They’re bores because everything in their lives revolves around that damn job. I’ve seen a lot of them.
That's a little harsh but having a fear of the unknown is probably common, I know I faced a little of my own even though I knew I was prepared financially, I still had to get my mind "into it". It didn't take any consideration at all to know I didn't want to run my life according to someone elses schedule any more.
Having a fear that one is going to die soon after retiring is irrational. Exercise, eat right and you'll do well whether in the rat race or not. I stay exactly as busy as I want to stay, no more and no less and I have stated before, I have zero regrets, having been retired for 12 years.
That trite saying, "different strokes for different folks" applies here. For people considering retiring, I say, jump right in, the water's fine!
Thank for post #66.
My comments were harsh because I get so tired of posts by people such as editor-surveyor (”If you stop working, soon you will drop. Retirement is for those that wish to have a closer relationship with their mortician”). It’s that crap that riles me up.
I don’t care one whit if someone chooses to put his or her nose to the grindstone until they haul them off to the funeral home. Fine, be under someone’s else command all day long. Just don’t tell me that yours is a superior lifestyle. I don’t buy it.