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Offline Cowpox

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Avoiding boredom and inactivity
« on: May 28, 2008, 05:34:02 PM »
Since retiring, I'm often asked, "What do you old guys do, now that you're retired ?"

Well, I have a retired friend with a background in chemical engineering, and one of the things we enjoy doing, is turning beer, whiskey, and martinis into urine, and we're pretty good at it too !
I rode with him,---------I got no complaints. ---------Cowpox

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Re: Avoiding boredom and inactivity
« Reply #1 on: June 04, 2008, 10:26:06 AM »
Not sure what retired guys do. Seems like most of the guys I know that retired died (of boredom????) within a couple of years.
Just another worthless opinion!!

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Re: Avoiding boredom and inactivity
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2008, 08:37:28 AM »
Huh, I've been retired 12 years and am not even feeling sick yet. I'm still trying to figure out how I used to have time to work though.

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Re: Avoiding boredom and inactivity
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2008, 05:21:33 PM »

 Well i have been retired over 22 years, I got lot hobbies to keep me busy.
 Not only that I am going to live till I draw retrement for 33 years same as I worked.
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Re: Avoiding boredom and inactivity
« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2008, 10:32:44 AM »
Atta' boy - like the attitude, brother...

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Re: Avoiding boredom and inactivity
« Reply #5 on: July 03, 2008, 10:06:35 AM »
I have been retired for 5 years and I feel like I am busy all the time. Hope I can draw retirement for a long time.

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Re: Avoiding boredom and inactivity
« Reply #6 on: July 03, 2008, 04:48:55 PM »
 i'm retired and stay so busy that i wonder how i ever found the time to go to work. The biggest drawback is that i never know what day or date it is I was writing a check and paused at the date and the helpful cashier gave me the date and I said I'm trying to figgure out what month it i. ;D
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Re: Avoiding boredom and inactivity
« Reply #7 on: July 03, 2008, 05:00:26 PM »
OK. I love the responses from you retired guys! I am looking forward to it.

Cheese
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