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GregP Jul 2024 2:56pm, 7 Jul 2024 152,213 posts	Quote Pin GregP Know the feeling - and I stopped work six weeks ago.
Velociraptor Jul 2024 3:54pm, 7 Jul 2024 69,754 posts	Quote Pin Velociraptor You'll get used to it, Pix. eL Bee! was the same for a while. I wasn't, I was more like, "Did that really happen? Did they actually let me walk away?"
EvilPixie Jul 2024 3:56pm, 7 Jul 2024 55,774 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie MrPix seemed to drop into it without noticing He went from 5am alarm to 8am wake up straight away not even bothering with me going to bed and getting up 2+ hours before him!
Ness Jul 2024 3:57pm, 7 Jul 2024 42,705 posts	Quote Pin Ness I was like that to start with. Particularly when I knew that a new school term was about to start. Don't get that now though.
Ness Jul 2024 3:59pm, 7 Jul 2024 42,706 posts	Quote Pin Ness Most days, Mr Ness sleeps through me going out for a run. He generally gets up when I return after the run.
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Jul 2024 6:08pm, 7 Jul 2024 42,500 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) I easily accepted I was retired, 3 weeks holiday and then settled into my more relaxed life, love it, can’t wait for Jigs to retire now
TROSaracen Jul 2024 8:40pm, 7 Jul 2024 28,026 posts	Quote Pin TROSaracen My week still has 2 4:40am alarms (swim squad at 5:30), and a couple of other days where I expect to be training by 7am. Quite often go back to bed after the swim squads mind. Most of the time it’s just normal life, get the odd moment of ‘whoopppeee no work’. One was today, had some gardening to do - rain finally stopped around 4pm so did it then (took a couple of hours). Back in the day I would have really resented doing it as it encroached on that precious Sunday late afternoon/evening before the misery of the working week, but cracked on tiday happily knowing doing it now just opens up more time over the week.
GimmeMedals Jul 2024 5:34am, 8 Jul 2024 27,240 posts	Quote Pin GimmeMedals I’m joining some ladies for a sea dip at 8am. It’s a good way to start the non-working week. Then I’ll go to the gym before my friends come to visit and we’ll go out for lunch.
geordiegirl Jul 2024 7:14am, 8 Jul 2024 23,075 posts	Quote Pin geordiegirl All of these new week vibes are appealing.
Winniefree Jul 2024 8:39am, 8 Jul 2024 7,682 posts	Quote Pin Winniefree My second go at retirement is due to start this morning as my role as acting CEO should cease with the arrival of the new real one. I’ll believe it when she’s actually in the building!

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Synge (30.08.24)
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Hibeedeb (02.08.24)
Winniefree (08.07.24, 2nd attempt)
EvilPixie (24.06.24)
Snail (21.06.24)
GregP (14.06.24) (after part retirement 31.03.23)
Fizz :-)

(13.06.24)
Jaks (15.05.24) (third time of retiring)
HellsBells (31.03.24) (orig. May 2018)
TROSaracen (07.02.24)(semi retired since mid 2019)
Hanneke (01.02.24)
Jenni-far-far (28.12.23)
FergusG (22.12.23)
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) (11.12.23)
eL Bee! (30.11.23)
Lip Gloss (22.11.23)
jda (28.08.23)
RFJ (23.08.23)
Sigh (28.07.23)
Schnecke (end of school term 07.23)
Sharkie (05.07.23)
Ally-C (08.06.23)
Rebel (12.05.23)
CogNoscensme AHA (07.04.23)
Windsor Wool (05.04.23)
Bob! (30.03.23)
Velociraptor (21.03.23)
Garfield (provisional, 27.02.23) (see p.699)
ThorntonRunner (20.12.22)
DrMags (30.07.21)
MaltDrinker (30.07.21)
DoricQuine (15.06.21)
Mandymoo (21.05.21)
Eynsham Red (06.05.21)
GimmeMedals (31.08.20)
Steve NordRunner (01.08.19)
um (May 2017)
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cathrobinson (target: 2027 onwards)
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CK2 (2030)

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