I'm working a miserable middle management job. I pretty much gave up looking for a job months ago and am just plugging along one day at a time. Every day I work with inner city scum customers and for a manipulative, obese white woman. I damn near took a janitor job last month just to get away. It's that bad.
Just got an email this evening that I am in the running for a job I applied for months ago and forgot about. It's a wild long-shot, but I'm so geeked! I'll keep you posted.
In the meantime my wife and I listed our house for an obscenely large amount. Realtor was VERY confident it would sell. No bites yet.
:thumbsup:
Good luck!!!
Quote from: AJ on July 13, 2020, 04:32:43 PM
I'm working a miserable middle management job. I pretty much gave up looking for a job months ago and am just plugging along one day at a time. Every day I work with inner city scum customers and for a manipulative, obese white woman. I damn near took a janitor job last month just to get away. It's that bad.
Just got an email this evening that I am in the running for a job I applied for months ago and forgot about. It's a wild long-shot, but I'm so geeked! I'll keep you posted.
In the meantime my wife and I listed our house for an obscenely large amount. Realtor was VERY confident it would sell. No bites yet.
Good luck.
I was just doing the math on listing my place as well. Prices are through the roof for housing
Quote from: AJ on July 13, 2020, 04:32:43 PM
I'm working a miserable middle management job. I pretty much gave up looking for a job months ago and am just plugging along one day at a time. Every day I work with inner city scum customers and for a manipulative, obese white woman. I damn near took a janitor job last month just to get away. It's that bad.
Just got an email this evening that I am in the running for a job I applied for months ago and forgot about. It's a wild long-shot, but I'm so geeked! I'll keep you posted.
In the meantime my wife and I listed our house for an obscenely large amount. Realtor was VERY confident it would sell. No bites yet.
What kind of job are you looking for?
Quote from: taxed on July 13, 2020, 08:28:24 PM
What kind of job are you looking for?
At this point I'm wide open. Most of my experience is military and civilian middle management. All that crap about "we value veterans". It's all BS.
Had a horrible day. Job offer in hand. HR "made a mistake" and awarded it to someone else. Can't sleep. Filled with rage. Will show up tomorrow at my current job with maybe a couple hours of sleep under my belt. Every day is a big fight with my boss.
Wife was in tears. Kept telling her we got great things going on the horizon.
I'm not giving up. I will get out of this crappy job and into something human eventually.
Quote from: AJ on July 22, 2020, 06:47:13 PM
At this point I'm wide open. Most of my experience is military and civilian middle management. All that crap about "we value veterans". It's all BS.
Had a horrible day. Job offer in hand. HR "made a mistake" and awarded it to someone else. Can't sleep. Filled with rage. Will show up tomorrow at my current job with maybe a couple hours of sleep under my belt. Every day is a big fight with my boss.
Wife was in tears. Kept telling her we got great things going on the horizon.
I'm not giving up. I will get out of this crappy job and into something human eventually.
That's too bad. Go see your local Vet rep, mine was extremely helpful. He would call employers to get Vets jobs, I'm sure there is one in your area willing to help, if not, find another.
I'm almost at the end of a 8-day PTO. I wake up every evening around 3:00 AM angry about my employer. I absolutely dread my first day back.
Now for some good news....
Wife and I just received a reasonable offer on our house. We'll probably counter in 2-3 days. Also... I just received an email from my old employer who I foolishly left almost 2 years ago for "big bucks" that turned into crap. They want me back, but in another town. Wife gave me the thumbs up.
Nothing's for sure, but it's progress.
I had to reluctantly turn down old employer's offer. It was just too far away. The early offers of remote working proved unfounded. Oh well... I was really stoked that they thought so highly of me.
We just sold our big house. Closing will be in 30 days. The wife wants me to quit my soul-crushing job, retire and move into smaller house and retire. I think she's right.
Quote from: AJ on August 13, 2020, 08:15:26 PM
I had to reluctantly turn down old employer's offer. It was just too far away. The early offers of remote working proved unfounded. Oh well... I was really stoked that they thought so highly of me.
We just sold our big house. Closing will be in 30 days. The wife wants me to quit my soul-crushing job, retire and move into smaller house and retire. I think she's right.
I think you will find you will enjoy the smaller house and retirement. After working 65 years I did. :lol: Best of luck to you and the good wife. :thumbup:
Quote from: AJ on August 13, 2020, 08:15:26 PM
I had to reluctantly turn down old employer's offer. It was just too far away. The early offers of remote working proved unfounded. Oh well... I was really stoked that they thought so highly of me.
We just sold our big house. Closing will be in 30 days. The wife wants me to quit my soul-crushing job, retire and move into smaller house and retire. I think she's right.
Back in the day when I was young, I bought raw land, worked my ass off building a home, retired in my mid 40s.
If I'd had the cash available, I'd have bought a nice trailer and called it a day. Consider this option, you won't have neighbors to deal with.
I spend a lot of my time down by the creek. Think about it. :wink:
Quote from: Solar on August 14, 2020, 06:09:26 AM
Back in the day when I was young, I bought raw land, worked my ass off building a home, retired in my mid 40s.
If I'd had the cash available, I'd have bought a nice trailer and called it a day. Consider this option, you won't have neighbors to deal with.
I spend a lot of my time down by the creek. Think about it. :wink:
I'm not just "thinking about it" anymore. The plan is fully in place. I fully intend to join the ranks of the "very busy, hard working" retired. I may get a part time job somewhere but I'm done with the corporate rat race. If some really good job pops up, I may bite. It would have to be a VERY good job.
By the way, my employer already hired my replacement about 2 months ago. Surprisingly, my replacement and I have become very good friends. He hates the company even more than I do. Go figure!
Quote from: AJ on August 15, 2020, 12:13:21 AM
I'm not just "thinking about it" anymore. The plan is fully in place. I fully intend to join the ranks of the "very busy, hard working" retired. I may get a part time job somewhere but I'm done with the corporate rat race. If some really good job pops up, I may bite. It would have to be a VERY good job.
By the way, my employer already hired my replacement about 2 months ago. Surprisingly, my replacement and I have become very good friends. He hates the company even more than I do. Go figure!
:biggrin:
You made the Right choice. Keep working if you can, even if it's volunteer, it keeps you active with a goal. :thumbup:
The house should close on 15 September. Once it does, I'm done. Retired.
I will be sure to give my current (shitty) employer a proper 2 week notice. They don't deserve that, but my name and reputation are very important to me. I'm gonna go out on a positive note.
I'm really excited. Wife and I are in 100% agreement.
Quote from: AJ on August 23, 2020, 10:30:12 PM
The house should close on 15 September. Once it does, I'm done. Retired.
I will be sure to give my current (shitty) employer a proper 2 week notice. They don't deserve that, but my name and reputation are very important to me. I'm gonna go out on a positive note.
I'm really excited. Wife and I are in 100% agreement.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Depending on the work, be prepared to go the day you tell them, some people are vindictive. Congrats! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
We had a little bit of drama from the buyer; nothing too serious. We should close on or about 15 September.
Work has gotten worse but I'm actually taking it much better knowing I won't be there long. Given severe personnel shortages, I volunteered for some of the dirty, nasty and difficult duties just to keep the place running. My goal is to leave with a stellar reputation.
I will probably turn in my notice in Monday or Tuesday. It's risky since I don't trust my house buyer, closing dates or banks! My employer may even agree to a "floating" departure date if my house closing doesn't work out.
Quote from: AJ on August 29, 2020, 06:32:03 AM
We had a little bit of drama from the buyer; nothing too serious. We should close on or about 15 September.
Work has gotten worse but I'm actually taking it much better knowing I won't be there long. Given severe personnel shortages, I volunteered for some of the dirty, nasty and difficult duties just to keep the place running. My goal is to leave with a stellar reputation.
I will probably turn in my notice in Monday or Tuesday. It's risky since I don't trust my house buyer, closing dates or banks! My employer may even agree to a "floating" departure date if my house closing doesn't work out.
You are wise to take things slowly. A home closing has a lot of moving parts. Until you have the check in hand it is not a done deal.
Quote from: supsalemgr on August 29, 2020, 08:02:31 AM
You are wise to take things slowly. A home closing has a lot of moving parts. Until you have the check in hand it is not a done deal.
Bingo! Cashed, and in hand! So much can go awry. Before Trump, the EPA was the biggest reason most home sales in Ca failed.
Usually to do with grandfathered in issue that were legal back in the day, only to be illegal later. The only way to rectify them was through expensive testing, FEES, litigation, more FEES, then a fine, more FEEEEES and then they'd sign you off, and not one thing changed.
Quote from: Solar on August 29, 2020, 08:53:42 AM
Bingo! Cashed, and in hand! So much can go awry. Before Trump, the EPA was the biggest reason most home sales in Ca failed.
Usually to do with grandfathered in issue that were legal back in the day, only to be illegal later. The only way to rectify them was through expensive testing, FEES, litigation, more FEES, then a fine, more FEEEEES and then they'd sign you off, and not one thing changed.
Not to mention screw ups by paralegals. Here is coastal areas Flood Insurance can present occasional problems.
Quote from: supsalemgr on August 29, 2020, 09:16:29 AM
Not to mention screw ups by paralegals. Here is coastal areas Flood Insurance can present occasional problems.
I had a neighbor trying to break up his 1000 acre spread, been in the family since before Ca was even a State.
The original survey was off by 3' in my area, he never moved the fence. The Title search discovered it and made disclosure, it cost him thousands to rectify the issue, prolonging the sale to go on for years.
In the Bay area, it was only off by less than an inch, but by the time the Mt Diablo survey reached my area it was waaaayyyy off.
I gave notice to my employer. Conversation went well. I will burn up PTO and leave a little earlier.
Realtor says all docs are signed and it's a done deal. September 15th is closing date. Apparently the buyer is VERY anxious to move in and wanted to move closing even earlier. No thanks. Current plan will work just fine.
Quote from: AJ on September 01, 2020, 09:43:16 PM
I gave notice to my employer. Conversation went well. I will burn up PTO and leave a little earlier.
Realtor says all docs are signed and it's a done deal. September 15th is closing date. Apparently the buyer is VERY anxious to move in and wanted to move closing even earlier. No thanks. Current plan will work just fine.
Why do I sense misgivings?
Quote from: Solar on September 02, 2020, 03:47:46 AM
Why do I sense misgivings?
No misgivings at all. If you sensed any, blame it on my poor prose and fatigue. The whole thing is very stressful as well, especially for my wife. My full time job is high stress balls-to-the-walls, take no prisoners type of place. In 5 short days I can walk away, head held high, never to return. I'm beat down and burned out from almost two years of employer-induced misery. Retirement is a dream. This will be heaven.
If all goes as planned, 7 September 2020 will be my last day of work; forever! The next big chore will be packing up and moving the rest of our household by the 20 September deadline. We already have a great head start, so we can likely be packed up prior to closing date.
Quote from: AJ on September 02, 2020, 07:22:54 PM
No misgivings at all. If you sensed any, blame it on my poor prose and fatigue. The whole thing is very stressful as well, especially for my wife. My full time job is high stress balls-to-the-walls, take no prisoners type of place. In 5 short days I can walk away, head held high, never to return. I'm beat down and burned out from almost two years of employer-induced misery. Retirement is a dream. This will be heaven.
If all goes as planned, 7 September 2020 will be my last day of work; forever! The next big chore will be packing up and moving the rest of our household by the 20 September deadline. We already have a great head start, so we can likely be packed up prior to closing date.
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
You'll love retirement, though there are stages you'll go through. I'd suggest researching it, and looking for tips to keep you active.
Quote from: Solar on September 03, 2020, 05:57:01 AM
:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
You'll love retirement, though there are stages you'll go through. I'd suggest researching it, and looking for tips to keep you active.
Remember to save time for the Honey do list. :thumbsup:
Quote from: walkstall on September 03, 2020, 06:36:52 AM
Remember to save time for the Honey do list. :thumbsup:
Remember to be too busy to do it. "Ahhh Honey, I have too much to do, can it wait? Pops a brew and heads to garage".:biggrin:
Quote from: Solar on September 03, 2020, 06:42:08 AM
Remember to be too busy to do it. "Ahhh Honey, I have too much to do, can it wait? Pops a brew and heads to garage".:biggrin:
LOL in my retirement, my wife always had more free time in my first 5 years then I did.
Quote from: walkstall on September 03, 2020, 06:51:12 AM
LOL in my retirement, my wife always had more free time in my first 5 years then I did.
We have an agreement, if she wants it done immediately, she can hire someone. I retired before we met 10 years ago, so I ain't budging. :lol:
Quote from: Solar on September 03, 2020, 06:56:00 AM
We have an agreement, if she wants it done immediately, she can hire someone. I retired before we met 10 years ago, so I ain't budging. :lol:
immediately for me is within 3 months. :ohmy:
You guys are a trip! :cool: Thanks for the words of encouragement. Four more days and I'm done with working for the man forever! :thumbsup:
Quote from: AJ on September 03, 2020, 03:38:27 PM
You guys are a trip! :cool: Thanks for the words of encouragement. Four more days and I'm done with working for the man forever! :thumbsup:
Just for shits and grins? Start a running diary in this thread as you start retirement. Kind of a, what it's like, how things are changing day by day or week by week.
It's been too long for me to even remember what it was like, but I do remember being in denial it had finally happened. I do remember not knowing what to do with myself, so many projects I'd been waiting to tackle and not knowing where to start.
But the big one, was when I had no idea what day it was, or even month, simply didn't matter anymore. :biggrin:
Oh, by the way. All those projects? They're still waiting.
Quote from: Solar on September 03, 2020, 04:35:03 PM
Just for shits and grins? Start a running diary in this thread as you start retirement. Kind of a, what it's like, how things are changing day by day or week by week.
It's been too long for me to even remember what it was like, but I do remember being in denial it had finally happened. I do remember not knowing what to do with myself, so many projects I'd been waiting to tackle and not knowing where to start.
But the big one, was when I had no idea what day it was, or even month, simply didn't matter anymore. :biggrin:
Oh, by the way. All those projects? They're still waiting.
Challenge accepted. I'll keep you posted.
Quote from: AJ on September 03, 2020, 06:22:12 PM
Challenge accepted. I'll keep you posted.
This way you'll have a permanent diary. I wish I'd have kept better record of my life, I did some really stupid shit, but funny now. :biggrin:
Tomorrow is my last day. Very few employees are even aware. I purposefully kept things quiet until the last day to reduce the amount of drama, tears and cheers. I dread having to tell some of my subordinates who I'm really close to. One is a young, single mom old enough to be my daughter. Another is a rough but sweet old biker dude whose wife is dying. Another is a Bosnian immigrant who I can trust with my life. Ugh! Pouring another glass of bourbon.
The Boss hasn't said two words to me since I told her I'm leaving. She's pissed. Other managers are deserting her as well. One just transferred to another facility last week. Another is doing the same very soon. Still another refused her request to spearhead a horrible, thankless, night shift project. She's driving away all the best people. In 16 hours, it will all be someone else's problem.
As promised, I'm busting ass till the end. This evening we had critical personnel shortages on account of the Labor Day weekend. I spent almost my whole shift doing the labor-intensive hourly jobs. I may be 56, but there's not a single 20-something who can keep up with me. That's exactly why I should retire. Because I'm just the sort of dumb ass who would work himself into a heart attack just to whoop some fag millennial soy boy.
It's time to slow things down. Live life. Smell the flowers. Get to know the Wife again.
Now is the time to write a letter to the big boss, they need to know what's happening in lower management.
Believe me, they may not have a clue just how bad it is because of a management smoke screen designed to create an illusion of harmony.
As a former CEO, I assure you, someone at the top would love to know.
If not, enjoy retirement. :thumbsup:
Quote from: Solar on September 07, 2020, 05:23:49 AM
Now is the time to write a letter to the big boss, they need to know what's happening in lower management.
Believe me, they may not have a clue just how bad it is because of a management smoke screen designed to create an illusion of harmony.
As a former CEO, I assure you, someone at the top would love to know.
If not, enjoy retirement. :thumbsup:
The company is very big and is run by evil people: Leftists. Nothing can be gained by complaining to the brass.
My last day of work was Monday. As promised, I busted ass trying to do the jobs of 10 people. Over the course of the day, I informed hourly employees that I was leaving and this was my last day. I was professional and did not bad mouth the company. All my subordinates were genuinely sad that I was leaving. My peers were kind of pissed because it meant more work and longer hours for them. The males were congratulatory. The females were openly hostile.
What surprised me was my Boss's response. She said she was genuinely "jealous" that I was able to leave and retire. She and I had fought from day one, so we were never on good terms. On Monday she told me she hated the job but had no choice but to stay another 20 years supporting her kids and low-income/low work ethic husband. She said she had been working crazy hours since age 14. The only brief respite was years ago when she was pregnant.
At that moment I felt sorry for her. I turned in my stuff, shook hands and disappeared out a side door, never to return.
I am retired.
Quote from: AJ on September 08, 2020, 05:37:30 PM
The company is very big and is run by evil people: Leftists. Nothing can be gained by complaining to the brass.
My last day of work was Monday. As promised, I busted ass trying to do the jobs of 10 people. Over the course of the day, I informed hourly employees that I was leaving and this was my last day. I was professional and did not bad mouth the company. All my subordinates were genuinely sad that I was leaving. My peers were kind of pissed because it meant more work and longer hours for them. The males were congratulatory. The females were openly hostile.
What surprised me was my Boss's response. She said she was genuinely "jealous" that I was able to leave and retire. She and I had fought from day one, so we were never on good terms. On Monday she told me she hated the job but had no choice but to stay another 20 years supporting her kids and low-income/low work ethic husband. She said she had been working crazy hours since age 14. The only brief respite was years ago when she was pregnant.
At that moment I felt sorry for her. I turned in my stuff, shook hands and disappeared out a side door, never to return.
I am retired.
Interesting, after all those years, and she waits till the last day to be human.
Congrats! :thumbsup:
Sooooo, what's the first thing you're going to do? :biggrin:
Quote from: Solar on September 08, 2020, 06:49:34 PM
Interesting, after all those years, and she waits till the last day to be human.
Congrats! :thumbsup:
Sooooo, what's the first thing you're going to do? :biggrin:
So far I'm busting ass packing, moving furniture and loading my flatbed. Wife wants to be out early if possible. I take orders well!
At 9:00 AM I get a call from a really close friend. She lives on a lake. Husband is out of town. Her speedboat has sunk alongside the dock and she needs someone (me) to go swimming in 48 degree weather and get her boat floated, towed and hauled away to the marina. Guess what? I dropped everything and was more than happy to assist. I cannot even begin to repay this lady for her friendship over the years, especially how she helped out when my wife was seriously injured 3 years ago.
First FUN thing I'm gonna do? I've always wanted to go deer hunting. Might do that.
Quote from: AJ on September 09, 2020, 06:40:50 PM
So far I'm busting ass packing, moving furniture and loading my flatbed. Wife wants to be out early if possible. I take orders well!
At 9:00 AM I get a call from a really close friend. She lives on a lake. Husband is out of town. Her speedboat has sunk alongside the dock and she needs someone (me) to go swimming in 48 degree weather and get her boat floated, towed and hauled away to the marina. Guess what? I dropped everything and was more than happy to assist. I cannot even begin to repay this lady for her friendship over the years, especially how she helped out when my wife was seriously injured 3 years ago.
First FUN thing I'm gonna do? I've always wanted to go deer hunting. Might do that.
Crap, that's cold!!! Not without my wetsuit...:lol:
Quote from: Solar on September 09, 2020, 07:26:52 PM
Crap, that's cold!!! Not without my wetsuit...:lol:
A thin layer of old man fat kept me safe from the cold water. The water was actually a lot warmer than the air. Wasn't that bad.
My house closed today. The new owner is already moving stuff into my empty barn. Very nice people. My wife and I should be out in 1 to 2 more days.
We are extremely busy right now. Moving is hard work.
Quote from: AJ on September 15, 2020, 06:56:34 PM
A thin layer of old man fat kept me safe from the cold water. The water was actually a lot warmer than the air. Wasn't that bad.
My house closed today. The new owner is already moving stuff into my empty barn. Very nice people. My wife and I should be out in 1 to 2 more days.
We are extremely busy right now. Moving is hard work.
I dread the day if I ever do move, I have more than 30 years of accumulation. :sad:
Quote from: Solar on September 15, 2020, 06:59:05 PM
I dread the day if I ever do move, I have more than 30 years of accumulation. :sad:
We are officially out of our old house. New owners are absolutely thrilled. Very nice people. We let them move in as we were moving out. Cleaned the place spotless before we left.
Our new place is piled high with boxes everywhere. Looks like a Gypsy camp! Oh well, we'll get set up.
So nice not having to go to my miserable job. I don't miss that place at all.
Quote from: AJ on September 19, 2020, 05:36:40 AM
We are officially out of our old house. New owners are absolutely thrilled. Very nice people. We let them move in as we were moving out. Cleaned the place spotless before we left.
Our new place is piled high with boxes everywhere. Looks like a Gypsy camp! Oh well, we'll get set up.
So nice not having to go to my miserable job. I don't miss that place at all.
:cool:
Take a couple of days and take it slow, the boxes can wait, enjoy the moment.
Quote from: Solar on September 19, 2020, 05:44:19 AM
:cool:
Take a couple of days and take it slow, the boxes can wait, enjoy the moment.
Yes take is slow time is on your side now. :thumbsup: Also now would be a good time to make sure you need all that you moved.
I am finding thing yet after 14 years, saying now why did I keep this? :lol:
Quote from: walkstall on September 19, 2020, 05:54:28 AM
Yes take is slow time is on your side now. :thumbsup: Also now would be a good time to make sure you need all that you moved.
I am finding thing yet after 14 years, saying now why did I keep this? :lol:
BINGO!!!! As you unpack those boxes, ask yourself. Do I need it, can some family member use it, or should I donate it, too old? Or should you replace it?
I know it sounds odd, but if you didn't use it in the last home? :biggrin:
I'm finding shit I packed up here more than 3 decades ago and for the life of me, have no idea why.
An old air conditioner that I bought new, still in the box. What a waste of money, can't sell it, even an extra RV rooftop air, taking up space.
I could list an entire page of crap that needs to go, but won't even sell at a yard sale.
Get rid of it now and save your kids the headache in 20 years. :lol:
Every week we donate or dispose of boxes of stuff. I'm a "thrower-outer". My wife is a "collector". Don't get me wrong, she's scored some stellar deals but right now we're inundated with junk.
My original plan of building a big barn has been torpedoed due to high lumber prices. We can actually buy a second property with a barn for less than building new. That's what we're exploring.
Quote from: AJ on September 19, 2020, 06:27:27 PM
Every week we donate or dispose of boxes of stuff. I'm a "thrower-outer". My wife is a "collector". Don't get me wrong, she's scored some stellar deals but right now we're inundated with junk.
My original plan of building a big barn has been torpedoed due to high lumber prices. We can actually buy a second property with a barn for less than building new. That's what we're exploring.
I was just talking to my neighbor who wanted to buy lumber. I told him to be patient, there is about to be a glut of lumber out of the West coast.
With all these fires, they will be begging for loggers to drop damaged trees that won't make it.
Though it costs a bit on blades due to carbon, there will be a glut of lumber very soon.
My neighbor bought a lumber mill, a small portable, but it works just fine and we have a lot of trees to harvest.
So if you live in an area with a lot of forest, people will let you take trees for free if you're willing to drop them.
Quote from: Solar on September 19, 2020, 06:41:31 PM
I was just talking to my neighbor who wanted to buy lumber. I told him to be patient, there is about to be a glut of lumber out of the West coast.
With all these fires, they will be begging for loggers to drop damaged trees that won't make it.
Though it costs a bit on blades due to carbon, there will be a glut of lumber very soon.
My neighbor bought a lumber mill, a small portable, but it works just fine and we have a lot of trees to harvest.
So if you live in an area with a lot of forest, people will let you take trees for free if you're willing to drop them.
With Cal, Oregon and Washington on fire there will be a lot of trees in each state. Once the fires are out tree harvest will be wide open again until it is cleaned in most areas.
Quote from: walkstall on September 19, 2020, 06:47:21 PM
With Cal, Oregon and Washington on fire there will be a lot of trees in each state. Once the fires are out tree harvest will be wide open again until it is cleaned in most areas.
Even though Klinton killed off the logging industry, I expect to see a some new mills fired up.
We now have a tree glut and the world needs lumber. Each state on it's own will have enough wood to build a million homes each.
Quote from: Solar on September 19, 2020, 06:52:04 PM
Even though Klinton killed off the logging industry, I expect to see a some new mills fired up.
We now have a tree glut and the world needs lumber. Each state on it's own will have enough wood to build a million homes each.
In Washington state the tress will help pay for school.
Quote from: walkstall on September 19, 2020, 06:55:06 PM
In Washington state the tress will help pay for school (VOUCHERS).
FIFY :thumbsup:
Quote from: Solar on September 19, 2020, 08:14:53 PM
FIFY :thumbsup:
:thumbsup: Now that would be damn nice. (VOUCHERS) ONLY!!!!
Quote from: Solar on September 19, 2020, 06:41:31 PM
I was just talking to my neighbor who wanted to buy lumber. I told him to be patient, there is about to be a glut of lumber out of the West coast.
With all these fires, they will be begging for loggers to drop damaged trees that won't make it.
Though it costs a bit on blades due to carbon, there will be a glut of lumber very soon.
My neighbor bought a lumber mill, a small portable, but it works just fine and we have a lot of trees to harvest.
So if you live in an area with a lot of forest, people will let you take trees for free if you're willing to drop them.
Great info! I just read this to my wife.
Quote from: AJ on September 20, 2020, 06:23:43 AM
Great info! I just read this to my wife.
Watch the indexes on orders, this is going to be a fun ride to watch. Klinton killed the logging industry, not because of an owl or wildlife, but to kill of housing growth, because most of suburbia is middle income Conservatives, and if libs bail from the city, they too will dump the DNC.
It wasn't something they were willing to risk. Now they light fires as a distraction from their riots and looting, only to feed the very thing they tried to prevent in the first place, cheap lumber.
Everything the left does will always come back to bite them in the ass. This is why Conservatives believe in Natural law, God will always find equilibrium, Marxists are always trying to controlled things that don't need controlling..
I have busted ass EVERY single day since I officially retired. Busted ass doing things I WANT to do. Right now I'm three days into building a new house/shed for our three barn cats. They are currently housed in temporary cages on the property; trying to get them accustomed to their new home.
One thing is for certain. I will gladly work long hours, in difficult conditions and with no rest. But... I will NEVER go back to the middle level management shit-show. I'm as happy as a clam. I wake up. Fix breakfast. Work all day. Wife makes lunch and dinner.
Life is good.
Quote from: AJ on September 21, 2020, 06:40:39 PM
I have busted ass EVERY single day since I officially retired. Busted ass doing things I WANT to do. Right now I'm three days into building a new house/shed for our three barn cats. They are currently housed in temporary cages on the property; trying to get them accustomed to their new home.
One thing is for certain. I will gladly work long hours, in difficult conditions and with no rest. But... I will NEVER go back to the middle level management shit-show. I'm as happy as a clam. I wake up. Fix breakfast. Work all day. Wife makes lunch and dinner.
Life is good.
I am very happy for your and your wife. Remember to take a day off for just you and the wife.
Quote from: AJ on September 21, 2020, 06:40:39 PM
I have busted ass EVERY single day since I officially retired. Busted ass doing things I WANT to do. Right now I'm three days into building a new house/shed for our three barn cats. They are currently housed in temporary cages on the property; trying to get them accustomed to their new home.
One thing is for certain. I will gladly work long hours, in difficult conditions and with no rest. But... I will NEVER go back to the middle level management shit-show. I'm as happy as a clam. I wake up. Fix breakfast. Work all day. Wife makes lunch and dinner.
Life is good.
:thumbup:
Sounds like you have it dialed in!
Rainy weather arrived, mercifully slowing down the pace of my outdoor projects. It's all good. As long as I'm not slaving away at some middle management job; I'm happy and it's only getting better. My wife and I were sitting along side the creek yersterday hoping to spot a migrating salmon. I told her I spent my whole life supervising others. Now I am content just to take orders from her! :)
Next on the agenda: The original plan was to build a big ass barn. Building material prices have essentially tripled making this economically dumb. For the price of a big ass barn, we could buy an existing nearby cabin/small house and barn, possibly with acreage or on water. That's what we're doing now. We're moving very slowly. No rush.
Quote from: Solar on September 19, 2020, 06:52:04 PM
Even though Klinton killed off the logging industry, I expect to see a some new mills fired up.
We now have a tree glut and the world needs lumber. Each state on it's own will have enough wood to build a million homes each.
I just rebuilt my deck and it took me almost 2 months to gather all the deck boards. Every place was out of deck board lumber. Crazy. My deck is about 15' x 36'.
Quote from: Bronx on September 29, 2020, 10:02:41 AM
I just rebuilt my deck and it took me almost 2 months to gather all the deck boards. Every place was out of deck board lumber. Crazy. My deck is about 15' x 36'.
That's sad, but like I told AJ, hang tight, there is about to be a glut of lumber hitting the mkt because of all these fires.
Add to that, Trump gutting NEPA, and prices will fall even further, simply because there will be a steady supply of lumber for the foreseeable future.
If you live close to Northern area forests, a lot of independent loggers have portable mills and are willing to sell lumber cheap. Just have to have a strong trailer to haul it.
Quote from: AJ on September 28, 2020, 06:01:03 PM
Rainy weather arrived, mercifully slowing down the pace of my outdoor projects. It's all good. As long as I'm not slaving away at some middle management job; I'm happy and it's only getting better. My wife and I were sitting along side the creek yersterday hoping to spot a migrating salmon. I told her I spent my whole life supervising others. Now I am content just to take orders from her! :)
Next on the agenda: The original plan was to build a big ass barn. Building material prices have essentially tripled making this economically dumb. For the price of a big ass barn, we could buy an existing nearby cabin/small house and barn, possibly with acreage or on water. That's what we're doing now. We're moving very slowly. No rush.
Would you like to change the thread title to say, "Retirement Thread" or something to that effect?
Quote from: Solar on September 29, 2020, 11:00:03 AM
That's sad, but like I told AJ, hang tight, there is about to be a glut of lumber hitting the mkt because of all these fires.
Add to that, Trump gutting NEPA, and prices will fall even further, simply because there will be a steady supply of lumber for the foreseeable future.
If you live close to Northern area forests, a lot of independent loggers have portable mills and are willing to sell lumber cheap. Just have to have a strong trailer to haul it.
How does that old saying go, If you want to preserve something, create a market for it. ?
Quote from: Solar on September 29, 2020, 11:01:12 AM
Would you like to change the thread title to say, "Retirement Thread" or something to that effect?
Yes. "Retirement Thread" sounds good.
It was so warm today we decided to don shorts and walk up the creek with the dogs. Steelhead were still running. One of the fish actually bumped into one of our Airedales causing both to dart the other direction. Hilarious!
Quote from: AJ on October 09, 2020, 06:26:58 PM
It was so warm today we decided to don shorts and walk up the creek with the dogs. Steelhead were still running. One of the fish actually bumped into one of our Airedales causing both to dart the other direction. Hilarious!
:thumbsup:
Life is good!
I was going through some old paperwork. I found a very bad (and very unfair) review I had received from my last employer. It was issued to me by two managers: one who had a recent DUI and the other who I had crushed in a big argument in front of a high level manager. Only bad review I had ever received in my entire life.
I took it outside and threw it in the fire. I could almost hear demons screaming. Great feeling. It's destroyed forever. I purged a pile of stinking excrement from my house. Didn't even tell my wife!
Quote from: AJ on October 11, 2020, 05:41:25 PM
I was going through some old paperwork. I found a very bad (and very unfair) review I had received from my last employer. It was issued to me by two managers: one who had a recent DUI and the other who I had crushed in a big argument in front of a high level manager. Only bad review I had ever received in my entire life.
I took it outside and threw it in the fire. I could almost hear demons screaming. Great feeling. It's destroyed forever. I purged a pile of stinking excrement from my house. Didn't even tell my wife!
I did the same when I retired. At the time I was just clearing out old paperwork, outdated material when I stumbled across a bunch of crap just like you described.
It didn't hit me at the time, but later, reflecting on days gone by, I felt a kind of elation, an uplifting feeling. I wondered later if that had been some sort of anchor I had forgotten about, and I can only assume yes, it did, but burning it all made me smile in the end.
Now I know why women cut their ex boyfriends out of pictures, or burn their eyes. :biggrin:
After 5 weeks of retirement, I learned one thing: I don't miss people. Not one bit. Same goes for everyone at my last employers. I still keep in contact with one really nice dude, but I can honestly say that none of them concern me. Does that make me a bad person? If so, color me bad.
My wife and I have some very close friends; people we would do anything for. They would do the same. But.... I just like being alone out in the sticks. I burned a giant brush pile all day in the pouring rain and was in heaven. Wife made delicious chicken soup and cleaned up the basement.
Quote from: AJ on October 18, 2020, 06:20:01 PM
After 5 weeks of retirement, I learned one thing: I don't miss people. Not one bit. Same goes for everyone at my last employers. I still keep in contact with one really nice dude, but I can honestly say that none of them concern me. Does that make me a bad person? If so, color me bad.
My wife and I have some very close friends; people we would do anything for. They would do the same. But.... I just like being alone out in the sticks. I burned a giant brush pile all day in the pouring rain and was in heaven. Wife made delicious chicken soup and cleaned up the basement.
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Yep, you're retired! :thumbsup:
You realize what's most important in life once you stop and smell the roses, so to speak, and it appears you've got a garden of roses. :cool:
Quote from: AJ on October 18, 2020, 06:20:01 PM
After 5 weeks of retirement, I learned one thing: I don't miss people. Not one bit. Same goes for everyone at my last employers. I still keep in contact with one really nice dude, but I can honestly say that none of them concern me. Does that make me a bad person? If so, color me bad.
My wife and I have some very close friends; people we would do anything for. They would do the same. But.... I just like being alone out in the sticks. I burned a giant brush pile all day in the pouring rain and was in heaven. Wife made delicious chicken soup and cleaned up the basement.
Happy you and your wife are settling in and enjoying life. :thumbsup:
Thank you for the kind words, Gentlemen. This is a completely new life for me. I'm loving it!