Checkswrecks said:
This thread is now kicked off - because there's gotta be one! 8)
The posts in front of this one were split out of another thread.
Hilarious. Now you've gone and done it!
OK, since it is now the official topic of this thread, and NOT a hijack of another thread, it might be a little less fun for me. (I'm likely the King of hijack. Guilty. And this place has put up with it (me) forever)
As for the 59 1/2 finish line looming in the near future, the official date is November 16th. I try to imagine what will REALLY be different when I wake up that morning?
Honestly, probably nothing if you reviewed the video of that day. I'm a fairly boring and predictable chap who embraces the routine.
My
ADV mode is actually just me breaking routine! Which explains my adverse reaction of things like "planning" and "schedules" and even GPS routing, when I in fact switch to
ADV mode.
Having said that, you can clearly see the role motorcycles play in my psyche. And any motorcycle that I mount that is not taking me to the office, is automatically my most common method for switching to ADV mode. Clearly the 2-wheeled iron horse has long been the escape-trigger for me.
Back to November 16th............
I WILL retire that day. But not in the usual sense of the term. What I will retire that day are some of the REASONS I do what I do, rather than the actual tasks themselves.
It'll go something like this: I'll check and see if the CEO is in that day. He is a true friend and someone I have been loyal to for 20 years. If he is and he sees me, he'll welcome me into the office. (He doesn't see me in-the-flesh often. He travels a lot and I work remotely a fair amount of time)
"Whazzup cowboy? Come in here and tell me what's been happening"
"Same ole same ole Roger. You'd know if that weren't true, right?"
(I built his global network about 17 years ago and there are 30+ locations. We are a 24\7 business so if anything "goes down", everyone would know)
"True. I guess I would. Alright, so how's life been treating you then?"
"Well you know me. Not much to complain about. I DO still have the best job in the company"
(This has been an ongoing debate between me and him for a couple of decades. But a few years ago he finally conceded that my job IS better than his. He did so when I pointed out that I don't have to deal with lawyers. He does. I win!)
"Yea, that's true. Stop reminding me"
"Ok. Sorry. But I DO have something you might need to know about. I'm 59 1/2 today"
At that moment, I will witness the gears turning in his brain. But it will ONLY last a second. He is really brilliant. Smart. Fast.
Then with a slightly concerned but not sure of what's coming, he ask...
"yea? ok? so........are you telling me I should sit down?"
I'll laugh that laugh that is intended to erase any kind of impending doom. He'll bite. And he should, because what I'm about to say isn't DOOM. lol
"Naw. Nothing that should freak anybody out. I ain't turning in my resignation. Why would I? I'm not done with sticking it to the man. Are you kidding?"
That'll get a hearty laugh. He LOVES that stuff. He takes it as a compliment, and he should.
"OK. Then spill it. How deep you gonna stick it?"
"Well actually, I'm just here to request.....um....a 50% cut in pay"
That'll throw even the smart guy for a few seconds. He ain't NEVER heard that one before in his entire business life.
See where I'm going with this?
Why actually retire, in the normal sense of the word? I can do what I do from Lake City Colorado. Or the parking lot at Romney West Virginia Yamaha dealer. Or ........
Get my drift?
They've put up with me working "on the road" for a month at a time before.
Why not 3 months? Or .......... ::013::
All I'm saying is that on November the 17th, I ain't going to the office if I don't want to.
I don't actually have a clue what I WILL do on that day. Way too far away. But what really changes is simply "why" I do whatever it is I will do.
I'm pretty sure THAT is what you fellas that are retired are saying is so awesome about it, right? lol
(please forgive me for daydreaming at the keyboard fellas. Life is good. Thanks for indulging me)
