End of retirement...

[Shedhand]

G'day you lot.
As some may have noticed I've not been around here much lately.

On top of setting up my new computer its been a hectic up and down year which is culminating in the premature end of my retirement. (56 is too young anyway).

This has been my year to date:

Jan
Great Granddaughter, Grace Isabella born
I turned 55
My youngest brother turned 40Feb
Second youngest Brother turned 50March
My son turned 31 and still doesn't have a job
My 4th youngest brother died aged 53
My father turned 73 (and won't make 75 sadly)April
Not a lotMay
Not a lotJune
New extension flooded due to poorly manufactured box gutter.:oJuly
New extension flooded again, same cause as builder hadn't been back:no:

August
New extension flooded 3rd time. Warrant out for my arrest - choked my builder to death....just kidding guys... but should've... :~
Crushed my bad foot again...under a load of sheeting my builder left unsecured...gonna kill the mongrel soon....:((
September
started a part-time job.
told 'em to shove the rotten jobOctober
My daughter, Isabella, gave birth to my lovely 2nd grandchild Adrian Esther- another beautiful little girl -(yep, the kid was born an auntie to Grace Isabella her mother's granddaughter..this is Tassie but you'll work it out).
Got a good job working weekends in a timber store.
My ex-MIL died of pancreatic cancer.
Got sacked - couldn't afford my wages....bloody John Howard. Work Choices. Yeah right.
Twin brothers turn 53November
My current MIL had a massive stroke. Ok now but right side buggered and we are looking after her.
Extension flooded again. Got nasty with the project manager AND builder.December
John Howard got his just deserts.
My mum died of liver cancer
My youngest brother came from England - too late - to see our Mum.
We went fishing and I caught 2 salmon and he caught 2 silver trevally.
Step daughter tells us she's pregnant with 4th child..yet another stupid baby bonus. We happy but.
And to cap it all off I got offered a top job 2 days after the federal election by a new Minister to run his electorate office.:2tsup:So I move back to Devonport on 19th Jan 2008 and start work on the 21st.
I'm gonna miss my shed and my planes and my loverly Festools and other goodies :no: but I'll come home to see them at least once a month (and check that (sort of) ex-swmbo is ok without me - a given i guess - :( (we might be reconciling now I'm leaving home for around 3 years - possible 6 if Labor wins next time around).:wink:

So I reckon I could spending a bit of time getting to know kiwi in oz a bit better - and his shed environs of course. :2tsup:

Finally, if any of you need a friend in high places, I'm your man. If you have any problems related to federal government departments pm me as I'll be doing a bit of posting from the office when I get a chance.

Anyway, felicitations and my best wishes to youse and yours for the coming annual booze and prawn fest.

And hopefully 2008 will be MY year...:2tsup:

Bloody oath, pouring rain outside and I can hear the extension drip drip drip. Definitely gonna kill the builder.

Mike

[Pat]

Mike, hope you have a much quieter year . . . although mixed up with those blinking pollies:rolleyes:

[fred.n]

08 WILL be a better year for you Sheddie
Footy starts soon :2tsup::2tsup:

[Shedhand]

08 WILL be a better year for you Sheddie
Footy starts soon :2tsup::2tsup:Yeah, forgot about that. Here's an excellent desktop screen.

[Shedhand]

Mike, hope you have a much quieter year . . . although mixed up with those blinking pollies:rolleyes:Thanks Pat. Though politicians don't blink...if they do they get shafted....:D

[Pat]

Mike you are truely a tragic Hawks in 08, what a laugh!:U

[John Saxton]

All the best Mike,sincerely wish all good things for you in 2008 after a year you'd no doubt want to put behind you,however there were some bright times as with the birth of your G/daughter.

Commisserations on the loss of your Mother.

Lets hope you're back into the wood soon!

Cheers:)

[Shedhand]

All the best Mike,sincerely wish all good things for you in 2008 after a year you'd no doubt want to put behind you,however there were some bright times as with the birth of your G/daughter.

Commisserations on the loss of your Mother.

Lets hope you're back into the wood soon!

Cheers:)Thanks John. I reckon it'll be a busy 6 years with little time for wood though the nice salary will buy me nice tools and a stock of wood. :D No mortgage no kids = bliss!
Cheers

[les88]

Best of luck with your new venture, 08 must a better year for you:2tsup:
les

[Glenn_M]

I reckon you deserve a break Sheddy, been a tough year for you. Best of luck!

Glenn

[goat]

welcome to the better part of the state Mike:2tsup: glad things look more promising for you oh and thanks for the great screen saver

[Shedhand]

welcome to the better part of the state Mike:2tsup: glad things look more promising for you oh and thanks for the great screen saverMore a matter of coming back to that neck of the woods. Will looking for R & R in a shed at times. :wink:

[Harry72]

Good luck Sheddy!

[Waldo]

All the best to you Mike and hope next year is a much happier one. :2tsup:

[Pops]

Hi there Sheddy,

Like others have said before me. Sorry to hear about your 2007. Am sure 2008 will be better.

Enjoy the festive season and hope to hear about those infrequent shed visits and the tools the new job will afford.

All the best
Cheers
Pops

[jmk89]

Hi Sheddy

Been trying to think of what to say. After all, the last thing that those of us in middle age want to hear is that retirement isn't the modern equivalent of the land of milk and honey...

So all I can say is, welcome back to the land of the employed, 2007 shows that you left too soon..:D

Best of luck up north (hey it could be worse - what if you had to live on the Mainland like me)

[rsser]

Good luck with the next phase of your life Sheddy.

... you won't be the first to find that full retirement isn't all the its cracked up to be (though seems you got more than your fair share of troubles). Going part-time first seems to work better for many of us.

FWIW this is my take: when you hit your fifties you have accumulated experience and nous and become much less willing to work in a setting where you can't use it. On the other hand, it gets much harder to find the kind of job where you can. So while you may well be settled as regards house and family, you have to get active changing jobs to find how to do your best work and it looks daunting. Not least cos you might be worried about impact on super.

But when you send the news out that you're looking sometimes they come to you - as in your case. Nice feeling.

[Shedhand]

Good luck with the next phase of your life Sheddy.

... you won't be the first to find that full retirement isn't all the its cracked up to be (though seems you got more than your fair share of troubles). Going part-time first seems to work better for many of us.

FWIW this is my take: when you hit your fifties you have accumulated experience and nous and become much less willing to work in a setting where you can't use it. On the other hand, it gets much harder to find the kind of job where you can. So while you may well be settled as regards house and family, you have to get active changing jobs to find how to do your best work and it looks daunting. Not least cos you might be worried about impact on super.

But when you send the news out that you're looking sometimes they come to you - as in your case. Nice feeling.In a nutshell mate. :2tsup:

[Shedhand]

Hi Sheddy

Been trying to think of what to say. After all, the last thing that those of us in middle age want to hear is that retirement isn't the modern equivalent of the land of milk and honey...

So all I can say is, welcome back to the land of the employed, 2007 shows that you left too soon..:D

Best of luck up north (hey it could be worse - what if you had to live on the Mainland like me)
Ta for that. Maybe when I finally do retire I can be the woody pop of all my grandkids....that'll keep me busy.:wink: