I retired October 2018, havent looked back Carl. Been busy with too many things to do, a lot of time spent with sale of our old house, moving things into storage, moving into a rental, built a small energy efficient place with a new garage. Found plenty to do so far and Im sure you will as well. Still havent caught up on some things to get done to the 63 either.
Congratulations, youll feel you are on vacation for the first 6 months or so and you wont miss working in the summer heat and winter cold , etc.
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63 Parisienne sport coupe (The Big GTO), black, maroon interior, 409 4 speed; former owner of a 59 El Camino, 63 Corvette SWC, 62 Chev Bel Air SC. 1963- Pontiac top selling car in Canada
Mahone Bay, NS Still not old enough to need an automatic
Retirement is the greatest thing that I've worked towards in my life.
I retired at 58 and since then I've never been bored or uninspired and I'm achieving more interesting things in life than I ever have!
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Officially I retired in 2019. But I kind of coasted into it from 2017 when I had to be off work due to a serious illness in my immediate family.
When it came time to return I had been away so long that I didn't want to go back to it. Some days I miss it. It can be hard to go from being needed to being replaced. But I do not regret it. Retirement has given me time to do a lot of things I always wanted to do but never had the time for. Like embark upon a body off resto of a car I've had for years. And take two long road trips last year. And get stuff done on my properties that have needed attention for years.
As long as I'm busy - and I can stay healthy - I'll be happy. I don't miss working. I'm just glad I was able to retire and that my wife and I are still be able do the things we want to do.
I have learned one thing though: you can spend years acquiring the projects and materials you want for your retirement, but by the time you get to them you realize that you may not have time to do them all. So you have to think about and spend time downsizing and divesting of all that stuff that it seemed so important to get when you were young and had your whole life ahead of you .... because you don't want to leave a mess behind for your family that they will not know anything about or have any interest in.
Seeing you guys here when you were on your cross country trip was one of the things that helped tip the scales for me to make up my mind to give my notice last November. You sure make retirement look like something a guy should do sooner rather than later.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
I'm happy if our visit helped you make up your mind. We certainly enjoyed meeting you and your wife, as well as a number of other members on this site. Maybe you will get to spend even more time in your cottage ... and on whatever other projects that interest you.
I had hoped to make another trip this year - and depending on how the pandemic goes I may still do so - but if so it will be a domestic trip. No border crossings for me as long as the covid 19 pandemic is in full force.
Officially I retired in 2019. But I kind of coasted into it from 2017 when I had to be off work due to a serious illness in my immediate family.
When it came time to return I had been away so long that I didn't want to go back to it. Some days I miss it. It can be hard to go from being needed to being replaced. But I do not regret it. Retirement has given me time to do a lot of things I always wanted to do but never had the time for. Like embark upon a body off resto of a car I've had for years. And take two long road trips last year. And get stuff done on my properties that have needed attention for years.
As long as I'm busy - and I can stay healthy - I'll be happy. I don't miss working. I'm just glad I was able to retire and that my wife and I are still be able do the things we want to do.
I have learned one thing though: you can spend years acquiring the projects and materials you want for your retirement, but by the time you get to them you realize that you may not have time to do them all. So you have to think about and spend time downsizing and divesting of all that stuff that it seemed so important to get when you were young and had your whole life ahead of you .... because you don't want to leave a mess behind for your family that they will not know anything about or have any interest in.
Quote: I have learned one thing though: you can spend years acquiring the projects and materials you want for your retirement, but by the time you get to them you realize that you may not have time to do them all. So you have to think about and spend time downsizing and divesting of all that stuff that it seemed so important to get when you were young and had your whole life ahead of you .... because you don't want to leave a mess behind for your family that they will not know anything about or have any interest in.
Very well said ... This is exactly my thoughts these days . I am off work due to Covid , and it may be permanent as I doubt I'll get called back . I'm using this available time to downsize , clean up /sell off parts and projects I'll never finish. Enjoying every second of it too....
Congratulations on your retirement. I agree with the amount of projects that we acquire during our working life for retirement. I remarried in 2016 and retired at 58 four months later. My Wife and I moved to a different house with a nice shop for me and we couldnt be happier. I sold off two military vehicles and related parts and a couple of Chevelles bringing by me down to three projects. More than enough to keep me busy.
I often hear people talk about someone at a business who has been there forever. They say something like "That place would fall apart without so-and-so." Time and time again that's been proven untrue, you are right.
I'm trusting all the guys here who say there's no life like it!
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
-- Edited by 66 Grande guy on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 06:24:56 PM
I retired from my profession as Telecommunications Engineer & Project Manager at age 52. I now have a low income low stress job which provides me pocket change. I'm going to fully retire just past age 60.
Ah now I get it! I did of kind of the same in 2012. Since then zipping around wild fires in a small airplane might not be everybody's idea of low stress however at least I get paid to travel, heh heh.
I plan to go until I'm 65 or until I lose it. Keeps you engaged this way. I will have to find something else after that.
-- Edited by 66 Grande guy on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 11:15:29 PM
Ah now I get it! I did of kind of the same in 2012. Since then zipping around wild fires in a small airplane might not be everybody's idea of low stress however at least I get paid to travel, heh heh.
I plan to go until I'm 65 or until I lose it. Keeps you engaged this way. I will have to find something else after that.
-- Edited by 66 Grande guy on Wednesday 24th of June 2020 11:15:29 PM
How will we know when that has taken place Ken?
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars
Ah now I get it! I did of kind of the same in 2012. Since then zipping around wild fires in a small airplane might not be everybody's idea of low stress however at least I get paid to travel, heh heh.
I plan to go until I'm 65 or until I lose it. Keeps you engaged this way. I will have to find something else after that.
How will we know when that has taken place Ken?
Stay tuned for some really out to lunch and erratic postings on CP in the future.
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Prince Edward Island
'64 Parisienne CS "barn find" - last on the road in '86 ... Owner Protection Plan booklet, original paint, original near-mint aqua interior, original aqua GM floor mats, original 283, factory posi, and original rust.
Wow 35 years at one job that's a long time you never see that happen now days you,lol love retirement just keep busy and keep answering my ????? Way to go
I often hear people talk about someone at a business who has been there forever. They say something like "That place would fall apart without so-and-so." Time and time again that's been proven untrue, you are right.
I'm trusting all the guys here who say there's no life like it!
There's always a transition period, where things will be more challenging for the new people taking over your job, but it always works out one way or another. It was like that when my boss unexpectedly retired about 10 years ago, leaving me in charge of the facility without a good transition, and no procedures manuals to fall back on. It took some effort, but I got the snags worked out and the place continued to run well without a hitch, really. That's why I always advocate for procedures manuals, so that all the things you are doing in your head are down on paper (well, Excel and Powerpoint files actually), and the next person has something to refer to.
Maybe it's not necessary for all jobs though, depends on the complexity of the job. In my case, I had been paying attention to what he was doing for years, and also had to do the job when he was on vacation, so there were only a few 'unknowns' that I had to figure out, and the details followed. In the cases where it wasn't clear, I just created my own procedures anyhow. It would have been more difficult for a new person coming in fresh off the street, though.
In jobs where you just follow standard procedures, like retail or an automotive shop, for example, yeah I agree that nobody is non-replaceable. You do your work when you're there, and move on when it's time. Somebody will always be there to take your place, and in a few months it will be like you had never been there.
For me, I was always still in the office 3 hours after everybody else had left and gone home. 28 years of it was long enough, and I was happy to put it behind me, and to know that the guys who I handed my jobs off to are well prepared to continue on. This means I can now relax and figure out what I want to do next.
Work was fine, but it's not everything. Enjoy your new-found free time because nobody knows how much we will have in the end.
I often hear people talk about someone at a business who has been there forever. They say something like "That place would fall apart without so-and-so." Time and time again that's been proven untrue, you are right.
I'm trusting all the guys here who say there's no life like it!
Work was fine, but it's not everything. Enjoy your new-found free time because nobody knows how much we will have in the end.
Very, very true. Unfortunately I've known several friends that didn't make it to their first retirement cheque.......
We actually sized up and moved out of Toronto in 2006 and it has kept us going and going like the energizers bunnies......
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......big block, 4 speed, bench seat, it doesn't get much better
