Retired or Not

Self employed for 40 years, still loving it.

 

Brad

51 and still working. Probably have to keep working after retiring from this job! LOL

Not retired. Got another 25 years+ unless the Euromillions jackpot comes up in which case I might .....

 

Nick

Working [X]

 

During my 1st twenty years of my career I would have told you I am retiring as soon as I'm eligible.  I could never understand why anyone would work a day longer than they had to.

 

As I start the down side (5 years later) I'm now rethinking and can understand why people continue to work and hang around.  40 hours a week can be a hard void to fill if you don't have a plan on how to fill them.

 

Ron

Working (X)

Retired  (  

 

Still plan on working another 8-10 yrs more.

 

Bruce

Here is my vote:

 

WORKING  [ X ] FOR QUITE A WHILE LONGER

 

RETIRED    [   ]

 

Working (X), SOMEONE HAS TO KEEP THE ECONOMY GOING. GLAD TO SEE A FEW OTHERS WORKING

 

IF WE ALL WERE RETIRED THEN THAT WOULD NOT BE GOOD FOR THE HOBBY WHICH HAS AN AGED PERCEPTION

Retired since 1995 from the Federal Aviation Administration. I spent 26 years as an Air Traffic Controller and Supervisory Air Traffic Controller, at the New York Air Route Traffic Control Center and Republic Air Traffic Control Tower. 

Retired from the Army in 2013 and collecting VA disability. I am now a Soccer Dad (3 Kids)and loving it. No more deployments to **** holes

Working...
First 24 years as heavy equipment hauler...
Then the next 10 as NJ state employee ...
First 9 in Human services division this last year with
NJDOT ... Just got vested last month.
Need to do another 15 to get "the package"...I'll be
68 ...so it's a longshot at best !

WORKING  [ X ]

 

RETIRED    [    ]  Maybe some day???

Retired after 37 years with CSX.. Moved back home to NC..

 

Life is good!

Retired since Christmas 1999, 14 solid years.  Loving it.  I don't know how I had time to work.

.....

Dennis

Working: {  }

 

Retired:   {}

 

Dave

Retired after 47 years of hard work.  No company pension.

I wish I was retired.......so I could play!

 

In December 2016, I plan to drop weekends (I'll be 63 then). Sometime after that, night call altogether.....and lastly, I'll drop hospital work and just do office.

 

Peter

 

www.richmondnephrologyassociates.com

 

 

Peter

Self employed carpenter for 44 years. Forced into retirement due to shoulder injury( had surgeries 8 years ago and all was fine until last injury- torn rotator cuff, can't be fixed again- I'm too old (67).  So I decided to bring out my old trains plus some new ones, and begin a new hobby. Working on the layout now and enjoying every minute of it. Will post some progress photos soon.

WORKING [ ]

RETIRED  [X]

 

And recommending it to everybody who will stop and listen.

WORKING  [X]

 

RETIRED [ ]

 

At 62 and working in engineering (electrical not railroad ) for the same company for 40 years I am certainly eligible to retire. Unfortunately I need to keep working a while longer. 

OBTW: Who is keeping track? What's the count? 

WORKING  [ X ]

 

RETIRED    [ ]

 

BUYING LOTTERY TICKETS [X]

[X]  Retired from paid employment in 1992 due to health factors.

 

[X ] Unpaid volunteer work requiring some travel. Built two layouts, ['92 Mtn.Cottage & '97  Greensboro Condo]. Physically grounded temporarily 2002 when disabling health issues emerged.

 

[X ] Back on my feet and retired from retirement. Dismantled Mtn. Cottage layout

Mar.'08 and Condo Oct.'09. Feb.'10 built small 9x16 round-the-room layout in a finished Condo attic space from recycled layout components. Wired,trains running.

 

[0]  March '10 began treatment for "small stroke" and a repair of two back fractures.

Now looking forward post rehab to running trains on lame layout, with lame brain     and 83 year old lame bones. 

 But still vertical and enjoying teenage prostate.

R E T I R E D.

 

Been that way since November 1st 2005.  Don't miss it a bit.

 

Been buying LOTTO tickets for 45 years.   

Working (25 years with State of Florida). 

Looking forward to being Retired. 

 

That makes the count:

48 working

51 retired

(depending on how you count the 50%er's and the part-timer's)

RETIRED  2007 ……..

Worked 33 years in law enforcement...it was a career I loved...and just retired this last June.  I loved my job...but I love every minute of my retirement.  I have more time to be a housewife, home project manager, model railroad construction engineer, photographer, a wine connoisseur and a grandfather to 3 girls!  Although I still teach part time at our community college.  Other than that...every day's a Saturday!

 

Matt 

For those thinking you retire to beyond is only if you pull up a chair and never leave it!

In mulling over the work years verses retirement my thoughts.
  do I miss working No!

do I  miss fellow co- workers Yes

we  enjoy walking into any store and not be hurried to get items needed.

we can walk all we care to and not be mindful of what time it is.

we can run trains anytime we so choose be it 1am or? As I can nap anytime I care to.

we can piddle around in yard all day if we so chose and enjoy mother nature's  changes.

"We" meaning wife of 41 years now. is my best friend and so much more!

we are so much more busy now that minutes turn into hours in a blink as most will say where did we find time to work a 40 hr workweek as well!

hard to fill a 40 work week  hour void not so much as homes still require maintenance and repairs.

friends to visit with and travels unhindered by the only have 2 weeks vacation time frame!

do we miss working? no way we're enjoying our retirement too much !
plus you wake up on monday and poof it's Sunday already literally.

to all whom are retired enjoy it. for those getting close embrace it.
for those that are 25 years away it will go quicker than you think.

The real trick is remembering what day it is as time and what day it is isn't really relavent in a way because we no longer have a set timetable work wise!

I just retired on Tuesday!  It's great so far.

I ran trains more in the last week than in the last five years.

64 next Friday...could have retired 20 years ago if I never woulda gone to a train show or auction...STUPID RON!!!

Working for over 26 years at the same company and the way it looks is I'll be here for another 21 years.   Unless they fire my a**!

Still working, own 2 businesses.

Retired in 2005. Miss the people more than the work. I retire to become Papa daycare for my then six week old grandson then my daughter had identical twin girls and you know the rest of the story Papa daycare still up and running. Don't get paid but the benefit package is unbeatable.

Left work at 60 and never looked back or had regrets.  Never even missed the people, either.  It's been a great run so far!

Yes, they say you have to retire to something not from something.

 

Jeff Davis

Almost 5 years in the USMC as a pilot after "uncle' invited me to attend the "Police Action" in SE Asia; then retired in 2013 after 39+ years with Allison Gas Turbine/Rolls-Royce Aerospace PLC. Still had the same employee ID # after all that time which makes me one of the "fossils" these days.

Busy building an around the room 11' X 14' layout in retirement + all the honey-do's...

I started working at age 16. I retired at age 70. I was never without a job, and now I can get up when I want and do whatever I feel like. Just make sure you have money or retiring will not be fun!

I am a 47 year old retired electrician. I am retired due to the loss of my right leg to diabetes, Kidney Transplant & 2 Heart surgeries.

 

 

I would go back to work tomorrow. I loved my job installing Fire Alarms.

the bad part is I would have to look for all my tools scattered every wear I work along my layout.

Could have retired many years ago but still working as I enjoy what I do. A liberal vacation policy gives me all the time I need to do other things.

 

Pete

On the Railroad 42 years +, most of you guys would love to have my job. I love what I do. The level of my day to experiences can only be imagined by anyone outside of the circle railroad professionals in New York.

 

So, ... not retired. Still playing with trains; ... and when I get home, I play with the ones I really like!!

 

SAM

WORKING  [  ]

 

RETIRED    [x]

 

 

loving it.

 

very busy, but not in a hurry.

Plan A: Retire tomorrow after winning tonight's Mega-Millions

 

Plan B: Work another 7.5 years.