I needed 300 months of service to retire. I have 301 months and 16 days.
And that's all folks!!!
Hey, now that you retired, what you gonna do next?
I'm dropping $3K on APs.
Now, just have to make FP+ and hope Disney doesn't cancel me for the NBA.
I'm on the congrats side. It isn't when I wanted to go, but it's still the same end result. Scheduled my last date far enough out to burn a month of sick time if we return from furlough.
I agree with you on that and yet it is part of my job to help all the hop growers.And No IPA's...
Somehow, I suspect that I was not the main factor in that decision.We missed you stats. I was so distraught, I retired.
OK, now I'm with you.And No IPA's...
Good night...Morning, folks.
These night shifts aren't getting any shorter. Still... three (almost) done, one to go before days off.
Have a good Saturday, folks. I plan to sleep mine away.
Congratulations on the retirement Norm,enjoy now that every day is SaturdayI needed 300 months of service to retire. I have 301 months and 16 days.
And that's all folks!!!
Nicely done.
Congrats, I think, and best of luck. Hoping all of us that make ADRs and FP can actually get into the parks we schedule these things for considering reduced capacity
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations to you then. I'm as I have been at it longer than you but I still like my job when I get to actually do it. The hoop jumping, grant writing, money chasing, justifying my existence I could do without.
Hope you can convince your better half to relocate south sooner rather than later.
Somehow, I suspect that I was not the main factor in that decision.
Sorry to hear of how it went down, but congratulations on the new life direction. May it be the best path for you.
Congratulations on the retirement Norm,enjoy now that every day is Saturday
Thanks.
I use to use Photobucket. Over the years thee kept giving more storage space for free and I had pictures from about 15 trips stored there. Then the started asking for money or told me to remove pictures to get back to the free limit. I told them I refused to pay for something they game me for free. I told them I would gladly download all my pictures but then they took away the ability to download albums and required that you do it one picture at a time. A few months ago they finally allowed multiple downloads so I took them all off of Photobucket and told them to delete my account.
I do have a pro Flickr account that I don't mind paying for because I wasn't forced into it. I also put some albums up on Face book.
Just have way too many photos to wade through to pick a top 3, so I picked my favourites from the last trip.
Couldn't narrow it down to 3, so you get 4.
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Well since I don’t have work for the near future I’m going to take the opportunity to enjoy life as much as I can.
I’ve always wanted a fire pit but I live in suburbia with houses all around, so I just never bothered. Life is too short, so I just said screw it and I went out yesterday and picked up one of those small fire bowls. We’ll only use it to roast a couple marshmallows anyway. Looking forward to it tonight.
A friend suggested that since graduations can't happen inside or outside, we should have the graduates all march through WalMart, Lowes, or the liquor store and have their names announced over the speaker.
so... are congratulations in order or condolences?
This morning at work, a woman who's worked there for years (almost 44!) decided to take advantage of a retirement incentive package the company offered. She told me she'd put in for it today. I just heard, about four hours ago, that today was her last day!
I'm not sure if she's happy or not.
Morning, boys.
Got just over an hour to go before the work day is over, and lemme tell ya, I'm dying to get some sleep.
Ran another 3K yesterday and while it hurt, it wasn't as bad as the last few runs. And even better, I'm not limping and in a lot of pain today (some... but not much.)
So, maybe I'm turning a corner on that? I sure hope so. I also don't know how I'm gonna get from 3K to the 5K the program wants me to run in another week.
Then again, I never dreamed I'd be able, at my age and fitness level, to be able to run for more than a minute without having to stop and suck air.
'Morning all...
I do believe that I've been just a mite AWOL for the past little bit.
Y'all mind if I start dropping by again every once and a while?
So...
What'd I miss while I was away?
I needed 300 months of service to retire. I have 301 months and 16 days.
And that's all folks!!!
Hey, now that you retired, what you gonna do next?
I'm dropping $3K on APs.
Now, just have to make FP+ and hope Disney doesn't cancel me for the NBA.
Prefer nice is for WWII flicks and those with John Wayne but like Dirty Dozen, Great Escape
Oh, I'll eat them, but if there is something else, like a frankfurter, I'll take that. And No IPA's...
OK, now I'm with you.
They may be in fashion, but bitterness just for the sake of proving that you can tolerate bitterness ain't all that refreshing.
Morning from a sunny Westfield NB. Planning on a relaxed day, swimming, Bbq and a few socialables.
SWMBO and I like books but we don't have that many and are decreasing them. All it takes is a few moves, and books, LPs and other heavy things become less desirable.Morning, Gents! Been busy the last few days at work. I wound up in the warehouse for most of the week. Thursday I got to play around on the forklift for most of morning, so that was fun. Outside that it was a typical work week. Friday was a half-day, and the only reason we were there was to receive FedEx, UPS and other cargo delivery trucks, so outside that we really didn't need to be there as nothing was going on. Been helping friends this week in the evenings. He and his DW hired a moving company for of their stuff, but I've been helping him move all of his books, of which he has over 15,000. Yes, 15,000 books. He buys and sells books on EBay and does it out of his basement. Sometimes he'll give me a few books for helping him out, so I make out every time I help him. Outside that I plan on relaxing this weekend.
Thanks. Wish it'd last a bit longer.Good night...
Or would that be Good Day?
Ehh,
Happy Unconsciousness!
Nice! Enjoy that.Morning from a sunny Westfield NB. Planning on a relaxed day, swimming, Bbq and a few socialables.
Holy crap. Quite the sideline. I've never heard that before. He have a website?Been helping friends this week in the evenings. He and his DW hired a moving company for of their stuff, but I've been helping him move all of his books, of which he has over 15,000. Yes, 15,000 books. He buys and sells books on EBay and does it out of his basement.
Thanks!Great pics, man.
Yup. That was her, although she did say she was probably going to next year.Almost 44 years?! Wow! Some people love doing what they do and don't want to retire.
Thanks. Next up... adding 3 more minutes. We'll see if I survive.That's great on the 3K!
Great show. Saw it in the theatre when it was released in "Surround Sound". Pretty awesome experience.The 1976 Midway movie with Charlton Heston. Great movie. Watch it every time it's on TV.
Annnnnd…. a little part of me died.Beautiful morning. It motivated me to get in an early 5K run.
Morning All.
Beautiful morning. It motivated me to get in an early 5K run. Well that and the fact that now the rest of the day can be used for relaxation.
Enjoy the day all!
Not all IPAs are bitter. It did seem for awhile that craft brewers were trying to see who could make the hopiest beer but most seemed to have moved past that now.
SWMBO and I like books but we don't have that many and are decreasing them. All it takes is a few moves, and books, LPs and other heavy things become less desirable.
Holy crap. Quite the sideline. I've never heard that before. He have a website?
Thanks!
Yup. That was her, although she did say she was probably going to next year.
Great show. Saw it in the theatre when it was released in "Surround Sound". Pretty awesome experience.
Annnnnd…. a little part of me died.
Thanks, I'll take a look. Not sure if he ships up here, though.t's become quite the thing for him. I know he'd love to have a store front, but for now, he's sells on EBay under Theresa's Bookshelf.
I need that doctor!I told my doctor I wanted to start jogging again, he told me, "Please don't, Steven, I know your ankles." Only time I had a doctor tell me to not run.
it was like I was there. No lie.I'd love to see it on the big screen.
I sold my decks and my vinyl just after the boy was born. I enjoyed the money, but I wish I'd kept them now.All it takes is a few moves, and books, LPs and other heavy things become less desirable.
'Morning all...
I do believe that I've been just a mite AWOL for the past little bit.
Y'all mind if I start dropping by again every once and a while?
So...
What'd I miss while I was away?
I know a few cycling guys like that. Cycling has turned into what Golf was in the 80s/90s over here.I think I react against it more due to a bunch of people in my circles who are hardcore distance runners, it's mostly all they talk about,
Top 5 characters you would like to have a drink with at DaWorld and at what location / watering hole?
Detention for you Chief. No copying homework.Jasmine - my room
Mr Incredible - Dawa
Donald - Dawa
Mickey - Dawa
Jessica Rabbit - my room
- with Thanks to @declansdad!!!
Without live sport mate, I'd even watch you shoot hoops.Now, just have to make FP+ and hope Disney doesn't cancel me for the NBA.
No It's Not! I have spoken.
This is how dictatorships start. Rules made without consultation. Hold on a minute Norm, which side of this argument are you on?Me neither. And, way to make an official CBO ruling.
I'm really gonna put my tin hat on but......Prefer nice is for WWII flicks and those with John Wayne
Do they have pictures in? Otherwise I'm out.Sometimes he'll give me a few books for helping him out, so I make out every time I help him
After 4 hours sleep and in 81? Well done for going in the first place, my man.Got about 4 hours of sleep today. Went shopping real quick. Then went and ran 3.5K in 27C/81F weather. Just about killed me.
How bad is my pace, Dan? I did that in 28 minutes.
Whatever makes you comfortable. I would think at this point (depending on how you feel today) you could notch up to 4, do that for lets say Tues, Thurs and 4.5 on Sun for a week, then do 2 more @4.5 on Tues & Thur (maybe 5 on Thursday with the last .5 as a walk) and then hit 5 a week on Sunday. I don't really know C25 that much, is it trying to get you to do a 30m 5k? Really mate, don't stress about pace. I would get the miles in your legs and then work on pace, because at that point your body and your mind know they can hit the line, and then you push when you feel good (TWSS).The program (C25K) wants me to do two more runs of 28 (and assumes I'm doing about 4.5K!!) and then do the 5K. No way that's realistic. I'm thinking of doing the two more 28 minutes, then doing 3 of 30 or 31. See where that is. Maybe just keep increasing it every 4th run by .5K or so?
If that involved a mower and you lived near me, there would be one less vote on the Double Secret Probation committee that would be coming your way, my friend.I've been known to get up and get my gardening done by 7 am,
Don't let the door hit you on the way out.I've never seen a John Wayne movie.
I know. It's been nice knowing you chaps. I'll get my coat.
Woot!Its about a 12:50 mi pace, which is 3:10 quicker than the sweep pace at a Disney Marathon. Jus' sayin'.
Good plan. Although I don't know if I can do that many in a row. I've done 3K/3K/3.5K with only 1 day in between... and my hip joints are really sore. Geez, it's always something. Just once it'd be nice to run and not hurt after. But I do like the idea of ramping up .5 at a time instead of "You did 3.5 today? Great! Do 5 now."Whatever makes you comfortable. I would think at this point (depending on how you feel today) you could notch up to 4, do that for lets say Tues, Thurs and 4.5 on Sun for a week, then do 2 more @4.5 on Tues & Thur (maybe 5 on Thursday with the last .5 as a walk) and then hit 5 a week on Sunday. I don't really know C25 that much, is it trying to get you to do a 30m 5k? Really mate, don't stress about pace. I would get the miles in your legs and then work on pace, because at that point your body and your mind know they can hit the line, and then you push when you feel good (TWSS).
I've never seen a John Wayne movie.
Been helping friends this week in the evenings. He and his DW hired a moving company for of their stuff, but I've been helping him move all of his books, of which he has over 15,000. Yes, 15,000 books. He buys and sells books on EBay and does it out of his basement. Sometimes he'll give me a few books for helping him out, so I make out every time I help him. Outside that I plan on relaxing this weekend.
SWMBO and I like books but we don't have that many and are decreasing them. All it takes is a few moves, and books, LPs and other heavy things become less desirable.
Without live sport mate, I'd even watch you shoot hoops.
I've never seen a John Wayne movie.
I know. It's been nice knowing you chaps. I'll get my coat.
You’re able to write after 100 bourbons???Restaurants opened at 33% capacity, so went out last night to celebrate being released from house arrest. We went to the Miller House, a local place that features the bourbon bar in the basement, with 100 bourbons from around the world.
think I enjoy reading an actual paper or actual book moreso.
An excellent choice. Nobody other than Maureen O'Hara and the Duke know what she whispered to him at the end of the movie that got a shocked look from him before they headed off to the cottage. It was unscripted and they never told anyone.Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to watch the Quiet Man. John's favorite movie he made and mine too.