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07-01-12 | 12:24 PM

#51

wobblyoldgeezer

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From: Brighton, UK

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Every good wish to you, BD.
Sorry to learn there are still medical troubles - I hope you can brush them off.

(I thought I was going to join you and others in the demanding world of post employment. Not yet, it appears. (Questionable boss aside, me replacing. Not sure how interested I am. Just cashy cashy)

07-01-12 | 11:14 PM

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Tom Bombadil

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From: Paoli, Wisconsin

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Congratulations BD! I hope retirement is very rewarding for you.

I am now retired too! After 25 years with the University of Wisconsin. I loved that job for many years, but getting through the last two were a struggle for me. Had planned to work a couple more years but then decided I just wasn't up for it.

I plan on taking a few months to work around the house and yard too. Get a lot of things in order. Enjoy a lot of time off to de-stress. Hope to travel a bit as I have daughters living in California, Ohio, and North Carolina. Good chance I will return to part-time work ... sometime. For now, that isn't a priority. I've been working full-time for 36 years and I will apologize to no one for taking some time off.

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07-02-12 | 02:33 PM

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gcottay

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From: Green Valley AZ

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Congratulations.

Now get out from in front of the monitor and get to work!

07-02-12 | 02:48 PM

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Yen

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From: SoCal

Congratulations to you too, Mr. Bombadil!

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07-02-12 | 03:56 PM

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billydonn

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From: Omaha, NE

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I'm at 28 years of service to society myself and dig all of the factors that went in to your decision. I suspect it is the right one. Best wishes from another hippie from Dixie.

07-02-12 | 06:45 PM

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capejohn

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From: Fairhaven, Massachusetts

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I just completed two years of retirement. 31 years with Verizon and the many name changes that came with the job. Thankfully we were a union place which gives me a nice retirement check and full health care. SSI next year at 62 will keep me comfortable as I age.

Congratulations to you. Enjoy your pension and any other benefits you get. We earned every penny.