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robutacion

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My last day working at Menards!! Great place to WYAO!:rolleyes::biggrin:

Maybe I'll make some pens :wink::biggrin:

Oh boy mate, you won't know whar to do with all you time now...!:eek::wink::biggrin:

On the other hand, a bloke can ever have too much time when it comes to pen turning and other hobbies so, yon your bike...!:eek::)

Cheers
George
 

randyrls

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Congratulations!!!! In my best Karnak impression, I predict that in 6 months your will say, "How did I ever find time to work those hours each week!"
 

JimB

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Congratulations! The first few months may feel a bit weird but after that you will get used to it and figure out what to do with your time! Enjoy!
 

Dalecamino

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Thanks for the support guys! But, notice the title of this thread says "BACK" to retirement. :biggrin: I already know how to be utterly worthless, waste time doing NOTHING but breathing, and watching TV :biggrin: Sometimes dreaming up the next kitless creation that, is sure to be a failure :redface::biggrin:

I was scheduled to work 5:00 - 9:00 this morning. Clocked in at 5:00 At 7:00 I clocked out for my LONG 10 minute break, and here I am :biggrin: I was waiting for someone to say another WRONG thing, and it happened. Sure enough....that's all it took. I haven't felt this good in quite some time. I suppose I'm getting cranky in my aging. :rolleyes: Too old to be re-molded into what meets their demands. I did give them notice earlier this week. :wink: That also made me feel good. I've never been one to just walk off a job. So....here I am. :biggrin:
 

stonepecker

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Hey Chuck.......maybe a road trip to Utah is in order.
I hear that the have a great auction school there. Of course, you cn't just turnup there. You have to let the instructors 'know' that you are comming.
I also heard that there is this place in So. Dakota where a kid is building all kind of neat things. I could spend a week there and really make a mess of his shop.

Take a breath for yourself my friend. You have lots of things to do in the future.
 

Dalecamino

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My last day working at Menards!! Great place to WYAO!:rolleyes::biggrin:

Maybe I'll make some pens :wink::biggrin:

ROAD TRIP TIME !! I heard that South Dakota is nice this time of year and rumor is they just opened up a new BnB for pen turners!
Yeah...I'm saving all my dimes and pennies for a trip to visit Derek. :wink:

Good for you Chuck, you need to stay retired this time and take a well deserved break.

Mike
Thanks Mike! I learned a lot about myself this week :biggrin:

Hey Chuck.......maybe a road trip to Utah is in order.
I hear that the have a great auction school there. Of course, you cn't just turnup there. You have to let the instructors 'know' that you are comming.
I also heard that there is this place in So. Dakota where a kid is building all kind of neat things. I could spend a week there and really make a mess of his shop.

Take a breath for yourself my friend. You have lots of things to do in the future.
Either trip would be great. I think with the accolades Bob and I received, we could open our own Auction training school. :wink::biggrin:
Without a doubt, I am going to take it easy.
 
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Thanks for the support guys! But, notice the title of this thread says "BACK" to retirement. :biggrin: I already know how to be utterly worthless, waste time doing NOTHING but breathing, and watching TV :biggrin: Sometimes dreaming up the next kitless creation that, is sure to be a failure :redface::biggrin:

I was scheduled to work 5:00 - 9:00 this morning. Clocked in at 5:00 At 7:00 I clocked out for my LONG 10 minute break, and here I am :biggrin: I was waiting for someone to say another WRONG thing, and it happened. Sure enough....that's all it took. I haven't felt this good in quite some time. I suppose I'm getting cranky in my aging. :rolleyes: Too old to be re-molded into what meets their demands. I did give them notice earlier this week. :wink: That also made me feel good. I've never been one to just walk off a job. So....here I am. :biggrin:

If I read your post right, sounds like you had some young fresh face right out of college telling you how to do something you've probably done since before he was ever a twinkle in Daddy's eyes..... I put in a few months at the big blue box store because they offered insurance for their part time workers... I drove 39 miles one way to work and signed up to work 30 hours a week... a few weeks after I started, they decided I to cut hours back to 16 per week, split over 4 days.... at $2.40+ for gas back then, and with the insurance deduction (which wouldn't pay the first time I tried to use it), I decided it was costing me money to work there.... but the real kicker was the day the store sales manager told my department lead that I was spending too much time with customers... the customer he noted was a couple that rolled up to me with an empty cart, asked a couple of questions about doing a re-model on their cabin and in the course of about 30-45 minutes, we almost filled their cart with products they would need. In my previous life as an international shipping manager, the primary portion of my job was customer service... I learned early on that the most important customer you had was the one you were talking to at the moment.

Congratulations on your re-retiring.... enjoy. I know I've enjoyed every minute of mine.
 

Dalecamino

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Well Chuck, you are correct on the young face part. There were actually three young women and a couple of old males. This is the Plumbing dept. I was doing early morning stocking so, didn't have to deal with customers (GUESTS at Menards) until after 7:00 A.M. My first day to clock in, I showed up a little early, and found a young lady at the dept. desk where, the time clock is located, eating her Cracker Jacks for breakfast. I was going to say "Hello my name is Chuck" But, I didn't get past Hello before she said, "You must be the NEWBIE"...."I'm Still off the clock" I said, OK, I won't bother you. That's enough about her for now.

Another young lady, is one of a few rotating dept. managers who, has some college under her belt. Each day I worked with her (only a few) she would tell me, I could work late if I wanted to. :rolleyes: I could never wait to get out of there. Always declined the offer. Determined, she directly ordered me to load some boxes on a skid, before I clock out. She just had to show me her authority at that particular time of day.

I think these types are everywhere. And, I wasn't shocked. It just came sooner than I expected. These among other incidents, helped me get back to retirement. I just don't need that crap.:biggrin:

Thanks Chuck!
 
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