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The Retirement Thread

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HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
18 Apr
7:53am, 18 Apr 2025
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He applied to stay on at his company, so sounds like the redundancy example where the person is embarrassed to no longer be working. Or has so much personal stock invested in their job that without it they feel they have lost meaning or purpose. Sad.

Think the agony aunt was a bit unfair. Yes, it's a form of deception, but not everyone is good at communicating openly. He needs help not just criticism. IMHO. :-) G
TROSaracen
TROSaracen
18 Apr
8:24am, 18 Apr 2025
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I’m guessing his home life was misery and work was an escape.
geordiegirl
geordiegirl
18 Apr
10:39pm, 18 Apr 2025
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Another life leveller. Been to parents for tea, walked home a couple of friends was in the local. Haven’t seen them in ages so went in for one.

Chats as you do and it got to with what’s happened to Karen it makes you think and evaluate.

Us erm what’s happened?

Diagnosed with cancer and concrete lungs/heart.

Shes a couple of years younger than me. It doesn’t look good. Gutted.
HappyG(rrr)
HappyG(rrr)
18 Apr
10:59pm, 18 Apr 2025
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Sorry to hear that gg. Cancer's a bugger. Never heard of concrete lung either. Live life peeps.
EvilPixie
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19 Apr
7:37am, 19 Apr 2025
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😥
Mandymoo
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19 Apr
8:45am, 19 Apr 2025
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😔
Ness
Ness
19 Apr
12:31pm, 19 Apr 2025
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Very sad 😢
Ally-C
Ally-C
21 Apr
9:29am, 21 Apr 2025
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Making the most of our retirement we’ve just booked a cycling holiday in Sri Lanka 😀
cathrobinson
cathrobinson
21 Apr
9:31am, 21 Apr 2025
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Ooooh this is something we want to do at some point. When are you going and will there be blogs?
Ally-C
Ally-C
21 Apr
9:40am, 21 Apr 2025
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cathrobinson wrote:Ooooh this is something we want to do at some point. When are you going and will there be blogs?


January. If I’ve time 😀

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Retirees Hall of Fame

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HellsBells (31.03.24) (orig. May 2018)
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