[02Hawk]

A little different story here. I am going to be 64 in April but did not have plans to retire anytime soon until this past Christmas. I did retire about 11 years ago, and after a year decided that I had to do something.
A good friend and I started a new company up and 10 years later it is going fine. We pay ourselves a decent salary and really don't work that hard. My wife retired 10 years ago as she had an awesome pension plan (me) but the real reason she quit is that it pissed her off leaving me unsupervised each day.

Then this past Christmas, my little brother who was 61 was feeling ****ty and jumped in the shower, had a dizzy spell and wacked his head on the coping. My sister in law tried to get him to go to emergency but he told her no F..ing way was he gonna sit at emergency on Christmas eve and then went to bed and never woke up.
He had just sold his business and had spent several months getting his cabin redone so they could live there full time.
That is having me rethink my near and far future

[Riverbird455]

Originally Posted by 02Hawk

Then this past Christmas, my little brother who was 61 was feeling ****ty and jumped in the shower, had a dizzy spell and wacked his head on the coping. My sister in law tried to get him to go to emergency but he told her no F..ing way was he gonna sit at emergency on Christmas eve and then went to bed and never woke up.
He had just sold his business and had spent several months getting his cabin redone so they could live there full time.
That is having me rethink my near and far future

Our hearts go out to you 02Hawk, deeply sorry my friend.

I also love your Steven Wright quote,.. 24 beers in a case, 24 hours in a day. Coincidence?

My fav Steven Wright lines:

I have a map of the USA in my glove box that is actual size, it says '1 mile = 1 mile'. It's a bitch to fold.

I put instant coffee in the microwave and went back in time.

Brad

[ta6point6]

I think the drug is bad for the young adults. How little self control do you have to stay off of pot for a couple weeks to get a job. Then you can smoke all the pot you want after that. It still gets me when people hold up signs saying they need money in front of the local Walmart that have help wanted signs up. I can not believe how these younger people have to smoke every single day..........everything in moderation as my uncle you to say.
Back to topic how many people who will/have retired work a part time job? I am 51 and would like to retire or more like partially retire in the next 10 years or so. What are you guys doing for health insurance besides Medicare? I have the VA to fall back on but not the wife.

[Vid]

Originally Posted by ta6point6

Back to topic how many people who will/have retired work a part time job? I am 51 and would like to retire or more like partially retire in the next 10 years or so. What are you guys doing for health insurance besides Medicare? I have the VA to fall back on but not the wife.

I’m 62, ready to call it quits but still willing and able to work. I’ll probably keep working for a few more years. After a consulting career in the moving and storage industry which has treated me pretty well, things are so challenging right now with labor and driver shortages, not to mention the rates which are through the roof, it’s constantly one headache after the other. Can’t wait to say F this and spend more time with the wife, kids, grandkid and on my hobbies. Right now there are absolutely no plans for me to be working ten seconds after I turn 65 unless we meet WWIII, the economy tanks and the Ruskies force me to work in a shoe factory, haha.


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