EARLY RETIREMENT
- 29 December 2012 23:16207659Due to circumstances beyond my control i may be taking said measure in 2013, my question is how will i pass my time as having been stuck at home since the end of October i cannot face a life of idleness. |My thoughts are spending more time helping out at the western heights, Morris dancing, or clay pigeon shooting. Any ideas would be welcome.beer the food of the gods
- Keith Sansum1
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29 December 2012 23:19207661clarendon bingo twice monthly?ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 29 December 2012 23:23207664I want to keep myself active and stimulated not moribundbeer the food of the gods
- 29 December 2012 23:35207665I think that you should do all three. Working on the Western Heights could keep you very busy, your clay pigeon shooting will improve with regular practice and keep your faculties in fine form and Morris dancing will just be fun.On a more serious note I can understand your apprehension at enforced retirement, being a bit of a workaholic myself.
- Ross Miller
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29 December 2012 23:51207666You might also consider helping out at Crabble Corn Mill and/or East Kent Railway"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today." - James Dean
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength,
While loving someone deeply gives you courage" - Laozi - 30 December 2012 00:45207667It is my 60th and i am very p-ssed so forgive me.
Get involed with one or all three and your future will be enriched."My New Year's Resolution, is to try and emulate Marek's level of chilled out, thoughtfulness and humour towards other forumites and not lose my decorum" - 30 December 2012 01:15207670Morris dancing is a good choice, Tom. Go for it!
Chanters, Drums and Drones Potty Time http://youtu.be/99fMqpjnXYA
Rule Britannia!
Kent First http://youtu.be/04F3mAP3fV4 Keep banging on http://youtu.be/qYCU_SKmkGQ - 30 December 2012 01:20207671How about training as a voluntary adviser at the Citizens' Advice Bureau.
I have done this in the past and it is very rewarding and mentally stimulating. - Brian Dixon
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30 December 2012 05:07207673apply as a beer taster [part time of course] at 1 or both brewries in kent.volentry of course. - 30 December 2012 07:17207682There is lots of ways you can go,infact to many but most are unpaid if not all of them,this is what I found hard because I was not ready with my own funding to pack up. But I had to so now after afew years it is working out OK. But you must find some outlet and stay away from the drink now that will cost alot and will not help in anyway,The Western Hights.The Mill ,The Railway are all very good but do not over do it. Go for days out with the wife have a weekend away at times.Or take the roll on of a cllr but I can not see you doing that mate,but all the very best in what you end up doing.
- Keith Sansum1
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30 December 2012 07:17207683clarendon and westbury is always looking for volunteersALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 30 December 2012 09:24207707Find an organisation or charity you like and go along and have a chat about doing voluntary work for them then see how you get along. There are a lot of organisations that would love your help and experience.
I have been retired now for just over a year and there are very few days when I am not doing anything. What with the Mill, some voluntary work at Dover Athletic and of course jobs at home, you wonder how you ever found time to go to work.
One thing for sure you will not miss the hustle and stress of your truck and the roads. Go for it Guz and enjoy.
- Jan Higgins
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30 December 2012 09:49207710Retirement is wonderful as it gives you the freedom to do all those things you want to do when you want rather than squeezing them in when you can.
Volunteering is an excellent time filler and a good way to make new friends as well as stimulating the old brain box, I have never regretted my eight years at the Age Concern shop one bit. If you have always wanted to try something new why not give that a go.-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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- 30 December 2012 11:10207714A belated Very Happy Birthday GaryC
Tom,
Build a boat...
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https://www.amazon.co.uk/Build-Dover-Books-Woodworking-Carving/dp/0486452891
http://www.hartley-boats.com/index.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing. - 30 December 2012 13:29207731Well, welcome to your new life, Guzzler! I think a lot of people come up to retirement with some trepidation, wondering how they are going to fill the time. However, it seems that once people have actually retired, quite a few wonder how they ever found time to go to work!
Now your life will be your own, to dictate the pace and the activities - master of your own destiny! As everyone here has said, there are a heap of voluntary things in which to be involved, all of which will keep you active and busy, and there are also no end of classes and courses to take to follow up on the interests you never had time for before. At the same time, as Vic says, you now, as Vic says, have time for outings and to be with your family, which is great.
For the Morris dancing - great fun! Think about Borders and North West as well as Cotswolds - very different styles, each with their own special appeal. There are also some very interpretative sides, each with their own take. Just for starters, have a look here http://finder.morrisfed.org.uk/find.php, which, if you click on the map, will give you some contact details for morris sides near you, and also here http://www.themorrisring.org/find-side, where if you zoom into the map and click on the balloons will give you info about others. Try looking up mummers ..."In come I ....!!" and hoodeners too.
Best of luck, and welcome to a new world.
(Happy Birthday, Gary!)The Dover War Memorial Project
www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk - Jan Higgins
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30 December 2012 16:14207745Sorry Gary I missed saying a belated Happy Birthday, I hope the hangover was not too bad.
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30 December 2012 16:58207750and a happy birthday from me to gary,you will soon get your bus pass in a year or two. - Keith Sansum1
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1 January 2013 08:30207853happy birthday garyALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 2 January 2013 16:12208070Back to the thread.
What a waste, our Tom retiring from active life.
I'm sure we could find you something to do Tom.
I suggest we replace CCTV camera's with a Guzzler, a 12hr system in the most prominent areas of problems.
2 weeks of a Guzzler would mean at least a 6 month trouble free zone.
What have we got to lose.grass grows by the inches but dies by the feet.