Old Age !

[gonzo]

My mum clung on to working and so did my Dad.

My Mum died within in the first year of retirement and they never got to spend any proper time together. They'd sold their Static and were planning to go on holidays half the year.

Those extra few years on the graft deffo spazzed my dad's back up.

Don't leave it too late folks. No point building your pension up if you can't spend the fucker.

 

[green genie]

No pockets in shrouds is step Mum-in-law’s favourite saying.

At 56 using agile working policy to do a four day week and will be trying to negotiate phased retirement early to be a TW@T (Tuesday,Wednesday and Thursday) before normal 60 in company policy.

[Zico]

22 minutes ago, gonzo said:

My mum clung on to working and so did my Dad.

My Mum died within in the first year of retirement and they never got to spend any proper time together. They'd sold their Static and were planning to go on holidays half the year.

Those extra few years on the graft deffo spazzed my dad's back up.

Don't leave it too late folks. No point building your pension up if you can't spend the fucker.

 

My other half been doing funeral celebrancy 

And there have been plenty who've dropped dead coming up to our just after retirement

One bloke was on his first day, waiting for taxi to take them to the airport he just keeled over and that was that

Which is why I'm going to live in. Australia for a couple of years, see what it's like, turn 50, then decide what to do next

[Whitestar]

I retired aged 60 about 18 months ago, i enjoyed the work and worked with some great people and I'd been in that job 20 years.

Now how often do you hear throughout your life that a couple of bad apples spoil the whole barrel? SO true and thinking back i cut my nose off to spite my face but that pension is now in my pocket.

Its not a fortune and i wouldn't be able to last forever on it but its mine.

Wife still works , I've got another little pension still to activate, wife has hers and her auld fella is still living so theres his assets to have as well, think we'll be ok. But yeah its great in the summer but boring in the winter, OH!!! Yes it would be very very easy to start drinking all day every day and i can fully understand how a lot of older people are permanently on it.

[gonzo]

30 minutes ago, Zico said:

My other half been doing funeral celebrancy 

And there have been plenty who've dropped dead coming up to our just after retirement

One bloke was on his first day, waiting for taxi to take them to the airport he just keeled over and that was that

Which is why I'm going to live in. Australia for a couple of years, see what it's like, turn 50, then decide what to do next

My brother does that as well as teaching.

Loves it.

Public speaking is an art form and skill in itself.

I honestly could not think of anything worse. I get anxious if there's 3 people in the butty shop and they'll hear me order

[Whitestar]

Weird isn't it? I could get up and do a karaoke Infront of total strangers but ask me to order a pizza on the telephone or get something from the ham counter in Morrisons and i couldn't do it.

[Not in Crawley]

2 hours ago, Dimron said:

Talking of babies...

It is said you come into this world pissing & shitting yourself and talking ga ga.... and you go out the same way

 

 

By Shakespeare in As You Like It - All the worlds a stage etc etc until sans eyes sans teeth, sans everything.

[athywhite1958]

1 hour ago, Whitestar said:

I retired aged 60 about 18 months ago, i enjoyed the work and worked with some great people and I'd been in that job 20 years.

Now how often do you hear throughout your life that a couple of bad apples spoil the whole barrel? SO true and thinking back i cut my nose off to spite my face but that pension is now in my pocket.

Its not a fortune and i wouldn't be able to last forever on it but its mine.

Wife still works , I've got another little pension still to activate, wife has hers and her auld fella is still living so theres his assets to have as well, think we'll be ok. But yeah its great in the summer but boring in the winter, OH!!! Yes it would be very very easy to start drinking all day every day and i can fully understand how a lot of older people are permanently on it.

I keep getting asked to go for a pint through the week in the afternoon, I haven't been tempted, as you say it would be easy to become a bad habit

[Whitestar]

Thin end of the wedge mate.

[Zico]

1 hour ago, gonzo said:

My brother does that as well as teaching.

Loves it.

Public speaking is an art form and skill in itself.

I honestly could not think of anything worse. I get anxious if there's 3 people in the butty shop and they'll hear me order

aye fuck that

not just the speaking, the having to go round meet the family, then come up with and orchestrate the service with a family who all want to say something but telling them they have limited time etc, it's a right old ball ache

she gets amazing feedback like, family and friends will tell her best funeral they've been too (when it's a celelbratory funeral of someone who just died of old age)

first one she did, estranged son turned up pissed with half a bottle of whisky in hand and kicked off

also had to do one for a 18 month old baby, and a mum of two young lads who commited suicide

no thanks

[Duck Egg]

25 minutes ago, Zico said:

aye fuck that

not just the speaking, the having to go round meet the family, then come up with and orchestrate the service with a family who all want to say something but telling them they have limited time etc, it's a right old ball ache

she gets amazing feedback like, family and friends will tell her best funeral they've been too (when it's a celelbratory funeral of someone who just died of old age)

first one she did, estranged son turned up pissed with half a bottle of whisky in hand and kicked off

also had to do one for a 18 month old baby, and a mum of two young lads who commited suicide

no thanks

Good on her.  I'd never come across it before until my brother in law died.  It was cancer that got him, far too young, so the funeral was always going to be a grim affair but the celebrant made it so much easier, telling his life story, playing his favourite tunes etc.  We were so impressed we used him again when the mother in law passed just a few weeks later.

[Big E]

2 hours ago, gonzo said:

My mum clung on to working and so did my Dad.

My Mum died within in the first year of retirement and they never got to spend any proper time together. They'd sold their Static and were planning to go on holidays half the year.

Those extra few years on the graft deffo spazzed my dad's back up.

Don't leave it too late folks. No point building your pension up if you can't spend the fucker.

 

My mates dad is a pharmacist and still working at 72. Drives him mad. Just wants him to enjoy life etc but his dad’s best friend deteriorated when he retired so he won’t do it. Still goes on good holidays etc and he says he’s doing it so his kids have money when he dies. His kids are both surgeons and don’t want / need any money 😂😂😂

[Zico]

23 minutes ago, Duck Egg said:

Good on her.  I'd never come across it before until my brother in law died.  It was cancer that got him, far too young, so the funeral was always going to be a grim affair but the celebrant made it so much easier, telling his life story, playing his favourite tunes etc.  We were so impressed we used him again when the mother in law passed just a few weeks later.

aye, she's had repeat bookings - done a husband and wife who went 3 months apart

[Dimron]

3 hours ago, Whitestar said:

I retired aged 60 about 18 months ago, i enjoyed the work and worked with some great people and I'd been in that job 20 years.

Now how often do you hear throughout your life that a couple of bad apples spoil the whole barrel? SO true and thinking back i cut my nose off to spite my face but that pension is now in my pocket.

Its not a fortune and i wouldn't be able to last forever on it but its mine.

Wife still works , I've got another little pension still to activate, wife has hers and her auld fella is still living so theres his assets to have as well, think we'll be ok. But yeah its great in the summer but boring in the winter, OH!!! Yes it would be very very easy to start drinking all day every day and i can fully understand how a lot of older people are permanently on it.

I might retire next Spring but as you say, I'd be daft to do it in winter, I might as well come into a cosy little office and use and abuse the youngsters.

Most of my interests are outside summery stuff except for fishkeeping, been thinking of setting up a shrimp farm... just call me Forest

[Not in Crawley]

3 hours ago, gonzo said:

My brother does that as well as teaching.

Loves it.

Public speaking is an art form and skill in itself.

I honestly could not think of anything worse. I get anxious if there's 3 people in the butty shop and they'll hear me order

See, with public speaking I think its something that can be taught, and indeed it is in public schools. Lessons in rhetoric - being able to argue a case publically. Yes some people are naturally better than others but it shoild be something that is taught wider.

I went to a comp but my English teacher used to enter us into Youth Speaks public speaking comps. Did a few of them, I enjoyed them and learning how to debate your point in front of an audience, same at uni where we did a number of classes on debate and learning about ad baculum as i recall! - and ive had a lot of courses at my old work as we did a lot of pitches, management of large meetings and indeed bit of conference speaking. Always enjoyed it and that early teaching experience really helped, esp when you are sat round a table of braying poshos who think every idea that pops up in their head deserves to be heard and you've got a rather broad Northern accent. Gives you the confidence to be heard and to reason those points.

[MancWanderer]

I’ve stood up in front of people for last 40 years with work. Could be 10 people at a work meeting or I once did a presentation to 200 doctors in Newcastle and 400 folk at a conference in Denver. Love it. No nerves just a bit of adrenaline

Put me in front of family/friends/etc and I’m in bits. Managed about 2 sentences at my Dads funeral eulogy and messed up two best man’s speeches. Was even shitting myself at my 60th birthday meal in front of about 20 people when I thanked people for attending 

[bolty58]

7 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

I’ve stood up in front of people for last 40 years with work. Could be 10 people at a work meeting or I once did a presentation to 200 doctors in Newcastle and 400 folk at a conference in Denver. Love it. No nerves just a bit of adrenaline

Put me in front of family/friends/etc and I’m in bits. Managed about 2 sentences at my Dads funeral eulogy and messed up two best man’s speeches. Was even shitting myself at my 60th birthday meal in front of about 20 people when I thanked people for attending 

Done quite a bit. Biggest was in front of 1,400 but I'd done enough by then to have lost the fear and feed off the adrenaline.

Favourite memories of doing presentations all in the US. Redneck types and their questions. Presented so many opportunities for a cutting response  

[frank_spencer]

The missus talks Infront of folk all the time, I leave her to it and stick to the 1 to 1 conversations with the folk there.

[Ani]

I once competed a sportsman dinner at the Reebok. Dave Spikey and Paddy Mc Guiness doing his first ever gig were my warm up. 😂😂

[mickbrown]

14 hours ago, gonzo said:

My mum clung on to working and so did my Dad.

My Mum died within in the first year of retirement and they never got to spend any proper time together. They'd sold their Static and were planning to go on holidays half the year.

Those extra few years on the graft deffo spazzed my dad's back up.

Don't leave it too late folks. No point building your pension up if you can't spend the fucker.

 

I’m retiring when my missus tells me to. She’s got it all worked out, spreadsheets and all that shit with cars and a camper van all factored in. 
 

Couple of years she reckons. Seems too soon to me but she’s got a fucking ridiculous pension so I’ll bow to her greater knowledge. 
 

Like you said life is too short. 
 

As a cleverer man than me once said work pays my way but it corrodes my soul. Fuck that. 

[MancWanderer]

Was faced with a big decision this year. Company restructure announced in June. Division I was in was being dissolved. Choice I was given was apply for a similar job in another team or take an extremely generous package. 61 years old it was tempting but took the job

End of the day I enjoy working. Much as I bitch and moan about life travelling on the motorways of the UK I love being out and about. I’m never in the same place for more than 3 days. Can’t imagine being at home every day trying to think what to do. Guess it will change one day perhaps

My dad took a redundancy at 62 and packed in. A year later he was back working part time for a few years as he was bored. Think I’m like him

[Dimron]

10 hours ago, bolty58 said:

Done quite a bit. Biggest was in front of 1,400 but I'd done enough by then to have lost the fear and feed off the adrenaline.

Favourite memories of doing presentations all in the US. Redneck types and their questions. Presented so many opportunities for a cutting response  

I used to teach construction stuff part time at the local college... really enjoyed it, but you need to be prepared, a 3 hour afternoon session us a long time with nothing to say! I think you've got to be a bit of a show off at the end of the day, and what's the worst can happen? Youll look abit of a twat and they'll just laugh at you... a bit like this place 😜

Biggest challenge was delivering an eulegy at FIL's funeral... he gained a DFC on Lancasters and the RAF turned out with a Guard of Honour and a flypast... thankfully got it right and everyone thanked me after... phew

[freds dad]

I used to love standing in front of people talking and as long as you prepare you will be fine.

My biggest audience was over 200 doctors, nurses and other health care staff where I had to talk for 30 minutes about some new software that was being introduced and then take 30 minutes of questions.

I do miss it sometimes and did think or setting up a small business teaching people how to present and write presentations but I really CBA but I have helped a few friends with wedding speeches and how to present but they don’t pay.

[only1swanny]

Quite used to talking in front of people, average day sees me talking at length to about 150 teens. 

I've done plenty of school assemblies to about 300 people, and last year had to be part of the school show. 

I've done celebrant duties 3 times now amd appears I'm the family go to.

But I still hate walking round a supermarket when it's busy :p

[BobyBrno]