On 2014-02-08 6:39 PM, graham wrote:

>> You should be. It beats the hell out of working.
>>
> But it depends on your occupation. I'm still working years after the normal
> retirement age, in fact yesterday I signed a 2-year contract with a major
> company. The projects are interesting and the interaction with the clients
> is always stimulating.
> I really don't see any point in retiring yet. Most of my uncles retired at
>

In my case, I liked my job. It was interesting, challenging and I was
out on the road without a boss breathing my back. We had been working
with a sword over our heads for years as the government kept cutting
back and privatizing our jobs. There were a number of unpleasant changes
and I didn't like the way things were going. When that window opened for
an early retirement I grabbed it. I promised myself that if I ever
found myself sitting around watching Jerry Springer I would go out and
get a job. It has been almost 10 years now and I still don't watch
daytime tv.