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Only 15 more days to go ; behind the throttle.....

Railburner



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/02/15 12:14 by railburner.

They'll be gone before you know it. Hope it has been as enjoyable a career as it was for me.
JB

Retirement is like Saturday everyday. Because you have to work on Friday and Sunday you have to get ready for work on Monday. Saturday is a free day. You're going love retirement.

It has been 27 years since I have been behind the throttle and can still remember that last day as if it were yesterday...
and I still miss  pulling the throttle and some of the "guys"...

jbb

If you end up missing it, find a local rail museum and go volunteer. Lots of people are looking for good, reliable help. I've always loved being an engineer. It's the railroad that makes it not fun. You can have fun again AND make folks smile too.

Happy retirement!

Joe

joeygooganelli Wrote:
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> If you end up missing it, find a local rail museum
> and go volunteer. Lots of people are looking for
> good, reliable help. I've always loved being an
> engineer. It's the railroad that makes it not fun.
> You can have fun again AND make folks smile too.
>
> Happy retirement!
>
> Joe

Well said Joe!

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Many thanks everyone ! I hope to contribute to TO more, with more time on my hands. The count down continues..... :-)

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I called an old head friend of mine after he retired and he said that it was pretty nice..."I have my basic day in as soon as my feet hit the floor when I roll out of bed!" he said.  He didn't stay away too long--he took a railroad contractor's job to be a flagman at construction sites on shortlines for a while...just to get out of the house.
Joey's right--find a museum where you can share your skills with some willing parties.  You can still "play railroad" when YOUR schedule dictates...and can always markoff on a rainy day!

Congrats on making it--we should all be so lucky.

Navy terminology from 'back in the day' -
"15 and a wakeup !"
...Lorenzo

567Chant Wrote:
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> Navy terminology from 'back in the day' -
> "15 and a wakeup !"
> ...Lorenzo

 Need the "Shortimers Calender" to go along with the "countdown".  Ben

He'll be a "Single Digit Midget" pretty soon!

PHall Wrote:
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> He'll be a "Single Digit Midget" pretty soon!

LOL
RAILBURNER

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If you don't take a newspaper like me, you might need one of these ;-)
JB

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We had a dry-erase board for my husband's short-time calendar. Son and I put up a big fat zero on it almost a year ago and have never had the heart to use it for anything else. I thought he might get bored, but he's had no regrets.

Rebecca Morgan
Jacobsburg, OH

railburner Wrote:
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> Only 15 more days to go ; behind the
> throttle.....
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> Railburner


Get ready to enjoy yourself!

My last day was 8 week ago and I have not missed it ONE day! ! ! ! !

We moved across country back to Oregon and I have had something (fun) to do almost every day.

Planning on spending tomorrow (Saturday) foaming with my lifelong friend (since 1959).

Nomosantafe
Portland, Oregon
"Pacific Wonderland"

Congrats..  you are on the coutdown...  tell us about your career..  how many years have you worked?  do you have any fun stories to pass along to us ?  Hope you have a nice long and happy retirement...railburner Wrote:
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> Only 15 more days to go ; behind the
> throttle.....
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> Railburner

joeygooganelli Wrote:
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> If you end up missing it, find a local rail museum
> and go volunteer. Lots of people are looking for
> good, reliable help. I've always loved being an
> engineer. It's the railroad that makes it not fun.
> You can have fun again AND make folks smile too.
>
That's what I did.  Myself and a couple of other retirees found the Nevada Southern at the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City.  And it's great!

I retired 4 months ago after 39 years and don't even watch trains passing through anymore. I like the older stuff and enjoy trains in RR museums but it takes a while for retirement to soak in and realize you  can waste time and really enjoy a project or something fun. Having a lot of other interests will keep you from burning out on the hobby too. I retired on the first day I could  even though we have to wait a bit for my wife to catch up to my age.  I  found out people are easy to make friends with away from the RR because you have time to do that too. I always enjoyed running the train and did not really care or give much thought to all the BS when I was there. The time you have left on the RR should be enjoyed and make a few memories of your last days to take with you.
Wishing all the best on the upcoming date,
Tom 



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/10/15 17:53 by switchlamp.

....first, thanks to everyone who has replied ! I will talk about my career in a bit, but I'm a little busy with a bunch of things right now....one is getting my replacement ready....(he worked here previously, so it's not taking much, etc).....there's plenty to do after...in that our home needs some stuff done that I've been putting off ,etc....I'm going to buy a scanner and start scanning a lot of my slides and share....possibly build a layout....and....

____ I'm a*single digit midget*.....LOL....as was pointed out...

I now have 8 days to go .....

Railburner

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hey....btw....I really really like that clock !

Railburner

> If you don't take a newspaper like me, you might
> need one of these ;-)
> JB

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