Author Topic: Retirement (Read 3917 times)

Twizseven · « **on:** July 30, 2019, 08:51:47 PM »

Well I finally bit the bullet and am shutting my business down as on end of day tomorrow (31st July) and joining the Retired Club.

It will take a few months to gradually get rid of various bits of IT stuff and installation hardware, but hopefully I can start and use my workshop (and my nice new Bridgeport clone). I have a few other jobs to do first: Boiler on the pool has finally committed Hari Kiri and need replacing. MY kindly plumber has found a nice condition 2nd hand Worcester but I need to sort out it's mounting location. Then have new back axle to put in Caterham7 (Lotus 7). At the same time my wife has just had a complete new knee as of last Friday, so I have a horrible feeling will be assisting her for next few weeks as well.

But hopefully by winter I should be in the workshop doing stuff.

Colin

Jo · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2019, 09:06:35 PM »

Welcome to the club Colin

Be warned the problem is once retired you no longer have any spare time

Jo

P.s. Tomorrow is my first anniversary of my retirement.

Twizseven · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2019, 09:17:17 PM »

Jo,

Thank you for that. Time is difficult as it is. My father was 98 last week and I have to go to his house on a regular basis. He is housebound and cannot stand or walk.

Perhaps I need a smaller house with less garden?? But where can I find a bungalow (or similar) with a 4/6 car garage??

Colin

Roger B · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2019, 09:25:48 PM »

Maybe you start looking for the garage space and then see how you can live there

Ye-Ole Steam Dude · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2019, 09:44:47 PM »

Hello Colin,

Congratulations on the retirement, hope you can spend everyday in the shop doing what makes you happy.

Have a great day,
Thomas

crueby · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2019, 10:03:20 PM »

Welcome to the club!

b.lindsey · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:09:41 AM »

Congratulations Colin. It will take a while to get use to it but you won't regret the decision !!

Bill

Dave Otto · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:15:27 AM »

Congrats!

I will get there someday; unless things change at my day job I'm still looking at 3 to 5 years.

Dave

ozzie46 · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:25:48 AM »

Welcome to the "Don't know how I ever found time to work crowd".

Ron

Mayhugh1 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2019, 06:27:02 AM »

Everyday a Saturday .... Every night a Friday night ...

Kim · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2019, 07:29:27 AM »

Congratulations Colin! Enjoy!
Kim

tangler · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:47:18 PM »

You'll hate it. You never get a day off and the sick pay is rubbish

Enjoy,
Rod

toolznthings · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2019, 01:56:50 PM »

Enjoy your retirement, lots of time now to play now.

Twizseven · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2019, 03:32:14 PM »

Thanks guys for all your wishes.

Rod, Having been self employed for last 30 years the sick pay has always been rubbish. Other than a knee op I only ever had one day off sick and that was only because wife refused to let me leave the house. She was/is a nurse.

Colin

Tom1948 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2019, 05:26:06 PM »

Welcome to the club. I hope you have many years of health and happiness. I could not agree more with what Jo said.

johnl · « **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2019, 07:23:13 PM »

Congratulations. One year anniversary for me July 27.

It does take a little getting used to.

bent · « **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2019, 08:24:42 PM »

Congrats! I've a few years left, I keep reminding them of that in hopes I can train my replacement...but then again, maybe I'll be a consultant and still have access to the big Rockwell lathe for my projects?

Marcus09 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 01, 2019, 01:17:36 PM »

Congrats on the first day of retirement! Same here, I'm going to retire at the end of the August. Still can't believe it though, I was waiting for this moment for all my life

Finally no school, no job, only personal time.. I'm planning to buy a villa on the French Riviera with my retirement bonus but I'm not sure if I will ever leave my projects and the garage of my new house

mike mott · « **Reply #18 on:** August 01, 2019, 05:11:17 PM »

Which one are you planning on buying? one of the ones with a pool would work out great for testing steam launches

mike

Vixen · « **Reply #19 on:** August 01, 2019, 05:24:01 PM »

The Mediterranean Sea off the Côte d'Azur is not a bad alternative to a pool.

Mike

crueby · « **Reply #20 on:** August 01, 2019, 05:26:39 PM »

Quote from: mike mott on August 01, 2019, 05:11:17 PM

Which one are you planning on buying? one of the ones with a pool would work out great for testing steam launches

mike

as long as there are enough spare rooms for all of us on the forum to come to vacation... I mean test steam launches.... yeah, thats it... Could take months of testing...

Twizseven · « **Reply #21 on:** August 01, 2019, 07:12:35 PM »

You all keep saying you don't know how you had time for work. I thought couple of days to sort out accounts etc, and then look at the mounting for new pool boiler. I was going to mount on frame supporting the front of an old concrete single car garage that the pump boiler etc is located in. Went to measure up and found I could put my fingers through the 8" x 4" supporting beam.

In order to swap it out need to remove it and at this point can only see one end result, collapsed garage.

It already leans to one side somewhat due to an inconsiderate neighbour planting and growing bushes against it. Only one solution, demolish it and put in a new shed.

Looking at a 8ft 6" x 16ft 9" shed. I am tempted to go for one of the metal frame / metal clad ones so as to reduce ongoing maintenance. At the back of my mind is the thought that, god forbid, I ever have to downsize I could always dismantle and relocate it as extra workshop space. I have a feeling that if I go for a wood one, even using tanalised timber I am likely to have to use preservative products on it at a regular intervals.

So it looks as though next month or so will be demolishing shed, sorting out reinforced base and getting new one delivered and erected (by supplier), then sorting out gas water and electric.

Further delays to getting in the workshop.

Colin

b.lindsey · « **Reply #22 on:** August 01, 2019, 07:27:13 PM »

Well on the positive side, you now have the time to do it Colin

Bill

Jo · « **Reply #23 on:** August 01, 2019, 07:28:57 PM »

Quote from: Twizseven on August 01, 2019, 07:12:35 PM

So it looks as though next month or so will be demolishing shed, sorting out reinforced base and getting new one delivered and erected (by supplier), then sorting out gas water and electric.

Further delays to getting in the workshop.

This all sounds familiar: My first month of retirement was resurrecting my stable to use as a lawn tractor shed to free up a bay in my garage for Minx

Best get all the little chores out the way early on

Jo

Twizseven · « **Reply #24 on:** August 01, 2019, 07:35:50 PM »

Bill,

I guess that's the only way to look at it. Just means I have to raid the tool fund ( and a few others).

Colin

Twizseven · « **Reply #25 on:** August 01, 2019, 07:48:46 PM »

Jo,

This shed is for the pool heater/pump, ride-on mower, lawn roller, trailer etc. so needs to be secure and solid. So as you say get all the 'LITTLE' jobs done out of the way.

Colin

steamer · « **Reply #26 on:** August 01, 2019, 11:59:39 PM »

Quote from: b.lindsey on August 01, 2019, 07:27:13 PM

Well on the positive side, you now have the time to do it Colin

Bill

A happy shop experience and happy retirement to you!

Art K · « **Reply #27 on:** August 02, 2019, 03:58:23 AM »

Colin,
To much to be said after reading through this whole post. First congratulations on your retirement. Second I have fond memories of riding in an acquaintances Westfield 7 to his favorite fishing hole in the Tavistock area in about 1990, and yes we had to back up for an oncoming car. I have always wanted one ever since. The post that needs to be replaced. In a lot of basements around here to adjust for the house settling they use a... I don't know what it is called maybe a foundation jack. A tube maybe 3-4 inches in diameter with a plate on the bottom and threaded on the top. can be used to hold it in place or jack it up, or in your case hold the rest steady while the support is replaced. Just food for thought...unless you are bent on replacing the shed. The last, enjoy your dad while you can. My dad made it to 80 we weren't really on speaking terms but for the last 15 years. Wouldn't trad the last 15 of his years for anything. I'm glad we worked things out. Done with soapbox next persons turn.
Art

Twizseven · « **Reply #28 on:** August 02, 2019, 04:08:49 PM »

Art,

Luckily my dad still has all his marbles so can hold an argument with anyone. He has been an engineer all his life, worked for Cincinnatti Milling Machines from when he started as an apprentice to when he retired. He was working in his workshop till his mid to late 70's, and was doing Marquetry up until 6-9 months ago. He is hoping to get to 100 and has 101 weeks to go.

.

Unfortunately I think the shed is beyond the use of an Acrow Jack.

Just been out looking at wooden and steel sheds. Steel 15yr warranty, Wood 12 months. They say tanalised wood has 15 year guarantee against rot/fungus, but to prevent the wood from drying out it needs treating every year. I want to get away from jobs like that. TRouble is the steel sheds look a bit industrial so other half will want to surround it with plants.

Colin

Jo · « **Reply #29 on:** August 02, 2019, 04:19:12 PM »

The stable I restored last year was built in the early 1970's and I hope to get another 40 years out of it with annual coating of creosote plus whatever oil additive I can find: currently using oil chip pan oil, prefer old car engine oil as it discourages the insects

If you go for wood make sure you put a good roof on it. My stable and Porkiebin have galvanised steel roofs, my shed the wavy black bitumen type stuff. An architect advised me to put this black stuff on my garage 19 years ago claiming it would out last me: It only lasted for 15 years

Jo

Twizseven · « **Reply #30 on:** August 02, 2019, 04:33:20 PM »

Jo,

If I put chip pan oil or old engine oil on a wood shed I have a feeling I might end up with a somewhat shorter lifespan than expected. Especially as this is expected to be partially used as a pool change room etc. I'll be honest he thought of having to paint/treat it every year does not appeal in the slightest.

Colin

Jo · « **Reply #31 on:** August 02, 2019, 04:35:07 PM »

In which case go for brick or block built

Steel will be very hot

Jo

b.lindsey · « **Reply #32 on:** August 02, 2019, 07:35:59 PM »

Is frame construction with vinyl siding used much over there. Looks good, low maintenance and protects the underlying wood assuming a decent roof as mentioned. Can't be relocated of course, but may give you more color / appearance choices.

Bill

Twizseven · « **Reply #33 on:** August 02, 2019, 08:12:35 PM »

Jo,

Thing is it will not certainly for next 10 years be used as a workshop location (it may never be). Looked at a few , both metal and wood today. The wood ones felt really warm. the metal ones not so. The metal ones had steel clad roofs with an anti condensation coating. I am going to look at another manufacturers products tomorrow. These use 3" x 2" tanalised frames and 1" tanalised floors and the walls are 20mm tanalised timber, so would appear to be pretty solid. There is also quite a lot of scope for door/window positioning etc. They have a 10 year anti-rot guarantee. They still say it needs a treatment after 1st year but if the right product is used can wait for 5 years before done again. This seems a better option possibly. The wood will certainly look better in the garden, there seams to be a bit of a dearth of colours in the metal cladding and corner edging.

Bill,
I have only even seen commercial vinyl sided buildings where companies have needed an extension warehouse or similar and these have usually been with heavy aluminium framework.

I feel I am going through the same questions all the guys who want workshop sheds go through. As it stands ther is no intention to use as workshop but just in case if do a house move I am trying to make sure the Bridgeport clone will fit and still rotate the head.

Colin

Jeff Michel · « **Reply #34 on:** August 03, 2019, 02:46:37 AM »

Congratulations on your retirement.I'm two months into mine and there's nothing like it. Enjoy it to the hilt!

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