At no time in my life have I ever felt so close to so many people as I did at 5:45 a.m. this morning. This is when I left work for the final time. When I reached the door I was greeted by an Honor guard, consisting of officers, civilian staff, many of my supervisors, and even folks who took the time to show up to send me off on their off day. The entire sidewalk was flanked with my coworkers as they saluted me on my way to my car. Once there I was escorted by patrol vehicles running lights and sirens for one last tour of the perimeter. I feel so honored and humbled by these people who are my friends.
Over my last four working days there has been a party in my honor everyday and folks who have retired or moved on have either stopped by the prison or called me on the phone to wish me well. This show of love and appreciation has left me in awe of the folks that walk the toughest beat in America! I am still more then a bit shell shocked by all of this but I had to post something or I would burst the rest of the buttons off my shirt.
About Me
- Slip
- Ready to get out of the race! Working at setting up our homestead in the hills. I bought a valley with a stream, a north facing slope and a south facing slope. We are going to live in what will become the guest house and build the house of our dreams into a south facing hillside overlooking our stream! Grew up with parents that marched to thier own drum and it has rubbed off. Married to my bride for 37 years and have teenage grandkids.I have always had two or three jobs at a time, that won't change other then I am retiring from my state job after 25 years. Plan to continue farming the flat farm even after my son buys it and will put 40 acres back into production at the new homestead. Our site lends itself to hydro-electric and I see this as an opportunity to make my carbon footprint somewhat smaller. Lots of research has gone into passive solar, underground living, and renewable energy in general.We have grown a large percentage of our own food for several years as I believe the commercial food industry is poison. I hunt, forage, hate lawns, and I am not that fond of close neighbors. Cured that by buying the whole road.
7 comments:
Happy Retirement!!!! Feels good, don't it???? :-)
YAY!!!! You did it, Slip! You made it to the end-you're a free man now!
Happy farming!!!
I just stopped by to wish you a happy first day of retirement, Slip.
The world is yours, son. I know you'll use it well.
:)
Maw
WHOO HOOOOOO!!!
Now you and your bride can enjoy every minute of every day with each other. Do what makes you and her happy...
Ok... belatedly... YEAH!!!! I'm glad they gave you such a great send-off Slip. And I'm glad you made it to retirement in one piece so you can share your farming adventures with the rest of us.
Hope you're enjoying your first week as a retiree!!!
((((((((((((slip))))))))))) I also just wanna wrap me arms around you and hug you...... what a grand send off, what a wonderful caring bunch of friends and work maties.... see, when we dont really realise how much we are loved and honoured.... they come out and bite ya arse....
Happy retirement.... may these following years be filled with fun and laughter and love and peace.....
Now its your time.... go out and shake the world by its balls :)
OXO
hey! I know your out there havin some fun...but how about givin an update :)
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