Retirement...when, how old and how much??

pride in battle said:
I didn't see any firemen running into the arena, stop talking shit.
Yes the fire brigade do a great job but the simple fact is a lot more people die in the building industry than firefighters.
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And why is that? Like I said we are maybe more professional and look after each other! If you want more to die just to prove a point then I question your motives.
 
Retired in 2020 at 66
50 years doing a job I absolutely loved, aircraft engineer, and for the last 13 years travelled the world getting paid to see some amazing places. Retired and emigrated to Spain now, don’t need much, I have the sun, a beer now and again and a morning coffee or 2.
Respect to Blue Maverick.
 
pride in battle said:
I didn't see any firemen running into the arena, stop talking shit.
Yes the fire brigade do a great job but the simple fact is a lot more people die in the building industry than firefighters.
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You are indeed right we didn’t run into the arena and why is that? Because people like your mate high up were fucking useless that night, taking the money and wouldn’t make a fucking decision, I was on that night it was a shambles and that was all down to these so called managers, like I said before they are in management because they got found out on the fire ground most of them and quickly got off the pumps to hideaway from making real decisions..
 
denislawsbackheel said:
This, this, this.
I retired early.
Had a fucking great time from mid fifties to late sixties. Barely felt the effects of ageing. Now 71. I can feel the effect of age now and know full well I probably have 5 or 6 years of relative mobility and mental acuity left in which to travel etc.
When I first retired me and four mates took a boat on the Thames. Had a great time.
Last week we thought we’d celebrate 12 years and do it again.
Two of us fell off the boat and got serious bruising putting them out of action to the end of the trip.
Soon enough the time will come when I’m sitting drooling in a wing chair staring out of a window.
Carpe diem all, carpe diem.
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You can’t tell us that story and not elaborate on how they fell out ha ha
 
Blue Maverick said:
You are indeed right we didn’t run into the arena and why is that? Because people like your mate high up were fucking useless that night, taking the money and wouldn’t make a fucking decision, I was on that night it was a shambles and that was all down to these so called managers, like I said before they are in management because they got found out on the fire ground most of them and quickly got off the pumps to hideaway from making real decisions..
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Don't waste your breath mate. Anyone who thinks being a fireman is safe isn't worth arguing with. The overall number of deaths per year aren't substantially high, but when you're putting out fires there's a huge risk and as you say the modern methods of construction make things more dangerous now. The fact more fireman don't die is due to proper training, planning and hard work. I don't get why it's a competition though. Construction work is dangerous but a lot of the time accidents are preventable and people not following the correct procedures or working without the correct training is the cause.
 
supercity88 said:
Don't waste your breath mate. Anyone who thinks being a fireman is safe isn't worth arguing with. The overall number of deaths per year aren't substantially high, but when you're putting out fires there's a huge risk and as you say the modern methods of construction make things more dangerous now. The fact more fireman don't die is due to proper training, planning and hard work. I don't get why it's a competition though. Construction work is dangerous but a lot of the time accidents are preventable and people not following the correct procedures or working without the correct training is the cause.
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Firefighter is safe, and quite rightly it is, gone are the days of rushing into a building, i had a huge fire near me a few years back, at a cash and carry, from my view I could see everything, they let the fire burn it to the ground without doing a thing, just 5 fire engines lined up waiting for it to die down, it was laughable
 
pride in battle said:
Firefighter is safe, and quite rightly it is, gone are the days of rushing into a building, i had a huge fire near me a few years back, at a cash and carry, from my view I could see everything, they let the fire burn it to the ground without doing a thing, just 5 fire engines lined up waiting for it to die down, it was laughable
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But that was seen as the safe option rather than go in, try to put it out and it collapse and kill a number of them. That's not laughable at all. I believe up to 100 firefighters entered Grenfell which was a breach of protocol. They didn't know if the building was structurally sound but made that call because of the risk to life. It's a silly and pointless argument and has nothing to do with this thread in general which is about retirement. I don't think anyone proposing firefighters having a worse pay off or a longer wait for retirement will get many votes.
 
Blue Maverick said:
You can’t tell us that story and not elaborate on how they fell out ha ha
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When we reached locks and needed to tie off. Silly old sods just couldn’t coordinate stepping off the boat with landing on the bank. In your mid 70s you don’t bounce back up like you do as a young’un. Both were white as ghosts when it happened. Arms and elbows ballooned. They are still black and blue now.
Ended up with me doing it on my own with the skipper holding the boat on the throttle.
We never drank before 20.00 on any day, honest.
 
denislawsbackheel said:
When we reached locks and needed to tie off. Silly old sods just couldn’t coordinate stepping off the boat with landing on the bank. In your mid 70s you don’t bounce back up like you do as a young’un. Both were white as ghosts when it happened. Arms and elbows ballooned. They are still black and blue now.
Ended up with me doing it on my own with the skipper holding the boat on the throttle.
We never drank before 20.00 on any day, honest.
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Ha ha, blokes never grow up, no wonder women live longer.
 
After 10 years of retirement my advice is if possible manage a step down retirement e,g go part time or get a couple of small very different jobs that you can easily ditch. Get rid of any debt if possible.
I was panicky that my nest egg would dry up too soon. I found I didn't spend anywhere near as much as I thought and I am very fortunate in being healthy and active.
 
I wrote on this a while back. When I took early retirement I had six years until I could draw the state pension. I took my navy pension early, which was enough to pay the bills, food, football and a few nights out. I was mortgage free. My savings paid for holidays etcetera. I've not regretted it for one minute. Almost three months abroad every year, no travel and work stress, the freedom to do whatever I want everyday. This financial crisis has hit me as hard as everyone but hopefully it will pass soon. On the plus side I had some good news. I anticipated I wouldn't get a full state pension due to being contracted out for a number of years. I was pleasantly surprised to find out I will get the maximum. Happy days.
 
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