Seemingly trivial things that cheer you up

robert88

Pinno wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Cheered up by the excellent bank holiday (+1), and going back tomorrow knowing that I have about 68 working days left, ever.

My ability to smile through the BS is increasing each passing day

this sounds utterly amazing!

whats the story?

Early retirement I guess. I guess also that he's been given a golden handshake due to an inability to grasp the issues, all the inane grinning and a lack of output

Must be a British politician. I wonder which.

Ben6899

I'd be taking those remaining days on the sick, Capt.

Just sayin'.

I'd finish work tomorrow, given the chance, and I like my job.

Pross

Ben6899 wrote:

I'd be taking those remaining days on the sick, Capt.

Just sayin'.

I'd finish work tomorrow, given the chance, and I like my job.

Nah, far more fun being there and rubbing everyone else's noses in your happiness. Even working my 3 month notice was a joy in my last job, I worked my hours to the dot and made sure everyone saw me leaving at 4pm and had the pleasure of telling people in other teams that had been putting us under immense pressure to hit their unrealistic targets that they were going to have to manage client expectations. It was very liberating, especially as my managers had asked me not to say I was leaving at first so they couldn't work out why I was suddenly so carefree.

capt_slog

Pinno wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Cheered up by the excellent bank holiday (+1), and going back tomorrow knowing that I have about 68 working days left, ever.

My ability to smile through the BS is increasing each passing day

this sounds utterly amazing!

whats the story?

Early retirement I guess. I guess also that he's been given a golden handshake due to an inability to grasp the issues, all the inane grinning and a lack of output

Pinno has it right. Apart from the bit about golden handshake.

I was 60 in March and decided around 18 months ago that that would be my target date. I finish officially on Aug31st and have saved holidays to make July 31st my last day.

I look on the future with both glee and a little trepidation.

cowsham

Capt Slog wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Cheered up by the excellent bank holiday (+1), and going back tomorrow knowing that I have about 68 working days left, ever.

My ability to smile through the BS is increasing each passing day

this sounds utterly amazing!

whats the story?

Early retirement I guess. I guess also that he's been given a golden handshake due to an inability to grasp the issues, all the inane grinning and a lack of output

Pinno has it right. Apart from the bit about golden handshake.

I was 60 in March and decided around 18 months ago that that would be my target date. I finish officially on Aug31st and have saved holidays to make July 31st my last day.

I look on the future with both glee and a little trepidation.

I'll dread having to give up work -- even if I ever won the lottery I'd still go in -- I'd work for free, I enjoy the work and I'd especially miss the humour of the situations that arrive on a daily basis.

pinno

Cowsham wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Cheered up by the excellent bank holiday (+1), and going back tomorrow knowing that I have about 68 working days left, ever.

My ability to smile through the BS is increasing each passing day

this sounds utterly amazing!

whats the story?

Early retirement I guess. I guess also that he's been given a golden handshake due to an inability to grasp the issues, all the inane grinning and a lack of output

Pinno has it right. Apart from the bit about golden handshake.

I was 60 in March and decided around 18 months ago that that would be my target date. I finish officially on Aug31st and have saved holidays to make July 31st my last day.

I look on the future with both glee and a little trepidation.

I'll dread having to give up work -- even if I ever won the lottery I'd still go in -- I'd work for free, I enjoy the work and I'd especially miss the humour of the situations that arrive on a daily basis.

Yep. I doubt i'll ever stop working. Besides, it's a full time job being me.

Anyway, good luck Capt Slog. You need to find some sort of constructive pursuit. Don't stagnate and ffs, don't get dragged on to some sort of garden/furniture/allotment/community hall project committee somewhere.

capt_slog

Pinno wrote:

Yep. I doubt i'll ever stop working. Besides, it's a full time job being me.

Anyway, good luck Capt Slog. You need to find some sort of constructive pursuit. Don't stagnate and ffs, don't get dragged on to some sort of garden/furniture/allotment/community hall project committee somewhere.

Thanks.

I've got plenty to do (I think).

It'll be nice to get out for a ride when the weather is nice instead of just 'when I can get out'.

I'll certainly be in the garden though, there's bits of it I've not seen for years and I'm actually looking forward to growing something.

I'm also going to start fly-fishing again. Yesterday I went past the bit of river I used to fish 20 years ago to find that the club is still active and wanting new members.

Ben6899

Pross wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

I'd be taking those remaining days on the sick, Capt.

Just sayin'.

I'd finish work tomorrow, given the chance, and I like my job.

Nah, far more fun being there and rubbing everyone else's noses in your happiness. Even working my 3 month notice was a joy in my last job, I worked my hours to the dot and made sure everyone saw me leaving at 4pm and had the pleasure of telling people in other teams that had been putting us under immense pressure to hit their unrealistic targets that they were going to have to manage client expectations. It was very liberating, especially as my managers had asked me not to say I was leaving at first so they couldn't work out why I was suddenly so carefree.

I'd much rather spend that time on the bike, taking photographs, sitting watching obscure races on Eurosport.

Ben6899

Capt Slog wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Yep. I doubt i'll ever stop working. Besides, it's a full time job being me.

Anyway, good luck Capt Slog. You need to find some sort of constructive pursuit. Don't stagnate and ffs, don't get dragged on to some sort of garden/furniture/allotment/community hall project committee somewhere.

Thanks.

I've got plenty to do (I think).

It'll be nice to get out for a ride when the weather is nice instead of of just 'when I can get out'.

I'll certainly be in the garden though, there's bit's of it I've not seen for years and I'm actually looking forward to growing something.

I'm also going to start fly-fishing again. Yesterday I went past the bit of river I used to fish 20 years ago to find that the club is still active and wanting new members.

Sounds great! Can I ask which river and which stretch?

Wayne Plunger

Capt Slog wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Cheered up by the excellent bank holiday (+1), and going back tomorrow knowing that I have about 68 working days left, ever.

My ability to smile through the BS is increasing each passing day

this sounds utterly amazing!

whats the story?

Early retirement I guess. I guess also that he's been given a golden handshake due to an inability to grasp the issues, all the inane grinning and a lack of output

Pinno has it right. Apart from the bit about golden handshake.

I was 60 in March and decided around 18 months ago that that would be my target date. I finish officially on Aug31st and have saved holidays to make July 31st my last day.

I look on the future with both glee and a little trepidation.

Good luck to you, enjoy your leisure.

Matthewfalle

Wayne Plunger wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Cheered up by the excellent bank holiday (+1), and going back tomorrow knowing that I have about 68 working days left, ever.

My ability to smile through the BS is increasing each passing day

this sounds utterly amazing!

whats the story?

Early retirement I guess. I guess also that he's been given a golden handshake due to an inability to grasp the issues, all the inane grinning and a lack of output

Pinno has it right. Apart from the bit about golden handshake.

I was 60 in March and decided around 18 months ago that that would be my target date. I finish officially on Aug31st and have saved holidays to make July 31st my last day.

I look on the future with both glee and a little trepidation.

Good luck to you, enjoy your leisure.

Yup - deffo seconded from here - good luck dude and enjoy every minute. Catch a woppa from us.

Tashman

Cowsham wrote:

I'll dread having to give up work -- even if I ever won the lottery I'd still go in -- I'd work for free, I enjoy the work and I'd especially miss the humour of the situations that arrive on a daily basis.

I honestly envy you. Walking through the doors each day is an effort for me still. Always looking to move on, just not finding the right post as yet

rjsterry

Cowsham wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Matthewfalle wrote:

Capt Slog wrote:

Cheered up by the excellent bank holiday (+1), and going back tomorrow knowing that I have about 68 working days left, ever.

My ability to smile through the BS is increasing each passing day

this sounds utterly amazing!

whats the story?

Early retirement I guess. I guess also that he's been given a golden handshake due to an inability to grasp the issues, all the inane grinning and a lack of output

Pinno has it right. Apart from the bit about golden handshake.

I was 60 in March and decided around 18 months ago that that would be my target date. I finish officially on Aug31st and have saved holidays to make July 31st my last day.

I look on the future with both glee and a little trepidation.

I'll dread having to give up work -- even if I ever won the lottery I'd still go in -- I'd work for free, I enjoy the work and I'd especially miss the humour of the situations that arrive on a daily basis.

Me too. It has it's days but I think I'd go round the bend with out a job to do. The idea of 30+ years of retirement is not appealing but good luck to those that are looking forward to it.

keef66

I'm out of that door without a backward glance if the opportunity arises, and I'm hoping the current round of global reorganisations facilitates just that. Work takes up just too much of my time, and there are so many other things I'd much rather be doing.

All the very best you lucky bugger!

pinno

Hmm... a spot of fly fishing. Haven't done that since mid summer 2012. I caught 3 and released one.
£15 an evening ticket. It's damn pricey in some of those there southern parts.

Matthewfalle

MFs bike now he has slammed the stem.

pinno

Matthewfalle wrote:

MFs bike now he has slammed the stem.

That's fine, 'cos you'll never ride the bloody thing.

#Ooomebackhurts

haydenm

If I won the lottery the last place I would be is here sitting at my desk. I work with lots of wealthy people who would be totally lost if they left but I would relish it with glee. I'm not sure if it's because I'm still in my 20s and have lots of stuff still to do, or whether I just have an actual life outside of work unlike some of my colleagues (not suggesting you guys don't btw!). I think in the long run I'd want to have some sort of 'work' but worse case scenario I'd do what I do now for my own fund rather than someone else's...

orraloon

Pross wrote:

Ben6899 wrote:

I'd be taking those remaining days on the sick, Capt.

Just sayin'.

I'd finish work tomorrow, given the chance, and I like my job.

Nah, far more fun being there and rubbing everyone else's noses in your happiness. Even working my 3 month notice was a joy in my last job, I worked my hours to the dot and made sure everyone saw me leaving at 4pm and had the pleasure of telling people in other teams that had been putting us under immense pressure to hit their unrealistic targets that they were going to have to manage client expectations. It was very liberating, especially as my managers had asked me not to say I was leaving at first so they couldn't work out why I was suddenly so carefree.

Seconded. On one of my (several) exits-with-a-payoff from a company, I agreed to complete a specific phase of a project before leaving. I remember with fondness some 2 decades later when one of my then colleagues asked "are you coming to the team meeting?" telling him that "nope, I don't do meetings any more".

shirley_basso

PE or asset/investment management?

@haydenm

pinno

Shirley Basso wrote:

PE or asset/investment management?

@haydenm

He's a lumberjack. lol
Well, forest management.

shirley_basso

Pinno wrote:

Shirley Basso wrote:

PE or asset/investment management?

@haydenm

He's a lumberjack. lol
Well, forest management.

For a fund...

pinno

Shirley Basso wrote:

Pinno wrote:

Shirley Basso wrote:

PE or asset/investment management?

@haydenm

He's a lumberjack. lol
Well, forest management.

For a fund...

No hedge, just trees.

awavey

rjsterry wrote:

Cowsham wrote:

I'll dread having to give up work -- even if I ever won the lottery I'd still go in -- I'd work for free, I enjoy the work and I'd especially miss the humour of the situations that arrive on a daily basis.

Me too. It has it's days but I think I'd go round the bend with out a job to do. The idea of 30+ years of retirement is not appealing but good luck to those that are looking forward to it.

but youd find something to fill that job sized gap with, it wouldnt be sit at home watching pointless tv all day, youd find other things to do whilst you still could to keep active mind & body, and thats the key because I see alot of people at our place who could retire now just carrying on working because its what theyve always done and theyll just keep going till they get carried out feet first I think, but at some point you have to recognise your life experience or whats left of it, is worth more to you than just carrying on working.

certainly my plan is to retire around 60, which is still a fair way off Im not that old yet as long as I could afford to keep doing the things I like doing outside of work, Im certainly not hanging round till my pension is ready to be paid, and Im certainly not going to stay on just for something to do.

anyway I thought this was the cheer you up thread

ayjaycee

I retired the first time in my early 50s but, after a short while, found myself lured back to work because I was offered some very good money and, to my (sort of) shame, I realised that I actually missed the type of work that was on offer (indeed, I realised that I was mildly addicted to it). However, after a while, I also began to realise (again to my (sort of) shame) that I was also getting too old for field work and the office-based management stuff simply didn't have the same appeal so I packed it in and vowed not to go back. That gave me a different attitude to retirement and I have never regretted it. Sometimes I'm not sure how, but my days are usually full and I also have time for cycling and to travel if I want to (rather than travelling when somebody else decides that I will!). The only real downside is that my wife is a younger than me and is still at work but when she does retire (hopefully, not too long to go), we will be able to spend more time travelling together and might even buy a camper van for just that purpose. All in all, I would say to anybody who has the chance to retire early to do it as long as the finances are sorted and enjoy it while you can.

rjsterry

awavey wrote:

rjsterry wrote:

Cowsham wrote:

I'll dread having to give up work -- even if I ever won the lottery I'd still go in -- I'd work for free, I enjoy the work and I'd especially miss the humour of the situations that arrive on a daily basis.

Me too. It has it's days but I think I'd go round the bend with out a job to do. The idea of 30+ years of retirement is not appealing but good luck to those that are looking forward to it.

but youd find something to fill that job sized gap with, it wouldnt be sit at home watching pointless tv all day, youd find other things to do whilst you still could to keep active mind & body, and thats the key because I see alot of people at our place who could retire now just carrying on working because its what theyve always done and theyll just keep going till they get carried out feet first I think, but at some point you have to recognise your life experience or whats left of it, is worth more to you than just carrying on working.

certainly my plan is to retire around 60, which is still a fair way off Im not that old yet as long as I could afford to keep doing the things I like doing outside of work, Im certainly not hanging round till my pension is ready to be paid, and Im certainly not going to stay on just for something to do.

anyway I thought this was the cheer you up thread

I'm fortunate enough to have a job I really want (need) to do. I might want to slow down a bit in another 20 years but I find it hard enough to do that when I'm on holiday.

pinno

The Spanish have a lovely word for retirement - Jubilado.

Ben6899

Not trivial really, but my new frameset is in the LBS being built up.

pinno

Ben6899 wrote:

Not trivial really, but my new frameset is in the LBS being built up.

What new frameset?

Ben6899

Donhou DSS4 with slightly tweaked custom geometry. :-)