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| Member Since | 19/03/2019 |
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| Last Seen | 05/06/2021 |
| Location | Sydney |
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"are you saying that you do very little with your time?" NO! I'm saying that it's so sad that some people can't think of anything better to...
"do you envy them because they won lotto or because they enjoy their work" Because they won the lotto and can't think of anything better to...
"EV's at current prices are for cashed up boomers and lefties who think they are saving the world by driving an EV." Correct! They think...
"not working kills your brain." What I do now that I'm retired (e.g. trading shares/options, trying new recipes, watching movies) could not...
"work for as long as you are able" I worked only as long as needed to retire comfortably. The sooner I retired the better.
"Paid employment tends to involve multiple daily conversations with work colleagues, clients or customers." You left out - waking at some...
"the benefits of work " All I can think of is the pay.
"Not to mention expensive meals with friends." Not expensive if you cook them yourself. You have the time after all.
"all they know in life is to work" Poor souls ...
"Wait to die" Only the brain dead would do this. So many things to do ...
"all that artsy stuff." I foolishly gave up learning to play the piano when I was young. Now that I'm retired, I wish I hadn't.
"did you just relax, sleep in and do nothing for a bit." A good start! Which is what I did.
"I woke up one morning 3 years ago and decided that I did not want to go to work any more," A man after my own heart!
"so why not keep working in a job" Good question. Why would anyone want to keep working, when there is so much to do outside it?
"The whole retirement thing sounds scary/boring." So many things to do in retirement ... and so little time to do them ....
"Lack of things to do? I could retire today and never run out of things to do" WELL SAID!
"Buy a rural farm property and keep goats!" But make sure you plug all the holes so that a snake doesn't join you in bed, as as happened....
"I have seen what happens to retirees that do little after retirement, the speed of degradation of their mental faculties is shocking."...
"will truly retire even if I win lotto overnight." I used to envy and hate those people who win the lottery and go back to work, thinking,...
"not much to do" ??? Obviously lacking imagination ... I can think of so many things to do for myself rather than doing meaningless work...
Gekov commented on What Would You Like to Do after You Retire?
Fully occupied profitably trading shares/options during the day and trying out new kitchen recipes on the side at weekends. Watching movies...
"It's metabolism is entirely unremarkable" So why does Aspartame imbue a chemical taste to soft drinks, not to mention the horrible...
"You have to be a smoker" AHA! That's it! @BrotherSharp and his friends must be smokers! That would explain a lot about their apparent...
"with your eyes covered and nose blocked" HMMM ... that's probably because taste is 90% smell. Not sure that having eyes blocked would make...
"selling brown sugary water" There's a very good reason for this "brown sugary water" being by far the most popular soft drink worldwide!...
"No Diet Coke????" Too much horrible aftertaste.
YEP. I like the slightly diluted Coke with ice from McDonald's as well. No trouble drinking a large carton of it.
"Just try a blindfold taste test, they are more similar than you'd think. 9/10 times you can't tell" All I can say is ... Don't give up...
"Your potential for a longer, healthier life" With only water to drink, life just SEEMS LONGER!
Pepsi max for no sugar and no enjoyment Coke for all the sugar and all the enjoyment