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My wife and I have joined the ranks with some of forum members in being retired.
so far we wonder where the time goes and how we worked and did what ever else needed done in day to day life so many things we want to do must make a list and start doing them.
to those still working please keep doing so as we want to at least get the first check LOL.

$oo
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I retired 8 years ago and it seems like only yesterday.  Between trains (and active in the TCA), golf, serving on the board of a professional theater, and family (not necessarily in that order!) the time flies by.  I find the calendar on my iPhone to be a life saver along with my contact list and E-mail capability.  

Hi Don, Visited Maui about 13 years ago and it was great, maybe time for another. Retired about a month or so ago and I can't believe  how much work interfered with my fun. The trains are looking good and running good now that I can give them some time. Enjoy your retirement $oo Line and Don you lucky bas%$#&%$ for living and retiring  to Maui, one beautiful place. 

Originally Posted by scale rail:

Glad your joining the club. It's wonderful believe me. I only know what day it is when the cruise ship comes in on Thursday. Don

 

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Hi Don, Yeah, a very idyllic picture to represent what everything in retirement should be like. But, unfortunately, a lot of us are not favored to be in this type of setting in our non-working years. Seeing our life time of savings being squandered by crooked people (readoliticians and bad banks) and lost medical coverage's and illnesses, this setting only comes to us thru our dreams. But on the nicer side, at least we have more time, albeit less money to devote to our hobbies, whatever they are. $oo, enjoy it as long as you can. I know I am.

thanks to all whom replied with well wishes. as most of you now we can focus more on the scenery aspect on our layout.

yes I'm fortunate that my wife loves trains as much as I do and seeing she has the artistic talent it leaves me to constructing the buildings but we work as a team.

 

we have amassed quite a few scenery items and today as we were in a nursery looking for plants came across bags of what appears to be a form of lichen in a 12"x12" bag for 12.00

I still have the logging loop to complete yet it was an after thought and a yard area but hey if up until 4am who cares were living the dream.

 

best wishes to all who are retired and to those getting closer still.

 

to those just begining best advice I can give is start paying yourself now towards retirement it arrives sooner than you think.

 

$oo

 

$oo,

 

Congratulations!

 

I retired last December, and don’t miss work at all; especially the daily 37-mile-each-way drive I had. I have done a couple of minor design jobs on the side since then, but I mainly work on my layout - practically fulltime - and really like that!

 

As has been implied above, the hardest thing is keeping track of the days of the week. Unfortunately, there are no cruise ships, or worse, surfer beauties on the lake where we live, so the only way I can tell that is Thursday (as Don does) is because that is our pizza day! Otherwise, everyday is Saturday.

 

Enjoy!

 

Alex

Congrats to $oo on retirement. Enjoy the time and your varied interests.

My wife just retired after teaching 37 years here in NJ.  I unfortunately have about another year to go.  I'm looking forward to getting back into trains and need a new house with a basement to get started. 

 

Don, great picture of that cruise ship, I 've seen it a few times myself.  We'll be in Maui next April and hope to look you up then. 

 

Mike    

Congrats to those who made it.

I have 12.5 years to go and the value of my house has tanked to the point I won't break even on it unless I work till I'm 80...

I can't see doing that so I'm not sure what I will do.

For now I just slip into the basement periodically to run the trains and let time slide back to the 60's

Originally Posted by Russell:

Congrats to those who made it.

I have 12.5 years to go and the value of my house has tanked to the point I won't break even on it unless I work till I'm 80...

I can't see doing that so I'm not sure what I will do.

For now I just slip into the basement periodically to run the trains and let time slide back to the 60's

Russell,

 

Keep the FAITH my friend.   Killian

 

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I hope all you retirees enjoy many happy, healthy years.  I got in the wrong business and married the wrong woman.  One of those will break your heart.  The two combined would break the spirit of a lesser man.  I feel blessed to have to chase the world around till the day I die.  And to live to fight another day...

Cheers

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