Retiring

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   Well, we are turning the page to a new chapter in our lives.  The wife and I are retiring July 31!!!!!  We both have worked for the City of Charlotte for more than a couple of decades and it is time.  We have a couple of situations both good and bad that are allowing us to pull the trigger.  But we are very blessed and thankful for where we are!  All kinds of events this year:  the son graduated NCSU and got his first full-time job as a job recruiter this past December, the daughter is getting married this coming Saturday, graduated Auburn Vet School and has a job at a large animal clinic just north of Durham, NC.  The new way of life is hard to mentally grasp at this point but the one thing I do understand is the unlimited potential to go Podding whenever we get the urge and not just on the few unbusy weekends it seems we've always had.  Mid-week, un-crowded campgrounds....here we come.   Pod rallies.....here we come.  Long, extended trips across multiple states and regions.....here we come.

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Subzilla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jan 2017 Location: Concord, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 302	Topic: Retiring Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 12:24pm
	Well, we are turning the page to a new chapter in our lives. The wife and I are retiring July 31!!!!! We both have worked for the City of Charlotte for more than a couple of decades and it is time. We have a couple of situations both good and bad that are allowing us to pull the trigger. But we are very blessed and thankful for where we are! All kinds of events this year: the son graduated NCSU and got his first full-time job as a job recruiter this past December, the daughter is getting married this coming Saturday, graduated Auburn Vet School and has a job at a large animal clinic just north of Durham, NC. The new way of life is hard to mentally grasp at this point but the one thing I do understand is the unlimited potential to go Podding whenever we get the urge and not just on the few unbusy weekends it seems we've always had. Mid-week, un-crowded campgrounds....here we come. Pod rallies.....here we come. Long, extended trips across multiple states and regions.....here we come.
	Mark Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4

furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 1:09pm
	GRATS!!!!

Pod People Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1088	Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 5:02pm
	Congratulations!! Retirement is not over rated! Your pod and your blood pressure will appreciate this. Good luck and enjoy. Vann( retired in 2011)
	Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417	Posted: 11 Jun 2019 at 8:49pm
	Congratulations! If you think you will kick back and have nothing to do, think again. Retired life can be even more busy than working life! You just get a bit more choice in the things that keep you busy.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

crankster78 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 08 May 2018 Location: Minn Online Status: Offline Posts: 163	Posted: 12 Jun 2019 at 8:22am
	Greetings: I have been retired for 22 years, retiring at 57. You will find ways to fill up Your days. The main thing is to develop hobbies and interests, learn something new every day! Be happy with the simple things in life, read, walk, stay upright. Good luck and happy travels, don't be a couch potato. Crankster78 2015 R-179
	Crankster 78 R-179 2015

Subzilla Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jan 2017 Location: Concord, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 302	Posted: 12 Jun 2019 at 9:54am
	Appreciate all the advice! I do have other hobbies, interests and projects besides Podding: church, Boy Scout leader (specifically Order of the Arrow stuff), off-roading the old K5 (always been in the blood since younger but just now able to pursue it more in the last 5 years), and many house/vehicle/yard projects to keep me busy for a long, long while. I don't plan to get bored but if I do, you will never hear me complain about it. And I probably will be busier than I can imagine as y'all suggested but again, you will never hear me complain. Haven't the flexibility every day to do what I want, when I want will be quite nice.
	Mark Concord, NC 2017 RP 179 "Podzilla" 2011 Silverado 1500 4X4

TheBum Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Feb 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 1407	Posted: 12 Jun 2019 at 10:14am
	I'm planning to retire within the next 3 years, shortly after I reach 60. My only real concern is health insurance to hold me through to 65 when Medicare kicks in. I'm really looking forward to every day being Saturday and not having to plan around my work week.
	Alan 2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod" 2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4 Three cats

GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2702	Posted: 12 Jun 2019 at 10:24am
	I've been semi-retired for a little over 5 years. I still do consulting on a one-day-a-week basis with the company we sold our business to. However, I think I will be hanging up my spurs in the next year or two.
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

marwayne Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1003	Posted: 12 Jun 2019 at 11:16am
	I have bin retired for a few years now, but almost every day I ask myself, how did I ever have time to go to work.
	If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd.

crw8sr Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Oct 2017 Location: Omaha Nebraska Online Status: Offline Posts: 328	Posted: 12 Jun 2019 at 5:54pm
	Retirement is the best EVER!!!!! Congratulations.
	Chuck & Lyn Izzy, Morkie. RIP Zoe Joy & Gracie, Yorkie 2018 R Pod 190 2019 Traverse In moments of adversity;when life's a total wreck, I think of those worse off than me and really feel like heck.