Finally a sailing vacation and life just gets better

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Oct 24, 2010
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Hunter 30 Everett, WA
Life keeps getting better: This weekend is our annual Aquafest $50 Boat Race.
http://www.aquafest.org/events/50boatrace.asp
It's patterned after the original at Lake Conroe TX.
I've been organizing it now for 7 years I think.

Tuesday after Aquafest we eave Tuesday for 2 weeks in the San Juan Islands. I can't wait. The extended forecast has no rain after tomorrow. Those of you from the rest of the country have had your sunshine, but we've only hit 80 twice this year and most days it hasn't hit 70. Our furnace hasn't been shut down yet for the year.

When we return I work 12 more days then off to see our daughter in Malawi Africa (Peace Corps Volunteer.)

When we return and I run out of vacation I'll begin collecting pension and extend our vacation to the horizon. It's early (I'm 56 with 33 years with the company) but it looks like we can do OK. I can't wait.
 

Ross

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Jun 15, 2004
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Islander/Wayfairer 30 sail number 25 Perryville,Md.
I am here to burst you balloon. Do you really think that you can live on you pension for the next 40 years?
 
Oct 24, 2010
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Hunter 30 Everett, WA
Pension and 401K which is worth more than the pension. Yep. by my calculations I'll have more disposable income than working. I'm not sure why I didn't retire at 55 when I was first eligible.
 
Jun 30, 2004
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Hunter 340 St Andrews Bay
Good for you Ken. Call me if you want any "working poor" to give up precious PTO days to crew for you!
 
May 11, 2005
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Seidelman S37 Slidell, La.
I think you will find

That once you retire, you will be so busy you will wonder how you ever found time to work.
 

Tim R.

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May 27, 2004
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Caliber 40 Long Range Cruiser Portland, Maine
Congrats. We are going down a similar road.
 
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