Don M Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 This is the first day of my retirement. i view it as a very long weekend. Don M Quote
SBeth Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Good for you Don; I'm so envious. I wish I were on a very long weekend too! Quote
bunny Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 congratulations!!! a long weekend, indeed. enjoy! xoxo amie Quote
shineladysue Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Don, Enjoy every minute of every day!!! God be with you and keep you cancer free. Love, Sue Quote
Patkid Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Congratulations, Don! Lots of hug time w/ the baby!!! Love Pat and Brian Quote
dchurchi Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Don, Enjoy your long week-end. lots of happy times!!!! Debbie Husband Alan DX with LSCLC Jan 10th 2005 Quote
Kasey Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Congratulations Don!!!! Now we all can get together to play cards and whatever on Tuesdays at 10:30AM!!! Whadda ya say? We would LOVE company. This is the best!! You will love it!!! Kasey Quote
melindasue37 Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Don, Wow!!! Congratulations on your retirement. Melinda Quote
Ann Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Happy retirement! Now you'll have more time to post!!! Quote
CharlieD Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Don, Congratulations. You're gonna love it. I've been retired over 10 years now and enjoy every minute of it. Every day is Saturday as in "worked yesterday and don't gotta get up tomorrow to go to work" CharlieD Quote
Connie B Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Hey Don, when my hubby retired this summer, he said, " EVERYDAY IS SATURDAY! " Happy Retirement My Friend! CONGRATULATIONS! Sit back and ENJOY! Life is pretty darn nice from this side of the fence too! Quote
Don Wood Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Hey, dude, you're going to love it! Congratulations on your retirement. Take your time but do get involved with some things you love to do. But you also have to exercise saying, "No." or you'll be all busy up again. Yep, you shop and run errands during the week instead of the weekends to avoid the crowds. Nice! You have time to travel and see other places. Nice! You have time to do the things you always said you wanted to do but didn't find the time. Nice! Get the picture that I have enjoyed retirement? Yep, 13 years now. Lovin' it! Enjoy! Don Quote
TAnn Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Happy Retirement Don! Now you have plenty of time to spend in Cindi's pub Enjoy..... TAnn Quote
Fay A. Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Don, Enjoy every second of this very long weekend! Quote
kamataca Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Gee....wonder what you'll be doing with your time? Enjoy it! Kelly Quote
tnmynatt Posted October 3, 2005 Posted October 3, 2005 Congratulations, Don! Enjoy your long weekend. Take care. Quote
LynneH Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 Don, Wow! Let's see. Kasey has lined you up for cards, Pat has you baby kissin', T'Ann is meeting up with you at Cindi's pub and Don has you taking over all of the errands........hmmmmm....sounds like you are going to be really busy.......ENJOYING THE HECK OUT OF RETIREMENT!!!! What a nice milestone in life! Enjoy! Lynne Quote
1bets1 Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 Congratulations Don! Retirement sounds wonderful. If you don't mind my asking, what did you do for a living? Anyway, enjoy! Betty Quote
gail p-m Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 Don, Do enjoy your retirement!!! Sounds wonderful to me. Do all those things you didn't have time to do adn some for me. gail p-m Quote
KC Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 Congratulations Don!!! ENJOY, ENJOY, ENJOY. So happy for you! Karen Quote
nancy c Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 enjoy your time from being off work--for the long weekend!! You deserve it..congrats to you!! God bless, Nancy C Quote
Don M Posted October 4, 2005 Author Posted October 4, 2005 Thanks everybody; this for Betty; I used to work for the U.S. Forest Service as a Forest Technician. I have 29 years and 11 months of Federal Service. I wanted to wait a few more years to retire, but I could not effectively do the physical aspect of my job anymore. I used to be able to huff and puff cross country right up steep hills, but now, no matter how much I suck the air in, it is not enough. A buyout opportunity came my way, and so I took it. It will pay down my debts enough so I can make in on my retirement income. I intend to enjoy it. I feel good about it. I can still hike on trails. Don M Quote
Nushka Posted October 4, 2005 Posted October 4, 2005 I hope you enjoy every year of your retirement. (notice I didn't say weeks or months). Take those slow hikes and do all of the things you have been wanting to do and didn't have the time. Don is right about shopping during the week. It makes all the difference. Nina Quote
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