Retirement from the world of work!

[rhysapthomas]

Enjoy your retirement I suspect very soon you will be wondering how you managed to find time for work, I wonder that all the time and I am still working

[Dorsetmike]

Welcome to OAP status, I've been at it for nigh on 15 years now it has its ups and downs like any other part of life.

[ParkeNd]

Hi Peter. I retired 20 months ago at exactly 65 after 47 years at work. Before I retired I worried that I would miss all my work colleagues and that I would swop managerial excitement for boring domesticity. My Doctor even warned me that he had retired patients who were just filling their days.

Like others who have replied having three hobbies that complement each other has prevented my fears becoming a reality and it has been great since Day 1. My wife has proved to be possessive about the domestic chores and doesn't want me interfering in her daily routines. So I cycle in the mornings, photograph train locations some afternoons, and make my model railway other afternoons.

There is absolutely no time left to go to work - and I wouldn't want to anyway.

Jump in with both feet. It's great.

[Agrippa]

Relax and enjoy your trains !

[Pengi]

And best wishes from me too 

[Chinahand]

Congratulations and best wishes for a long and happy retirement Peter. I think you've deserved it after 52 years in the saddle. 

Now let's see some real progress on that layout. 

[OwL]

My Father retired 4 years ago now. He said it's the best thing he has ever done.
Time for other persuits such as gardening, catching up on all those projects that work prevented and more importantly layout building!

Best wishes to you Peter,

Kind Regards
Dave

[Mr Sprue]

Lucky you to retire at 60, I'm rapidly approaching 67 and if it were not for bad feet, knees andd hips I would have continued working!

Thanks for your comment and all the best when you have the opportunity to do the same!

Regards, Peter.

Thats a worry I have Peter, the old knees are not what they were! Not sure that I want to retire though even at 65, I enjoy my work and like having the income. If anything semi retirement will be my choice, say 3 to 4 days a week.

Anyway enjoy all that available time you now have on your hands, and try and do all things you planned you will do! 

[Bealman]

Happy, retirement, Peter, bonny lad! All those years in the saddle... you've earned it, mate.

I feel like I opted out, reading all these stories.... I walked off the job after only 38 years! However, I still do one or two days a week (sometimes more), and am quite happy doing so.

Travelling takes up a lot of my time (and money) these days - so layout progress is still slow, but hey, it's your retirement, buddy!

Enjoy it, in whatever way you wish to do so. 

All the best, George.

[Michael Hendle]

Hello Peter,
Welcome to the old codgers club,I was 65 in July unfortunately  I had to take early  retirement a few years ago due to a stroke.

I left school at 15 Started working for B.O.A.C then British Airways,did 40 years in the airline industry,did I see some changes in Aviation over those years,from Turbo Prop ( Britannia's )aircraft through to Concorde,

I still enjoy travel,model railways and photography,flying can be fun after a stroke,at airports where they still use steps to get onto aircraft they quite often put you onto a catering truck and lift you up to the aircraft door,the one advantage is they usually put you on first.

Mike

[GeeBee]

Well done, Peter enjoy every moment you've earned it.
I retired last July and SWMBO retires in 2 weeks looking forward to doing the things we enjoy most Gardening, Heritage railway visits, building our new layout and relaxing.
Graham

[cycletrak9]

Congratulations Peter

I also called it a day at 67 [I did a couple of years part-time from  65 to wind down] and it was retirement that got me back into railway modelling. At least it's a hobby you can do mostly sitting down so the knees etc will get some respite!

Enjoy!!

[d-a-n]

Congratulations Peter, I hope you can use your retirement to do all the things you want to do; a colleague who recently retired told me that she was just as busy after retiring but doing all the things she enjoyed!
What line of work are retiring from?
All the best!

[Chris]

Lucky bugger - I've still got another 33 years to go (if I last that long!).

Seriously though, all the best for your retirement. Peter.

[Jerry Howlett]

Peter,
Congratulations, and I wish you all the best.
You will find that his retirement malarchy takes up more time than you ever had for work!

Jerry