OK, Who isnt retired here?

Me for example. Almost 20 more years to go till retirement. The to be expected fact is that there won't be sufficient money left. I'm pretty certain that the ever increasing debt of our country wiil be dumped onto us when we should become retired. So, I'd rather have a good time now than stacking up dreams for the retirement.

Rene

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A mere youngster @ 51. ;-)

Graham

Hello Rene,

Same here.

Same here, too. I don't believe that the public pension systems of most western countries will be fully capable of handling the boomer generation all the way through.

That's dangerous. I knew an old lady who had to work until she was almost 80 and it hurt her all the time. She didn't have enough money to retire. Having a good time now might bring you smack dab into that same situation, and you can't change your mind about it 10-15 years from now because it'll be too late.

For some reason I have heard this same opinion from many Swiss tourists over here. They decided that since houses were almost unaffordable anyway they might as well spend all their savings to have fun and travel. That always gave me the goose pimples.

Regards, Joerg

I'm physically 66, but think like an 18 year old, then I fall asleep ;-)

Got my report back. My polyps were "hyperplastic", aka benign. Don't have to endure that phospho sodium (:-( thing again for five years.

...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.      Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Hello Jim,

Only if you get a Z240 again (lowered, with mag wheels and lots of bling bling) and wear baggy pants. Seriously, I saw a guy here in town who was at least 65 wearing baggy pants and a metallic color football shirt.

Regards, Joerg

Never had a 240Z, but I had a '77 280Z and an '83 280ZX... during my middle age crisis (37-47 years old ;-)

Anyone ever see the movie, "Middle Age Crazy", Bruce Dern, Ann-Margret? That was me at age 40 ;-)

...Jim Thompson

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I love to cook with wine.      Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Hello Jim,

Sorry, I made you appear older than you really are. Seems like I am going to miss my middle age crisis. Haven't had any sports cars. But this is truck county anyway. Midlifers typically get a big red Diesel truck with long areals and mud flaps (you know which ones).

I'll have to check whether our little video rental has that. As long as they don't make me buy a DVD player...

Regards, Joerg

Young is as young thinks/acts.

Saturday night seven girl scout leaders that my wife works with pulled a surprise (with my assistance) and showed up with Chinese food. Ate Chinese and talked for more than five hours, like we were all the same age... though they are all our daughters' age range.

Well, I DO have a red pickup truck, but not with the girlie flaps ;-)

It's only available on VHS... I just checked.

...Jim Thompson

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|  Analog Innovations, Inc.                         |     et      |
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I love to cook with wine.      Sometimes I even put it in the food.

Maybe they should decriminalize pulling the plug on oneself. ;-)

That's what I intend to do the day I can't get out of bed to poop.

Cheers! Rich

Uh oh. I've got a '99 Camaro SS -and- a 4X4 Chevy PU (no Diesel, but a 454). A couple of weeks ago I was looking at Corvettes, but my wife says not until I remodel the kitchen.

I guess I'll have to drive the Camaro down to the Social Security office later this year when I apply for Medicare :-(

ps. If I still had the '36 Ford, '56 Corvette, two '57 Chevies and the '69 Plymouth Roadrunner that I've owned, I could trade them all for a new kitchen, a new Corvette and a new PU truck.

I'm kinda semi-retired. ;-) I'm a consultant, and I'm on sort of a retainer here - I sit in the office, and live in my RV in the parking lot, and when there's work for me, I do it, and get paid. But when there's no work, I still get to sit here and annoy youse guys and watch TV in my RV.

But, today, they offered me an opportunity to operate a grinder for $10.00 an hour - they weld big stuff here, and need slag ground down, but after

10 minutes or so of manhandling this industrial grinder, my arms gave out.

Oh, yeah: DOB 03/03/1949

Dewd! I almost put 03/03/49, but if I did, then when I'm 100, they'd think I'm newborn! ;-D

BTW, I don't feel like any 60-year-old man I've ever met. ;-P

Cheers! Rich

ROFLMAO!!!

;-)

If you'd like to try to heal your polyps, I can tell you how I healed my hemorrhoids.

Peace! Rich

Eww! Two of the creepiest actors to grace the silver screen.

Thanks, Rich

Well, I only have a '76 Fiero, but I'm staying in the "mid-life" "crisis" stage - I figure the longer I can stretch out the middle, the further I'll postpone the other end. ;-P

Cheers! Rich

Wow, really? Why not make some audio amplifier kits and sell them on the web for some extra cash...?

I'm 29, will be 3 decades old come October... ;)

That might be too late. Pick out a spot where you can watch a last sunset that's easy enough to get to so that your family won't be stuck with a big body-recovery bill.

...You stopped reading Jim Thompson? ;-)

Tim

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I'm not anywhere near retired, for whatever that is worth. ;-)

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