\nMy wifes paper mill is closing in February and she will be 62 in April so Sue is going to retire. I am not sure
\n\tthat is what she wants to do, after 27 years you get sorta tied to a place. It is not who you are, but it is
\n\tpart of who you are if you like your job.<\/p>\n
\tI will be 64 and i could retire. But could and should are not the same. I have never had a job since i was 22, i have always worked for myself. This year it will 35 years that I have been in the appraisal business. I cant say i have enjoyed all of
\n\tit, and i surely cant say i did not allow it to extract to much of my life from me, neither can my kids. But in the end, it is a good business and has reflected much of what i feel is important. <\/p>\n
\tI have felt for many years that life is like ocean waves hitting a beach softly at night. Wave after wave , like the days of our life. As you get older you cant help wondering how many waves you have left. If we knew how many waves we have left perhaps these decisions would easier, perhaps not. <\/p>\n
\tA lot of us remember the "road not taken" by Frost …. two roads diverged into a woods, and i… took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference……<\/p>\n
\tI guess i have always gone my own way… maybe i will just continue on the road i am on and it will end up being the best
\n\tone i could have taken.<\/p>\n
\tgman<\/p>\n
Posted by:<\/strong> Finisher on February 9, 2012, 11:25 pm<\/p>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Dr Crapology on February 10, 2012, 1:26 am<\/p>\n \tThe Beautiful Alligator Rose and I have both been self employed in different industries for over 40 years each. We still work but at a much slower pace. This keeps us busy with plenty of time for golf and travel and of course GTC at the top of our list. <\/p>\n \tWell written. Thanks for sharing.<\/p>\n \tDoc<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Timmer on February 13, 2012, 1:48 am<\/p>\n \tWhatever decisions you and Sue make concerning your retirements, I’m sure you both will land on your feet.<\/p>\n \tBecause…<\/p>\n \tGood things happen to good people!<\/p>\n \tThanks for the post!<\/p>\n \t \ud83d\ude0e \ud83d\ude0e \ud83d\ude0e<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Posted by:<\/strong> OneMoonCircles on March 11, 2012, 4:21 am<\/p>\n \tI am 64 and can’t retire. Lost both of my businesses in the recession along with any retirement funds. Still work, not quite as hard \tSome people can’t wait to retire but I’m not one of those. If retirement is for you then go for it.<\/p>\n \tGood luck<\/p>\n \tOMC<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My wifes paper mill is closing in February and she will be 62 in April so Sue is going to retire. I am not sure that is what she wants to do, after 27 years you get sorta tied to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life-on-the-home-front"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/262\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\tGood Rolling. \ud83d\ude00<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n\tas before but I get by. Besides, after losing my wife what else is there to do? I can’t just sit around. Working for myself is the best and have been doing so for most of my working life.<\/p>\n