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01-01-2018, 11:07 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Vintage RV Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: anywhere U.S.A, Currently back home in Thailand!
Posts: 4,245
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Retirement
What is the single most important thing you enjoy after you retired?
Mine is having the time to make a really great cup of coffee every morning!
When I was working, never seemed like I had the time to do it!
Now, I take the time to grind the fresh beans, put them into the French Press, and make the best cup possible!
Rail!
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Retired, and "Always on Holiday!"
1996 Monaco Windsor 38PB, "Mona" 275 HP., 8.3 Cummins, 3060 Allison 6 speed, 2001 PT Cruiser, "Bailey"
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01-02-2018, 01:18 AM
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Senior Member
Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: SoCal
Posts: 15,749
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Jeeping
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Vince and Susan
2011 Tiffin Phaeton 40QTH (Cummins ISC/Freightliner)
Flat towing a modified 2005 Jeep (Rubicon Wrangler)
Previously a 2002 Fleetwood Pace Arrow 37A and a 1995 Safari Trek 2830.
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01-02-2018, 03:55 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,308
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Not caring what time it is........the only time I wore a watch is work day's........today is the first day I will not be putting it on........
Your coffee sounds so good Rail! I wish I was closer to you.......
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2012 Essex 4544 2011 Jeep JK, M&G Braking, 2014 MTI 27' Hog Hauler, Wireless brake control, 2006 Ultra & 1989 Springer, 2003 Harley-Davidson
FLHR Road King Anniversary
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01-02-2018, 04:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 35,317
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Finding the stress free time to quite smoking.
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01-02-2018, 04:09 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 10,308
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I had to go out side the gate/turn style at work to burn one......I only had 1 smoke at noon time.........now, I can have one when I want to........not a good thing I am thinking Twinboat?? I use to look forward to going back to work on Mondays just to give my air system a break............going to have to discipline myself I am thinking......
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2012 Essex 4544 2011 Jeep JK, M&G Braking, 2014 MTI 27' Hog Hauler, Wireless brake control, 2006 Ultra & 1989 Springer, 2003 Harley-Davidson
FLHR Road King Anniversary
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01-02-2018, 05:01 AM
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Senior Member
Newmar Owners Club Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2016
Location: Lake Charles (domicile)
Posts: 1,064
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Quote:
Originally Posted by guardrail53
What is the single most important thing you enjoy after you retired? Rail!
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No agenda! The freedom to do what we want when we want to.
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Finding The Roads That Await Us
Rick & Lydia Williams
2018 Newmar Essex 4553
NKK Member 21619 / FMCA Member 465836
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01-02-2018, 05:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Rendon, Texas
Posts: 1,455
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Since I don't have to report in each day, I still have an obligation to make the most of each and every day, in some positive manner. So I look for positive things to do around my church, my community, or even when traveling. It can be a challenge, but it sure is fun. And I get to meet a lot of people from all over.
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01-02-2018, 05:37 AM
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 75
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Hard to pick one, so here is two.
One simple act upon retirement that has multiplied for me was ditching the smartphone and all those apps for a dumb phone.
Disconnecting from technology has brought about a peace, serenity and calm in my life that is just wonderful. I get a thrill when I realize I do not know the day of the week.
Reading. I always enjoyed my Kindle, but now it is constantly my companion, and takes me on adventures only limited by my imagination.
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01-02-2018, 08:13 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Upstate New York
Posts: 3,722
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One of the better things is sleeping 'late' I now get up at 6-6:30 instead of 5:30. I can also spend a couple hours on the 'puter catching up on the news and my hobby habits. Only wear a watch (if remembered) when I leave the house in a vehicle. I also have almost caught up on my reading on one of my 3 Kindles, one of which is always nearby. Then there us the RV - we can go during the week in the summer now, avoiding crowded CGs. We also haven't graduated nor will. to anything more then a flip phone - something I was able to avoid with my job as they were just becoming a job necessity when I bailed out of my stressful job.
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Dave W
2011 Ford F250 6.7 Lariat CCLB, Gone but not forgotten
2014 Montana High Country 343RL (sold it!)
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01-02-2018, 09:22 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: FL
Posts: 1,355
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I don't know about retirement, I never get a day off anymore, nor do I get holidays off.
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--2005 F350 Superduty Crewcab, 6.0, 4wd, short bed, 3.73 gears
--2016 Montana 3711FL, 40'
--SOLD 2014 Wildcat 327CK, 38'
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01-02-2018, 09:29 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Freightliner Owners Club
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: 5 miles south of Lakeville, Mn
Posts: 3,046
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No office politics, no alarm clock, I wake up when I wake up, going out to lunch, traveling, dinner out, Grandkids, FREEDOM!
Time to cruise the internet.
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Jim and Carol Cooper with Oreo the Kitty
FAA ATC ret, VFW, AL, VVA, NRA
US Army Aviation, MACV Vietnam 65-66
2012 Journey 36M, Cummings 360hp
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01-02-2018, 09:29 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: FL
Posts: 11,385
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My stress does not go up every time the phone rings. It only rings a few times each months now.
It took me some time to quit wearing a watch. I do not carry my phone on my hip like many folks. Only if I go to the store or out fishing for safety.
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Certified Senior Electronic Technician, Telecommunications Engineer, Telecommunications repair Service Center Owner, Original owner HR 2008
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01-02-2018, 09:37 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 122
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we used to be like Ralphi, then decided we were only willing to work to live- not live to work. now we have the time to try to wear out some of our toys
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2008 40' Beaver Contessa
Fulltime RVers with toys.
Sandcar, Razor, and a Jeep. Where we play is where we sleep.
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01-02-2018, 10:12 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Rhome, TX
Posts: 1,031
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The one thing I enjoy the most, now that I'm retired is I can get out in my shop and build or repair anything whenever I want. And stay at it as long or short as I want. No more 4:45 am alarm clocks and mad dashes through rush hour traffic to get to the Office so I can work for a Boss who never should have been made a Supervisor in the first place, then spend all day getting called off my preventative maintenance jobs to put out somebody else else fire screw ups. All while dealing with idiot drivers on the road who want to run me over.
My commute to my shop is 75 feet now. And I can jump on one of the motorcycles that are parked between my office door and the shop door, and go for a ride whenever I don't feel like working.
Been a tough 8.5 years, but hey, somebody has to do it and I'm the perfect guy to do it.
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1990 Fleetwood Limited Edition, Converted to Diesel. Pulling my toy box, a 93 Isuzu Rodeo 4X4.
Life is for the Adventure not the problems!
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