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Too Busy to Ride!

BajaRon

BajaRon

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Life has gotten more complicated since I've been retired. I find that I actually had more free time when working full time than I have now (though some don't consider a firefighter's work schedule full time, but we'll save that discussion for a later thread).

Both my Spyder and my M109R (not to mention my KTM 300 EXC and my 48 Plymouth restoration project) sit languishing in the garage.

Anyone else have this problem? Have you found a solution? (Viable/Reasonable)
 
Cloning works well. We all know Lamont has had it done since no one can do as many things at one time as he does.

Just make sure nobody mixes the test tubes

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Ron, retirement does keep you busy but I still find time to ryde the :spyder:. Maybe you need to find a "support group" to teach you the finer points of retirement.:roflblack:
 
dave01 said:
Cloning works well. We all know Lamont has had it done since no one can do as many things at one time as he does.

Just make sure nobody mixes the test tubes

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I did attend a "Lamonster Therapy Session". It didn't take long. He says I need to practice saying 'NO!'. Then he asked if I would help him with his upcoming Spyder BBQ. I said 'NO!' and that was the end of my therapy session..... :dontknow:

He isn't saying where I need to go from here....
 
I retired 10 years ago, So i thought i'll finely have time to do what ever. Well that hasn't happen.
Something always comes up ,To put what ever off till tomorrow, And like the old saying go's ; Tomorrow never comes. So i just enjoy each day as it comes. :thumbup:
 
You don't need advice from me. With a bathroom remodeling in the works, four trip being planned, and two vintage motorcycle shows to run, I'll be up to my ears until St. Swithin's Day. :yikes:

Everybody who has retired says they don't know how they ever found time to work. I always thought that was rationalization...but now I know how true it really is.
 
This is bothersome. I have been "told" (:shemademe_smilie:) i am retiring no later than December this year. I can't find the time to do what needs to be done now. My current work hours are not set. I may work 8 hours one day then 12 the next, or 10, or whatever. That doesn't count drive time out and back, so 12 may actually be 14. Now y'all say it aint no better in retirement:gaah:
 
Over the years I have counseled numerous people near or in early stages of retirement.. I can tell you for a statistical majority that the ones that hate retirement are the ones who feel they have too much free time not the ones that seem to meet themselves coming and going... Having said that the mythical quest for "balance : is still a good idea..
I recommend a calendar where the first thing you log in are the fun things - the stuff you have worked an entire lifetime to earn, then lay in the family items, then lay in the work items (because none of us really retires from everything) and so on until you run out of time. Its easier to say know when you can look at a calendar and see there isn't anymore time. I know that may sound selfish, putting the fun first, but once you are assured of having fun somehow time still comes for everything else.
 
bruiser said:
This is bothersome. I have been "told" (:shemademe_smilie:) i am retiring no later than December this year. I can't find the time to do what needs to be done now. My current work hours are not set. I may work 8 hours one day then 12 the next, or 10, or whatever. That doesn't count drive time out and back, so 12 may actually be 14. Now y'all say it aint no better in retirement:gaah:
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Oh, it's better! For one thing, you don't have to drive anymore. That gives you two more hours to work. :joke:

Seriously, retirement is great, and I wholeheartedly agree that it is the people who have nothing to do that have problems with it. I will never have that problem...I'll likely be busy ten years after I'm ashes. Busy is strictly self-inflicted, and it is the only way to go.
 
I have been semi-retired for the past 8 months (my company sold) and got less accomplished with lot's more time. The structure just slowy fades away. I just went back full time, need to work longer anyway...but now I do know what you mean.
 
I don't know if there is a correct answer for this. I've been retired for a year and I highly recommend it! :thumbup: I will be honest and admit that there are some things I should be doing but put off so I can enjoy other things. I guess what I found out is that you look at things through a different glass. Perspective changes and maybe I do put myself first more than I should but I found that losing my wife 3 years ago changed my outlook quite a bit.

Make time for family and friends (especially grand kids:yes:) and then do what makes you feel good - work or play. Just don't get stressed out by schedules and deadlines. We retire to get away from those, don't we?
 
BikerDoc said:
Over the years I have counseled numerous people near or in early stages of retirement.. I can tell you for a statistical majority that the ones that hate retirement are the ones who feel they have too much free time not the ones that seem to meet themselves coming and going... Having said that the mythical quest for "balance : is still a good idea..
I recommend a calendar where the first thing you log in are the fun things - the stuff you have worked an entire lifetime to earn, then lay in the family items, then lay in the work items (because none of us really retires from everything) and so on until you run out of time. Its easier to say know when you can look at a calendar and see there isn't anymore time. I know that may sound selfish, putting the fun first, but once you are assured of having fun somehow time still comes for everything else.
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I agree with the calender part. I have been semi retired for 10 years. I teach at a teen age driving school, 2 or 3 nights a week for four hours. Some stability here, but then put down a few important things (work or Play), then to do what you want to for the rest of the time. Which is better for you, planting a few more flowers or going for a ride or to a event. Time waits for no body.
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dave01 said:
Cloning works well. We all know Lamont has had it done since no one can do as many things at one time as he does.

Just make sure nobody mixes the test tubes

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BajaRon said:
Life has gotten more complicated since I've been retired. I find that I actually had more free time when working full time than I have now (though some don't consider a firefighter's work schedule full time, but we'll save that discussion for a later thread).

Both my Spyder and my M109R (not to mention my KTM 300 EXC and my 48 Plymouth restoration project) sit languishing in the garage.

Anyone else have this problem? Have you found a solution? (Viable/Reasonable)
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I went back to work full time. Now I don't feel so bad when we can't ride because of work or rest!:roflblack:
 
To busy to ride

I've been retired for a lot of years now and between fishing, travelling in the motorhome and doing odd jobs around the house etc, there's not much time left for riding. (Plus there's been a lot of heavy rain and flooding along the east coast of OZ this summer) I've got a saying. "My wife's got jobs for me that she hasn't even thought of yet.":joke: Anyway the Spyder got the full all over and underside polish treatment today, and is now asleep under it's cover...
Regards
Paul...Radar
 
Too busy

I worked from the time I was 14 until 64. Had a career in the military and the Post Office. Six months after the Post Office I was stocking groceries overnight in my local Walmart, did that for 5 1/2 years. When my son finlly graduated from college,:yes: I gave up punching someone else's time clock. Six years later, I wonder how I ever did anything when I was working, I am busy all day long, and never bored. Got more time than moneynojoke, but my time is well spent. It takes a while, but you will find that you will be busier than ever but happier than ever too. Those of us who have interests in our lives enjoy not punching the time clock and find many worthwhile ways to fill the days. Just don't make the mistake of trying to tell the wifey how to do her job:shemademe_smilie:, that could get one into deep doo doo.
 
I guess that I better still hang onto my three part time jobs--they bring in the funds that enable me to make ends meet, and still have some enjoyment. Unfortunately, riding season here is only 7-8 months if I am lucky. March through October--but it can be quite cold on both ends of the spectrum.
 
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