Old Folks Thread

[MarzNC]

This is definitely in our plans. I used to do it all the time, but life got too busy.

If @Cork can have prize winning tomatoes at 1300 feet, maybe we can grow something at 1900.

Maybe consider a small greenhouse.

North Country School manages to grow tomatoes and various lettuce types through the winter up near Lake Placid. They have had two greenhouses for a couple decades. The founder started an organic garden back in the 1930s. With good soil, the short growing season still yields quite a few potatoes that get harvested by the students one afternoon.

 

[Harvey]

Cork has LOTS of sun. You, not so much..

Hence "maybe."

 

[jasonwx]

I retired in May... I have to admit, sometimes I feel like i'm wasting time... My wife still works and might work til April..
i know i should do something, just don't know what...

 

[Warp daddy]

Get involved with some form of volunteerism or public service for your Active Intelligence.

Hell ya just get bored outta yer skull with skiing ,biking ,golfing what ever if you focus solely on that ....trust me I know !!!! Itetired by plan at 52..

Then i ran my consulting business 20 hrs a week for just the academic yr and so biked ,skied, travelled and golfed my ass off .

It still was not enough for my intelligence.

So I have been a hospital board member for damn near 3 decades to work with bright folks ,engage my mind and to feel a sense of Giving Back to my community and helping others

Find something productive or you WILL get bored from just playing around with sports and traveling

So my advice :.keep your brain Active and you will be Ageless

 

[MarzNC]

Or start a writing project.

My parents were each working on a non-fiction book after age 90. Of course, they were academics so researching a topic and writing about it was fun for them. They were both very sharp mentally until the day they died at age 95. Only had medical issues that really slowed them down after age 94 or so.

 

[Harvey]

I've got a writing project, you may be familiar with it.

I'd like to work on this too:

New York Ski Area Histories

NY ski history: If you'd like to contribute or write a piece for our New York Ski Area History collection please contact us.

nyskiblog.com

I may work some. I have a project in mind that could leave my mornings free for other activities.

 

[Peter Minde]

I've got a writing project, you may be familiar with it.

I'd like to work on this too:

New York Ski Area Histories

NY ski history: If you'd like to contribute or write a piece for our New York Ski Area History collection please contact us.

nyskiblog.com

I may work some. I have a project in mind that could leave my mornings free for other activities.

I might have to append stuff to Mt van Ho's history in light of the new World Cup trails and FISU Games. I've kicked around the idea of writing up Joppenburgh Mountain and Williams Lake - both lost Shawangunk ski areas. IDK if there's enough material tho.

 

[Benny Profane]

Everyday is Saturday, but then ya let the worker bees have have at it Saturday recreationally.

Ha, yeah, I hate Saturdays now. Most crowded ski day, and all the type A dudes are out on the road to Home Depot trying to run me down on my bike. But, if I had a condo near a ski area, I'd definitely sign up for a part time all weekend job at some hill, when they really need people. Spare change, socialization. That's a real problem when you stop working. Socializing, making friends. If I have enough food, I have no reason tho leave the condo for a few days if weather is bad.

Actually, every day is more like a sick day you called in for when you really weren't sick.

 

[DomB]

You guys are a wealth of info. You are schooling me in key areas, like siding.

Now I'm pushing it to the next level.

I realize that those of us who aren't ancient might think this is a ridiculous thread. And you are probably right.

Still I am very curious about what lies (16 months) ahead.

For example, I have been paid weekly for my entire working career. And since I was 28 I've been saving a percent of that for retirement. In the future I'll only withdraw. I'm guessing that will be weird, but it won't be a surprise. Maybe it won't be weird and that will be the surprise.

I guess I am wondering, what was the biggest surprise for you about retirement? What thing that matters, wasn't even on your radar before you retired?

Anything else? Don't preach, just tell me what you learned.

BTW I was going to go with Old Dudes Thread, but while we are all folks, we are not all dudes.

Cool thread. I see all the time some import to retiring to something (though it seems you already have that).

I think my personal issue is while I could plan, I think I would need 6 mos to a year just to decompress from job pressures, life accumulation pressures, and the change.

Not responsive to your post, sorry.

 

[Harvey]

I see all the time some import to retiring to something (though it seems you already have that).

What do you mean Dom?