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NBachers

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12. This is one reason why I'm still working full-time at 76. I figure retiring now is a thin - ice proposition.

Reply to Mr.Bee (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2026, 03:48 PM

17 hrs ago

I am on my feet on a concrete floor all day, and there’s not much left over by the time I got home.

I’ll be 77 in April. I figure if I keep working closer and closer to the day I kick off, the better off I’ll be.

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