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What did you do when you retired?
12/16/2017 | me

Posted on 12/16/2017 7:02:48 PM PST by mdittmar

What did you do when you retired?

Getting close to the point that I may be able to retire.

Thinking about reselling,yard sales,goodwills,estates sales.

Always enjoyed junking,antiquing.

Gotta stay busy.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: retirees; retirement
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To: mdittmar

I will be retiring next fall. Can’t wait, I’m 63 & been working since I was 16. I would plan on traveling with my husband but he’s a veterinarian and not planning on retiring soon so I will do a little traveling with my kids & grandkids when I feel like it. I love working in the yard & will be having a below-ground greenhouse built in my back yard soon so I can garden year-round & not worry with weeding and heat. Also, have always wanted to hike the areas of my family’s ranch that are not accessible by pickup and interested in exploring a huge void we recently discovered there to see if it’s a cave. Love the ranch.


161 posted on 12/16/2017 9:21:09 PM PST by texas_mrs
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To: mdittmar

I know I used to trade it

Its just far to ubiquitous to demand decent prices, but people love it for asthetic and nostalgic reasons


162 posted on 12/16/2017 9:22:03 PM PST by mylife ( The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: bagster

:)


163 posted on 12/16/2017 9:23:17 PM PST by mylife ( The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: mdittmar

Volunteer work.


164 posted on 12/16/2017 9:23:46 PM PST by upchuck ("Ex-obama" ... That phrase itself honors America. ~ h/t glennaro)
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To: mdittmar

I’m retiring at the end of this school year. I’d like to learn to cook like the rednecks on BBQ Pit Boys, maybe learn to fish, supplement pension with sub teaching, and study the Word.


165 posted on 12/16/2017 9:25:52 PM PST by EliRoom8
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To: EliRoom8

BBQ pit boys are having fun LOL


166 posted on 12/16/2017 9:27:16 PM PST by mylife ( The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Freedom56v2

I’m 66 and have always loved stuff with a history. The generations behind me don’t. That’s when I started losing interest. If there’s no one to leave it to, what’s the use?

Over the years we’ve cleaned the place out three or four times so there’s not much left.


167 posted on 12/16/2017 9:29:59 PM PST by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: mylife

Just watched
“Band of Brothers”
Got a hankerin
For a Luger!

WWII stuff is always collectable.

THAT conversion sounds cool.


168 posted on 12/16/2017 9:30:18 PM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: EliRoom8

Which reminds me, a good ol gal hooked me up with an onion gravy smothered poke chop beans and cornbread today for $3


169 posted on 12/16/2017 9:31:24 PM PST by mylife ( The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: Big Red Badger

Lugers are VERY Collectable

Husqauvarnas too


170 posted on 12/16/2017 9:33:04 PM PST by mylife ( The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: mdittmar

I usually buy high and sell low...
Can You go 60?


171 posted on 12/16/2017 9:34:17 PM PST by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: EliRoom8

So you did not stop “working,” did you?


172 posted on 12/16/2017 9:35:19 PM PST by Fungi (Eat a fungus or two today.)
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To: Big Red Badger

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/729007071

Looks like price has dropped LOL

http://www.hkparts.net/shop/pc/HK-German-G3-22-caliber-Conversion-Kit-p1147.htm


173 posted on 12/16/2017 9:38:51 PM PST by mylife ( The roar of the masses could be farts)
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To: EliRoom8
study the Word

You should read the Bible.
I have read the Bible.
Didn't that discourage you from drinking?
No. Killed my appetite for reading.;)

174 posted on 12/16/2017 9:40:02 PM PST by mdittmar
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To: mdittmar
I consulted for about six years after leaving corporate work (technology work) while I still had the current skills and contacts.

Then I finally got tired of computer work and shifted my attention to photography. Having a blast at it.

175 posted on 12/16/2017 9:40:09 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: zeebee

‘If you have a creative bone, you will always be busy.’

Absolutely true.


176 posted on 12/16/2017 9:41:29 PM PST by topspinr
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To: bagster

You should be a writer.


177 posted on 12/16/2017 9:42:14 PM PST by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: Fungi

Look, work is a blessing from God. It was given before the Fall and Proverbs tells us there is a curse to idleness. Yet, there may come a time when God says “Stop. Leave this job.”


178 posted on 12/16/2017 9:44:53 PM PST by EliRoom8
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To: Cementjungle

May get a Go Pro,do some YouTube stuff,The adventures of the El Camino picker;)


179 posted on 12/16/2017 9:45:27 PM PST by mdittmar
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To: EliRoom8

“a missionary for four years.” That is not a job?


180 posted on 12/16/2017 9:46:36 PM PST by Fungi (Eat a fungus or two today.)
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