The Retirement Thread

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1 Jan
3:10pm, 1 Jan 2025
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Hills of Death (HOD)
Yes Rhubarb definitely retired
1 Jan
3:11pm, 1 Jan 2025
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Hills of Death (HOD)
She’s been on Wordle every day
1 Jan
10:14pm, 1 Jan 2025
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OO61
Happy New Year all, such a cheerful thread, it makes me smile 😃
2 Jan
8:29am, 2 Jan 2025
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TROSaracen
Happy not back to work misery day!

Lots of glum faces about today, love not being one of them😃
2 Jan
8:35am, 2 Jan 2025
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Daz Love
Alright TRO, dont rub it in :) :) I have just logged back on for the year!
XB
2 Jan
8:42am, 2 Jan 2025
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XB
I had a bad dream the other night. I was in a dispute with the MD about whether I’d had my upcoming holiday approved.

The joy of waking up and finding out that you can take a 15 week holiday and don’t need to answer to anyone.
2 Jan
8:43am, 2 Jan 2025
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TROSaracen
The post break email inbox of Hell, enjoy….

Meanwhile I’m wondering whether to have a second coffee in bed….
2 Jan
7:47pm, 2 Jan 2025
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OO61
Sadly I still dream about work. Less than I used to but still fairly regularly. Often trying to solve some difficult business problem, no real pattern to it. Usually a relief when I wake up and remember it's not my problem anymore. Glad I'm not alone XB 😆
2 Jan
7:48pm, 2 Jan 2025
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Fenners-Reborn
I love problem solving. More than happy to be at work today. Bring on tomorrow.
3M
2 Jan
10:22pm, 2 Jan 2025
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3M
Not quite sunk in yet that I'm never going back! Except to hand in my kit next week, that is.
I signed in on the painfully slow and iffy 4G (doesn't seem that reliable!) earlier and checked my long service award was awarded!

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Maintained by Sigh
A place for baggy spaciousness: "The quality of time, soft attention and ease that we could enjoy 'doing nothing' "
(thanks to TheScribbler for the term (p1516)!)
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Retirees Hall of Fame

star Marmite star (01.01.25)
Roobarb (20.12.2024)
gribb0 (20.12.24)
3M (18.12.24)
Jigs (25.09.24)
Synge (30.08.24)
Silvershadow (02.08.24)
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)
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)
macca 53 (31.10.17)
XB (07.07.16)
Flatlander (November 2011)
Helegant
Ness
SarahWoo
Rosehip
alpenrose
Johnny Blaze
annadav
K5 Gus
Curly45
LazyDaisy
Dave..M
jabberknit
Shades
Northern Exile
Nick Cook

[other names to follow, on request]

In the Waiting Lounge, with one eye on the door

McGoohan (15.01.25)
dobbers (28.02.25, tbc)
Dillthedog (27.03.25 confirmed)
westmoors (31.03.25 confirmed)
Bazoaxe (June 2025)
B Rubble (June 2025)
geordiegirl (target: July 2025)
GeneHunt59 (target: July 2025)
RRR-CAZ (September 2025)
Bigleggy (target: December 2025)
HappyG (target: end of 2025 at the earliest)

Runningbauble21 (target: June 2026)
MadWelshWoman (target: Summer 2026)
cathrobinson (target: 2026 onwards)
OverTheHillToo (target: approx. 2026)

Diogenes (17.03.27)

Hills of Death (HOD) (April 2026-April 2030)
Gromit (July 2030)
CK2 (2030)

[other names to follow, on request]

Just browsing at the moment

Daz Love
Totriornottotri
DIY Diva

[other names to follow, on request]

Retirement Failures

Currently empty :-)

[other names to follow, on request]

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