisdom, Russ. :toast :shake
Rondo, you're no doubt right about that time passing quicker then a person knows it. :toast :shake
I do have some projects lined out that I've intentionally put on the back burner for years, and of course it entails muzzle loading. I've been collecting up parts for years for a certain rifle build for what I would call a "fancy" flintlock with some semi fancy engraving work. My curly maple slab I've had stored in my workshop for 10/12 years ought to be ripe for stock shaping by retirement. (it's always been ready to build a stock from, but heck, I set it aside a long time ago for just this purpose so that's what I'll use it for)... Also have a couple short barreled flintlock pistols planned that I have parts for.
I figure I'll split my time with home remodeling, muzzle loading hobby builds, and going to my grand kids activities. I also have the ol' row boat for fishing,,, so if'n someone needs me, I'll be here, there, or somewhere... :laffing
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Great news Joe! :applaud
I had decided to retire in 2015, told the wife I was sick of working hurt- I was 57. She had come to GA to take care of her Dad.
So we put the house up for sale it sold the first week. I decided to make my last day at work Aug 28th which was closing day.
She found a home in Hull, GA that May.
10 days prior to me leaving the company outsourced the group. I hung around until Nov 17th which about killed me.
When people ask me if I had a good week. I reply, every week is a good week for me, I'm retired.
:toast :toast
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The question I have is how does one stay retired?
We sold our original business in 2005 and moved down here to LaLaLand in April, 2006 to care for Ms. Smoke's mother who was in failing health. We had planned a short time here, then maybe move back to Idaho, or ??? Well, as is said, man plans and God laughs.
Anyway, while here, since I had not sold the horn part of the business, I started making powder horns again and kept working until I was 70, at which time I sold the horn business and retired, yet again. Earlier this year I was having an email conversation with the new owner of the business, and somehow or another, we agreed that I would start making powder horns for him. So, I am now 73 and back out in the horn shop, making horn dust, albeit on a smaller scale than before, but I still manage to send out a box of finished powder horns every week or two.
Retired? Yeah, sort of, but not quite.
Best of luck sticking with your decision to pull the plug. It doesn't always work out as planned. Of course, in my case, our travel plans kind of outdistance the income, so I did have to do something. Might as well make powder horns, what else can I do? Be a greeter at WalMart? Nah, don't think so.
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Great news Joe! :applaud
I had decided to retire in 2015, told the wife I was sick of working hurt- I was 57. She had come to GA to take care of her Dad.
So we put the house up for sale it sold the first week. I decided to make my last day at work Aug 28th which was closing day.
She found a home in Hull, GA that May.
10 days prior to me leaving the company outsourced the group. I hung around until Nov 17th which about killed me.
When people ask me if I had a good week. I reply, every week is a good week for me, I'm retired.
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:hairy Sounds like it worked out good for you Bill :bl th up
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I'll still stay busy John, not overly busy of course. :shake
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I'll still stay busy John, not overly busy of course. :shake
Knowing you Joe, you betcha!
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Congratulations!
Yeah, they told me I would get bored too. I told them the only people who get bored, are boring people. They also said I would not be able to stayed retired. That's easy, just have to learn to say NO! Your week will soon consist of One Sunday and six Saturdays.
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I find lots of time for NAPS, between the other projects going on.... :lol sign
~Kees~
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Ah, a nap. That'd be nice. I consistently wake up every morning at 3:30 / 4:00 o'clock. No matter how hard I try to get more then 5 hours of sleep each night, I just can't do it, and many a nights I doubt I even reach 5 hours. The only place I ever get more then 5 hours of sleep is when I'm in Rendezvous camp, but even then that's sometimes in question.
So, if the sleep thing continues when I'm retired, I'll just go out to my workshop and tinker and not worry about having to be anywhere when the sun comes up. :shake (well, unless I have to be somewhere for some reason) :Doh!
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Congratulations!
Yeah, they told me I would get bored too. I told them the only people who get bored, are boring people. They also said I would not be able to stayed retired. That's easy, just have to learn to say NO! Your week will soon consist of One Sunday and six Saturdays.
Prairie Dog, everyone tells me the same thing. I just laugh and tell them, "I'll risk it..." :lol sign
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I'll still stay busy John, not overly busy of course. :shake
Knowing you Joe, you betcha!
Uncle Russ, you know me pretty darn well my friend! :toast :shake
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I'll still stay busy John, not overly busy of course. :shake
Knowing you Joe, you betcha!
Uncle Russ, you know me pretty darn well my friend! :toast :shake
Joe, I've been harassing you for well over 10 / 12 years about your "Tinkering"....i've even been the recipient of many of your so-called tinkering "end products."
I have found a little brass hammer is quite the Jewell for knapping flints, plus your bows are a class act in their own right.
(As long as you can receive them in one piece.)
There's been many little tinkering items come out of your shop, and to the best of my knowledge, they have all been practical and useful.......so please, don't give up your tinkering.
Heck, the next item I get just might be the one thing I have needed all my life and didn't realize it.
Tink-on Tinkerman ! :bow
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(As long as you can receive them in one piece.)
Oh wasn't that bow shipping a headache for sure, Russ. The original bow ran over by a forklift... :Doh! Certainly learned a lesson there,,, only ship a bow in a PVC tube. At least it was insured. :bl th up
There's always something that needs some tinkering... :lol sign :shake
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Ok, updating my retirement status;
I'm at 95 days to go from today if I only work through February 2019.
126 days to go if I work through the end of March.
The end of February is looking mighty good to me right now as we are in our slowest time of the year that normally runs from mid November through mid April. And it gets mighty boring once you've done all you can do and the sale of construction materials come to a stand still for basically 4 months. However, I do give lots of credit to the owner of both his stores,,, he keeps his hours and keeps us employed full time through the slowest of seasons. :bl th up
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Ok, updating my retirement status;
I'm at 95 days to go from today if I only work through February 2019.
126 days to go if I work through the end of March.
The end of February is looking mighty good to me right now as we are in our slowest time of the year that normally runs from mid November through mid April. And it gets mighty boring once you've done all you can do and the sale of construction materials come to a stand still for basically 4 months. However, I do give lots of credit to the owner of both his stores,,, he keeps his hours and keeps us employed full time through the slowest of seasons. :bl th up
In about 80 days, you'll be down to counting the hours. :laffing :toast :applaud
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I think you're right Rondo! :hairy
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I'm figuring you probably know how to color in a short-timers calendar. ;)
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I'm figuring you probably know how to color in a short-timers calendar. ;)
Indeed I do Hank :hairy
I may have a little trouble staying within the lines now a'days... :Doh! :lol sign
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I'm figuring you probably know how to color in a short-timers calendar. ;)
Indeed I do Hank :hairy
I may have a little trouble staying within the lines now a'days... :Doh! :lol sign
:lol sign :bow :applaud
Russ...
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I got to counting how many working days I actually have left between now and March 7th (my last official working day, as I'll have March 8,9,10 off - and go on vacation March 11th through March 16) so the magic number is; 36 working days...) After 25 years at the same place - I'm ready. :hairy
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I retired in 1997 AND 2017. I had a countdown calendar both times. (Air Force active duty and Air Force Civilian service). No regrets, never bored, learning new things every day. :applaud
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I retired in 1997 AND 2017. I had a countdown calendar both times. (Air Force active duty and Air Force Civilian service). No regrets, never bored, learning new things every day. :applaud
I'd say you had a very good career Nessmuk! :toast :shake Now it's time to enjoy the benefits of your service. :toast
I expect I'll never forget flipping that short-timers calendar in the Army back in the 70's - it was the thing to do back then, and I expect our service members still do it today. A feller once asked me, "where have you worked?" I told them I've only ever had 5 grown-up jobs in my life; U.S. Army, Flint Construction, NE Game & Parks, Harrison High School, and Herren Brothers... I was over twice the feller's age at that time, and he told me he had had that many different jobs in the last two years... My Social Security work print-out is pretty short... :laffing
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I have been retired for 19 years and highly recommend it. I went out at 52 on a reduction in force, unlike most folk I started several retirement funds when I was 22 and piled the money into them over my 30 years on the job. Those funds plus my pension from the power plant allowed me to stop working shift work and do stuff I actually liked to do like make bows, flintlocks and manage large tracts of hunting leases.
My SS work record is pretty slim as well; Us Army and TVA powerproduction.
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In the 30 +/- years preceding my retirement, it is also pretty thin. Worked at an aluminum foundry as the accountant then went into business for myself at October Country. Then sold the business and moved to LaLaLand. Here I started another powder horn business for 10 (?) years, sold it and thought I would retire. Still making powder horns on a rather part time basis which helps pay for our trips. Not a bad life.
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Yes, the job I'm at now (Herren Brothers) I've been at it 25 years. I was offered the new Manager opening when my boss retired this last November, but I told my 'big boss' - "I'd just be patch work for four months." He understood that just fine. I would agree that if your goal is to retire at 62, (or sooner in some folks cases) you need to plan a'head in the game. :bl th up
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Good on ya Joe! My retirement plans look more like this:
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I didn't know you were a farmer Riley
Just kidding
Good to hear that there is life after this whole work thing.
Hopefully I get to see some of it!
I appreciate so many of your guys service record. Good for you. AND THANKS
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Joe, my friend, I kinda hate to break this to you, but...........
Once that retirement takes effect, you're going to wonder how in the world you ever found the time to go to work. :P
From your daily chores to those things really necessary in life, like hunting, fishing, and shooting, and real emergencies, likely you'll find yourself suddenly wondering if that 4th gun in the rack might have collected a bit of rust, you know, things that really need your immediate attention, things that really matter.
And that's also about the time when your working life's priorities get turned totally upside down....I think I read somewhere that every man needs at least 5 years to adjust to the transition from working to retirement.
But, sadly, some never do because of this thing called money...
Take care, my friend, enjoy your retirement no matter what phase you might find yourself in.
Russ...
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Now stop scaring me Russ... :lol sign
Oh make no mistake, the little lady has a envelope for me that reads "open when husband retires" and I'm guessing it's the "honey-do" list. For the past several years I've been trying to outsmart her by doing those potential "honey-do's" on my own without guidance. We'll see who caves first... :pray:
Okay,,, we all know it'll be me,,, but what can I say - I really don't like to cook... :laffing
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Being just a youngster at only 48 years of age, I hope that I can retire in another 15 years or so. That will give me around 25 years of municipal retirement.
I'm hoping to have a small piece of land with a small house, and a big shop and a small RV. Theee is a group of missionaries in the Assembliea of God called RV Mappers. These are retired folks with trade skills that travel the US helping out at churches and Christian campgrounds. So we are hoping to be able to do that once we get to retire. Some of those folks don't even have a permanent home, just their RV's. But the wife said that she won't be doing that.
Good luck Joe. Hope it's a super quick transition.
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Thanks Spotted Bull :shake
I've heard of the group you're referring to. They do good things for sure! :bl th up
The things I look forward to the most is spending more time with my family, and more time in my workshop tinkering... I did take a BoD seat on Northwest Nebraska Shooters Association (our local gun club) as Secretary. I've been on this BoD off and on over the years as Vice President, President, and Treasurer, so when asked if I would be interested in one of the chairs, I told them I would...
One of the other things I look forward to as well is not having to adjust my work schedule to get time off for my favorite event; Chadron Fur Trade Days each July. I absolutely love going to this event. Crazy as it may sound, it's the one place I go that I get the best night sleep on that old Army cot of mine. And the folks there are top notch for sure! :hairy
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Being just a youngster at only 48 years of age, I hope that I can retire in another 15 years or so. That will give me around 25 years of municipal retirement.
I'm hoping to have a small piece of land with a small house, and a big shop and a small RV. Theee is a group of missionaries in the Assembliea of God called RV Mappers. These are retired folks with trade skills that travel the US helping out at churches and Christian campgrounds. So we are hoping to be able to do that once we get to retire. Some of those folks don't even have a permanent home, just their RV's. But the wife said that she won't be doing that.
Good luck Joe. Hope it's a super quick transition.
David, in my opinion, that is a very Nobel goal.
Hope you and the wife get something worked out there, it does sound like fun, and I do wish you the best in fulfilling that inspiration.
Russ...
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when i officially retired from my "real" job back in '97, little did i realize the vacation i was on for those 32 years, where i only worked 5 days a week. since then, i get to "work" at things i choose and like, every day for 7 days a week. awesome. life is good. :applaud :*: