Re: I can retire
Adventure at its best Marmaduke and the very best of luck, would be nice to send us reports of your progress when you finally cast off, I love reading about travel in all of it's forms. However, these days I let P&O sail
me around...
Sorry to hear that retirement is not working out for you Arty, and if you are a people person I can appreciate that you will be missing the banter and camaraderie that the working environment offers. I also missed the colleagues and friends from work after retiring, I even kept in touch with some for a year or two, but you move on to different life when you retire and friends who still work are hard to pin down after a while, which makes you think that you only knew them because you worked with them every day. Still nice to have a catch up every now and then though....
Just like you Primus I was surprised to learn that I could take my works pension early and together with some earlier financial planning made it possible to retire at sixty. Although I loved my job as a postman, being a runner and walker there were many unwalked trails I yearned to complete, so It was a 'no brainer' and the day before my sixtieth birthday in July 2010 turned out to be my last day as a working man...
After a heart attack in 2004 I had to cut down on the ultra distances I used to run and walk, but I continued running half marathons, and covering between ten and twenty miles on leisurely walks. Having an interest in small electronics projects would take care of the rainy days, and Mrs Fox took care of the rest...
A second heart attack in 2014 and pressure from the family meant that half marathons were banned but I continue to run and walk on a regular basis, but it's mixed with a lot of resting, electronics and posting on this forum. I'm not dead yet though, and I'm always pawing over the maps looking for my next adventure....