Retirement

[Guest Ian & Carole]

Well after months of humming and arring I finally took the plunge and told the "Hotel Manager" I wanted to retire .

 

Having been locked up for almost 26 years now I feel the need to meet more nice people like you lot.

 

Any way things went slightly not as I had planed but they will do for a while.

 

I formally retire on 6th April this year, but start back in my own job as a "re-employed pensioner" ,not bad at 55yrs I supose, doing 19 1/2 hours a week on 7th April.

 

So I will earn half of what I used to earn on the 6th and will sponge the rest out of Gordon Browns pot on the 7th

 

Seems like a good deal to me and the bank manager quite likes it.

 

Supose I will have to start the decorating now

 

See some of you at the shows.

 

I will be the one with the relaxed look and huge smile.

 

Ian J

[Mitch]

Congratulations Ian,

have a very happy semi-retirement, see you at the shows (hopefully if things here work too)

enjoy you freedom, shame your side dont get as many perks as the guests

 

Mitch

[Guest john]

Well done Ian,

I can thoroughly recommend it, I don't have the shorter hours like you but the relaxation of a semi retirement is brill.

 

After 35 years of it, I have taken another 4 to properly slow down and rediscover the right gear to be in.

 

Enjoy

[Guest Bazwaz]

Lucky sod. Hopefully i wont be too far behind ( well about 3 years). Enjoy your extra free time and all the best.

 

Barry.

[Guest salty_monk]

Plenty of time to make it to all the trackdays now eh...

 

Best of luck.

 

Dan

[Guest craig030774]

wow you can now enjoy winter in spain for a couple of hundred quid , my parents went to benidorm for a month in jan all inclusive at a top hotel for £900 all inand they got £200 from goverment to pay for the heaTING

[Guest chris brown]

Welcome to the "club" Ian. I've been doing the same for a few years now and can recommend it. My only problem is where does all this so called extra time off go?

[Guest Bob's Babe]

Enjoy the time with your loved ones

 

SUE

[sylvia.fry2]

Well done Ian, after about 3 days of wondering what to do with all the extra "free time" you'll find you haven't got any - in fact you'll wonder how on earth you fitted work in. All the best working at what you want to do.Regards Bob - 3 years of retirement & counting.

[Guest red7]

Lucky sods. I'll be working untill I drop.

[Guest Eric]

Congratulations Ian, try going back as a "consultant", half the work, twice the pay

 

come off it Steve, you can't call what you do "work"

besides , it's your own fault, what do you expect being employed by the mafia

 

 

ek

[Grim]

congrats mate, i've only got another 30 to 40 years before i retire, but never mind!

[Derek]

Good move Ian, seems the tribe don't want to let you go though.

Back part time sounds good to me. Wind down slowly ready for the onslaught of full retirement!

 

I was given the key on December 31st but they kept on moving the door so I couldn't use it.

Eventually gave in and back on a 6month contract from Jan 2nd.

Finish just in time for the summer!

 

Newark is just up the road.

Are you ready for some runouts?

[Guest kwikarf]

Good luck in the future hope to see you at some of the shows this year.

[Guest gdc]

so ian your going to miss all your guests~?

 

and the alacarte food for lunch?

 

 

enjoy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

regards graham