Some days I am very thankful that I am retired.

@Stereoguy honestly don’t know how i had time for work

@Stereoguy only downside apart from getting old is if i get a cold or bug i take to my bed and it lasts a week but while working i would still go to work and it only lasted 3 days ish !

@Stereoguy your right but only time I’ve not been happy while retired is when I’ve been ill so lucky to have my health

@Stereoguy glad your wife’s getting back on her feet, I find lots to do everyday, it’s not just our own health that affect us but our partners, first year of retirement the wife was still working I found it hard keeping busy but since she finished not looked back

@Stereoguy just got back from 2 weeks in Devon then will have a week up north east of uk later we don’t go abroad because we have dogs and don’t want to leave them in kennels, plenty to keep us busy here , dogs get walked 5 miles every day , allotment that’s a uk veg garden, garden at home, grandkids , grandogs next week, pottering in garage making bits the list goes on and on plus I like a hrs nap after dinner

@Stereoguy that was our retirement plan but with finishing early cuz of redundancy a little bit short of the ££££s needed

I did lose about 1/4 of the income I would of got if i had worked till 60 and the pension scheme had stopped open but i feel lucky i have had 5years extra retirement which is priceless, i still look at motor homes and dream !! The price of them shot up after lockdown ! And now with the price of fuel shooting up don’t think i could afford to run one @Stereoguy

@Stereoguy yes your right but it’s not happening yet, price of all used cars as shot up here, some are selling for same price as a new car because of new car shortage, one of our lads just sold his car for more than he paid for it 2 years ago!! Worlds going mad !!