Revolvers, Retirement, Freedom...

[Eugen]

J-BAR, Congrats on the retirement! You are on your way to "living the American dream". I retired 7 years ago, wifey retired three years ago and we couldn't be happier. Every day is Saturday, except for Sunday!

I spend 10 times more in my gun shop, going to gun shows, going to the range, etc. Oh, and seeing the grandkids. Life is good.

 

[Tallball]

Good plan, IMO. For almost 30 years I've lived in a community where a lot of successful people have either retired, or had a second or third home. With few exceptions, the guys who came in here at about 55-60 years of age and stopped working, just played golf, went out to dinner, and lived a leisurely life tended to go down hill pretty fast. The guys who came in here still working, kept busy, challenged themselves mentally and physically, and stayed engaged at work that they mostly enjoyed, held up way better.

Those examples, plus my grandfather who worked (farmed) until he was about 85 and lived to be 98, and my father who is 92 and still working every day (farming) make me not feel so bad about the fact that I'll probably need to work at least until the day of my funeral, if not a while longer.

Yes. Stay busy mentally and physically. Have hobbies and interests.

I talked it over carefully with my counselor and doctors (cancer survivor) before I took early retirement. Men who retire and don't stay busy tend to die pretty fast.

Your firearms hobbies can save your life in more than one way.