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12-16-2017, 01:07 PM | #1 |
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Kawhead is retired!!!!!!
The date is actually sometime in the middle of February when my vacation days expire, but hell, it feels like retirement already!!!
The air is sweeter, the sky is a bluer North Carolina Blue, womens is beautifuler!!!!!!! Money is greener,,,,,,, well, I reckon it is. I ain't got to look at.
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12-16-2017, 01:32 PM | #2 |
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Congrats on the retirement
You will love the extra riding time you now have
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12-16-2017, 01:41 PM | #3 |
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I retired last year and have not missed going to work, not for a second.
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12-16-2017, 01:55 PM | #4 |
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Welcome to the club Kawhead !!!
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12-16-2017, 03:57 PM | #6 |
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now you will have 6 Saturdays and one Sunday congrats
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12-16-2017, 04:32 PM | #7 |
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And 5 of those Saturdays others will be working so less traffic on the back roads.
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12-16-2017, 04:37 PM | #8 |
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Wow, happy for you. Congrats Mike.
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12-16-2017, 05:00 PM | #9 |
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it also means you can take a week going to a rally stay a week and take a week to get home
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12-16-2017, 06:56 PM | #10 |
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Good for you Mike. I'm sure you'll find something to occupy your time.
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12-16-2017, 08:05 PM | #11 |
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Congratulations Mike. Now you can finish all your hunny do's, lol.
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12-16-2017, 09:12 PM | #12 |
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Congrats. Once you get into the swing of retirement, you will wonder how you had time to work.
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12-16-2017, 10:37 PM | #13 |
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Congratulations Mike, you've made it.
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12-17-2017, 05:57 AM | #14 |
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Congratulations Mike!! I'm sure you will find how busy you can make yourself.
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12-17-2017, 07:30 AM | #15 |
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Congratulations Mike, now you can throw your watch away, and you won't have to wonder "how long till break time!"
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