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Saturday November 29, 2014 (Original Post) Omaha Steve Oct 2014 OP
Whooppee Doodle!!!! Congratulations!!!! oldandhappy Oct 2014 #1
Good for you, my dear Omaha Steve! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #2
All the best. You deserve it. BlueJazz Oct 2014 #3
All those lovely birds you feed will be happy malaise Oct 2014 #4
All our hummingbirds left about 3 weeks ago Omaha Steve Oct 2014 #13
Congratulations! AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #5
I crossed that goal line in 2006. It's great if you have the funds to Hoppy Oct 2014 #6
I crossed that goal line in 2006. It's great if you have the funds to Hoppy Oct 2014 #7
Congrats OH! Triana Oct 2014 #8
Retirement is a good thing, especially when No Vested Interest Oct 2014 #9
Congrats! Mister Nightowl Oct 2014 #10
Congrats! Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #11
Oh WOW!!! Congrats!!! calimary Oct 2014 #12

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,614 posts)
2. Good for you, my dear Omaha Steve!
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 10:46 PM
Oct 2014

I just cannot say enough great things about being retired. It's so good to finally be busy with the life you want to have.

Enjoy!

Omaha Steve

(99,624 posts)
13. All our hummingbirds left about 3 weeks ago
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 06:29 AM
Oct 2014

Then a lone female showed up about a week ago on her travels South. She has been here a week. She needs to get back on her trek South. As cold as it was last week, we are surprised she is still here.

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
6. I crossed that goal line in 2006. It's great if you have the funds to
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:03 PM
Oct 2014

continue the lifestyle you have known.

 

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)
7. I crossed that goal line in 2006. It's great if you have the funds to
Wed Oct 8, 2014, 11:05 PM
Oct 2014

continue the lifestyle you have known. What is interesting to me is watching people going to work and knowing I don't have to do a damn thing.

calimary

(81,240 posts)
12. Oh WOW!!! Congrats!!!
Thu Oct 9, 2014, 01:41 AM
Oct 2014

My husband has a friend who was an FAA controller and he was counting down the days til his retirement a few weeks ago. He couldn't wait! And ever since, he's been doing what your little frog is doing!

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