cold shot Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 when you retire, where is a good place to hang out. I like the local gun shop. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimro Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 Church, gunshows, fishing holes, shooting range, libraries, etc. Lots of stuff to do, just have to convinve your body that it has the energy to do it Jimro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FC Posted March 4, 2007 Report Share Posted March 4, 2007 A farm, critters, a garden, or a hobby like woodworking are good too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I have a farm, critters, a garden, and several hobbies (one of which is woodworking). But the farm and the critters and the garden keep me too busy to enjoy any of the hobbies, except on rainy days after the critters have been fed and the garden is too muddy to plow. With no rain predicted until June (due to La Ninia), I guess the indoor hobbies will have to wait. BTW, retirement is hard to define. Is it when you are old enough to draw the big? social security checks? Or when you are too old to work anymore? Or maybe when you just say "Take this job and shove it!". I have been self employed most of my life, but I did say that a couple times. But I was too young to retire at the time. I'm going to retire when my well comes in. In the meantime, I'll hang out at the golf club after the critters are fed and the fields are plowed. I don't even know if I will plant a garden this year, having to water it every day, weed it, spray it, etc., I can buy vegetables cheaper. fritz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsefly Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 I think retirement will be when you do something you enjoy and can stop the minute you don't.Working on guns,hunting,fishing,camping,gardening,and woodworking is retirement for me.I like birds too.Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 "I think retirement will be when you do something you enjoy and can stop the minute you don't" That pretty much sums it up for me. When I no longer enjoy feeding cows every day, worrying about the weather every day, making short crops (or no crop at all), I may consider retirement. Hell, some folks already consider me retired. But just because I cut back a few acres and quit the custom farm business, does not make me retired. It just gives me more time to spend on the home place and I may even be able to build or repair a few guns now again. But after receiving my last cattle check the other day (averaging close to $600 per calf) it will be hard to quit the cow business completely. That will only come when my oil well comes in. fritz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold shot Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 hey fritz, my boss says to retire when i see my name in the obits!!!dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritz Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 Well, here's an alternative when you retire--- LET'S RETIRE AT THE HOLIDAY INN A few days ago, I received one of those infinitely forwarded emails that struck my fancy because it was so clever and, as you'll soon read, has a certain quirky logic. Kudos to the anonymous writer: "No nursing home for me! I'm checking into the Holiday Inn. With the average cost for a nursing home per day reaching $188.00, there is a better way when we get old and feeble. I have already checked on reservations at the Holiday Inn. For a combined long-term stay discount and senior discount, it's $49.23 per night. That leaves $138.77 a day for: 1. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner in any restaurant I want, or room service. 2. Laundry, gratuities, and special TV movies. Plus, they provide a swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge, washer, dryer, etc. Most have free toothpaste and razors, and all have free shampoo and soap. They treat you like a customer, not a patient. $5.00 worth of tips a day will have the entire staff scrambling to help you. There is a city bus stop out front, and seniors ride free. The handicap bus will also pick you up (if you fake a decent limp). To meet other nice people, call a church bus on Sundays. For a change of scenery, take the airport shuttle bus and eat at one of the nice restaurants there. While you're at the airport, fly somewhere. Otherwise, the cash keeps building up. It takes months to get into decent nursing home. Holiday Inn will take your reservation today. And you are not stuck in one place forever, you can move from Inn to Inn, or even from city to city. Want to see Hawaii? They have a Holiday Inn there, too. TV broken? Light bulbs need changing? Need a mattress replaced? No problem. They fix everything and apologize for the inconvenience. The Inn has a night security person and daily room service. The maid checks if you are OK. If not, they will call the undertaker or an ambulance. If you fall and break a hip, Medicare will pay for the hip, and Holiday Inn will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life. And no worries about visits from family. They will always be glad to find you, and probably check in for a few days mini-vacation. The grandkids can use the pool. What more can you ask for? So, when I reach the golden age I'll face it with a grin. Just forward all my emails to the Holiday Inn!" Upon telling this story at a dinner with friends and too much red wine, we came up with even more benefits the Holiday Inn provides to retirees: Most standard rooms have coffeemakers, reclining chairs, and satellite TV-all you need to enjoy a cozy afternoon. After a movie and a good nap, you can check on your children (free local phone calls), then take a stroll to the lounge or restaurant where you meet new and exotic people every day. Many Holiday Inns even feature live entertainment on the weekends. Often they have special offers, too, like the Kids Eat Free Program. You can invite your grandkids over after school to have a free dinner with you. Just tell them not to bring more than three friends. Pick a Holiday Inn where they allow pets, and your best friend can keep you company as well. If you want to travel, but are a bit skittish about unfamiliar surroundings, in a Holiday Inn you'll always feel at home because wherever you go, the rooms all look the same. And if you're getting a little absent-minded in your old days, you never have to worry about not finding your room--your electronic key fits only one door and the helpful bellman or desk clerk is on duty 24/7. Being perma-skeptics, we called a Holiday Inn to check this story out--and are happy to report that they were positively giddy at the idea of us checking in for a year or more. They even offered to negotiate the rate (we could have easily knocked them down to $40 a night!). See you at the INN fritz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCShooter Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 I always imagined retirement was doing what you want to do, not what you had to do....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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