Congratulations. I've been retired 5 years and my work-life/careers seem like a distant dream. It's a blessing to be liberated from organizational structure and bosses. Enjoy and grow in new directions.
Pat Benatar had obviously never been to parts of Texas, Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington...in comparison Pat doesn't know WTF she's talking about when it comes to urban sprawl.
Only Columbus comes anywhere close to cities in any of those states. And she said Cahoga Falls or Cayuga Falls, not Cuyahoga Falls as is proper. Fuck Pat Benatar. She was overrated anyway.
I grew up in Beavercreek, Centerville, and Chagrin Falls Ohio, while dad worked at Wright Patterson AFB. Always disliked that song. You nailed it - the lyrics sound like they were written by someone who had no idea where Ohio even was, and just liked the rhythm of the words.
Congratulations! Atlantic Canada is only another hop, skip and jump from PA if you really get an attack of wanderlust. Also Quebec City deserves mention, the best part of this daft country
I would love to take my wife to one of my ancestral lands. There's a marriage contract between my first two known ancestors in the New World under glass in Quebec, dated 1640.
They came over from Normandy to settle Trois Rivieres in 1638. My parents took me there and to Quebec City in 1972, but I've never been back.
Congrats. 🥳 I did not experience a grieving process after retiring. Must only apply to people who liked their jobs. By the way, the song quoted was by the Pretenders not Pat Benatar. Chrissie from the Pretenders was from Akron.
I’m retiring in January but I am scared. I have an adult disabled son I want/need to spend more time with so it’s less freedom but I’ll still have less to juggle. I’m
Just…nervous about the change. Maybe I’ll feel more joyous when it happens.
Just to add my congratulations and wish you well. Having retired a couple of years ago I can strongly advise not listening too hard to anyone else’s opinion on how to handle retirement…….even mine!
I’m glad that you may be taking my advice (probably by not listening to what I said), however, for what it’s worth (maybe not much), when I retired I did find it remarkably easy by following a single rule……that is to try and do one significant thing each day. Just to expand on that a little, there is no rule on what is significant (you will know). It’s ok to do two significant things a day but if you get to three the I would be worried that you might be overdoing it or possibly setting your definition of significance too low. Remember the significant things are for you even if they might benefit others. At the risk of going on too much I would say that there is a wonderful liberation in realising that you are suddenly insignificant to everyone, except yourself. I don’t mean that harshly, you may have people who regard you as important but they are special and few. Ah too much already, I hope you feel the freedom and enjoy.
Lol. Right now I'll settle for one or two useful things a day, like doing the dishes or fixing one of the myriad things that needs fixing around the house.
As for insignificance, well, that imparts a degree of freedom, does it not?
I can concur about the 6 months minimum to decompress and readjust to your new life. I certainly didn't grieve but then I had a job I'd grown to hate, being 'managed' by incompetents I had no respect for (I think they had noticed 😹).
What I liked best not having to keep office hours was being able to sleep as long as I wanted / needed to initially and then finding a rhythm to my day that suited a night owl like me.
Best wishes and enjoy this next phase of life! ❤️🕊️,Dx
Good luck on retirement, my working career was littered with plant closures and recession all perfectly timed to relocate me in the South.
Now 12 years later even the South is too expensive. I'm headed back to my roots in Central Pennsylvania. Maybe we will cross paths in Pittsburgh one day. It really is a good town, not just a place for us hillbillies to flock to for a good game or concert.
Congratulations, may you stay healthy and enjoy the rest of your life .
Congratulations. I've been retired 5 years and my work-life/careers seem like a distant dream. It's a blessing to be liberated from organizational structure and bosses. Enjoy and grow in new directions.
Well deserved and congratulations. Enjoy your train ride!
Well, I went back to Ohio
But my family was gone
I stood on the back porch
There was nobody home
I was stunned and amazed
My childhood memories
Slowly swirled past
Like the wind through the trees
Ay, oh, way to go, Ohio
I went back to Ohio
But my pretty countryside
Had been paved down the middle
By a government that had no pride
The farms of Ohio
Had been replaced by shopping malls
And Muzak filled the air
From Seneca to Cuyahoga Falls
Pat Benatar had obviously never been to parts of Texas, Colorado, California, Oregon, Washington...in comparison Pat doesn't know WTF she's talking about when it comes to urban sprawl.
Only Columbus comes anywhere close to cities in any of those states. And she said Cahoga Falls or Cayuga Falls, not Cuyahoga Falls as is proper. Fuck Pat Benatar. She was overrated anyway.
I grew up in Beavercreek, Centerville, and Chagrin Falls Ohio, while dad worked at Wright Patterson AFB. Always disliked that song. You nailed it - the lyrics sound like they were written by someone who had no idea where Ohio even was, and just liked the rhythm of the words.
Benatar and company DID have great rhythm; I have to give them that. I liked Love is a Battlefield for some strange personal reason.
Feels good.
Congratulations. Waiting to see more of you.
Congratulations! Atlantic Canada is only another hop, skip and jump from PA if you really get an attack of wanderlust. Also Quebec City deserves mention, the best part of this daft country
I would love to take my wife to one of my ancestral lands. There's a marriage contract between my first two known ancestors in the New World under glass in Quebec, dated 1640.
They came over from Normandy to settle Trois Rivieres in 1638. My parents took me there and to Quebec City in 1972, but I've never been back.
It's wonderful to know of one's connections to history and places like this
Congrats. 🥳 I did not experience a grieving process after retiring. Must only apply to people who liked their jobs. By the way, the song quoted was by the Pretenders not Pat Benatar. Chrissie from the Pretenders was from Akron.
Was it? Shit! I'm terrible at music trivia.
But I've HATED my job for more than ten years now so you give me hope that it won't be quite as weird as I feared.
I’m retiring in January but I am scared. I have an adult disabled son I want/need to spend more time with so it’s less freedom but I’ll still have less to juggle. I’m
Just…nervous about the change. Maybe I’ll feel more joyous when it happens.
Any change is stressful. I learned that from cats.
Your post buoyed me!
Congrats!
Now eat right, preferably low on the food chain.
Exercise....kettlebell swings are the most efficient.
Quit smoking and cut down on the alcohol.
Positive Mental Attitude!
Good luck!
Congratulations and enjoy!
Just to add my congratulations and wish you well. Having retired a couple of years ago I can strongly advise not listening too hard to anyone else’s opinion on how to handle retirement…….even mine!
Now that's advice I respect. Thanks!
I’m glad that you may be taking my advice (probably by not listening to what I said), however, for what it’s worth (maybe not much), when I retired I did find it remarkably easy by following a single rule……that is to try and do one significant thing each day. Just to expand on that a little, there is no rule on what is significant (you will know). It’s ok to do two significant things a day but if you get to three the I would be worried that you might be overdoing it or possibly setting your definition of significance too low. Remember the significant things are for you even if they might benefit others. At the risk of going on too much I would say that there is a wonderful liberation in realising that you are suddenly insignificant to everyone, except yourself. I don’t mean that harshly, you may have people who regard you as important but they are special and few. Ah too much already, I hope you feel the freedom and enjoy.
Lol. Right now I'll settle for one or two useful things a day, like doing the dishes or fixing one of the myriad things that needs fixing around the house.
As for insignificance, well, that imparts a degree of freedom, does it not?
Indeed. Consider yourself liberated!
Congratulations on joining the club, OB! :*)
Congratulations and have a beer on me!
Thank you! I will.
Congratulations. I've been retired ffor almost 10 years, did mine at 62 and that's when I started my website https://nothingnewunderthesun2016.com/
Look forward to seeing more from you.
Congratulations OB!
I can concur about the 6 months minimum to decompress and readjust to your new life. I certainly didn't grieve but then I had a job I'd grown to hate, being 'managed' by incompetents I had no respect for (I think they had noticed 😹).
What I liked best not having to keep office hours was being able to sleep as long as I wanted / needed to initially and then finding a rhythm to my day that suited a night owl like me.
Best wishes and enjoy this next phase of life! ❤️🕊️,Dx
Good luck on retirement, my working career was littered with plant closures and recession all perfectly timed to relocate me in the South.
Now 12 years later even the South is too expensive. I'm headed back to my roots in Central Pennsylvania. Maybe we will cross paths in Pittsburgh one day. It really is a good town, not just a place for us hillbillies to flock to for a good game or concert.