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Old 09-19-2014, 03:34 PM
bigeasy1 bigeasy1 is offline
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Thanks Dave and Don

Damm.It's not easy deciding what to do about retirement.On the one hand,I love my house in the woods, like the New England area, like that I can watch deer,and wild turkeys come into my yard, like the fact that the neighboring houses are very few,and a long long ways apart.
On the other hand,I'm tired of the nasty winters,and find it more and more difficult to Snow blow the driveway,Snow rake the roof,and pay $4.00 for fuel oil to heat the house with.

I have a 34' permanent camp trailer up in western NY on the great lakes(Ontario & Erie)where I keep the boat.I could easily live there all summer.
I have Permanent sewage,electricity,water,propane everything except phone for 1,400.00 a season.I couldn't pay the taxes on my house for that.

Still working at 67 because I love my job,and the extra money is nice,but I think next year will be it.Got an unsolved health issue so not sure what it will end up being.Neurologist's sending me for nerve conductivity tests and muscle tests.
He thinks it may be either a musculer,or joint issue,along with the neuropathy I have.

So I guess I could sell my house, live at the trailer in NY,and spend a good portion of the spring and summer Salmon fishing,then spend the fall mooching a few weeks at a time at my kids, daughter in Mass,and Son in Long Island NY.
If I sold my house,I guess I could buy a small inexpensive house in Florida to spend the winter in, but what do I do with it in the summer?.
I'd have to pick up a small ctr console to fish Fl.,as I wouldn't be towing the Tsunami back and forth.
Should have listened to the parents when I was young,and saved money instead of spending it on hot rods,or I should have just kept them hot rods,I'd be worth a lot of money now if I did.

What to do, what to do????
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