I am officially tired - oops RETIRED

Friday, February 2, 2024, was my last day, and I retired. I say I did not retire, but I was paroled from the prison I had been in for the previous few years.  As I mentioned earlier, I'm unsure how they can be so oblivious to the fact that long-term employees are leaving.  My Division has 80 percent of all employees who have been with it for at least 10 years, and another division has 80 percent who have been with it for at least 2 years. 

I rode a bicycle to work!   It was a rather chilly morning, but with February and no snow, 40° was unheard of.  I got to work at about 10 o'clock and finished some minor items before lunch with some co-workers.  We went to the hot plate restaurant, which only served breakfast, but was good. 

After lunch, I had my exit interview.  It was a general chore they needed to do, and I would like to know if anything I said would resolve the issues in that workplace.  I am just happy to dump some of the toxic environment information before I leave! 

Once I finished, I got on my bicycle and rode away for the last time.  A co-worker took a video of that event, and I recorded leaving the City limits.  The link to the video is https://youtu.be/PhQ5XU4VP3U?si=206xOC01rM-AewAM.

On February 5, 2024, I had a retirement party, RSVP only.  It was great.  Many people mentioned they hadn't seen me smile or be that happy in years.  I assume that is expected when you retire, but I feel more like a paroled prisoner.

My first days have been lovely. There are no alarm clocks, and I am free to do whatever comes to mind. Just relax and get the human body back into a stress-free environment; after the past five years of hell, I needed to endure to get to a point where I could retire!

While relaxing and reading this morning, I came across the following information about Super Bowl Tickets.  It made me laugh.

A good friend of mine has 2 tickets for the 2024 Super Bowl, 50-yard line box seats. He paid $5,000 each; he didn't realize last year when he bought them that it was going to be on the same day as his wedding. If you're interested, he's looking for someone to take his place. It's at St. Michael's Church, at 3pm. The bride's name is Sheila, she's 5'4", about 115 lbs, and is a good cook too. She'll be the one in the white dress. Copy & paste to keep the laughs coming!

Carry on, my friends, carry on!!!