Wishing your life away (1 Viewer)

[Yorick]

You were a good teacher mate........

Ba doom, tish!

 

[Barclaybasher]

He has a sense of humour? He hides it well

did you hear the one about..................

 

[Yorick]

did you hear the one about..................

I'm better looking

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[Barclaybasher]

I'm better looking

You're the one on the right!............ even I'm better looking than that!

 

[Big Nick]

I'm the same age as you and only have 5 years left at work to claim my full pension

That said I'm still thinking of chucking it in early and going in 3 years....life can be too short sometimes

 

[Minxy]

Sadly, all that is now beyond me, my once busy bugle lies unused and desolate, replaced, I'm afraid, by a monstrosity known as 'Humphrey', who lives under my shirt................

OMG Tootsy ... I never thought you were a shirt-lifter!

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[busby]

Retired at 54. It's aces

Same here nearly,,,56 hardly any pension until 65 but spent savings and have been travelling 5 or 6 months every year since,,15 years now. Its no good being the richest person in the graveyard and i may be selfish but not worried about leaving the kids an inheritance,,Go for it..BUSBY.

 

[busby]

Dont you believe it!! Stay young and working!! It's crap being old, when first thing in the morning, you look in the mirror, and it faints, then you glance at the wife, and you faint. Even your dog hides when out with you and another dog appears. Fellow motorists look at you with scorn, because your now driving an OLDsmobile, traffic lights see you and go red, policemen pat you on the head, and offer you a sweetie, dentists always see a large profit looming when you open your mouth, and receptionists at Specsavers guide you to the waiting and dying area of the shop.
The only people who EVER smile your way are either undertakers, or interflora ladies, and financial advisers order a new car when you enter their offices.......
No, old is cold, not bold. Invest in plastic surgery and Botox, and have any bits that stick out now treated with Robin Starch, before they slink down South for ever..........

You speak for your self,,,your as old as the women you feel and mine is still young (at the side of me) I am 71 next and still feel daft young and fit.BUSBY

 

[Anthony496]

I'd retire tomorrow given the chance I'm 35

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[Kim H]

My work takes me all over the Westcountry, I'm based in Taunton but travel to Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and beyond, and on my travels too and from work I pass huge amounts of motorhomes and now the summer is coming I can't help but feel envious of you retired folk, particularly when I read these threads and blogs about your 3 month long travels. We are both in our late forties and have the usual holiday entitlement from work which is never enough, but best get used to it because we've got another 20 years of this rubbish
On the other hand I salute you old buggers who are living the dream, long may it continue....and keep off the roads during peak times for all our sakes

I feel your pain. My work took me all over the country, Scotland to Sittingbourne. I lived in hotels through the week, Hubby worked from home. When I got home, he was itching to go away, I wanted to stay at home, so lots of arguments. Now that I've retired (very early) I can only say, do it if you can, we are now travelling and we're both loving it

 

[Dave K]

I feel your pain. My work took me all over the country, Scotland to Sittingbourne. I lived in hotels through the week, Hubby worked from home. When I got home, he was itching to go away, I wanted to stay at home, so lots of arguments. Now that I've retired (very early) I can only say, do it if you can, we are now travelling and we're both loving it

Cheers Kim
On the plus side I don't get home every night, but do have to do a job on the tools everyday when I get there so the travelling side took some getting used too, as for retiring it's a way off yet, still got a mortgage and we had to finance our bus on wheels so for now it's not an option, glad you're enjoying the freedom though

 

[Tootles]

I'm better looking

You need a new mirror........

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[Dave K]

Cheers Kim
On the plus side I don't get home every night, but do have to do a job on the tools everyday when I get there so the travelling side took some getting used too, as for retiring it's a way off yet, still got a mortgage and we had to finance our bus on wheels so for now it's not an option, glad you're enjoying the freedom though

Should've read 'i do' get home every night, good job the better half doesn't look on here

 

[hilldweller]

On the other hand I salute you old buggers

Every one of us would change places with you, especially if we could retain our experience.

 

[Anthea M]

We are semi retired and self employed so no work no pay . But having bought our first van 7 years ago have never looked back . We try and get away as many weekends as possible and always a few days in the school holidays .
Don't wait if you can afford it ! It's a lovely lifestyle.

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[Dognewf]

wife and I started a three day week this month, so long weekends every weekend, and still enough money coming in, now mortgage paid off. another year or so of this and then retire fully. enjoying ourselves whilst we have the health to do so.

 

[Larby]

@Tootles not met you yet, but methinks we have the same sense of humour - look forward to meeting you at Bagwell, now we've just sneaked on!

Tootles is just a name, the man is a miserable old fart that sits and complains about everything. He pushes kids off their bikes, trips up the elderly, drinks everyones beer, leers at the women, etc.
It's his lovely wife that writes all this humorous banter, don't be fooled.

 

[rangi]

Dont you believe it!! Stay young and working!! It's crap being old, when first thing in the morning, you look in the mirror, and it faints, then you glance at the wife, and you faint. Even your dog hides when out with you and another dog appears. Fellow motorists look at you with scorn, because your now driving an OLDsmobile, traffic lights see you and go red, policemen pat you on the head, and offer you a sweetie, dentists always see a large profit looming when you open your mouth, and receptionists at Specsavers guide you to the waiting and dying area of the shop.
The only people who EVER smile your way are either undertakers, or interflora ladies, and financial advisers order a new car when you enter their offices.......
No, old is cold, not bold. Invest in plastic surgery and Botox, and have any bits that stick out now treated with Robin Starch, before they slink down South for ever..........

Grumpy old git!

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[Dave K]

Every one of us would change places with you, especially if we could retain our experience.

I imagine there is a flip side and retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be, particularly if you have to wait until your 67 to get there, then it's all about trying to stay healthy I guess

 

[hilldweller]

I imagine there is a flip side and retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be

It varies, some hate their jobs and can't wait to finish, I loved mine and retirement was terrible for the first 5 years, nothing to excite me and a guilty feeling of not earning my keep. A motorhome helped a bit, a motorbike helped a lot.

 

[Yorick]

It varies, some hate their jobs and can't wait to finish, I loved mine and retirement was terrible for the first 5 years, nothing to excite me and a guilty feeling of not earning my keep. A motorhome helped a bit, a motorbike helped a lot.

I planned my retirement 10 years previously. It happened a year earlier than planned when I got the elbow and big payout. Never wanted to work

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[Dave K]

I planned my retirement 10 years previously. It happened a year earlier than planned when I got the elbow and big payout. Never wanted to work

Honesty is sometimes the best policy

 

[Dave K]

It varies, some hate their jobs and can't wait to finish, I loved mine and retirement was terrible for the first 5 years, nothing to excite me and a guilty feeling of not earning my keep. A motorhome helped a bit, a motorbike helped a lot.

Must admit I don't dislike carpentry and joinery, I've always got a sense of pride in my work, which is usually a good sign in any building trade, and the job I have now is fitting kitchens into showrooms and office refurbs so it's not like i'm clambering around on a roof in the winter, I've done my share of that type of work thankfully, and I think I will be the same as yourself, it'll be difficult not having a structure to life

 

[Yorick]

Honesty is sometimes the best policy

When I signed for the redundancy cheque, I said "Thanks, I was leaving anyway soon"

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[denisejoe]

2days to go but I'm off sick any way but going in Friday to say goodbye

Joe

 

[namwaldog]

I don't know if the system has changed in the last five years but someone once told me to try to make sure your fairer half gets the best state pension she can get.

By this they meant make sure that she doesn't miss out on a State Pension in her own right.

A lot of ladies in our age range have done the hard work and brought up families, kept house etc. but in doing so missed out on getting her full allocation of NI stamps that gives her the entitlement to a full State Pension and rely instead on the married couples pension which (then) equated to about 75% of the two combined individual state pensions.

We checked this about 1yr before she was due to retire by getting a Pension Forecast from the GOV website and found that by making voluntary contributions of, in her case, about £1000, this entitled her to her own full pension.
It was hard at the time paying this, but was repaid easily in the enhanced pension in less than six months and of course she continues to receive it every four weeks. It made a heck of a difference to our retirement funds.

Sorry to be a boring old fart talking about pensions and the system has probably changed, but it might help someone approaching retirement!

 

[denisejoe]

Sister in law got hers increased on her ex husbands contributions don't know if it's changed

Joe

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[rangi]

I retired at 60, moved back to this side of the world, just could not hack it.
Got a part time job with Brown Bros the Car parts firm, oh man ! oh man! didn't last long at that cause I refused to kiss arse, looked on in disgust while the rest sucked up to the Clown in the bosses seat.

Took a job snagging, enjoyed it, guess it was the banter of a building site I missed, (world cup 2003!!) Then sort of slowly shortened down. At 65 said thats it!!
Then "hey Johnno kin yu give me 2 days a week, I got 120 newbuilds??
"Mate I need 6 weeks, it'll be all schools, while the kids are on their summer hols, how many days kin yu give me?"

Finally gave up I suppose 18 month 2 years ago, could even be three.

 

[Hymie]

Dont you believe it!! Stay young and working!! It's crap being old, when first thing in the morning, you look in the mirror, and it faints, then you glance at the wife, and you faint. Even your dog hides when out with you and another dog appears. Fellow motorists look at you with scorn, because your now driving an OLDsmobile, traffic lights see you and go red, policemen pat you on the head, and offer you a sweetie, dentists always see a large profit looming when you open your mouth, and receptionists at Specsavers guide you to the waiting and dying area of the shop.
The only people who EVER smile your way are either undertakers, or interflora ladies, and financial advisers order a new car when you enter their offices.......
No, old is cold, not bold. Invest in plastic surgery and Botox, and have any bits that stick out now treated with Robin Starch, before they slink down South for ever..........

Oh god, I wet me self laughing as me eyes were streaming so much I couldn't find the carsy in time.

I've read some funny stuff on here, but that is by far the funniest, and most scarily true thing ever.

Bless ya Toots.

 

[Dave K]

I don't know if the system has changed in the last five years but someone once told me to try to make sure your fairer half gets the best state pension she can get.

By this they meant make sure that she doesn't miss out on a State Pension in her own right.

A lot of ladies in our age range have done the hard work and brought up families, kept house etc. but in doing so missed out on getting her full allocation of NI stamps that gives her the entitlement to a full State Pension and rely instead on the married couples pension which (then) equated to about 75% of the two combined individual state pensions.

We checked this about 1yr before she was due to retire by getting a Pension Forecast from the GOV website and found that by making voluntary contributions of, in her case, about £1000, this entitled her to her own full pension.
It was hard at the time paying this, but was repaid easily in the enhanced pension in less than six months and of course she continues to receive it every four weeks. It made a heck of a difference to our retirement funds.

Sorry to be a boring old fart talking about pensions and the system has probably changed, but it might help someone approaching retirement!

I'm glad of the advice so don't think you're being boring
I'm not sure how I'll fare because I was self employed up until 3 years ago, I'm now employed with a company pension so I'm not sure how much state pension I'll be entitled to when the time comes, that's if there's any left of course!

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