Jay Honeck wrote:
"50's or god forbid your 60's"??? I've almost got 27 years in, and it
looks like I'll be here another 23+, which will make me at least 71.


Don't forget, Newps exists in the fantasyland called "Gummint", where
work is optional and brief. Retirement in your 50s -- despite huge
advances in lifespan -- is common, and gummint jobs come with all
sorts of "guarantees" that make you virtually "employed forever",
regardless of performance.



Not government work, just any career that doesn't involve running your
own business. My three brothers are all working the corporate
lifestyle. We all plan on checking out in our 50's.





I've met very few men that have lived very long after they retired.
My German ancestors nailed it when they coined the phrase: "Work makes
life sweet" -- and if you disagree with that statement, you're in the
wrong line of work.


I disagree. You make your own life sweet by your attitude. Work puts
the plane in the air. I like what I do but if you consider your line of
work as recreation it's no wonder those type of people die right after
retiring. Work is a necessary evil, it prevents me from doing what I'd
really rather be doing, stuff that you don't get paid for.