I bloody well did it!!!

What age?

Got 4 months until I'm 55 and looking at potentially pulling the pin then, but want to see the new Mandurah railway working first! Been working hard at it for 7 years and want to stay to then end.

Don't worry, others will see you've retired and try and make sure you have "something to do". Eventually you'll wonder how you ever had tiime to go to work.
PS Being retired means never having to say you're wealthy :))

Crazy Dog

Congratulations, and no doubt thank for the small wins achieved along the way. Not quite there yet myself, but close. Hopefully the lose of routine and that empty feeling will only last until Monday (maybe Tuesday), then like the rest of them you can say "where did I fit work in".

Now you will get so busy that you wil say "How on earth did I ever get time to work?".....LOL

Good one...Enjoy it mate

Cheers

Good to hear

Hope you're not too old to enjoy it

Richard

Well there is always golf to keep you busy. But if you aint got a strong heart the agro moments on the course may push you over the edge... :)))

Mate, just make sure that the realization actually matches the anticipation. Most cases it simply doesn't. Good luck to you. Hope your partener shares your enthusiasm.

Congratulations!
Your problem now is to find time you want to all you want to do... It's funny how once you retire how time disappears.. I hope you can do all the travelling you would like to do!!!

Onya Crazy.
My, how time flies: will probly see you sooner than I realised, at this speed. Jeff H.

Good onya Crazy Dog

You have done what the majority of us are dreaming of.

Congrtas and enjoy it to the max (which i'm sure you will).

All the best
PeteS

Why did it take two days to tell us about it? Did the Farewell Party last that long?

From this day henchforth you will be known as 'Lazy Dog' who has no time to do anything.

Mate called in the other day. I asked him if he wanted a cuppa. His response - No thanks I don't have time. I'm retired.

May all your expectations be realised and may you live long enough to get all the jobs (read trips) done

Hey 61 is not old. Just early days of 'more experienced'

Kevin

Well done Crazy Dog. Now you can do things you want to do and not things you have to do.

Crazy Dog,
Excellent plan!!
Did the same 3 years ago to the day. Haven't had time to scratch myself ever since.
Toolman

Great, another old fart hanging around on the forum all day because he is bored!

What's the bet you have thought about your job at least once this morning already? :-)

Congratulations and all the best with your next stage of life. I hope to be able to make it that far one day......

Andrew

Good move Crazy.
You have beaten me out by about 6 months, if I last that long without becoming a crazy myself.
Mind you, I'll beat you by 9 years (in age).
House goes on the market in September, when it's sold we're off.
I'll keep an eye on your posts for the next 6 months, keenly watching how it treats you. Hope Crazy doesn't turn into Crazier.
Cheers

Congratulations , Hope your retirement allow you to do all that you have planned
l 'm jealous.
Not that I'm old eneough to retire yet
saw your post and looked up the diary
I still have 153 working days to go before I start long service leave. by taking it on half pay I can see things thru until 55.
the one benefit of 34 years in the public service is that they have a good super scheme which allows for early retirement.
Not game to hang around until 60 just because it will be tax free. Might cark it in the meantime.
cheers
Howard

You really must be a "Crazy Dog", announcing your retired on here....now you will have every man and his dog asking you to come and help them with projects they are undertaking LOL!!!

Happy days ol fella (presuming you are older than me as I am NOT retired hehehe) hope all your plans come to fruition.

Regards, Trevor.

Well done Crazy,

You have only posted this to give everyone the 'tom tits'.......lol

Be very careful tho', I retired at 50.....lovely couple of years until SWMBO decided we needed to "do something"......bought a business, duh!! a few years later retired again.........SWMBO was happy for a while, bought another business, duh!

Next time it will be for real, I hope.........LOL LOL

Enjoy Crazy, and don't be tempted.

Cheers
Michael

Good onya Crazy.

I retired on the 18th as well. We're already packed and on Wednesday morning....we're off. We'll be doing a bit of work as we go, but nothin' strenuous.

See ya out there somewhere...

Cheers,

Russ.