Popular Post Dirtyhip Posted May 6, 2017 Popular Post Share #1 Posted May 6, 2017 Back to the van trailer plan, at least for part of the year. Can we park the trailer in your driveway for a spell? There are lots of places to see. 2029 Then I can act like Longjohn and the others that are living the dream. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted May 6, 2017 Share #2 Posted May 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Dirtyhip said: Back to the van trailer plan, at least for part of the year. Can we park the trailer in your driveway for a spell? There are lots of places to see. 2029 Then I can act like Longjohn and the others that are living the dream. I'd say "yes" but by 2029 I'll be dead. Better get here before that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #3 Posted May 6, 2017 Lets see in 2009, I'll be 87 years old. I can't make any promises that far ahead. The 'dream' lives on! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caretaker Posted May 6, 2017 Share #4 Posted May 6, 2017 10 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: Lets see in 2009, I'll be 87 years old. I can't make any promises that far ahead. The 'dream' lives on! You're a 95 YO with a time machine? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share #5 Posted May 6, 2017 30 minutes ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: I'd say "yes" but by 2029 I'll be dead. Better get here before that. it is twelve years... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post maddmaxx ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Popular Post Share #6 Posted May 6, 2017 You can park in the driveway but you had better stay off the grass. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wilbur ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Popular Post Share #7 Posted May 6, 2017 Come on up. You can drive. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 6, 2017 Share #8 Posted May 6, 2017 Retirement is greatly overrated. Work and career is much more satisfying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wilbur ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Popular Post Share #9 Posted May 6, 2017 Just now, Road Runner said: Retirement is greatly overrated. Work and career is much more satisfying. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 6, 2017 Author Share #10 Posted May 6, 2017 6 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Come on up. You can drive. I would be afraid to. Too nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #11 Posted May 6, 2017 You can park in my driveway and ride this mountain bike trail. You will have to pedal, it's not downhill. I planned to do an adventure race that they had there one time and figured I better try out their trail beforehand since I had never ridden it. I couldn't get through the rock garden, I carried my bike through it and when I saw I would have to carry my bike up the next hill I decided to become a roadie. My son now has my mountain bike and goes riding with my granddaughters but he doesn't do single track either. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 6, 2017 Share #12 Posted May 6, 2017 8 minutes ago, Wilbur said: Come on up. You can drive. I used to have a nice boat. It was fiberglass though, and not that crappy wood crap. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #13 Posted May 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Road Runner said: I used to have a nice boat. It was fiberglass though, and not that crappy wood crap. I will take wood splinters over fibreglass splinters any day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 6, 2017 Share #14 Posted May 6, 2017 7 minutes ago, Wilbur said: I will take wood splinters over fibreglass splinters any day. I had a boat exactly like this one. 1983 19 ft Bayliner Capri, Volvo I/O. Sold it in 95. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #15 Posted May 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I had a boat exactly like this one. 1983 19 ft Bayliner Capri, Volvo I/O. Sold it in 95. My father had a near identical boat! It was very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #16 Posted May 6, 2017 18 minutes ago, Road Runner said: I had a boat exactly like this one. 1983 19 ft Bayliner Capri, Volvo I/O. Sold it in 95. But did you have a siren? and look @Dirtyhip, right behind the boat is a shed with water hookup, sewer hookup and electrical. I was planning ahead for visitors with trailers. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 6, 2017 Share #17 Posted May 6, 2017 I don't actually have a driveway in the condo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #18 Posted May 6, 2017 1 minute ago, Kirby said: I don't actually have a driveway in the condo She will make an exception for you Kirby. Do you have a grubby trailer park nearby? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted May 6, 2017 Share #19 Posted May 6, 2017 Just now, Wilbur said: She will make an exception for you Kirby. Do you have a grubby trailer park nearby? No, but there is a shuttle from the condo complex to the local train parking lot. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #20 Posted May 6, 2017 Sure! I will show you the joys of nj! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #21 Posted May 6, 2017 17 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Sure! I will show you the joys of nj! Show her Newark, that place has a lot of joys. I survived Newark when I was a noob truck driver. I arrived at my destination and they had the gate locked until 7am so I climbed into my sleeper and slept in the truck. At 7am a guard came out and woke me up and said I must have the biggest balls of any truck driver, he had never seen a truck driver park on the street in Newark and go to sleep. My guardian angel had gray hair at an early age. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #22 Posted May 6, 2017 31 minutes ago, Wilbur said: But did you have a siren? and look @Dirtyhip, right behind the boat is a shed with water hookup, sewer hookup and electrical. I was planning ahead for visitors with trailers. Is that the runway out behind the shed? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 6, 2017 Share #23 Posted May 6, 2017 22 minutes ago, RalphWaldoMooseworth said: Sure! I will show you the joys of nj! Plural? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #24 Posted May 6, 2017 Big cities are not on the list of jersey joys. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #25 Posted May 6, 2017 Just now, Road Runner said: Plural? Yes! Both! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted May 6, 2017 Share #26 Posted May 6, 2017 2 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: it is twelve years... ....and I'm 57 now and fading fast. I repeat: better get here soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted May 6, 2017 Share #27 Posted May 6, 2017 You can park in my driveway any time you want for as long as you want. Wo46 and I will take you on the tour da cheese tour. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted May 6, 2017 Share #28 Posted May 6, 2017 2 minutes ago, BR46 said: You can park in my driveway any time you want for as long as you want. Wo46 and I will take you on the tour da cheese tour. Same here. I'll give you Central NY and the Adirondacks for free. Just get your bad selves here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #29 Posted May 6, 2017 Just don;t plug up the shitter, please. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted May 6, 2017 Share #30 Posted May 6, 2017 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a bunch of numbers Posted May 6, 2017 Share #31 Posted May 6, 2017 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted May 6, 2017 Share #32 Posted May 6, 2017 3 hours ago, Kirby said: I don't actually have a driveway in the condo Me too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Karen_Cooper_Incident Posted May 7, 2017 Share #33 Posted May 7, 2017 7 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: I'd say "yes" but by 2029 I'll be dead. Better get here before that. I'll be dead by the end of the year. Besides, Korea is a horrible place to visit. Kim Dong Un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted May 7, 2017 Share #34 Posted May 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Road Runner said: Plural? Absolutely! There are each of the exits off the Garden State Parkway, and the half dozen burial places of Jimmy Hoffa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted May 7, 2017 Share #35 Posted May 7, 2017 4 hours ago, F_in Ray Of Sunshine said: ....and I'm 57 now and fading fast. Oh DH, don't you believe him. You know how pickling preserves stuff, right? Every time I've visited him he's always got some beer on tap that he's brewed, and he's pretty well pickled with it too, so he'll be around a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted May 7, 2017 Share #36 Posted May 7, 2017 1 minute ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: Oh DH, don't you believe him. You know how pickling preserves stuff, right? Every time I've visited him he's always got some beer on tap that he's brewed, and he's pretty well pickled with it too, so he'll be around a while. But sometimes pickles get old and mushy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted May 7, 2017 Share #37 Posted May 7, 2017 7 hours ago, Road Runner said: Retirement is greatly overrated. Work and career is much more satisfying. Depends. If my work history were a relationship, it would be a relatively abusive one. While I'm in a place that's not bad now, the scars from gaslighting, verbal abuse, and knife wounds to the back are like a physical injury that tells someone else when it's going to rain. If I could afford to retire, I wouldn't miss work. I might miss the occasional individual person, but I wouldn't miss it overall. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted May 7, 2017 Share #38 Posted May 7, 2017 8 hours ago, Road Runner said: Retirement is greatly overrated. Work and career is much more satisfying. May be true for some, but one needs to know when it is time to go. It is not rewarding when one feels themselves slowing down and not being as efficient as they once were. Better you make the decision than force it upon someone else. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 7, 2017 Share #39 Posted May 7, 2017 Ride your bike to work day is this Thursday. I'm thinking about riding down to where I use to work and paying them a visit. I have not been back since I retired. It's common for the retired guys to stop back in once in awhile and tell everyone how great retirement is. I still have my swiper to get in with, they told me to keep it in case I ever want to come back and visit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted May 7, 2017 Share #40 Posted May 7, 2017 If you park your trailer next to my pond now you would have a trailer trash neighbor. Could you live next to my trailer that I bought last July? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted May 7, 2017 Share #41 Posted May 7, 2017 21 minutes ago, Digital_photog said: Could you live next to my trailer that I bought last July? Depends.. Will you be using a lathe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted May 7, 2017 Share #42 Posted May 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Longjohn said: Ride your bike to work day is this Thursday. I'm thinking about riding down to where I use to work and paying them a visit. I have not been back since I retired. It's common for the retired guys to stop back in once in awhile and tell everyone how great retirement is. I still have my swiper to get in with, they told me to keep it in case I ever want to come back and visit. Swipe cards and keys were the first thing they required me to put on the table. Of course they didn't let me retire either. Instead they laid me off 5 months before my retirement age. Maybe they were smart enough to know better than to let me keep anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted May 7, 2017 Share #43 Posted May 7, 2017 17 hours ago, Wilbur said: I will take wood splinters over fibreglass splinters any day. Ditto. I actually found I have some form of allergy after sitting on a boat with fiberglass seats for several hours fishing as a kid. Lovely rash on my legs, that was; switched from shorts to jeans after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 7, 2017 Share #44 Posted May 7, 2017 17 hours ago, Road Runner said: Retirement is greatly overrated. Work and career is much more satisfying. 9 hours ago, sheep_herder said: May be true for some, but one needs to know when it is time to go. Of course you are right, SH. But I may have had my tongue just slightly in my cheek when I made that statement about retirement being overrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted May 7, 2017 Share #45 Posted May 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, Road Runner said: Of course you are right, SH. But I may have had my tongue just slightly in my cheek when I made that statement about retirement being overrated. I wondered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted May 7, 2017 Share #46 Posted May 7, 2017 I worked until I was sixty six and a half. That last half year I was drawing full pension, full social security, and full pay. I managed to get my finances in decent shape working that last six months and double dipping. I didn't want to work in the summer, I had kayaks, bikes, and granddaughters calling my name. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share #47 Posted May 7, 2017 Actually, I might quit in 5 years, and hubby could work supplemental for another few years. We have a lot saved already. I don't want to work till I am too old. Also, I don't want to work too long, when we might not need to. I won't take social security until I am 66 or so. We have a bunch of revenue streams. If we play frugal for a few years we can totally retire early. It will hurt my totals a lot, but again...I don't think we will need it. We live on a fraction of our income now and we have plenty left. Our finances are simple. The only spendy thing we do is the bike thing. We have some rad bikes. We don't need or want for much. There is a large fund waiting for us to buy a new truck and a towable house. So, maybe I can hit rural N.Y. in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share #48 Posted May 7, 2017 18 hours ago, Wilbur said: But did you have a siren? and look @Dirtyhip, right behind the boat is a shed with water hookup, sewer hookup and electrical. I was planning ahead for visitors with trailers. Excellent. BTW, we looked into Canadian residency. It seems quite simple really. Like 4 years and then you can apply. I could like applying for permanent residency in Squamish, after our vagabond stuff grows old. Head down South for 4 months every year. Oh yeah! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog ★ Posted May 7, 2017 Share #49 Posted May 7, 2017 I Would retire to the UP of Michigan. WoD_P doesn't like cold and snow. How does she think we can ice climb, dog sled, cross country ski, snowshoe and ride fat bikes without snow? I do NOT want to go to Sarasota, FL and sit in a chair and play dominoes with all the old people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BR46 Posted May 7, 2017 Share #50 Posted May 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Dirtyhip said: . Head down South for 4 months every year. Oh yeah! This is why I bought a motorhome. Maybe pickup a part time job for a little spending cash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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