I don't want to go to work tomorrow.

[Budnicks]

I have a long commute
from the bedroom, to/thru the kitchen, to the office
I semiretired in 1998

the least amount of time, working for someone else
is the best time spent, IMO
I own my own time now, no clocks to punch...

Albeit I do miss some of it...
I don't miss the driving & travel at all...

I still do some consultation, usually for a couple dealerships,
usually facility management, issues, office remodels,
small construction jobs, project management etc.

nothing like the ol' days, 60-70 hrs a week

money isn't rolling in like it was either

there's good & bad to both side

I actually enjoyed working, I loved seeing the people
It's a little better being the boss, but it has it's troubles too...
STRESS !!!
But;
I basically worked to fund, me being able to race,
to pay the bills/mortgage
(I own everything outright now, thank goodness or I'd be screwed)
or use to go to work, just
to support Lisa & her horses
they weren't cheap
or to fill the kids cars/jeep/truck with gas, buy tires, clothes etc.,
they ain't cheap
or the kids sports, hobbies, education etc.,
they weren't cheap either...

I'm an empty nester now, widower & by no means wealthy...
It's just Dad & the dog Elvis living with me now, it's sort of quite...
(dad's still in the hospital, going on 2 weeks tomorrow, too quite
he had a quadruple bypass, he's doing better, my plate is extremely full,
I'd much rather go to work)

I do miss the $$$$, even with all the BS, that came with it...

Now I;
Leisurely crawl out of bed, at 7:30-8:00am-ish
or when ever I feel like it, rarely use an alarm now...
Well I get up, after I already let the dog out at dawn/sunlight...
I lay back down, get warm under the covers & watch the news usually...
Until the dog wants back in, then I'm usually up for good...
He loves to chase off the turkeys in the mornings (all the time really)
I go to bed "usually" at about 11:00pm
I watch oldies/late-night stuff, till I get tired,
probably 12:00-12:30am, when I dose off...

rinse & repeat

 

[Don Frelier]

Me neither

 

[biomedtechguy]

Put the ice/snow chains on the truck

What are "ice/snow chains"?
F.T.S.

 

[biomedtechguy]

he's doing better

 

[oldbee]

I echo those sentiments as well. I forgot that there is one more plus side to shift work as it definitely burns people out as well as many regular hour jobs can do too. That is I will NEVER catch that old age disease called "Needing to feel needed". I am never bored and will be completely content doing nothing, except of course maybe playing with my car! Just let me sit, smile and drool; just bring me a beer once in a while! LOL

He said ‘beer’, AGREE!!!

 

[oldbee]

In certain jobs in the Military, you would go bigtime bonkers when there's nothing to do. At times I liked that! I'm kinda the same way as you, I always had/have a sense of urgency when doing a job and wanting/getting it done. I wouldn't mind working now at 60, but with the crap I've been through, my heart just isn't in it to deal with Corporate America and the BS anymore.

Yup and the ‘HR’ & ‘PC’ crap.

 

[mopar 3 B]

What are "ice/snow chains"?
F.T.S.

Chains with cleats. They can not be used on pavement unless snow packed or coated in ice.

 

[biomedtechguy]

I'll chime in again. Wife was off, but she works tonight and tomorrow night, 12 hr shifts at the V.A. as a RN (she's a Army and Air Force veteran too) and she will sleep during the day, so I hung out with her part of the day and didn't work much.
She's going to school online for her Nurse Practitioner's license...$$$
Makes her bullshit more palatable.
I added up my hours that I set for one client working mostly 4-5 hours a day over the last 2 weeks. $4k for about 39 hours.
Hard to complain about that...

 

[biomedtechguy]

Chains with cleats. They can not be used on pavement unless snow packed or coated in ice.

I was joking, but thanks.

 

[Cranky]

Dayam, 6 pages in one day!? I retarded I mean retired in 06 and except for the the no more pay check, it was the best thing I ever did including the wife leaving me!!

 

[Kern Dog]

Dayam, 6 pages in one day!?

Yeah...This innocuous topic went further than I expected as well!

 

[Cranky]

Yeah...This innocuous topic went further than I expected as well!

So, you don't think this thread is innocuous or offensive to anyone??

 

[Kern Dog]

That was a $ 5 word that I was holding onto, waiting for the right moment to use.

 

[DeltaV]

That was a $ 5 word that I was holding onto, waiting for the right moment to use.

Never use a small word when a diminutive one will do

 

[Cranky]

Oh geez....sometimes I feel so inadequate....especially when fishing.

 

[747mopar]

It was actually a decent workday though not the most productive.
Help me out with this one:
Does it ever bother you when time passes on the job and you feel that you got little done?
It annoys me.
I hate inefficiency. I try to make every step count, every move. I like a well thought out plan, not spending a bunch of time waiting for approvals, standing around or flying by the seat of my pants.

Doing maintenance having little to do means your doing your job although it's quite boring... today I fixed an air valve and that's it! BORING

 

[Cranky]

Just changing an valve stem these days means something to me lol

 

[Dennis H]

Reaching for the Dictionary...

 

[Kern Dog]

Recalcitrant. I heard that word and it bugged me until I looked it up on google.

 

[biomedtechguy]

I'll take a shot without looking it up.
Obnoxious and uncooperative...
Now for a web search:
"Definition of recalcitrant. 1 : obstinately defiant of authority or restraint. 2a : difficult to manage or operate. b : not responsive to treatment."
Well..I'd say I was close.