Retirement!

01 March 2011, 00:55

Dave Bush

Retirement!

I sent in my retirement papers last week. Hoping to retire on May 31st. I want to get down to Texas for a shoot and hopefully get a picture of MacD37 shooting my .470 Blaser S2. We may need to get some guys to hold him for the picture.

Dave
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01 March 2011, 01:11

ROSCOE

Congrats!!!
Hope to see you in TX one day....As for getting Mac to shoot the Blaser...stranger things have happened down there....we got 400 Nitro Express to shoot a scoped Double...he even liked it!

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01 March 2011, 01:18

Biebs

Congrats Dave! I retired at 55 3 years ago, and never looked back. Plenty of time now for hunting, shooting, keeping up with the kids, hanging out on AR (?), all sorts of fun stuff.

01 March 2011, 01:20

CCMDoc

Boy do I hate you guys ...

01 March 2011, 01:37

ledvm

quote:
Originally posted by CCMDoc:
Boy do I hate you guys ...

Yeah...me too!!!

In 2006...I thought there was hope for retirement. This economy has removed any shadow of that hope! I'll probably be working til 75 now!!!

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01 March 2011, 01:40

T man

Congrats

01 March 2011, 02:01

Rusty

Come on Down, Dave. Lots of your fellow DRSS Texan would like to shoot your double!

Rusty
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01 March 2011, 02:28

MacD37

quote:
Originally posted by Dave Bush:
I sent in my retirement papers last week. Hoping to retire on May 31st. I want to get down to Texas for a shoot and hopefully get a picture of MacD37 shooting my .470 Blaser S2. We may need to get some guys to hold him for the picture.

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Dave we should be having the "HOOT-N-SHOOT" down at Juliff, Texas (suburb of Houston) at the Bayou Rifles range for our spring DRSS/ Bubba shooters get together soon. Rusty hasn't set it up yet as far as I know, but it should be soon.

A fun timed shoot of four shots from a double rifle, or what ever rifle you choose to shoot, even a Blaser S2. Hell they may even let me shoot your ammo up out of the old ugly Blaser S2.

Congratulations Dave, I retired the last day of Feb 1996, and it ain't bad, other than old age and health!
Come on down we'd love to have you down here for the shoot, and we may even forgive you for the blasphemy of owning a Blaser S2.

....Mac >>>===(x)===> MacD37, ...and DUGABOY1
DRSS Charter member
"If I die today, I've had a life well spent, for I've been to see the Elephant, and smelled the smoke of Africa!"~ME 1982

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01 March 2011, 04:24

GarBy

Congrats my friend!!! Now you'll have some time to shoot them doubles!

Best of luck.

Gary
DRSS
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01 March 2011, 05:33

Peter

Congratulations Dave. Welcome to the club!
Peter.

01 March 2011, 06:24

<generalwar>

I hope your retirement is well received at home and your able to have more time for the things you like to do.

01 March 2011, 06:58

ChopperGuy

Good luck with the retirement. Well deserved.

I'm 16 months and 16 days away myself. But who's counting?

Then I'll be spending more time south of these long cold winters. Preferably Texas or Arizona. And Texas is first on the list.

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01 March 2011, 07:30

500 Fan

Congratulations Dave, now we can get some real shooting in; Rock On!

"Z"

01 March 2011, 12:58

Idaho Sharpshooter

My last day on the job was October 26th of 2008.

This retirement gig is everything they said it could be and more!

I got my wife online with hunting Africa on even numbered years. That way you have time to get your taxidermy work done, and shipped home and paid for, and most of a year to save up for the next trip. Look at some of the other guys trophy rooms and figure out what would look good on yours. Talk to some of the guys here, and think about what country and PH on the next trip. Then of course, the planning on what rifle to build/buy next.

It doesn't get much better...

Rich

01 March 2011, 16:38

Boxhead

Nice. I am envious. I just turned 49 and am shooting for 4 - 5 more years then pulling the plug.

01 March 2011, 16:43

usps

congrads: been retired 18 years now and enjoying every minute. stop and smell the roses along your journey. my best bob

01 March 2011, 18:26

Dave Bush

quote:
Originally posted by Idaho Sharpshooter:
My last day on the job was October 26th of 2008.

This retirement gig is everything they said it could be and more!

I got my wife online with hunting Africa on even numbered years. That way you have time to get your taxidermy work done, and shipped home and paid for, and most of a year to save up for the next trip. Look at some of the other guys trophy rooms and figure out what would look good on yours. Talk to some of the guys here, and think about what country and PH on the next trip. Then of course, the planning on what rifle to build/buy next.

It doesn't get much better...

Rich

Rich, I just want to shoot one thing, a cape buffalo. Maybe I can get it done.

01 March 2011, 20:50

Frank Martinez

I cut the cord November 8, 2008 3 days after my birthday. My retirement started out really busy but I am starting to feel 100% unemployable now.
My old boss called me last month and asked if I would be willing to come back as a consultant until our building project is completed and it took a couple of days for me to stop laughing.
I hope yours is as much fun.
Frank

01 March 2011, 20:57

N E 450 No2

Congratulations.

01 March 2011, 21:27

Biebs

quote:
I'm 16 months and 16 days away myself. But who's counting?

16 1/2 months left? That's some HARD TIME!!!! (Tee Hee Hee!)

01 March 2011, 22:17

Idaho Sharpshooter

Dave,

I said that very thing, almost word for word.
Then Mike Jines set me up with a late hunt with Myles at www.cmsafaris.com up in northern Zimbabwe.

One of the cool things about being retired, and having a passport; you can call Kathi Klime, have tickets, and do all the permits, etc fast. It took me seventeen days from "hey want to go Buffalo hunting..." to landing in Harare.

Of course, after that, you get to looking at pictures of Kudu, and Gemsbok, and Eland, and a Zebra rug for Mamma's living room, and maybe Blesbok (there are three sub species you know), and an Impala... OH, where was I?

Like I said, every other year, and get Mamma a new car. Then you get to Stage III. That's the part where I am now. Remodeling the house so you have room for those trophies.

It's a constant grind, once you hit the Dagga Boy stage of life...

regards,

Rich

01 March 2011, 22:48

Crazyhorseconsulting

Dave Congratulations on your retirement. I retired on 30- June-2006. On August 14th. of that year, I went in to the hospital and had a knee replacement for my left leg.

From that point on, I have not slowed down one bit.

After the recuperation period was over, I was able to do stuff I had not been able to do for about 5 years because of the pain.

In 2009, I started working for a friend on his farming/ranching/hunting properties, and am able to be outside, in the pastures, hunting/scouting/filling feeders/setting up blinds/checking-setting up game cams/shooting varmints/guiding hunters/fishing on a daily basis and getting paid for it.

There is a God and Life Is Good.

Hope you enjoy your retirement half as much as I do.

02 March 2011, 16:46

retreever

Dave, you will know why we are all smiling.

Mike

03 March 2011, 00:48

Will

Congrats and good health in your retirement,

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03 March 2011, 04:46

p dog shooter

Yes is is a good thing my retirement was offical Feb 11th Iam still working into it kind of sill has the feeling of being on vacation.

07 March 2011, 07:38

BigFiveJack

Of course I congratulate you!
Jan 30, 2012 is my final day.
The day before my 52nd birthday.

07 March 2011, 07:52

ramrod340

You will enjoy. I was able to do it at 53, 7 years ago. Now if I could get the little lady to decide to quit I'd have it made.

10 March 2011, 10:12

MichiganShooter

I'm 35. I received a letter from my corporate office with a retirement date of May 2041.

My first thought upon reading that date was, great, I'll be dead by then!