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Joined: 01 Oct 2007 Posts: 962 Location: Minnesota

I pulled the plug on work at 61, after 39 years in a large corporation. I was in the exec ranks, traveled a lot, long hours etc.
Its quite an adjustment to go cold turkey, but I did.
I read a lot, worked out every day and still do five years later.
Besides bring a gun nut I bow hunt quite a bit so I can hunt most of the year and I shoot indoors in the winter several days a week.
You just have to find somethings you enjoy doing and realize that every minute of every day does not have to be filled with a major activity, take some down time.

Volunteer somewhere working with kids. They'll keep you young,make you laugh(and cry)and need an old fart that cares.

I'm surprised that we haven't heard from Mike. He's probably busy with the Gun of the Day Club. Wink

Gil

Well, thought I would let other reply Smile

Been retired nearly 6 years now

Today,
UP at 05:30,
Bible Study at church 6 to 7
Gym and shower and shave there
Henry D's (local food place) for Breakfast
Then to skeet/trap range to open it (volunteer) till noon
Shot 2 rounds of skeet, one round of doubles, and one round of Crazy.
Burger King with fellas for light lunch
Back to church to pick up Bibles to deliver to Randall County Jail
Home and get wife's car to fill up with fuel
Home unload shotgun stuff and load with pistol stuff for tomorrow
Check emails and find that I am asleep in the chair for a power nap Smile

So, you see, way to busy to go to work Smile

Thursday, volunteer at local elementary school for the morning to tell the kids what a VETERAN is

Mike

What a great thread. I am 2years out and will walk away from a 30+ year job as a cop at age 50. I work as a SWAT commander and dearly love the guys and the work. I'm scared I will miss them and drive my wife nuts.
Thanks to the folks who have chimed in with their wisdom. Thanks to the OP for sharing.

My dad retired from work at age 78 when the VA held him 100% disabled from wounds suffered in WWII. I asked dad why he waited so long before retiring. HIs comment: "would you want to stay home all day with YOUR mother? Point well made and taken. Laughing

Gil

Joined: 15 Mar 2015 Posts: 118 Location: Manhattan KS

Dale, somewhere in between. Wink

Mom is 88, still drives, has a great sense of humor, and is the mother of 10 children and I am the oldest. A friend remarked "your mom is a pistol." My reply: "No, she's a sawed-off shotgun" to which she was told what I said. She loved it. I still wouldn't want to stay home with her all day and neither would she. Wink

Gil

Member Joined: 09 Jun 2005 Posts: 885 Location: Wisconsin

Retired in the fall 0f 88, finally getting the hang of it. Enjoy it, do what you want to do and do it as long as its legal.

Guest

Ever notice that this is a forum of which the members are primarily old farts? (myself included).
xvigauge

Member Joined: 06 Nov 2005 Posts: 328

Well I retired at 59.5 after 40 years with the same company. 36 of those 40 years I was on call. Constantly in touch with company. At first with a call in to check if customers had left a message for contact. Ending with a cell phone. Made good money, but, was never able to leave on vacation. I can't remember a Christmas where I wasn't called to work somewhere. I have no idea how the kids or wifw put up with my job. Now, wife will retire in 18 months, For now, I am enjoying not having a phone. And no if I had one I would not answer it. Wife loves it as I do the house chores, garden and hunt. New Mexico has a first dove season of 60 days. So I have done a lot of hunting. The two weeks wait and quail. Will get a boat and do some fishing. Oh and have visited in-laws in SD a couple of times in the last 6 months.

You will find something to do, Just leave the TV off. It is a time waster.

I hope I never retire.....my boss is ok. Wink

Member Joined: 12 Jun 2008 Posts: 370 Location: Kansas

You gentlemen are making me jealous. I still have 30 years to go. Not all of us are old farts, some of us just are at heart. Very Happy