09-08-2020, 12:50 PM
(09-08-2020, 05:09 AM)teamvisegrip_imp Wrote: Retirement. What a great thing to look forward to. Congratulations! I will be retiring after 32 years working as a merchant marine engineer at teh end of December. People do not realized the implications of working as a sailor. First off I would not change a thing! But what people do not understand is that I will work 4 months on and 4 months off, give or take a few days or weeks depending on the run. In 32 years I have not experienced a spring... summer... fall... all at the same time. Last year I had to sail ALL of the riding season and only got a few miles on one of my 8 bikes that year. All others sat dormant for the 2 years. Sad! LOL! But I have learned how to lay up bikes... that is for sure!
So next year I will be retired. I will enjoy the spring... summer... and fall riding seasons for the first time in 32 years. I will break out each bike and ride it... do all the required maintenance on it and move on to the next. I will make ALL the bike shows and local bike runs/meets. It will be an amazing start to the newest chapter in my life!
So retire as soon as you can and enjoy life! You get one chance at it and you need to make the best of it.
My 2 cents on retirement. LOL!
Well I did just that! Let me know when you retire and ever head into Texas. Mighty big place to ride around in, and a little too hot right now, but beautiful place to ride in the other 3 seasons, including Winter