The need to retire

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wingdiver

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Yesterday was one of those days when you felt like you needed to be retired to make the most of your boat. :mad:
Take a quick look at the forecast, get the boat ready, head off down the Orwell, up the Stour, drop the hook and have some lunch and a chill out in the noon day sun before heading back to base before the rain comes.
Must explain why so many boats sailed/motored past us when anchored.
Fortunately, we both had the day off so I am sitting in the office in the rain today, feeling smug and a little sunburnt. :D
 
I had a great day yesterday and it was fab to be making the most of being off work. :)

Departed at midday, took the flood up to the top of the river, unexpectedly bumped into an old friend who's moved his boat to a swinging mooring there, rafted up and had lunch and a spot of reprieve from the sun, raced back to base on the ebb to avoid the rain which didn't come, so sat in the cockpit drinking wine watching the sun go down. Lovely! :D

(and he fixed my kill switch for me - so even better!)
 
Let me talk to you about retirement. It's very odd. When you at work nobody objects to your planning of your spare time. Once you are retired, everybody assumes they can plan your time because:

a - you are not competent to do it yourself
b - you have nothing to do, therefore everybody else must help you fill your days
c - if you don't help others and get involved with things they want to do, you are a miserable selfish crab
d - since you have nothing to do that is important, people think that what they want to do is the most important
e - the grandkids will benefit enormously from your company
f - you ought to be more sociable
g - pursuing your own selfish hobby is anti-social, anti-community and mean narrow mindedness.
 
tillergirl said:
Let me talk to you about retirement. It's very odd. When you at work nobody objects to your planning of your spare time. Once you are retired, everybody assumes they can plan your time because:

a - you are not competent to do it yourself
b - you have nothing to do, therefore everybody else must help you fill your days
c - if you don't help others and get involved with things they want to do, you are a miserable selfish crab
d - since you have nothing to do that is important, people think that what they want to do is the most important
e - the grandkids will benefit enormously from your company
f - you ought to be more sociable
g - pursuing your own selfish hobby is anti-social, anti-community and mean narrow mindedness.
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By 'eck, you don't paint a very rosy picture of retirement! I was really looking forward to it until I read that:eek:
 
I love not working. Do I have loads more time to indulge myself? Not nearly as much as I would like - theory and practice are miles apart. Not complaining though :) Nothing but nothing would make me go to work again.
 
tillergirl said:
There was intended to be a slight element of humour!:D It is possible keep everybody at bay.
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That's a relief!
In that case, in your spare time, can you do one of your famous surveys of the Roach / Branklet area please? I keep going aground there.

I think this is covered by items B, C, D & F of your list:D
 
I've been retired for a while now. Still feel a bit guilty about not working even now. But I had 40 years of it so I suppose that was enough.

Yesterday was a good day to be off work. Took the boat around Potton Island on the flood, a few scary moments after the swing bridge where it shallows. Makes me apprehensive when the depth alarm goes off, and its already close to high water!
 
DanTribe said:
That's a relief!
In that case, in your spare time, can you do one of your famous surveys of the Roach / Branklet area please? I keep going aground there.

I think this is covered by items B, C, D & F of your list:D
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Now I don't want to be mardy but in my old days I used to regard 'keep going aground' as a bit of clue!:D:D:D
 
tillergirl said:
Now I don't want to be mardy but in my old days I used to regard 'keep going aground' as a bit of clue!:D:D:D
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Fair comment. In my defence, it's not [always] on the same bit of mud, just that I can't find where the channel has gone to.
You must understand, it's not my pilotage that's at fault, but use of an inapropriate depth of keel.:D
 
Falling Star said:
I've been retired for a while now. Still feel a bit guilty about not working even now. But I had 40 years of it so I suppose that was enough.

Yesterday was a good day to be off work. Took the boat around Potton Island on the flood, a few scary moments after the swing bridge where it shallows. Makes me apprehensive when the depth alarm goes off, and its already close to high water!
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Perhap you should change your forum name to Falling Tide?:D
 
FullCircle said:
Perhap you should change your forum name to Falling Tide?:D
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I am unable to comment,Re Falling Tides :o:o
 
MoodySabre said:
I love not working. Do I have loads more time to indulge myself? Not nearly as much as I would like - theory and practice are miles apart. Not complaining though :) Nothing but nothing would make me go to work again.
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To right. I retired 4 years ago at age 51.

I will never go back to work either. Far to busy for that.
 
I feel a new sub section coming on :-

The Honourable Society of East Coast Retiree's.

It's aim being :-

To sail every other week throughout the sailing season and be free of looking after children, pets, taxi jobs, DIY and third party shopping during this time. Also, a full six week's off during school holidays ( liked we used to).
 
Sorry but the school holidays are the busy time! GK No 1 arriving tomorrow. GK No 2 arriving Tuesday. GK No 3 arriving Friday. But they all say they want to go sailing - well apart from No 3 who only says gurgle and da at the moment! And I need someone to go down into the cockpit lockers and thread that wire through. While they are down there, they can pick up the zippees that blew into the bilge last week and check the oil level in the gearbox.

Come to think about it, not sure about the 'Honourable'.
 
LONG_KEELER said:
I feel a new sub section coming on :-

The Honourable Society of East Coast Retiree's.

It's aim being :-

To sail every other week throughout the sailing season and be free of looking after children, pets, taxi jobs, DIY and third party shopping during this time. Also, a full six week's off during school holidays ( liked we used to).
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Well, I'd like to join but can confirm TG's view that retirement ain't like that, at all. Much much busier.
Dick's first rule for budding retirees: Never never agree to take up an activity until you've been retired at least 6 months.
Dick's second rule: if someone asks you to help write a new pilot book, say 'no' firmly and walk away.
Dick's third rule: peace and harmony at home cannot be created by expecting to go sailing at every opportunity.
Dick's fourth rule: ditch all the rules if you can.
 
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