65 but dare not retire

My mother is no mathematician but she could add a round of pre decimal drinks in her head and score a game of darts. Our local was with out a till for a few days and it was a comedy watching the youngsters have to do everything manually. They did improve though but lucky they didn't have to use lsd.

Mike

Robin

get in the "shed" with a large flask of tea ... lock the door ... grab some metal and start the lathe rolling ... you will soon get "in the zone" ... ignore the world `cos we can`t do anything about it ... only stop if the lathe motor gets too hot ... in that case refill the flask whilst the motor cools down ... hacksawing metal seems to be a better way to lose weight than going to the gym ... and it is a lot more fun.

martin

If things work out, I may be able to "retire" in less than a years time. I met a chap last weekend whose father retired at 55 and went on to mend clocks, watches and anything that took his fancy for another 45 years - so approaching 55 myself I am *really* looking forward to a long and fruitful "retirement". Which means working even harder but at things I love doing

...The good thing is you now have all the time in the world to adapt at your own pace...

​Not really, SWMBO wants to go here /there everywhere, daughters latch on to your availability, Daaad! can you watch the kids while I go &... Daaad! will you just keep an eye out for... Daaad! can you dog sit for me for a couple of days a week... I had more time off when I was working! still it's family so what can you do!...

'Grumpy' old git

​George.

I used to buy the RC& ME magazine years ago & in those days it was great as it really did have bits of engineering as well as model making. Now it seems to be just model flying ( i still fly model planes) but not worth buying

I bought the digital version of model engineer last year & apart from the hassle of trying to read it on digital media i only managed to download one copy & found it so boring i only read half a dozen issues & would never buy it again

As for retirement i think that it is really sad that so many are really glad to walk away from work & many seem to have bad memories of the last few years. I have loved my work the whole of my life although having my own business allowed me some lattitude to taylor it to change to my mood. When i sold up in 2000 i went to consultancy & although completely different it was a fantastic eye opener & even though i am 70 i still work the winters. Firstly because i get paid far more than i am worth & secondly because i enjoy the power without the worry of the after effects of possible failure!!!

However, i now have so many things to do even that may not happen this year- even though i am expected to return

Well, it's not difficult to have as many unit of measure systems as you like running in parallel with the conversion factors permanently fixed. The people who use the less 'official' system can choose to do so without inconveniencing anybody else.

Now imagine running parallel currencies... :D

@Sam - absolutely agree

I have my own business to run when I retire from consulting and that is what I mean by retirement - not working for Investment Banks

Good theory Bazyle, but the starting point of the Imperial system was never the Foot, it was the Yard, which is nearly as big as the Metre.

Imperial measure is cuddly with a sort of human feel to it. But so was old money. Bring back the Groat!

Dave

Edited By SillyOldDuffer on 30/08/2017 18:03:19

Hi Robin, Retired 6 months ago at 55 and every day is a holiday. Problem is...will I do some milling, lathe work, wood turning, fix that old motor bike, gardening or DIY. Machining usually wins!! Just enjoy yourself.

Cheers the Noo

John.

Do all model engineers want to take motorcycles apart? It has been years since Swarfega could no longer take me back to pink. Is it allowed? What about SWMBO? I don't even own a crash helmet.

Naa! I used to take pre-WWII cars apart to restore. Sold them now to boost the retirement fund.

Russell

Retired a couple of years ago at 64. Got my mini machine shop tooled up, now project managing the daughters extension. Well she and the wife called it that. It actually means doing all the heavy physical jobs, having dug out 15 tonne of soil and replaced it with 12 tonne of concrete. Now I just have to dig for a new sewer connection, rip down a ceiling and lift a floor, and then replace it all suitably insulated.

Trying to talk the other half into a sleep on the beach somewhere warm when its done, some hope.

"My mother is no mathematician but she could add a round of pre decimal drinks in her head "

Yes, and to have round of drinks ordered in one bash, rather than one at a time. It needs two pints to be ordered to hand pull (?) them correctly. It REALLY p****s me orf when I've ordered two drinks and the barperson has to go to the till to press two photo's to give me the price. I suppose it does give them exercise walking backwards and forwards though.......

Regards Ian

No we don't all play with them. We all have different side line interests. I mix the hobby with various machinery interests, but use the workshop equipment to restore them.

My neighbour friend restores early 70s Honda 750s though.

I also have a 'She who compromises and agrees'. We don't use the word obeyed.