[SOC] What I have learned since reaching retirement age

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Hello Nick,

For how long are you retired ?? (if yet retired !)

> 1. Kidnappers are not very interested in you.

Except if you are living in an old British castle.

> 2. In a hostage situation you are likely to be released first.

Now, I do understand why there is so much retired people on saturday morning at 
the post office. Not only that they are slowing down everybody when they could 
come on week-days, but how insidious they are : they _know_ that they will be 
released first !!

> 3. No one expects you to run into a burning building.

Noone expects you to do it, but knowing how gentleman are the young people 
nowadays, you'd better do it !!

> 4. People call at 9 PM and ask, "Did I wake you?"

I am 33. And you can awake me at 2100 on Monday after a CQ WW or a WPX ...

> 5. People no longer view you as a hypochondriac.

Are you really sure ?? Have you ever think that maybe it was some sign of pity 
shown towards you ?

> 6. There is nothing left to learn the hard way.

uh-huuu ... our guy is a bit pretentious here, or disapointed by life .. !

> 7. Things you buy now won't wear out.

Science is so powerful nowadays ... who knows ? Maybe after one or two wash-
machine sessions your new NASCAR T-shirt will get really too small ...

> 8. You can eat dinner at 4 P.M.

And what's wrong with it ?? I even know some country where they drink tea at 
five, so ...

> 9. You can live without sex but not without glasses.

If this one is really true then I want to get retired right now ! I yet wear 
glasses, I am almost ready ...

> 10. You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.

If this can help you get this new kidney you are waiting for, where is the pbm ?

> 11. You get into heated arguments about pension plans.

As I can foresee the situation, this will not be true when I _may_ reach 
retirement age : pension plans will be part of History.

> 12. You have a party and the neighbors don't even realize it.

Easy task : alter a bit the soldering of your PL239 and let's see if your QRP 
station will not be heard by your neighbors ...

> 13. You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

As for every awards : when you yet have all endorsements, nothing more to do. 
Except maybe doing it agn right from the start ...

> 14. You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into
> the room.

[hmm, hard one ... ;o)) ]

Is the window opened ??

[sri, I can not find a btr one :o(( ]

> 15. You sing along with elevator music.

Hard to do that here in France. Our elevators are like the Army : mute.
But you can always start singing the last Sinatra's Hit, that will put some 
fresh atmosphere in the cabin.

> 16. Your eyes won't get much worse.

See #9

> 17. Your health plan is beginning to pay off.

Good news, at least !!

> 18. Your joints are more accurate meteorologists than the national
> weather service.

Mine too ! And BTW, this is not such a hard task !! Nothing to be proud of.

> 19. Your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember
> them either.

Do you mean I should marry a retired YL ? (?!)

> 20. Your supply of brain cells is finally down to manageable size.

Yes but on the other side, the brain gets noisy. Have you ever try to put a 
small metal ball in a big empty metal box and then run down the street by 0200 ?
Let's see if your neighbors will remain as calm as they were when you had your 
last party ...

> 21. You can't remember who sent you this list.

Which list ?

Claude

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