Bold leap into retirement

pterri

MetaPhysical said:

pterri said:

@MetaPhysical I was going to hang on to about now but went in April, much the same as you, I just had enough. My busy day has involved watching the Tour de France

Yay.  I'd have done the same if Eurosport hadn't been dropped!  TNT is much more expensive so I have been watching it on ITV4 and blasting through the interminable ads.

Indeed, I am thinking of handing in my notice in September/October with a view that I retire at Xmas.

I get it ‘free’ with my BT Broadband luckily.

FIREDreamer

pterri said:

@MetaPhysical I was going to hang on to about now but went in April, much the same as you, I just had enough. My busy day has involved watching the Tour de France

Ooh look at the muck in here!

Yorkie1

If you don't move anything, and don't write in it, most people are unaware of the dust most of the time!!

MetaPhysical

pterri said:

GenX0212 said:

pterri said:

@MetaPhysical I was going to hang on to about now but went in April, much the same as you, I just had enough. My busy day has involved watching the Tour de France

Then you should have plenty of time to dust that TV stand! 

You are not incorrect

The TV induces a slight electrostatic charge that attracts dust.  That's my excuse anyway 😆

MetaPhysical

..Pogacar is doing brilliantly.  What a ride on the Hautacam. When I've retired I'd like a small campavan and to follow The Tour and The Giro.  I'll wear a lime green mankini at the side of the road with a Union Jack flag 😆

bjorn_toby_wilde

MetaPhysical said:

..Pogacar is doing brilliantly.  What a ride on the Hautacam. When I've retired I'd like a small campavan and to follow The Tour and The Giro.  I'll wear a lime green mankini at the side of the road with a Union Jack flag 😆

Shockingly an old school friend wore the exact same outfit a few years ago at the Tour. He posted a pic on our WhatsApp group. I erased it instantly but unfortunately the image isn’t easily forgotten 🤢

stuart746

Confirmed that I will be dropping to 0.6 FTE (3 days a week) from next May (age 55), which has all been approved by employer/line manager. We have to make decisions pretty early on as has an impact on the team's workload planning and staffing for the year. Have been thinking and scheming for a while but recent health scare (and ongoing monitoring) has pretty much given me the shove I needed to make life changes. Looking forward to further developing interests/hobbies, cycling trips, and generally keeping fit. We see how things go at 3 days but this will most likely help prolong my career until 60 when I will fully retire.

Smudgeismydog

Sorry to hear about your health scare @stuart746, hope the fewer working days provides the opportunity for you to have more time looking after yourself.

stuart746

Smudgeismydog said:

Sorry to hear about your health scare @stuart746, hope the fewer working days provides the opportunity for you to have more time looking after yourself.

Thank you. Yes, this will definitely help with that. It had quite an impact on me, but it helped provide a brief moment of complete clarity about my priorities, which I had not anticipated.

Smudgeismydog

Sometimes it takes a shock like that for us to reassess priorities.

It was my sister in law’s funeral last week. She had cancer of the bile duct and was 44.
I honestly don’t think you’ll ever regret giving yourself and your family more time.