Well the Day has finally arrived ...........

Zed Carer · Post by **Zed Carer** » Fri 28 Oct, 2011 22:04

After a total of 41 years and 2 months today was my last day at work

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I've been thinking about retiring for about a year and in January volunteered for redundancy. My employers agreed to an early retirement / redundancy package so (theoretically) I've been working a 3-day week since 1st March and as I was on 6 months notice should have finished at the end of August. However I got involved in a major tender so my notice was extended twice but today was the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My son is very pleased as he and his wife got the keys to their first house today - a 95 year old house that needs some renovation (a builder is doing that). Then it needs completely re-docorating plus fitting a new kitchen and bathroom that I have been booked for. Nor sure when I'll have time for the list that Mrs ZC has prepared for me that apparently includes having her dinner ready every night for when she gets home from work.

Nice meal with a few colleagues last night and amongst the retirment presents were lots of Meguiars and AG products

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Post by **Robert T** » Fri 28 Oct, 2011 22:08

Happy "Retirement", Bill.

Don't forget you'll have time to polish both zeds every week now. (runs for cover)!

Cheers R.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri 28 Oct, 2011 22:13

Congratulations, now it is your turn to fully enjoy life, I hope you have created a bucket list and will be fully implementing?

Any chance of peak of what is on the list?

luckycolourblue · Post by **luckycolourblue** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 07:38

He said he is retiring, a bucket list is for something else

Enjoy your retirement

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 07:39

Congrats Bill

- about time too!
Coincidentally, yesterday was the anniversary of my redundancy
When you are finished at your son's, Dot wants a new kitchen also .....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 11:17

luckycolourblue wrote:He said he is retiring, a bucket list is for something else

Enjoy your retirement

Yeah i know, but why wait any further to do all the things you want to do, got the time to do em more than once now, Iv'e started mine already and ive got 20 years to go.............Cant parachute jump when your strapped to a bed on oxygen

aceman · Post by **aceman** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 12:26

Great news Bill just make sure you enjoy your time, I have only got another 17 years to go before full pension

macca · Post by **macca** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 12:34

Congratulations on your retirement. I've got just over 4 years.

stevenb · Post by **stevenb** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 13:52

Congratulations.
I'm hoping my Lotto ticket for tonight will allow me to retire so I can spend my time tinkering with old cars and keeping fit.

Jamezee · Post by **Jamezee** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 15:03

Great stuff, enjoy it

Brian H · Post by **Brian H** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 15:09

Great news, enjoy your retirement, only 28ish years to go.

Badman gee · Post by **Badman gee** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 15:19

enjoy it, make the most of every day

I've got 23 years to go, but i love my job.

so it will be enjoyable hopefully.

maurice the martian · Post by **maurice the martian** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 15:36

Great stuff Bill,now enjoy.
If youre like me you`ll soon be wondering how you found the time to work

Maurice

Geoff H · Post by **Geoff H** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 16:36

maurice the martian wrote: If youre like me you`ll soon be wondering how you found the time to work

The weeks will fly by, it’s like a week only lasts a few days. I retired in 1993 (mid forty’s) and can’t believe where the time has gone. Enjoy your retirement

zedwheels · Post by **zedwheels** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 17:24

Now life realy starts! Hope you have a long happy retirement.
My time is next Friday too. I'v been asked to stay on till xmas, Thinking
it over but dont think i will.

rgf · Post by **rgf** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 17:33

You lucky lucky man...no, I'm not at all jealous! Enjoy.

pingu · Post by **pingu** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 18:38

The trick to retiring is to stop working and still get paid. I've managed the first bit

, working on the second.

Well done & congratulations.

Radlitt · Post by **Radlitt** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 19:46

Congratulations Bill and enjoy your retirement.
I'm 53 and just starting my second business.

Jeremy

Warrior · Post by **Warrior** » Sat 29 Oct, 2011 20:58

Enjoy your retirement Bill

Strange thought I know but I never want to retire

PS........and NO, i'm not a live tester in a condom factory

Zed Carer · Post by **Zed Carer** » Sun 30 Oct, 2011 07:21

Thanks for all the good wishes.

It's going to be strange on Monday although we have agreed (been instructed) that I will be still get up and make Mrs ZC's breakfast as she just doesn't have the time in the morning

pingu wrote
The trick to retiring is to stop working and still get paid.

Payment for the work on my son's house is still being negotiated - my offer is 1 round of golf per 2 days of work but he's sticking at 1 round per 3 days.

Badman gee wrote
I've got 23 years to go, but i love my job.

I have been very fortunate that I've enjoyed whatever I've been doing at work and it was probably why it took a year to actually make the decision. I'm also fortunate that my employer has said that after a break of a month or so if I want to they will give me a zero hours consultancy contract - see how I feel after I've been at home for a few weeks.

Plans:
Helping son and DIL with their house.
We've booked a week in St Andrews (golf plus house hunting

') and flights to see the family in Ireland.
Ive got details for a 3 or 5-day falconry course still looking for a dry stone walling course and Italian lessons.
Got a long list of things to do getting our house ready for selling - 30 years of things stored in the loft

We sort eveything into a) Charity shop; or b) E-bay or c) tip - 5 trips to the charity shop so far