Retirement

[Pulcinella]

Best wishes to Cali from me too.
The downside for those of us who play Alphabetic Associations might be that he has more time to dream up ever more fiendish posers!

[antongould]

Last day of the 9 to 5 today (well, the 10.30 to 6.30)

Many congratulations .... spoil yourself - £2 off at the Gaumont awaits .....

[EdgeleyRob]

Best wishes Cali.

[ahinton]

Yes, the best of good fortune in all that you'll be doing that you hadn't time to do while working!

[Serial_Apologist]

Great stuff, Cali!

Now you'll have time to cycle round London to all those places you've never had time to visit - just like I do!

[Flay]

Brilliant news!

I have been far less stressed since I gave up regular work and can now pick and choose locums.

People say I look better too (if that could be possible )

[alycidon]

Congrats, EA. For some unaccountable and entirely illogical reason, I have always assumed that you are much younger than your retirement suggests

[Dave2002]

Best wishes to Caliban. probably a bit late now - perhaps he's/you've already gone to Pomeroy's.

Enjoy the freedom while it lasts.

[french frank]

And just think - you'll be able to listen to Radio 3 during the daytime …… oh, well … on the other hand, you may be too busy now

[Nick Armstrong]

Best wishes to Caliban. probably a bit late now - perhaps he's/you've already gone to Pomeroy's.

Or perhapsh I was just leaving it... It was eyes down at 12.45 sharp

Certainly not too late, Dave - thanks to you and again to others. It was a very good day.

And perfect serendipity (thanks to daytime R3, ff! ) : as I rode into the office for the last time, in the sunshine alongside Green Park and then St James's Park lake, on came DF-D and Gerald Moore with Abschied from Schwanengesang: never really focused before on this cheerful Farewell... with a riding theme/accompaniment, what's more!

This piece is going to be permanently associated in my mind with today, which it sums up.

...
Now I'm riding along by a silvery stream...
You've never heard a song full of sadness,
So you'll not hear one from me now as I go.
Farewell!
...

[Flay]

...
Now I'm riding along by a silvery stream...
You've never heard a song full of sadness,
So you'll not hear one from me now as I go.
Farewell!
...

Glad you made it home in one piece!

[Richard Barrett]

Congratulations to Caliban and all the other recent retirers, enjoy the freedom and fill it with good things.

[antongould]

...........

...
Now I'm riding along by a silvery stream...
You've never heard a song full of sadness,
So you'll not hear one from me now as I go.
Farewell!
...

Indeed only daytime R3 can save us .... now I understand why we had a 5 glorious days of Skellers - at the request of Rumpole for his last week .....

Good time to go I feel when Mrs Undercover got the DPP gig rather than the obvious candidate ...

Enjoy - as I have no doubt you shall ......

[Hornspieler]

And just think - you'll be able to listen to Radio 3 during the daytime …… oh, well … on the other hand, you may be too busy now

Yes. Now you will have more time to deal with the real trouble makers - on this forum.

Congratulations Cali

You'll probably find that you are busier now than at any time in the past. That's what retirement is all about.

I know that I speak for all our fellow members when I say that retirement does not mean that you have abandoned us.

Cheers!

[teamsaint]

Yes. Now you will have more time to deal with the real trouble makers - on this forum.

Congratulations Cali

You'll probably find that you are busier now than at any time in the past. That's what retirement is all about.

I know that I speak for all our fellow members when I say that retirement does not mean that you have abandoned us.

Cheers!

If retirement really is busier than working life, then I'm glad I don't have any immediate retirement plans.