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Poll results: Should I
Retire next year at 62 and live in abject poverty for the rest of my life 3 10.71%
Retire at 66 (2015) and buy the deluxe walker 16 57.14%
Work until the janitor finds me slumped over my desk 9 32.14%
Voters: 28. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 2010-08-05, 08:13 AM   #26
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I'm retiring in December, age 60. No one stays here past age 60, its the culture of the place, and they want you out to make room for the new planners to move up. I Plan to do nothing for a few months. I am considering teaching at the community college. I also want to learn how to play guitar.
I REALLY wish the County would buy me out.
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Old 2010-08-05, 02:00 PM   #27
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We're kicking around possibilities for a small historic town in Alabama. A 5 br, 3.5 bath, 1800's home, over 5000 s.f., with an acre lot at under $300k. Wow. We're not ready yet, but it's good to know real estate prices there are much less than they are here.
Sure you want to trade one redneck city for another?
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