tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post7233098362369142182..comments2024-03-22T07:12:47.560-07:00Comments on Pitchpull: "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere."Greybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-6292279811535661472013-04-16T05:25:16.862-07:002013-04-16T05:25:16.862-07:00Can't wait to get there myself... though it se...Can't wait to get there myself... though it seems an impossibly long way off...<br /><br />Charged for forwarding mail? Not here. Been having it forwarded for almost a year now and haven't paid a dime.<br /><br />Enjoy yourself, sir. You have definitely earned it.<br />CJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798965643027904154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-56399123297502329872013-04-14T17:47:43.537-07:002013-04-14T17:47:43.537-07:00Thirty year of having the alarm boot me out at oh-...Thirty year of having the alarm boot me out at oh-four-thirty are still bouncing in my beady little mind - and I'm usually yawning by 2030 and ready for the rack. The Bosslady and I are going to Vicksburg next month and may find ourselves in your neck of the woods.<br />Don't sweat the small stuff - it's all fun and games until the ca-ca hits the spinning ventilator....The Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854776544931267722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-25838714310873161982013-04-13T19:42:46.386-07:002013-04-13T19:42:46.386-07:00I came in from my last trip to Tokyo on 24 January...I came in from my last trip to Tokyo on 24 January 2013 and haven't looked back. I certainly don't miss that long drive up to LAX. I also did not want to go through yet another airline merger. I knew it was time to go! <br /><br />However, I still have not been able to nail down a routine and I know I'm gaining weight - not a good thing! <br /><br />With Spring here in So. Calif. I have a lotof yard work to do - maybe that will help!<br /><br />Enjoy your retirement - you've earned it.<br />Mary Kay<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-41131143748316496222013-04-13T15:22:14.513-07:002013-04-13T15:22:14.513-07:00Was thinking of you today. I have a friend that h...Was thinking of you today. I have a friend that has a fire suppression company that works out west during the fire season. Honestly, not sure he's looking for a chopper pilot, but would be glad to connect you two if you have any interest. Might be an interesting way to spend a summer?eiaftinfohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595068743383767561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-53721358974824241962013-04-13T12:46:21.559-07:002013-04-13T12:46:21.559-07:00I'm looking at that next year, with 43 years o...I'm looking at that next year, with 43 years of LE in 2014. I suspect that's quite enough, but I'm not quite there mentally, yet. I won't have a choice. At the end of this contract the pay and benefits will plummet. Unlike what most people think, I do NOT get "free medical for life" upon retirement. In fact, I get kicked out of my current system and have to sign up independently. I'm discovering, in Fornicalia, that'll be roughly $1,200 to $1,500 a month, THIS year.<br /><br />Who knows about 2014? No one knows.<br /><br />BZBloviating Zeppelinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359816456769157176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-75485893206106188502013-04-13T05:11:42.514-07:002013-04-13T05:11:42.514-07:00Looking back I would say it took me a few short mo...Looking back I would say it took me a few short months to adjust to retirement. More than likely because I never really had a job that I could say I really loved doing. <br /><br />I took the jobs that paid the most money at the time as it seemed things I loved most, paid the least. And, dryer too!<br /><br />It took me a short time to break the habit of rising at 3am in the morning too.....I don't think it a normal thing for anyone to have to arise at that hour. I don't think I ever adjusted to that!<br /><br />As far as the Florida weather, brother, you didn't come far enough south!! I'm in the Melbourne/Palm Bay area and it was certainly a LOT warmer than where you were.Scottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16121811949825846208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-37577979830112821922013-04-12T18:36:54.034-07:002013-04-12T18:36:54.034-07:00It IS an adjustment (usually a BIG one), and I'...It IS an adjustment (usually a BIG one), and I'm not surprised it's taking a while to settle in... Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-23470291031378778612013-04-12T15:12:52.372-07:002013-04-12T15:12:52.372-07:00We were surprised when, after our excitement over ...We were surprised when, after our excitement over meeting you, we didn't hear from you again. I would love to be in New Albany, just like you're glad to be in Illinois.<br /><br />As for the retirement debacle, it still strikes Joe like a brick when a fire truck passes us on the highway or we see a black 'header' rising in the sky.<br /><br />The stock market broke me, and I had a fine feathered nest.<br /><br />You will be surprised how well you can survive without hitting most of your savings, due to your pension. <br /><br />Plus, as we age, our expenditures where vacations and enjoyment are concerned are exchanged for a nice day and a good nap. lol<br /><br />If you have health insurance, and you do, you're ahead of the flock.lotta joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12742978845913126675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12452759.post-25547116997746436332013-04-12T15:06:50.315-07:002013-04-12T15:06:50.315-07:00Sounds good.
When I was younger, the local paper p...Sounds good.<br />When I was younger, the local paper published a journal of a retired auto exec.<br />You echo a lot of it.<br />My dad and that guy both said a lifetime of getting up at 5 is hard to overcome.<br />Work at it.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.com