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neb
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# Posted: 4 Dec 2015 22:38
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Well It is official now and my last day will be February 26th 2016. I would of liked to exit in January but it worked to be in February. I'm very excited and the 3 month's left will be hard. After 35 years n the same place it is time for some new scenery and a new journey.
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Just
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# Posted: 4 Dec 2015 22:52
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congrats neb ,second half is the best.
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upndown
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# Posted: 4 Dec 2015 22:53
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Best of luck to ya Neb!! 
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Gary O
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# Posted: 4 Dec 2015 23:06
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Enjoy the three months, neb.
Savor them.
cuz after that
You'll be on the other side
You won't believe what we've got over here.
Nobody told me, and I won't tell you.
but
I expect your findings will appear here
enjoy
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AK Seabee
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# Posted: 4 Dec 2015 23:13
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Congratulations! 😊
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neb
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# Posted: 4 Dec 2015 23:51 - Edited by: neb
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Great advise! I don't want to wish my life away so yes take each day and savor is right. My job has a lot of stress built in to it. Lol No mistakes can be made and with time lines and scheduling I already feel the relief. Lol
I will be spending more time at the cabin I do know that.
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Steve_S
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 06:02
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Congrats neb, now you can start living life for yourself more or less on your terms for a change. That 3 months, will in one way seem to be taking forever and in another, it will pass in a blink... So what plans do you have for your Alarm Clock ? A memorial to the past ? A symbol of servitude to be discarded ? 
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 07:45
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Neb~~Congrats ...on your retirement ...how old are you now???
it is hard to believed I have been retired for OVER 6 years...unreal...how my hunting buddies will say..i got next week off to hunt...and I think I have been OFF over 6 years..lol
hard to believe at 55 ...I have been retired since I was 48
please tell me you are not going back to work..lol
one of my friends from my old job retired last week...took a week off and starts back to work next week with a new job...NOT ME<<LOL
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rayyy
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 08:24
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Congratulations you lucky guy.
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 08:24
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Congrats Neb!!! Im happy for you.. You deserve it.
Lisa
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neb
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 08:41
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Thanks. I'm 58 and I know I have more birthdays behind me then ahead of me. Lol
TH>>>not going to go back to work but will I will help out a few people that have asked me if I would work a day here and there. I will get settled in to a routine and have many things I want to do when I want to do them.
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cabingal3
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 08:54
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thats just so wonderful neb.congrats! its an interesting transition for sure.yay for u.
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fastsled
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 09:11
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I retired 3 months ago, after 31 yrs. it's like everyday is a Saturday! I turn 50 next week. I now have time to work on my little 10 acres.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 09:25
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Quoting: neb not going to go back to work but will I will help out a few people that have asked me if I would work a day here and there
that's good...I remember my 1st day of retirement ...I got up at usual time...wife went to work...I went to run errands/post office and grocery...and I was all done for the day and it was 9:30am...scared the hell out of me...lol....then I found out you can pace yourself...and you are in no hurry anymore...just remember to throw your alarm clock away...I did ---I have not set one in over 6 years....I do her my
wife's clock go off on her side of the bed...I usually roll over and go back to sleep. LOL
PS~~I take a nap some afternoon's if I am tired...which is awesome... u will have to try them.
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old243
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 09:37
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I retired in 1998, at 58 , can't believe it that long. You have to sometimes check the calendar, to see what day it is. Most times it doesn't matter. We do quite a bit of camping over the summer months, the fall is the time I enjoy as it is hunting seasons. Bird, moose and deer. My advice to anyone retiring, do the things you have always wanted to, visit those places that you have never had time to go to, while you are young enough and have good health, as you get older you might still want to go, but don't feel you are able. Enjoy your free time and cabin. Congratulations , old243
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bobrok
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 17:44
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Just gotta chime in with my congratulations and +1 to comments above.
I owned my business since 1987 and after I sold it and got thru the owner transition I haven't looked back.
An old customer called me at my camp (on my personal number) last summer and said she lost her contact info for the business and could I give it to her again.
No problem! the "800" number is...
...is
...is
total brain freeze!
After a minute it came back to me and I obliged.
At that point I realized how totally immersed I am in retirement!
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LoonWhisperer
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# Posted: 5 Dec 2015 22:53
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Great news!! Congrats Neb. 
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neb
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2016 09:06
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Well it is getting close now. I forgot about Leap Year so I guess my last day will be February 29th. Lol I have 6 days left and everyday will be a Saturday.
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turkeyhunter
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2016 09:12
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Congrats my FRIEND!!!! " retirement life is awesome" ....in a 6 more months I will celebrate 7 years of NO ALARM CLOCK!!!
Enjoy!!
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LoonWhisperer
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2016 09:37
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Quoting: neb I have 6 days left and everyday will be a Saturday.
haha... I like how you put that. Cheers!
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Steve_S
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2016 11:50
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Triple Delete Everything ! Double Shred the papers & RUN ! Never look back and don't worry about where the dust lands in your vacancy. Your Real Life is just about to begin ! ENJOY & CONGRATS !
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hattie
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2016 12:08
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Congratulations neb!! Not long now....The countdown is on!!
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neb
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2016 17:36
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Lol! Thanks everyone yes it is time and can't wait.
I went to the cabin today was very muddy frost is coming out of the ground so I walked in the one mile. It will be soon I will be able to pick my days when I want to be there just not waiting for the weekend.
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Stein
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# Posted: 20 Feb 2016 23:57
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Congrats and good luck. My wife and I are heading down to NW Arkansas to look at buying a retirement/lake home in two weeks. Hard to believe that day will be coming soon, but I'm 48 already. Buying it will make it real.
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Julie2Oregon
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2016 03:45
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Woohoo!!!!! It WOULD have to be a leap year, wouldn't it, LOL? My mum had an aunt who lived to be 104. Theories abounded as to why she achieved such longevity because our family typically doesn't. One was that she wasn't married, one was that she was ornery as all get out, and one was the fact that she was born on Feb. 29 and didn't have a birthday every year! 
SOOOOO, may the fact that the anniversary of your retirement falls on Feb. 29 mean that you will have MANY EXTRA YEARS to enjoy your freedom!!!
Congratulations!
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neb
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2016 08:51
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Julie2Oregon >>> I like that analogy. lol When I looked a year ago at the date I just missed it was a leap year and it is a Monday. I might nut go that day I will see.
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Gary O
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2016 10:02
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Hey neb
They did it up pretty big at my retirement party.
It was a great time, but the main thing that sticks out in my mind was they retired my keyboard too.
They made it one of my 'gifts'.
It was somewhat legendary around the shop in regard to the crumbs of food I always had on it (worked thru lunch most days). It got so bad at times, when I was out of the office, someone would sneak in and clean it.
Here's a pic from the party after they got thru 'dressing' it up;
The larger pieces are not mine (probably).
Anyway, the point; we'll need pics of yer send off.
It's a grand feeling yer having right now.
So happy for you, ol' sod.
Keep a fire
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rmak
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2016 11:04
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HI Neb!
I will be retiring on June 9, 2016. I retired the first time in 2005, but wasn't ready. I think I'm ready this time, but I still have mixed feeling since my second career in teaching is very rewarding and I know I will miss it. I'm 68.
I have so much I want to do and I'm afraid I will be napping and procrastinating more than I do now. I hope I'm wrong.
Congratulations on your decision. I hope it works out for both of us.
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neb
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2016 18:09 - Edited by: neb
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Gary O >>> LOL! Now that is funny! They want a party and talked to me about it. I don't want to be a party pooper but I told them I don't want one. I did hear from a few guys that I will have one and things are planned so we will see. They will have to get me there first. Lol Thanks Gary O
rmak >>> I wish you the best also. I keep telling myself I can't buy back time. I have so many outdoor activities I like to do I'm afraid I won't get them all done. Lol
I'm 58 and will do some ranching part time.
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naturelover66
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2016 19:16
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Congrats neb... Have a great last week at work. May health and happiness be yours for many many years.
Lisa.
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