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things i miss, being retired

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rcurtner said:
I was raised on a rice farm/cattle ranch there was always work to do, can't say I miss it. Vietnam kinda forked me up for a few years, drank too much couldn't keep a job. Thank God I had a great wife that stuck with me till I got my shite together. At age 55 social security & VA declared me disabled don't know if I can say if that's retired. Enjoyed hunting and being a competitive shooter. Old age (77) & health problems keep me from being as active as I would like to be. Still don't miss working although my last job as Chief Photographer for my local newspaper was a lot of fun. My wife, Linda, retired after 32 years with AT&T she is very active in our church and loves gardening. I try to shoot at least once a month and like tinkering with my guns. Forgot we have five dogs(babies) that we really enjoy.
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I read this and thought rice farming seems like hard graft and I know cattle farming is definitely hard graft, but to do both must have been really character building. I bet you have some great stories of growing up in that environment.
 
SimonRL said:
I read this and thought rice farming seems like hard graft and I know cattle farming is definitely hard graft, but to do both must have been really character building. I bet you have some great stories of growing up in that environment.
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My Father was foreman of the rice farming part of the business. Like I said there was always more work to do. Prepping the fields for planting was a major effort plowing, disking, leveling fields prior to running & pushing levies. All too often weather would put work on hold. In the beginning we used endgate seeders for basically sowing rice seeds and this was done later with airplanes. To me the hardest job was walking levies when the initial water came in. Depending on terrain there are several cuts to accommodate different elevations. You carried a shovel to repair parts of the levies that had breaks. Guess I'd better stop here could go on and on, but you get the picture. Killed many, many, many water moccasins & rattlesnakes while walking levies. My Dad gave me an old H&R 9 shot 22 LR revolver loaded with rat shot to kill the snakes he used a shovel.
 
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SimonRL said:
I read this and thought rice farming seems like hard graft and I know cattle farming is definitely hard graft, but to do both must have been really character building. I bet you have some great stories of growing up in that environment.
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You really know nada about farming and cattle.......you DON'T farming cattle 🤣. That's more of a ranching thing regardless of acreage.
 
rcurtner said:
My Father was foreman of the rice farming part of the business. Like I said there was always more work to do. Prepping the fields for planting was a major effort plowing, disking, leveling fields prior to running & pushing levies. All too often weather would put work on hold. In the beginning we used endgate seeders for basically sowing rice seeds and this was done later with airplanes. To me the hardest job was walking levies when the initial water came in. Depending on terrain there are several cuts to accommodate different elevations. You carried a shovel to repair parts of the levies that had breaks. Guess I'd better stop here could go on and on, but you get the picture. Killed many, many, many water moccasins & rattlesnakes while walking levies. My Dad gave me an old H&R 9 shot 22 LR pistol loaded with rat shot to kill the snakes he used a shovel.
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As a filmmaker your picturesque descriptions instantly gave me enough mental images to create an amazing movie trailer. It’s absolutely true that everyone has a novel in them. Sometimes it’s about them rather than written by them. Thank you for sharing.
 
Retired the first time in 1996 after a great career in telecommunications. Retired @ 46 and @46 with all that time on your hands it's really easy to get in trouble. I started my own business in 95 in anticipation retiring early. I was the best boss I ever had, strict with a lot of perks. Fully retired in 2017 and haven't looked back. Love being retired.
 
OldGrunt said:
Working for the Department of the Interior was one of the best jobs I ever had. Working for the Department of the Army isn't the worst job I ever had, but it is close. I used to actually look forward to going into work every day when I worked for the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Padre Island National Seashore. Something new and different every day. Can't say that about the Department of the Army, Corpus Christi Army Depot. Been here for over 6 years now. I've never seen such fraud, waste, and abuse as I have here in all my 18 years federal service. I had already started the process requesting disability retirement or finding me another position I physically can do. I'm disabled and can't do my present job anymore. I had wanted to continue to work for a few more years (I'm 59), but I think I'll jump on the chance for the disability retirement. Or if a RIF is in the works for my command, I'm pretty high up the chain, and they might offer me an early out, I'll jump on that. I'm glad you have a good experience where you are, but this place is BS and I wouldn't cry a bit if they shut it down. Sorry for the long post.
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With DOGE now in place you just might get your wish.
 
Let’s see, what do I miss about work? Endless hours in airports, lousy airline food, the kid 3 row back screaming all the way across the continent on the redeyeyoureon after working 12 hours that day, sketchy hotels…..wait, I know, PAYDAY! Yup, that’s what I miss, Payday👍
 
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