Thread: It has been six days now

All the best with it Phil.... however... if you feel the need, you can come & deal with a few of my customers for me.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

All the best with it Phil.... however... if you feel the need, you can come & deal with a few of my customers for me.

Thanks Cliff. I would have to get up early

Originally Posted by Phil Spencer

Thanks Cliff. I would have to get up early

How about if I send them to you?

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

How about if I send them to you?

Are they that bad?

OK, Phil, that is exactly how my retirement went, but blood pressure less than yours, but still at stroke level.. On doctors orders, with immediate effect.

After she told me this news, my BP started dropping straight away, in her surgery, and 2 months later has dropped back to perfectly normal levels.

I have had trouble coping with retirement, often tempted to return to the workforce, but it is not worth it.

Now is the time to do those things you always wanted to do, but do them now before age catches up, and the legs can't carry you the way they used to. Once door closes, and another opens with lots of new and exciting challenges and opportunities.

Keep busy, keep active, do regular exercises and do some volunteering work. You can make this next phase of your life very interesting, but it is going to take some planning, and probably some professional help. I was quite depressed there for a month or so, until some family members needed something built for them, so it was into the shed again, the first time since cyclone Yasi, and the black dog disappeared.

Thing I have trouble coping with is the Groundhog Day, where I can't tell the difference between days, and have trouble knowing which day it is,as they all seem the same in retirement, but specific activities on specific days soon gets around that.

Good luck Phil, with your retirement. Don't be afraid to get help

Sorry about the company you worked for. What a mob of selfish ungrateful mongrels. They run you into the ground, then don't want to know you, and complain you have let them down. You need to move on from that mob, Phil.

Originally Posted by Phil Spencer

what really hurts is not a by your leave or thank you for all the hard work Phil, there is no sense of closure and to realise that there was no appreciation for all the effort hurts deep.

That stinks.

Similar thing happened to me at the last place I worked, after 11 years when I handed in my notice, giving them a month to get organised, I was handed a cheque a couple of hours later and asked to hand over my keys and leave forthwith. Still hurts when I think of it.

The unofficial backdoor comments were that I might stuff up their precious computers, but if I wanted to do such criminal acts I would have placed a time delayed wrecking file long before leaving and probably time stamped with the date of the last non in house upgrade.

Peter.

Originally Posted by JillB

OK, Phil, that is exactly how my retirement went, but blood pressure less than yours, but still at stroke level.. On doctors orders, with immediate effect.

After she told me this news, my BP started dropping straight away, in her surgery, and 2 months later has dropped back to perfectly normal levels.

I have had trouble coping with retirement, often tempted to return to the workforce, but it is not worth it.

Now is the time to do those things you always wanted to do, but do them now before age catches up, and the legs can't carry you the way they used to. Once door closes, and another opens with lots of new and exciting challenges and opportunities.

Keep busy, keep active, do regular exercises and do some volunteering work. You can make this next phase of your life very interesting, but it is going to take some planning, and probably some professional help. I was quite depressed there for a month or so, until some family members needed something built for them, so it was into the shed again, the first time since cyclone Yasi, and the black dog disappeared.

Thing I have trouble coping with is the Groundhog Day, where I can't tell the difference between days, and have trouble knowing which day it is,as they all seem the same in retirement, but specific activities on specific days soon gets around that.

Good luck Phil, with your retirement. Don't be afraid to get help

Sorry about the company you worked for. What a mob of selfish ungrateful mongrels. They run you into the ground, then don't want to know you, and complain you have let them down. You need to move on from that mob, Phil.

Thanks Jill, since finishing up I have not had to use my Nitrolingual prior I was using it every day, so that is a plus. I have some ideas in the back of my mind to keep me busy, at the moment I am enjoying not having to get out of bed at 5.30 every morning.

Originally Posted by Sturdee

That stinks.

Similar thing happened to me at the last place I worked, after 11 years when I handed in my notice, giving them a month to get organised, I was handed a cheque a couple of hours later and asked to hand over my keys and leave forthwith. Still hurts when I think of it.

The unofficial backdoor comments were that I might stuff up their precious computers, but if I wanted to do such criminal acts I would have placed a time delayed wrecking file long before leaving and probably time stamped with the date of the last non in house upgrade.

Peter.

Thanks Peter
Lots of revenge thoughts are going through my head but that is where they will stay I will not lower my self to their level. I am glad I will not be obliged to partake in their alcohol culture having some one drive a forklift after six beers is dangerous.

Life is too short after I have recovered my health I plan to enjoy my new life.

When we were working we had a "work" oriented mindset, whether we wanted to or not. Working full time, conditions us to see life as work-filled with short periods of time off - weekends, holidays etc.
Once we stop work we enter into the next phase of our lives, and we have to develop a different mindset to deal with it. We will do this mostly unconsciously I believe, but sometimes - like in your case Phil - it needs a conscious effort to get our heads around our new circumstances.
Don't dwell on the circumstances that led you to your retirement - particularly the negative thoughts that you might have from time to time. Let them go.
It's time to set yourself some new priorities, and these include doing all those things that you like and enjoy.
We really only need three things to be happy:
someone to love, something meaningful to do, and something to look forward to.
Time to get on with living old mate.
Go get 'em Phil.
Cheers
SG

Originally Posted by Phil Spencer

Are they that bad?

Not worth the postage but I don't want them.

Wot Scribbly said. Well put !

Money and work are no good to you if, you don't have your health to enjoy things Phil!

Get your health right and look at doing something later on and forget about the ungrateful b****ds.

Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum

When we were working we had a "work" oriented mindset, whether we wanted to or not. Working full time, conditions us to see life as work-filled with short periods of time off - weekends, holidays etc.
Once we stop work we enter into the next phase of our lives, and we have to develop a different mindset to deal with it. We will do this mostly unconsciously I believe, but sometimes - like in your case Phil - it needs a conscious effort to get our heads around our new circumstances.
Don't dwell on the circumstances that led you to your retirement - particularly the negative thoughts that you might have from time to time. Let them go.
It's time to set yourself some new priorities, and these include doing all those things that you like and enjoy.
We really only need three things to be happy:
someone to love, something meaningful to do, and something to look forward to.
Time to get on with living old mate.
Go get 'em Phil.
Cheers
SG

Well said Scribbly, I think why I will have trouble turning off is that I worked from a home office, most days I would drive into the work office and be there by 8AM after doing a few hours work in the home office. So although I have been retired and don't have to go into the work office any more I still have the office if you know what I mean, I have an office and no work to do .I think I will have to move some tools into it.

Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum

When we were working we had a "work" oriented mindset, whether we wanted to or not. Working full time, conditions us to see life as work-filled with short periods of time off - weekends, holidays etc.
Once we stop work we enter into the next phase of our lives, and we have to develop a different mindset to deal with it.

Fully agree with that, that's why I'm so busy altering things, rebuilding the workshop and now the wood store conversion getting things ready for when I 'll start taking it easy. If ever.

(At least my daughter will get the benefit of them.)

Phil a whole new world of renovation, workshop and gardening awaits your attention.

Peter.