Retirement

[Norrin Radd]

Being retired you tend to lose track of time very easily. Apparently it's 2025 now and we are already in the month of march.who knew

 

[IanM]

It's marvellous!

 

[chrisd]

As we retired always say " don't know how I found time to go to work"

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Being retired you tend to lose track of time very easily. Apparently it's 2025 now and we are already in the month of march.who knew

To be fair I still write 2024 in my logbook sometimes. Times flying by

 

[Hobbit]

Mrs H is my P.A. She keeps my diary. Apparently I have to be up early tomorrow, around 9am, to go and play bowls.

 

[nickjdavis]

Being retired you tend to lose track of time very easily. Apparently it's 2025 now and we are already in the month of march.who knew

Got a phone call from the missus at around 4.30pm this afternoon as I was driving home from golf.

Wife: Are you going to pick Isobel (daughter) up from work on your way home?
Me: No. I will be home first and then will pick her up later when she finishes work.
Wife: But she has already finished and is waiting.
Me: But its not 5.45 yet.
Wife: Today is Sunday....she finishes at 4.15pm
Me: Is it?

 

[Deleted member 36742]

Being retired you tend to lose track of time very easily. Apparently it's 2025 now and we are already in the month of march.who knew

I have now been retired for over 15 years but I still can't believe the number of people that ask me what I plan for or did at the weekend.

Every day is the weekend!

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Got a phone call from the missus at around 4.30pm this afternoon as I was driving home from golf.

Wife: Are you going to pick Isobel (daughter) up from work on your way home?
Me: No. I will be home first and then will pick her up later when she finishes work.
Wife: But she has already finished and is waiting.
Me: But its not 5.45 yet.
Wife: Today is Sunday....she finishes at 4.15pm
Me: Is it?

I may have posted this way back in this thread. Retired 2008. Lack of routine befuddled me for some time.
Sat in my armchair at 9.30 one morning with cup of tea, turned telly on and fiddled with remote. My wife asked what I was looking for. I said "Saturday Kitchen". She rolled her eyes and said "It's Thursday".
I was genuinely perplexed.

 

[IanM]

Similarly, when I first played with the Seniors, I got home from the club and put on Sky to see how the football was going.

It was 4pm, on a Monday afternoon! Not Saturday.

 

[Bazz]

No wonder a lot of you like to put a ball in a chute and wait.

I'm just jealous of every day being Saturday.

 

[IanM]

No wonder a lot of you like to put a ball in a chute and wait.

I'm just jealous of every day being Saturday.

And I wish I could get my 30 year old swing speed back!

That's life!

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Similarly, when I first played with the Seniors, I got home from the club and put on Sky to see how the football was going.

It was 4pm, on a Monday afternoon! Not Saturday.

And similarly, what's a Bank Holiday?

 

[IanM]

And similarly, what's a Bank Holiday?

It's when after two days of avoiding places because they are busy, places are unexpectedly busy for a third consecutive day!

 

[nickjdavis]

I'm finding that DIY stores are busier during the week than they ever were at weekends....but they are chock a block full of old people, especially at this time of year with their trolleys full of plants. The knock on effect is that the self checkout tills are now staffed by more people than the old style tills ever were, and they instantly see a bit of grey in your hair and assume that you cant operate the self scanner and start interfering, with the result that it takes you longer to get through checkout than it otherwise would have done.

Maybe we need a retirement irritations thread.

 

[D-S]

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Maybe we need a retirement irritations thread.

It'd never catch on, older people never moan.

 

[Robster59]

I've reached retirement age but stayed on to work Mon-Wed for a year. I am still trying to get the hang of not working Thursday and Friday and thinking there I should be logging in.

 

[RichA]

I retire at 55 in December.
I definitely don't want a second career and don't need a proper salary but would like to do something maybe a couple of days per week. 55 feels too early to just walk dogs, play golf and drink coffee in the garden all day every day, as appealing as it is.
Looked into volunteering but most of it seems to be the scut work that they can't find anyone willing to do for minimum wage; why would they think an early retiree would want to clean their community centre's toilets for free?
Anyone gone through the same process and found a rewarding part-time job?
Ideally I'd like to help out a local small business, younger guys trying to make a go of it, just helping with admin and practical tasks but having been with the same employer for nearly 30 years I have no clue where to start.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

I retire at 55 in December.
I definitely don't want a second career and don't need a proper salary but would like to do something maybe a couple of days per week. 55 feels too early to just walk dogs, play golf and drink coffee in the garden all day every day, as appealing as it is.
Looked into volunteering but most of it seems to be the scut work that they can't find anyone willing to do for minimum wage; why would they think an early retiree would want to clean their community centre's toilets for free?
Anyone gone through the same process and found a rewarding part-time job?
Ideally I'd like to help out a local small business, younger guys trying to make a go of it, just helping with admin and practical tasks but having been with the same employer for nearly 30 years I have no clue where to start.

All of our marshalls seem to be this... Have a strong team that do 4 hours a day twice a week or 8 hours depending if they want to double up

Fitted around retired lifestyle etc

 

[Hobbit]

I retire at 55 in December.
I definitely don't want a second career and don't need a proper salary but would like to do something maybe a couple of days per week. 55 feels too early to just walk dogs, play golf and drink coffee in the garden all day every day, as appealing as it is.
Looked into volunteering but most of it seems to be the scut work that they can't find anyone willing to do for minimum wage; why would they think an early retiree would want to clean their community centre's toilets for free?
Anyone gone through the same process and found a rewarding part-time job?
Ideally I'd like to help out a local small business, younger guys trying to make a go of it, just helping with admin and practical tasks but having been with the same employer for nearly 30 years I have no clue where to start.

Half day a couple of times a week at the local dog rescue. 8 kennels to clean out one at a time. The dog(s) in that kennel go in the run for around 15/20 mins per kennel, and then get 5-10mins of my time playing with a ball. Some dogs take a while to understand what playing is.

Then feeding them, some of which have special dietary needs and some need meds. Then for those that are nearing adoption it’s training on a lead, sometimes with another dog as they’re taught to socialise.

Physically tiring without being too difficult. The special feeding and meds, along with the training and socialising needs enough brain power without it being taxing.

 

[RichA]

All of our marshalls seem to be this... Have a strong team that do 4 hours a day twice a week or 8 hours depending if they want to double up

Fitted around retired lifestyle etc

Thanks.
It's the same at my current place, although I'll probably be going back to my old club when I retire as they are completely dog-friendly. Unfortunately, the owner resents even employing sufficient green keepers and clubhouse staff never mind a marshal.