Contacting Randy Gillis ....

[Side-Oilers]

A Shelby buddy of mine chose 4/27 as his retirement date.  Anyone on the fence about when to retire should consider a cool date like that.   Plus, you'll always be able to remember it.

Congrats Randy!  It'll take three people to replace you at work, and they won't figure that out until you're gone. (He made it look so easy...)

[maxjets]

Inspiring!

I have an FAA mandatory retirement coming. I have been sliding into "less work" for the past year.

Many years ago a grizzly old Captain said to me: "You'll go when you have enough and you've had enough."

All the best to you Randy!

[gt350hr]

     Mine is 3/31 on purpose.

[Dennis Y]

Glad to see so many positive retirement experiences. I am also getting ready to make the transition. Either end of April this year or end of January next all depending on if they renew the contract that I am working under now. My better half also has a list ready for me also but it does include getting the car put back together. Had planned to be done earlier this year but my former employer of 32 and a half years screwed me over 4 years ago so had to take a cut going to this job so I needed to put in a little more time than I wanted but hopefully will be done by next January for sure (maybe sooner).

[crossboss]

Randy,
Two days and counting! Congrats on the retirement.

[GT350Lad]

All they best Randy!! Enjoy

[pied viper 041]

Congrats from Westwego La.

[Kent]

Hi Randy I want to wish you all the best for your retirement, and I think you will teach and tell us some more things in the next years. Stay active and curious. Best wishes Kent from Germany

[gt350hr]

   Thank you all for the kind words. Having the time to do my projects will free up space and allot of extra parts I have accumulated over the years. I have simply never had the time to do it seriously. Shipping parts I have committed to others who have been waiting patiently will be a top priority.

[TOBKOB]

One thing I have noticed for the last few years...it takes me twice as long to do half as much as it used to...  

TOB

[gt350hr]

  100% agreement on that one!

[98SVT - was 06GT]

One thing I have noticed for the last few years...it takes me twice as long to do half as much as it used to...  

I first noticed that when I got my city job 40 years ago. Today it's even worse as all their diversity training (and their ethinic/sex/trade clubs) has driven all the various groups into their own little guarded cliques rather than being a big homogenized family with a let's get it done attitude.

[gt350hr]

   Then you add in being a "servant" to rude and unappreciative people . I don't need it any more.

[427hunter]

congrats !

[ChicagoChris]

At the ripe old age of 62 I'm done with the Fortune 500 on 4-15-2022.

A great ride since being graduated in May 1983: Ford Division 5 yrs, Coca-Cola USA 5 yrs (like John Deloren-went from cars to Coke!) Cummins Engine 2 yrs, Visa 13 and retiring from American Express after 11 yrs. All positions were sales and marketing.

To fund my schooling I worked in a UAW (local 111) factory for a few summers and than drove an exterminator truck.
Feel sorry for kids today who don't have those kinds of 'educational opportunities' and emerge from school with house mortgage sized student loans.

The last 2 years with Covid and BLM work sanctioned 'discussion' zoom calls, there is no longer any fun in the workday.
Taking the summer off for car shows, car races and traveling (by car) across the 48 states to see my friends.

Once the weather turns in October most likely get a 'job' to defray the $1,008 a month cost of health insurance.   
Saw Lowes is paying $22 an hour!? Better start studying now so I can pass my urine test.....