The Retirement Thread
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2 Aug
1:32pm, 2 Aug 2024
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GregP
I shall go update the Smell header
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2 Aug
1:36pm, 2 Aug 2024
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Sigh
Thanks @TheScribbler , love that expression! I've added it to the thread description. Android tried to amend it to "Baggy Spacious Ness" but that seemed to be bordering on the offensive 
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2 Aug
2:49pm, 2 Aug 2024
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Ness
I don't know, Sigh. Thought above was about me when I initially looked at it and wondered if it was meant to be complementary! đđ Then I read it properly! đ¤Ł
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2 Aug
6:15pm, 2 Aug 2024
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Sigh
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2 Aug
6:50pm, 2 Aug 2024
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geordiegirl
I have a similar craving to @Velociraptor to be able to sit and do what I want be it potter in the garden, clean the windows or sit and have a cuppa and not be worrying I should be somewhere else. Even boating weekends we are always on the go - me running, back meal, walk, back make food. While a real luxury Iâm always thinking what I should be doing. Today Iâve done a run, chatted on route with a friend (more on that to come) got back food shop shower and moved to our happy field. We stayed here we didnât take Ellie itâs too hot for her and I have enjoyed watching the goingâs on on the river. I donât have the energy to worry about what I could have been doing (canât see the dirty windows if I donât look) So friend was supposed to come and see me yesterday to sort out a girlie trip awayâŚ. But she had to cancel as her brother in law died unexpectedly and suddenly. He was 60. No age at all. Suspected heart attack. For him the best way he died in his sleep but itâs tragic. So another iteration that we only have one chance. |
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2 Aug
7:13pm, 2 Aug 2024
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Ness
Exactly, GG.
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2 Aug
7:24pm, 2 Aug 2024
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Mandymoo
Exactly GG. A bloke I know aged 45, major stroke and died 3 weeks ago. Nothing is guaranteed I love not having plans but am still not very good at sitting still |
3 Aug
7:53am, 3 Aug 2024
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Jaks
I think I might have persuaded mr jaks to retire next April/May đ. He only works 24hrs a week at the moment and he likes having the extra income so we will see đ.
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3 Aug
11:14am, 3 Aug 2024
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TheScribbler
Iâm delighted that this thread has adopted âbaggy spaciousnessâ. It was a silly and casual term that grew out of a supportive and inclusive environment. So it fits very well here.
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3 Aug
11:23am, 3 Aug 2024
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Hibeedeb
Thatâs it, today is the first day of retirement, and I still woke at 5.40 despite having a relatively late night. Hopefully my sleep will improve soon! My last day at work was lovely, but it was a good feeling handing over all my stuff at the end of the day! |
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