Who is RETIRED from climbing, but still active in this forum?

[M.D. Vaden]

I've seen polls about ages of climbers here before.

But I was wondering how many users of this forum are retired, and still enjoy participating in this forum.

Anyone fully Retired yet?

 

[treeseer]

I'll retire when they...

pry my cold dead fingers off the rope.:taped:

or who knows something else may happen, but I don't want to think about it!


What brought that thought on, Mario?

 

[M.D. Vaden]

pry my cold dead fingers off the rope.:taped:

or who knows something else may happen, but I don't want to think about it!


What brought that thought on, Mario?

Oh... Its been snowing around here for days, and I've been sitting in the office a bit during the day. A thought came to mind that being at home and not pruning or digging would be a bit like retirement. Then I wondered who here, may be retired - hadn't really thought about whether users were retired before.

Actually, I've told my wife several times that I don't have plans to retire. I like what I do too much. If I get up to 80, I can still do a few lectures, or landscape design blueprints - much less labor intensive.

So I'm a bit like you in that regard.

 

[treeseer]

If I get up to 80, I can still do a few lectures, or landscape design blueprints - much less labor intensive.

So I'm a bit like you in that regard.

Nah, I still hope to be climbing at 80. The trick will be to keep the weight down, or get someone else to pull me up the tree!

I envy you the snow--skiing Mt Hood was awesome. O and I spent a full day in the Hoyt Arb--coulda spent a week there. we have boring prespring warmup here. nice working weather tho.

 

[underwor]

I share your perspectives on retirement. Having too much fun to consider it right away. Drives the wife nuts because I love my work, both teaching and climbing. It is amazing how many people think work is something to be hated. It keeps me young.

 

[M.D. Vaden]

Nah, I still hope to be climbing at 80. The trick will be to keep the weight down, or get someone else to pull me up the tree!

I envy you the snow--skiing Mt Hood was awesome. O and I spent a full day in the Hoyt Arb--coulda spent a week there. we have boring prespring warmup here. nice working weather tho.

Glad to hear you enjoyed it.

And....

A month ago, we wanted move from south Oregon to north, in 3 to 5 years. Two weeks ago, it became like 3 to 5 months

I made a casual remark to my insurance agent about it, and she told me to sell the house ourselves, and that they sold 2 houses on their own. Then, a few days ago, a user on Rainyside garden forums PM'd me that she and her husband sold 4 of 5 houses on their own, as well as a motel at the Oregon coast.

Anyway, we are thinking of Hillsboro, because its 15 minutes closer to Seaside than Beaverton was. We just need to sell this home, and we are set. I made a full web page with 14 good size photos, and put a free ad and link or Medford Oregon Craigslist. Then, I bought a $45 ad on move2oregon.com which is where I found this house to begin with. That $45 gets 2 months of display on the 11 year old real estate site.

 

[Kate Butler]

climbing??

I don't climb much anymore - too many things wrong with the physical equipment. None of it from the arborial work, just damage from many years of manual labor.

Retirement?? Never going to happen - I like my work. But I'll leave the climbing (well, most of it) to you younger guys.

 

[oldugly]

I have the sub-terranean retirement plan. When Im laying below ground level, I'm retired. Wife and finances will never allow it sooner.