Tomorrow will be a strange day for me !!
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Tomorrow will be a strange day for me !!
At 5pm tomorrow I will retire.
After 50 years in the same job,at the place. Straight from school at 15 and never a day unemployed, one and a half days off sick in all the 50 years, not a single Saturday off other than high days and holidays(even worked the morning of the day I got married). Started as the tea boy and end as the business owner (including the building) Enjoyed pretty much every moment...and not many can say that
(thats me blowing my own trumpet)
After 50 years in the same job,at the place. Straight from school at 15 and never a day unemployed, one and a half days off sick in all the 50 years, not a single Saturday off other than high days and holidays(even worked the morning of the day I got married). Started as the tea boy and end as the business owner (including the building) Enjoyed pretty much every moment...and not many can say that
(thats me blowing my own trumpet)
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Hi Coppinpr
I'll be the first on the forum to wish you a long and healthy retirement. More machine time now !
Regards
John
I'll be the first on the forum to wish you a long and healthy retirement. More machine time now !
Regards
John
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wow, thats some achievement! Now go out and buy a nice machine to mark the occasion
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Re: Tomorrow will be a strange day for me !!
what this tells us Paul is that you are obviously crap at making tea!
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Wait a minute.....something fishy here, methinks. I have seen some examples of your machine restorations, Paul. Where did you find the time to do that and run a business?
Congratulations on your retirement, Paul. May it be long and healthy!
Congratulations on your retirement, Paul. May it be long and healthy!
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Have a good one Paul.
Stay healthy, you don't want all those days of illness catching up with you.
Where will you go each day so that SWMBO doesn't realise you're not working?
Stay healthy, you don't want all those days of illness catching up with you.
Where will you go each day so that SWMBO doesn't realise you're not working?
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Re: Tomorrow will be a strange day for me !!
You lucky ******d
I am very jealous.
I have years left!
My career path has been slightly different. I started at the top getting a B.A.
I have then worked my way to the bottom!
I just hope I get to retirement, the Gov. keep moving the goal posts!
I have always found the secret to happiness is doing as you are told.
Enjoy it! It sounds as though you deserve it. Have a long, happy, healthy retirement.
I am very jealous.
I have years left!
My career path has been slightly different. I started at the top getting a B.A.
I have then worked my way to the bottom!
I just hope I get to retirement, the Gov. keep moving the goal posts!
I have always found the secret to happiness is doing as you are told.
Enjoy it! It sounds as though you deserve it. Have a long, happy, healthy retirement.
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Hip, Hip, Hooray! from Upsidedownland too Paul, 'thumbs' mate.
Congrats & enjoy the serenity of retirement..
a.p
Congrats & enjoy the serenity of retirement..
a.p
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May you have a long and happy retirement, you certainly deserve it .
John
John
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Well done that man, your working life is a mirror image of mine. I bought my first business at the age of 27 and worked at it until I retired at 60. The only trouble was after working for 33 years 7 days a week ( newsagent) I felt guilty and bored not doing anything so went and got a part time job and here I am still working 3 days a week 15 years later. I wish you a long and happy retirement and hope you enjoy every minuet of it.
JRA.
JRA.
Re: Tomorrow will be a strange day for me !!
congratulations coppinpr - your breed is hard to find these days in the workplace, good luck in your retirement and I wish you happiness and good health, and of course a very long retirement.
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thanks to everyone for the best wishes, i didnt expect that and it much appreciated
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when do we get the retirement party invites?coppinpr wrote:thanks to everyone for the best wishes
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Come on then Paul, confess ..... how far down the road did you get this morning before you remembered?
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I didnt even think of going to work today !!!! but then....I have always had mondays offCome on then Paul, confess ..... how far down the road did you get this morning before you remembered?
I must be careful about making that mistake BP as my drive to work was 54 miles for the last 16 years
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Today is Tuesday ... So come on then Paul, confess, how far down the road did you get this morning before you remembered?
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sorry to disappoint BP but for the last few years I didnt work Tuesdays either, in fact the situation wont occur till thursday and by then Ill be winging my way to Barbados so it will be the middle of March before I turn up at work and dont know why
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Barbados ...... until middle of March?
I'm glad we all wished you good luck and demanded you enjoy your retirement!
Otherwise you might have ended up with a long weekend in The Ukraine.
I'm glad we all wished you good luck and demanded you enjoy your retirement!
Otherwise you might have ended up with a long weekend in The Ukraine.
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