Retirement

[waldoputty]

One of my former assistant coaches is retired, he and his wife go on about 10 cruises a year. He waits til the last minute and pays about 100 buck each, when they are trying to fill the ship. He buys his tickets on vacationstogo.com or something like that.

yes, it is a great deal if you live at a port where cruises start.
it used to be wait till cruise day, but now i think there is a 3 day rule that cruises have to be sold 3 days before.
think texas has one of those ports in galveston.

i prefer the long ones myself and they are also good deals because less people can afford the time and flexibility.
when i was working long hours, i basically telecommute from the boat.
it allowed me to catch up on paperwork without constant disruptions in the office...

though beware if you have dental issues as the boats generally have no dentist.
i took a long cruise and needed a root canal.
there was no dentist or even amoxicillin on the boat.
it was not possible to find a dentist in new zealand ports where we stopped.
by the time i got to sydney, my face and neck were all swollen up and ruin the last week of the trip...

 

[Ranching]

i prefer the long ones myself and they are also good deals because less
Too easy! I'll leave it alone

 

[waldoputty]

i prefer the long ones myself and they are also good deals because less
Too easy! I'll leave it alone

shutter

 

[Tabascocat]

Ranching has been herding cattle most of his life, I guess it is only fair for him to be treated the same on cruise ships now.....

 

[waldoputty]

Ranching has been herding cattle most of his life, I guess it is only fair for him to be treated the same on cruise ships now.....

especially when they get branded

prefer buffalo steaks myself, leaner but tasty.
used to get really good ones in rapid city SD
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[Ranching]

especially when they get branded

prefer buffalo steaks myself, leaner but tasty.
used to get really good ones in rapid city SD
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I need to post a pic of my buffalo hide. My dog loves to cuddle on it in the winter.

 

[waldoputty]

I need to post a pic of my buffalo hide. My dog loves to cuddle on it in the winter.

an old friend has a herd of them in SD.
he promised some steaks but never delivered!

 

[morasp]

Congratulations. Without knowing your situation, the best thing I did was make a detailed budget. I have a pretty good size piece of land so I like to get out in it on a daily basis. After being in hurry up mode all the time, it's so nice not to have to be in a hurry all the time.

 

[The Fonz]

Do some volunteer work.Be a mentor to someone,or work the with animals

 

[Vtwin]

I'm not there yet but I'd like to start the retirement years by strapping a tent on my motorcycle and heading in whichever direction it isn't raining.

 

[haleyrules]

Do some volunteer work.Be a mentor to someone,or work the with animals

WTH...Mentor to animals...great...I will contact the first wives BS lawyer....

 

[The Fonz]

WTH...Mentor to animals...great...I will contact the first wives BS lawyer....

 

[The Fonz]

I'm not there yet but I'd like to start the retirement years by strapping a tent on my motorcycle and heading in whichever direction it isn't raining.

Now that is an awesome idea total freedom .I will add rain for fun

 

[StarBoyz83]

Still have 34 years lol hopefully I can even retire by then and social security isn't gone.

 

[BigStar]

Online poker; would be my biased suggestion; keeps your adrenaline pumping and will you your mind sharp if you play for real money; even micro stakes/ 2/5 cent blinds, etc so likely to win/lose no more than $10.00 a sitting at the most and is a very competitive game esp if you end up going to the higher stakes.

Considering your competitive nature as a retired coach in TX it could be right up your alley? "Takes a minute to learn, a life to master" Ol poker sayin

 

[Ranching]

Online poker; would be my biased suggestion; keeps your adrenaline pumping and will you your mind sharp if you play for real money; even micro stakes/ 2/5 cent blinds, etc so likely to win/lose no more than $10.00 a sitting at the most and is a very competitive game esp if you end up going to the higher stakes.

Considering your competitive nature as a retired coach in TX it could be right up your alley? "Takes a minute to learn, a life to master" Ol poker sayin

Good idea, used to play a lot of poker and blackjack in Vegas and New Orleans before I became a head coach 13 years ago. Not much time after that, that shouldn't be a problem anymore.

 

[SMASHMOUTH9473]

5 years, 11 months and a few days....I'll have 28 years flat for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Given my time accruals, I'll retire with over 30 years of service. I'll be 50 years of age at that time. Retirement scares the hell outta me.This profession is all I've ever done. Who out there wants to hire the 50 year old vs the 20 year old. Average life expectancy of those in the field corrections is 58 years of age....with "buying the farm" at an average of 18 months after retirement. Maybe I'll become a jailer. The stuff I've done, seen and witnssed does have a PTSD effects on the body.

 

[timb2]

i haven't but I am thinking of living in Asia when I retire or some place where the US dollar is huge. Places like Dominican Republic it's like one US Dollar vs 45 of theirs. I have heard like gas is only 57 cents per gallon in Dominican Republic. I love foreign women also. Asian women age well. I always joke I could get an Asian woman who is 50 who looks like she is 30 or I could get a USA woman who is 30 who looks like she is 50

 

[BigStar]

Good idea, used to play a lot of poker and blackjack in Vegas and New Orleans before I became a head coach 13 years ago. Not much time after that, that shouldn't be a problem anymore.

I used to play NO poker and didn't know they changed the name to "Booray poker" until it returned to the news a couple years ago. That's what Gilbert Arenas (ex Wizard NBA) and other players' debts revolved around that turned to violent threats bw himself and Crittendon within the Wizards locker room. Evidently huge in NFL/NBA.

 

[BigStar]

Good idea, used to play a lot of poker and blackjack in Vegas and New Orleans before I became a head coach 13 years ago. Not much time after that, that shouldn't be a problem anymore.

My bad Ranching I just re-read you played in NO not NO poker. Thanks for letting me rant