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The Retirement Thread

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bigleggy
bigleggy
Nov 2023
3:01pm, 24 Nov 2023
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bigleggy
Seen this and thought of you lot :-)

Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Nov 2023
3:54pm, 24 Nov 2023
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Lip Gloss
Super efficient Stander

I got that sent through the other day.
Lip Gloss
Lip Gloss
Nov 2023
6:14pm, 26 Nov 2023
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Lip Gloss
Today’s joyful thought is I don’t have to get up for work tomorrow :-)
Ness
Ness
Nov 2023
6:22pm, 26 Nov 2023
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:)
Sigh
Sigh
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6:23pm, 26 Nov 2023
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:-)
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Nov 2023
6:25pm, 26 Nov 2023
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I've never missed getting up for work :)
Sigh
Sigh
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6:32pm, 26 Nov 2023
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I take Sian to school most days - we're up anyway walking the dog - and her school is in the same road as my old place of work, so I actually drive past it 5 days a week. I rarely think about it as I drive past, and if I do, it's along the lines of "I wonder how long it will be before the place is demolished for housing?" (this is going to happen as they're moving elsewhere, once their new place has been built).
Ness
Ness
Nov 2023
6:42pm, 26 Nov 2023
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I've never missed it either. I still get up for my early morning running but now that's at about 6am whereas when I was teaching I used to get up about an hour before that to fit a run in. I also get to have a much more leisurely breakfast after running now.
Dingbat
Dingbat
Nov 2023
8:19pm, 26 Nov 2023
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You'll still be awake at the same time and you'll probably still get up at the same time. But it's great to have the choice.
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
Nov 2023
8:26pm, 26 Nov 2023
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I move to a new office tomorrow. I am lucky and live about 2.5 miles from both the old and new office. Getting there and back is no big deal.

However for the majority it is a PITA. Or much much worse.

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Jaks (15.05.24) (third time of retiring)
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Hanneke (01.02.24)
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jda (28.08.23)
RFJ (23.08.23)
Sigh (28.07.23)
Schnecke (end of school term 07.23)
Sharkie (05.07.23)
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um (May 2017)
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Celebrating reduced hours

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B Rubble (2 days/wk from July 2025)
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In the Waiting Lounge, with one eye on the door

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Bigleggy (target: December 2025)

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Diogenes (17.03.27)
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CK2 (2030)

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