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12-21-2005, 12:52 PM
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My time has come
I retire 12/31/05 and am begining to hyperventilate. After 45 years of working and playing with cars, I will be free! I have reservations at Hillsbourough River state park in Fla Jan24 for two weeks, where should I go from there?
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12-21-2005, 12:55 PM
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Rivet Master  
1956 22' Safari
2015 27' Flying Cloud
Vintage Kin Owner
Conifer/Evergreen
, Colorado
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 12,707
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Congratulations! I'm jealous...
Shari 
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12-21-2005, 12:56 PM
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Moderator
1968 17' Caravel
Battle Ground
, Washington
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 12,255
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Don't think about it, just go...
Congrats!
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12-21-2005, 01:44 PM
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Airstreamin and luvin it
Commercial Member
2005 25' Safari
Northwest Panhandle
, The Sunshine State/WBCCI 6637
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,524
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Retired
I will not be retired for a long time but every time I talk to someone who is they tell me they have more to do than when they worked.
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CHANGE IS GOOD.LIFE IS GREAT!
It just cant get any better than that.
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12-21-2005, 01:48 PM
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Rivet Master
1995 30' Limited
Ashland
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 2,610
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Cactus, congratulations! I retired in May, and haven't started traveling yet-DH still wants a couple of years more in harness. Where to go? Where your will and the wind and whims lead you! Wherever, you'll be free to stay or go as you please. Head out and see where your TV turns; then follow the roads to discover what's around the bends. Happy trails in your retirement and we hope to meet you in camp some day along the way. Merry Christmas! ~M and G
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maxandgeorgia
1995 Airstream Classic Limited 30' ~ Gypsy
1978 Argosy Minuet, 6.0~Minnie/GPZWGN
Chev Silverado 2500HD Duramax/Allison, 4X4, Crew Cab
WBCCI #5013 AIR #2908
WDCU
Go, Mizzou...Tigers on the prowl!
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12-21-2005, 01:59 PM
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Rivet Master
2004 22' International CCD
Spotsylvania
, Virginia
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 663
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I have about 8 1/2 years to go, but I'm already planning for it. I want to travel in my Airstream and not be on a schedule. Hope you get a good head start on me and maybe we'll run into each other some day.
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"THE BAUXITE BUNGALOW"
2004 22' CCD
1997 F-150
TAC VA-12
AIR# 4749
ex WBCCI# 1430
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12-21-2005, 03:33 PM
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The Hawk's Lair
1985 34.5' Airstream 345
BACK WOODS
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 922
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Enjoy!!!
Hey Cactus. I retired on Mar. 3 of 2000. I have not regretted a day of it as you can't buy back the days you work. I stay very busy and I think that is a key. Don't sit around and gather moss.
The day after I retired, we left Minnesota for Florida. We were gone six weeks that trip and it was too short. We really liked St. Augustine, Fl. We stayed at Bryn Mawr campground right on the ocean and found many sites to visit and good seafood all over the place. It is a little cooler there so the kids are not in abundance. Suited me just fine. We worked our way up the East Coast and ended up in Gettysburg, Pa. six weeks later. It was a great trip.
Hope I at least gave you some ideas. HAPPY RETIREMENT!!
P.S. stopped at Cape Hatteras and did some surf fishing as well!  
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12-21-2005, 03:35 PM
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LEV ZEPPELIN
2004 19' International CCD
Chicago
, Illinois
Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 1,048
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For me it will be EXPIRED...not retired, with my spending habits....
Best wishes.
Jonathan
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12-21-2005, 03:52 PM
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Aluminut
2004 25' Safari
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Luck dog! I've got another 8000 days of work before I can start to think about retirement! 
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12-21-2005, 04:01 PM
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Naysayer
1968 24' Tradewind
Russellville
, earth
Join Date: Jun 2005
Posts: 4,971
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Congratulations!!!
The question isnt where to go, but where to go first  . I bet your gonna have a blast. I myself do not retire for another 26 years, but since I want to excell at retirement, I have started practicing already . Maybe we will see each other on the road.
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12-21-2005, 06:38 PM
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Retired.
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Join Date: Jun 2003
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Originally Posted by CACTUS
I retire 12/31/05 and am begining to hyperventilate. After 45 years of working and playing with cars, I will be free! I have reservations at Hillsbourough River state park in Fla Jan24 for two weeks, where should I go from there?
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You can go a bit further south for another week or so, and then join us for the Florida State WBCCI rally in Sarasota the 3rd week in February. After that, you can head back north to stay at Traveler's Rest resort, just off I-75 between Tampa and Ocala for a while. When the weather gets warm, you can start touring the rest of the country.
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Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy, and taste good with ketchup.
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12-21-2005, 07:40 PM
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Rivet Master
Join Date: Jan 2003
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You will enjoy your retirement. So get use to it. I have tried to retire but I keep getting called back to work. But someday I just gotta say NO MORE! I enjoy what I do and love money too. You should consider yourself, A LUCKY DOG..........
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