Simply random stuff

[mandrix]

I hope we've finally hit the wall the jokes

won't make any difference to the pigs on the wing.

 

[bsco]

I told my doc that when I retired, so did my alarm clock. Then I got a cat, which has something to do with why I’m here now and not asleep.

I was lucky enough to retire at 54 due to an illness which took over a year to get over...that was in 2010....I now repair electronic equipment as a hobby and spend much of my time with my guitar as I am also a musician....my wife and I do live streams on facebook and tic-tok.....she also does commisioned art work for people and has art tutorials on youtube.... so we keep very busy during our retirement.....gotta love it.....no more alarm clock....no more bosses....life is fantastic......and hopefully that is the way it is going to stay....

 

[mandrix]

I was lucky enough to retire at 54 due to an illness which took over a year to get over...that was in 2010....I now repair electronic equipment as a hobby and spend much of my time with my guitar as I am also a musician....my wife and I do live streams on facebook and tic-tok.....she also does commisioned art work for people and has art tutorials on youtube.... so we keep very busy during our retirement.....gotta love it.....no more alarm clock....no more bosses....life is fantastic......and hopefully that is the way it is going to stay....

Sounds great. Well except for the illness. 2010.... I also went through a rough time and eventually had pretty invasive surgery but eventually went back to work for another year and retired early with a lot of physical problems.
I definitely do not miss company politics and ....dipsticks to be polite about it.

 

[barfle]

I absolutely LOVE spring. I mean, being cold all the time, I hate it. Then there's the whole static electricity shit in our house when the furnace is running. Am I the only one who gets shocked when I wash my hands in the winter? Crazy.....no, I mean, the water shocks me. Dumb.

There are such things as whole-house humidifiers that can be installed on your furnace. We have one with our new system.

 

[barfle]

I was lucky enough to retire at 54 due to an illness which took over a year to get over...that was in 2010....I now repair electronic equipment as a hobby and spend much of my time with my guitar as I am also a musician....my wife and I do live streams on facebook and tic-tok.....she also does commisioned art work for people and has art tutorials on youtube.... so we keep very busy during our retirement.....gotta love it.....no more alarm clock....no more bosses....life is fantastic......and hopefully that is the way it is going to stay....

I retired in October of 2014, after six months of wondering why I was the only person in the place who actually gave a shit about how well the equipment was functioning. The bureaucracies weren’t listening, and I saw no future in trying any more. I was 67 years old, and while I thought there was still plenty of work to be done, I realized I wasn’t going to be able to move the managers to authorize even minor expenditures to correct the remarkable engineering and installation fuckups in the place. I gave them two months notice to find a replacement, and with a week to go, they asked me to stay another two weeks, so I did. Then they asked for another two weeks and I told them their problems were no longer my problems.

I keep up with a few of my coworkers, but the management taught me how to not give a shit about the joint, and I don’t. Now I’m doing a bunch of house, car, and electronic projects at my own pace, and pretty much living the dream.

 

[cbmmm3]

C'mon man...........sheesh

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[cbmmm3]

I retired in October of 2014, after six months of wondering why I was the only person in the place who actually gave a shit about how well the equipment was functioning. The bureaucracies weren’t listening, and I saw no future in trying any more. I was 67 years old, and while I thought there was still plenty of work to be done, I realized I wasn’t going to be able to move the managers to authorize even minor expenditures to correct the remarkable engineering and installation fuckups in the place. I gave them two months notice to find a replacement, and with a week to go, they asked me to stay another two weeks, so I did. Then they asked for another two weeks and I told them their problems were no longer my problems.

I keep up with a few of my coworkers, but the management taught me how to not give a shit about the joint, and I don’t. Now I’m doing a bunch of house, car, and electronic projects at my own pace, and pretty much living the dream.

After 'attempting ' to retire the past year or so its finally going to happen. For sure. Two weeks ago I want from Employer to Employee ( thats a weird phase shift dynamic btw ). The Countdown Clock is ticking and early August 2024 cant get here soon enough. And ? Im now sleeping (!!) with no worries of owning and running a business.....sleep is wonderful.

 

[DuncanS]

won't make any difference to the pigs on the wing.

I hope their view isn't obscured by clouds

 

[mandrix]

I hope their view isn't obscured by clouds

They better watch out...there may be dogs about...

 

[JohnN]

won't make any difference to the pigs on the wing.

Ribs and wings.


Simply random Floyd

Really loud thunder right now, hope the power stays on.

 

[DuncanS]

They better watch out...there may be dogs about...

...... plus, several species of furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict

 

[JohnN]

...... plus, several species of furry animals gathered together in a cave and grooving with a Pict

Aye an a bit o' mackerel

https://dna-explained.com/2013/08/24/you-might-be-a-pict-if/

https://stottilien.com/2013/09/17/s...-is-lost-archetypes-of-the-picts-in-scotland/

 

[mandrix]

Aye an a bit o' mackerel

https://dna-explained.com/2013/08/24/you-might-be-a-pict-if/

https://stottilien.com/2013/09/17/s...-is-lost-archetypes-of-the-picts-in-scotland/

Well I might be a pict. One side of the family is Scot/Irish.

 

[DuncanS]

Aye an a bit o' mackerel

https://dna-explained.com/2013/08/24/you-might-be-a-pict-if/

https://stottilien.com/2013/09/17/s...-is-lost-archetypes-of-the-picts-in-scotland/

Well I might be a pict. One side of the family is Scot/Irish.

I orginally come from the North East of Scotland but I've never had the urge to groove in a cave with several species of furry animals

 

[mandrix]

I orginally come from the North East of Scotland but I've never had the urge to groove in a cave with several species of furry animals

Well, you're no fun! One might be your next meal.

 

[DuncanS]

Well, you're no fun! One might be your next meal.

To busy chasing the haggis round the glens

 

[mandrix]

To busy chasing the haggis round the glens

I've watched it made on tv. I don't think I would be a fan! If I were the head of the clan I would take a hard pass on cutting the haggis.

 

[ar surround]

I gave them two months notice to find a replacement, and with a week to go, they asked me to stay another two weeks, so I did. Then they asked for another two weeks and I told them their problems were no longer my problems.

About a year and a half after retirement, my last boss called and offered me an absurd amount of money to come back as a consultant. At first it was intriguing and employment negotiations proceeded. Then I started getting worked up about the pressure of living up to a ridiculous amount of money for project development where most opportunities didn't make the cut.

I eventually called back and said that it wasn't enough money. No matter how much you offer, it will never be enough money.

So I play with my surround sound system, my choo choos, go hiking, read books, and spend too much time on this forum. But most of all, I get used and abused by people who think that I have time on my hands that they can exploit.

 

[barfle]

About a year and a half after retirement, my last boss called and offered me an absurd amount of money to come back as a consultant. At first it was intriguing and employment negotiations proceeded. Then I started getting worked up about the pressure of living up to a ridiculous amount of money for project development where most opportunities didn't make the cut.

I eventually called back and said that it wasn't enough money. No matter how much you offer, it will never be enough money.

So I play with my surround sound system, my choo choos, go hiking, read books, and spend too much time on this forum. But most of all, I get used and abused by people who think that I have time on my hands that they can exploit.

When I announced my retirement, they asked me what it would take to stay on, and I said “six figures.” I also would have said that I needed at least two product certifications so I could actually fix a handful of programming screwups in the gear there. I was relieved when I didn’t get an answer.

 

[bsco]

I retired in October of 2014, after six months of wondering why I was the only person in the place who actually gave a shit about how well the equipment was functioning. The bureaucracies weren’t listening, and I saw no future in trying any more. I was 67 years old, and while I thought there was still plenty of work to be done, I realized I wasn’t going to be able to move the managers to authorize even minor expenditures to correct the remarkable engineering and installation fuckups in the place. I gave them two months notice to find a replacement, and with a week to go, they asked me to stay another two weeks, so I did. Then they asked for another two weeks and I told them their problems were no longer my problems.

I keep up with a few of my coworkers, but the management taught me how to not give a shit about the joint, and I don’t. Now I’m doing a bunch of house, car, and electronic projects at my own pace, and pretty much living the dream.

good for you.....I had throat cancer for my sickness.....been cancer free ever since but I still get a yearly check-up...just to make sure......