franksansev posted:Hi
I retired in January of 2016 from 36 years in public safety. Everything was great I moved the layout into its own room that my wife had redone for me. I was still doing police work site traffic details and in September I got hit by a drunk driver that broke my leg and ankle. In June I was allowed to do stairs and went down and was overwhelmed with what I saw. Trains in containers, table with legs off. I also realized that I am going to cut the height of the table to a dinning room table height.
Point is you need to enjoy every moment . I am here to ***** and complain a minute earlier and I would have been killed. You can make your plans, but the Man upstairs decides what and how you will enjoy your layout! My son's are fixing the table and adding two feet to make it an 8x8 for me. My wife was able to get me her cousin's husband N scale layout for me as I still have some N scale left. I can't tell you how these things have lifted my spirits!
Our retirement plans for travel are on hold, but at least my family had stopped calling me Cranky Frankie.
My point in this long winded response is enjoy good health, have a plan for retirement, which includes your hobbies and you families and like I said enjoy family and everyday.
Good luck!
Frank,
Hope you are doing well. Post pictures of your trains if you'd like to. Looks like your whole family has pitched in to get you your "train fix." What a wonderful hobby that can help you while you are recuperating or distract someone who is still working and has a stressful job...and everything else in between.
Tom
