What did you do today not on your truck...

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

You may have a message painted for you,
On the side of the house or a car or something on your next visit

No I don't think so. After all I pay him. He just likes to gripe about everything. Especially his wife. Don't even get him started on that one unless you've got some time on your hands.

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

No I don't think so. After all I pay him. He just likes to gripe about everything. Especially his wife. Don't even get him started on that one unless you've got some time on your hands.

I think that guy works where I do

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Getter-Done

I think that guy works where I do

I think that we all know somebody like that. They're not happy unless they're unhappy.

My brother's like that. Always complaining and never does anything about anything.

[FleetsidePaul]

I got to test my security cameras last night. My phone went off around midnight. The security guy calling. His phone went off. Some weird rattling noises at the house. You couldn't see anything but you could hear it. So he set off the alarm. We may not be there but we kinda are. The noise stopped. So I pick him up and we drive over there.

We look around the house. It's still locked. Nothing touched just like before. Whoever was there ran away. I think it's the weirdo neighbor snooping around. He waits until we're gone. If it was him then he saw two guys with guns walking around checking everything out. He might think twice from now on.

The fences and gates are in but I leave one gate open for the contractors. That's about to end. I'm moving in, putting on a lock box for the contractors, locking up, and bringing Duke the 100 lb. GSD with me. In other words don't even try that nonsense again buddy. You will be very sorry. Only one creep allowed on the property and I've already got that job.

[semn49]

Shoveled snow. Because the crap is too wet and heavy for my snow blower.

[3757chevy]

2:30 Today I signed off on my keys to the store and my Retirement papers.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

2:30 Today I signed off on my keys to the store and my Retirement papers.

Congratulations! I'm sure you will enjoy it, I know I do....

LockDoc

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

Congratulations! I'm sure you will enjoy it, I know I do....

LockDoc

I'm looking forward to not having to be going in to work Monday morning.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

I'm looking forward to not having to be going in to work Monday morning.

It's a weird feeling. Not like a regular day off. That's just a day off. When you wake up and realize that you never have to go back it kind of blows your mind.

At least it did for me. I worked my entire life and the thought of just stopping was so foreign to me. But I got over that really fast. It's all good.

[Lost in the 60's]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

I'm looking forward to not having to be going in to work Monday morning.

Good for you !!
Go to bed every night telling yourself "tomorrow is Saturday"...
It will take a while for the body clock to change habits. Months...years, maybe never. I still wake up at 5:30 am and can't get back to sleep some days....like today, and I retired from my trucking job 10 years ago.

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by Lost in the 60's

Good for you !!
Go to bed every night telling yourself "tomorrow is Saturday"...
It will take a while for the body clock to change habits. Months...years, maybe never. I still wake up at 5:30 am and can't get back to sleep some days....like today, and I retired from my trucking job 10 years ago.

Thanks. Saturdays would be good . We watch our 2 granddaughters every Saturday.

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

Congratulations! I'm sure you will enjoy it, I know I do....

LockDoc

I second that. Congratulations! Retirement is the best. I'm going on 7 years now. Best years of my life. One caveat though. You can't retire from your wife. You still have a boss and plenty of chores.

[Rickysnickers]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

2:30 Today I signed off on my keys to the store and my Retirement papers.

Congrats!!!!

[Boog]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

2:30 Today I signed off on my keys to the store and my Retirement papers.

Congrats on that Mike. Retirement will feel more normal after some time.
After rising around 4 am for 40+ years my body just won't let me sleep past that time. I normally get 4 to 5 hours sleep but I might catch a quick nap or two during the day. My internal clock is busted and won't reset! I have been back to visit the guys at the old job once a year for the last 3 years. I left it in good hands but that man has also quit and I am sorry to say the place has gone downhill terribly. What a disappointment. I won't be going back.
Also I noticed I often didn't know what the day and date was, as there is no start and end to the week now. My wife found a real neat fix for that. It's a digital clock with day, date and year displayed. We no longer ever wonder just what day of the week it is.

[Boog]

What I did today not on my truck?
Well I dug into the storage unit to see what I could cull to make some room out there and find my chainsaw. I couldn't get in past the door. After all day I made it to the back of the unit and worked my way back but made little to no improvement out there. I found very little to toss. We ended up with quite a lot of our parent's belongings the last 4 years and don't know what to do with them. So everything I pulled out today had to go right back in. What a wasted day...
And I still didn't find my chainsaw.

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by tutone

Congratulations. It is a good feeling.
At some point, you will absolutely not know what day of the week it is. Or is that just me?

Thanks tutone.

Originally Posted by Boog

Congrats on that Mike. Retirement will feel more normal after some time.
After rising around 4 am for 40+ years my body just won't let me sleep past that time. I normally get 4 to 5 hours sleep but I might catch a quick nap or two during the day. My internal clock is busted and won't reset! I have been back to visit the guys at the old job once a year for the last 3 years. I left it in good hands but that man has also quit and I am sorry to say the place has gone downhill terribly. What a disappointment. I won't be going back.
Also I noticed I often didn't know what the day and date was, as there is no start and end to the week now. My wife found a real neat fix for that. It's a digital clock with day, date and year displayed. We no longer ever wonder just what day of the week it is.

Thanks Boog. My wife works from home so I won't have an issue on days of the week.

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 3757chevy

2:30 Today I signed off on my keys to the store and my Retirement papers.

Congratulations!!!

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Congratulations!!!

Thanks Dale.

[4u2nv]

I metal detect for a hobby , exercise and for the good fresh air , never know what you may find
I like the old stuff , got these pair of coins the other day both within a few feet of each other the oldest I have got yet, rings , old dog tags are some of the things in the ground

[Getter-Done]

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

I metal detect for a hobby , exercise and for the good fresh air , never know what you may find
I like the old stuff , got these pair of coins the other day both within a few feet of each other the oldest I have got yet, rings , old dog tags are some of the things in the ground

I just found a Canadian penny under the back seat of a recently purchased vehicle.
It not as old as the ones you found.
I always keep them when I find them.

[tutone]

Originally Posted by 4u2nv

I metal detect for a hobby , exercise and for the good fresh air , never know what you may find
I like the old stuff , got these pair of coins the other day both within a few feet of each other the oldest I have got yet, rings , old dog tags are some of the things in the ground

I watch "Green Mtn Metal Det" on youtube every week. He is in Vermont where the stuff in the ground is old. Ive done it off and on my whole life and have a V nickle and a silver spoon to show for it. I have done much better in our area looking for arrow heads. West Ky wasnt settled much until 1800 or so and then it was mostly river towns. We have an old church foundation on our farm. Torn down or moved around 1950. You would think there would be a coin or something there? Zilch.

[tristan]

Ditto here. Four months into retirement and I love it. I am catching up with years of postponed tasks that I didn't have time to attack when work was getting in my way. If I don't feel like working at them on any given day then I call myself into my office and give myself a reprimand, and then head back to my easy chair and book.

[Palf70Step]

Although I missed some of the people and my students, best decision I made was to retire. 5 years now and my health is better and still wonder how I did all this stuff I am doing and still worked full time. Congrat 3757chevy

[FleetsidePaul]

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Although I missed some of the people and my students

That is the one and only thing that I miss about work. The people that I worked with and was friends with.

Some other people at work I don't miss at all.

[3757chevy]

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

I second that. Congratulations! Retirement is the best. I'm going on 7 years now. Best years of my life. One caveat though. You can't retire from your wife. You still have a boss and plenty of chores.

Thanks. I hear you. I told my wife she gets page 2 of the lists of things to do.

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

It's a weird feeling. Not like a regular day off. That's just a day off. When you wake up and realize that you never have to go back it kind of blows your mind.

At least it did for me. I worked my entire life and the thought of just stopping was so foreign to me. But I got over that really fast. It's all good.

I been told the only problem is no more weekends.

Originally Posted by FleetsidePaul

That is the one and only thing that I miss about work. The people that I worked with and was friends with.

Some other people at work I don't miss at all.

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Although I missed some of the people and my students, best decision I made was to retire. 5 years now and my health is better and still wonder how I did all this stuff I am doing and still worked full time. Congrats 3757chevy

I will miss [U]some[U] of my coworkers and customers.

Originally Posted by tristan

Ditto here. Four months into retirement and I love it. I am catching up with years of postponed tasks that I didn't have time to attack when work was getting in my way. If I don't feel like working at them on any given day then I call myself into my office and give myself a reprimand, and then head back to my easy chair and book.

Thanks. I have lots of postponed things to keep me busy.

Originally Posted by GOPAPA

Yeah for you,, now you can do more of what you want to do.. have fun

Originally Posted by Rickysnickers

Congrats!!!!

Thanks.