New era begins today

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mikew_RIP

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Well i was all set for retirement this Christmas with me being 65 on the first of January,we have a situation at work that occurs occasionally and i had said the next time will be the last,well it occurred today and after several meetings during the course of the day i am now retired.
All was amicable and i have been ask to give thought to returning on a part time basis in the new year,this will need serious thought though as a more important situation is being able to do a 365 rather than an as often as possible ;)

Its a strange feeling i guess because i wasn't mentally prepared for it yet,i may take the camera out tomorrow :cool:
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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I retired a while back and could not be happier about it. I had told the company I was working for that I would work as long as I enjoyed the job. All was well and I was having fun till we were bought out. That company put $5,000,000 into new tech and I was having a blast learning and training others with the new gear. I had also told the new boss the same thing. As long as I was having fun. The new company was sucking all the fun out of work ans several people had already left. I wrote a letter of resignation and walked into his office one day and handed it to him and went back to work. I did give them a two week notice. I had him, his boss and the big boss from the main office all trying to get me to stay. But none of them would give me what I wanted which was for all of them to leave the company. Of well. More time to shoot.
 
Marilynne

Marilynne

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Congratulations on your retirement. Hopefully leaving a few months early doesn't mess up your retirement plans financially. I've been retired for three years last month and love it. Leaves more time to shoot.

Good luck!!
 
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Pretzel

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May retirement bring you days full of stress-free FUN! If you do choose to go back to PT to supplement the income a bit, make sure they understand it's got to be practically as stress-free as retirement. ;)
 
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mikew_RIP

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Thanks folks,i actually retired from my proper job 10 years ago and took my pension,the last 10 years has been for paying bills and buying boys toys,like Don the original job became low on fun and for me high on stress.
It hasn't actually sunk in that its arrived but ime sure it will.
 
Roy1961

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congrats and enjoy, now when you do finally get out of bed, ask yourself, where do i want to shoot today.
 
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wud

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Oh. Your story really touched me.. Wish you all the best, I hope you will have many great moments out there photographing. Its a big change, but hopefully for the better.
 
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fotojack

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Congrats, Mike. Hope you enjoy your retirement. I know I certainly do. I retired about 7 years ago, and I've enjoyed every moment of it since. I put in 30 years with the company, and while I had fun with it, I felt it was time to move on to do the things I wanted to do. By the way, your birthday is 8 days after mine, and I'll be 66 this Xmas Eve. :)
 
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