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  • Semi-Retired-Dave
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    • Apr 2004
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    #1

    If you could retire today - What would be your plans?

    Would you still be involved in creating new investments part time? Travel full time?
    Spend all your time with your Kids? Spouse?
    Move to a new place?

    I personally have no idea. I don't think I would move because I have my closest friends and my family near.

    I would be bored off my ass for sure. Especially since I've been working my ass off since I was 15.

    Lets hear your Retirement Plans.
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  • MaDalton
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    • Feb 2004
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    #2
    buy a house with a big barn, get a few classic rally cars, hire a mechanic and drive classic rallies
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    • Semi-Retired-Dave
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      • Apr 2004
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      #3
      Originally posted by MaDalton
      buy a house with a big barn, get a few classic rally cars, hire a mechanic and drive classic rallies
      Do you have any Rally Cars now?
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      • Barefootsies
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        • Feb 2005
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        #4
        I will never fully retire.

        However, I would like more free time to travel the world.
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        • L-Pink
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          • Mar 2005
          • 39151

          #5
          I retired about 15 years ago .........


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          • Semi-Retired-Dave
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            • Apr 2004
            • 11190

            #6
            Originally posted by L-Pink
            I retired about 15 years ago .........


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            Having 14,649 Posts on GFY since 2005 doesn't sound like Retirement to me.
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            • Klen
              • Aug 2006
              • 32235

              #7
              I am already retired I even live life of retired old man.

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              • L-Pink
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                • Mar 2005
                • 39151

                #8
                Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                Having 14,649 Posts on GFY since 2005 doesn't sound like Retirement to me.
                When I'm rendering video and doing photoshop this place is great!


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                • borked
                  Totally Borked
                  • Feb 2005
                  • 6284

                  #9
                  Another question could be who has retirement plans.... I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of people here for whom adult is their only source of income never put a big bulk/if any of their monthly income away for retirement. So for those people, they will never be able to retire....

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                  • Barefootsies
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                    • Feb 2005
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by borked
                    Another question could be who has retirement plans.... I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of people here for whom adult is their only source of income never put a big bulk/if any of their monthly income away for retirement. So for those people, they will never be able to retire....
                    Completely agree.

                    However, that requires them actually being a 'business' to begin with.

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                    • epitome
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                      • Jun 2009
                      • 12156

                      #11
                      Here is something that would make me happy:

                      Start a drug treatment center where the otherwise brilliant addicts get what is essentially a scholarship.

                      After they go through treatment and are ready to focus on becoming productive citizens I'll provide them with the seed money they need to start a viable business and mentor them. For this, the center would get an equity position and the profits would be used to expand the program.

                      I'd then follow their progress in both business and in life.

                      That may sound like work to some but to me it'd be fun.

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                      • Headless
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                        • Jan 2001
                        • 26727

                        #12
                        I would buy a houseboat, with satilite net and live on a lake somewhere playing the market.

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                        • MaDalton
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                          • Feb 2004
                          • 39861

                          #13
                          Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                          Do you have any Rally Cars now?
                          well, only an Audi 80 (4000?) Quattro - not really a rally car, at least not without some tuning. but i'd like a real Quattro

                          exactly like this one...



                          and a Lancia Delta HF integrale

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                          • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                            • Apr 2004
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                            #14
                            Originally posted by L-Pink
                            When I'm rendering video and doing photoshop this place is great!


                            .
                            Rendering video and doing photoshop of you on all your trips around the world from retirement.

                            Just messing with ya.
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                            • fuzebox
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                              • Oct 2003
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                              #15
                              I'd love to live out of a suitcase.

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                              • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                • Apr 2004
                                • 11190

                                #16
                                Originally posted by epitome
                                Here is something that would make me happy:

                                Start a drug treatment center where the otherwise brilliant addicts get what is essentially a scholarship.

                                After they go through treatment and are ready to focus on becoming productive citizens I'll provide them with the seed money they need to start a viable business and mentor them. For this, the center would get an equity position and the profits would be used to expand the program.

                                I'd then follow their progress in both business and in life.

                                That may sound like work to some but to me it'd be fun.
                                That sounds brilliant, I would rather do that then lay on a beach somewhere.
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                                • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                  • Apr 2004
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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Headless
                                  I would buy a houseboat, with satilite net and live on a lake somewhere playing the market.
                                  Lake Havasu, AZ would be a good start.
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                                  • 3xTom
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                                    • Dec 2002
                                    • 1610

                                    #18
                                    I just finished building my retirement home,
                                    Ignore all the crap in the lake it was just that time of year
                                    when they raised the water level for the summer season...







                                    Now all I have to do is actually fucking retire....

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                                    • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                      • Apr 2004
                                      • 11190

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by MaDalton
                                      well, only an Audi 80 (4000?) Quattro - not really a rally car, at least not without some tuning. but i'd like a real Quattro

                                      exactly like this one...



                                      and a Lancia Delta HF integrale

                                      Very cool, I used to race Spec Trucks, Racing is fun for sure.
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                                      • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                        • Apr 2004
                                        • 11190

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by 3xTom
                                        I just finished building my retirement home,
                                        Ignore all the crap in the lake it was just that time of year
                                        when they raised the water level for the summer season...

                                        Now all I have to do is actually fucking retire....


                                        That is a Funny Statement.

                                        Where is that located if you don't mind me asking?
                                        Nice, talk about being right on the water.
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                                        • CurrentlySober
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                                          • Aug 2002
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                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by fuzebox
                                          I'd love to live out of a suitcase.
                                          I tried that once, but I found it impossible for me to fit inside it...


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                                          • epitome
                                            So Fucking Lame
                                            • Jun 2009
                                            • 12156

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                                            That sounds brilliant, I would rather do that then lay on a beach somewhere.
                                            Thanks!

                                            My inspiration comes from the many amazing people I used to get fucked up with. Executives, doctors, lawyers, politicos ... people that threw it all away to drugs. Once they got the inner-strength to release themselves from their demons they quickly discovered that the world had shut them out.

                                            Even the smartest people will make a really dumb decision a few times in their lives. If they actually learn from their mistakes, then I feel a few bad ones shouldn't follow them for life.

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                                            • 3xTom
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                                              • Dec 2002
                                              • 1610

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave


                                              That is a Funny Statement.

                                              Where is that located if you don't mind me asking?
                                              Nice, talk about being right on the water.
                                              Norris lake in Tennessee..

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                                              • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                • Apr 2004
                                                • 11190

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by epitome
                                                Thanks!

                                                My inspiration comes from the many amazing people I used to get fucked up with. Executives, doctors, lawyers, politicos ... people that threw it all away to drugs. Once they got the inner-strength to release themselves from their demons they quickly discovered that the world had shut them out.

                                                Even the smartest people will make a really dumb decision a few times in their lives. If they actually learn from their mistakes, then I feel a few bad ones shouldn't follow them for life.
                                                That is so true,

                                                How many times do you see Cancer Doctors, or Heart Doctors standing outside under the No Smoking sign at hospitals smoking. I see Doctors smoking a lot. I never really understood that.

                                                If you are smart enough to be a Doctor, can't you stop that habit after seeing so many people die in front of you.
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                                                • 3xTom
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                                                  • Dec 2002
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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                                                  Nice, talk about being right on the water.

                                                  and the best part is....

                                                  No unannounced visitors...
                                                  unless they bring their own boat that is..

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                                                  • Forest
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                                                    • Aug 2001
                                                    • 9135

                                                    #26
                                                    if i could retire and afford to stay retired at the life i live now i would spend 1/2 time in my house in Utah and the other 1/2 in my house in Fl. and travel here and there.

                                                    I would get a job at one of the local ski resorts in the winter just for the fun of teaching skiing

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                                                    • L-Pink
                                                      working on my tan
                                                      • Mar 2005
                                                      • 39151

                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                                                      Rendering video and doing photoshop of you on all your trips around the world from retirement.

                                                      Just messing with ya.
                                                      By retirement I mean not having to work for money again. Stopping "work" that I enjoy, never.


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                                                      • Brujah
                                                        Beer Money Baron
                                                        • Jan 2001
                                                        • 22157

                                                        #28
                                                        Sleep late, fish a little, play with my children, take siesta with my wife, Maria, stroll into the village each evening where I sip wine and play guitar with my amigos

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                                                        • epitome
                                                          So Fucking Lame
                                                          • Jun 2009
                                                          • 12156

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by 3xTom
                                                          I just finished building my retirement home,
                                                          Ignore all the crap in the lake it was just that time of year
                                                          when they raised the water level for the summer season...







                                                          Now all I have to do is actually fucking retire....
                                                          That is fucking awesome! I want one now!

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                                                          • TripleXPrint
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                                                            • Apr 2007
                                                            • 983

                                                            #30
                                                            If I were to retire today, I would be standing in line at the welfare office tomorrow because I am one broke son of a bitch!
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                                                            • Semi-Retired-Dave
                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                              • Apr 2004
                                                              • 11190

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by 3xTom
                                                              and the best part is....

                                                              Norris lake in Tennessee..

                                                              No unannounced visitors...
                                                              unless they bring their own boat that is..
                                                              So true, that is awesome.
                                                              We have a lake house we go up to a couple times a year, the water used to be up to our backyard but they are claiming some dam damage and it won't be fixed for a couple of years, supposedly. Oh well.

                                                              Makes for a great place to ride my dirt bikes.
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                                                              • LoveSandra
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                                                                • Aug 2008
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                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Barefootsies
                                                                I will never fully retire.

                                                                However, I would like more free time to travel the world.
                                                                same here

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                                                                • 3xTom
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                                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                                  • 1610

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                                                                  So true, that is awesome.
                                                                  We have a lake house we go up to a couple times a year, the water used to be up to our backyard but they are claiming some dam damage and it won't be fixed for a couple of years, supposedly. Oh well.

                                                                  Makes for a great place to ride my dirt bikes.
                                                                  the kids LOVE IT!!!





                                                                  The water slide goes in this weekend.
                                                                  Last edited by 3xTom; 05-19-2010, 01:59 PM.

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                                                                  • CarlosTheGaucho
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                                                                    • Oct 2005
                                                                    • 9559

                                                                    #34
                                                                    I'd move to California and start me a minor publishing house, get some connections in place and try to become a promoter / producer.

                                                                    To look for talented and charismatic musicians / bands or even novelists / screenwriters with edgy movie concepts and try to make something happen.

                                                                    I have always admired people like Saul Zaentz, David Geffen, Jerry Wexler, Ahmed Ertegun .

                                                                    Of course before that I'd probably realize the list of things I always wanted to do, like visiting all major movie festivals, make a cadillac road trip from coast to coast, put together a band and go on tour etc.
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                                                                    • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                                      • Apr 2004
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                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by LoveSandra
                                                                      same here
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                                                                      • Jman
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                                                                        • Sep 2003
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by 3xTom
                                                                        I just finished building my retirement home,
                                                                        Ignore all the crap in the lake it was just that time of year
                                                                        when they raised the water level for the summer season...







                                                                        Now all I have to do is actually fucking retire....
                                                                        Damn Tom, when Doomsday 2012 sets in you'll be floating it out
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                                                                        • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                                          • Apr 2004
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                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by 3xTom
                                                                          the kids LOVE IT!!!





                                                                          The water slide goes in this weekend.
                                                                          Does the water get choppy in the afternoons at all?
                                                                          Does your sewer and everything else work like a House Boat? You have to fill all your drinking water tanks and all that good stuff.
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                                                                          • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by CarlosTheGaucho
                                                                            I'd move to California and start me a minor publishing house, get some connections in place and try to become a promoter / producer.

                                                                            To look for talented and charismatic musicians / bands or even novelists / screenwriters with edgy movie concepts and try to make something happen.

                                                                            I have always admired people like Saul Zaentz, David Geffen, Jerry Wexler, Ahmed Ertegun .

                                                                            Of course before that I'd probably realize the list of things I always wanted to do, like visiting all major movie festivals, make a cadillac road trip from coast to coast, put together a band and go on tour etc.
                                                                            Sounds like fun, where are you at now?
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                                                                            • epitome
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                                                                              That is so true,

                                                                              How many times do you see Cancer Doctors, or Heart Doctors standing outside under the No Smoking sign at hospitals smoking. I see Doctors smoking a lot. I never really understood that.

                                                                              If you are smart enough to be a Doctor, can't you stop that habit after seeing so many people die in front of you.
                                                                              What's the famous saying? Something like the cobblers children have no shoes...

                                                                              I think that as humans we are much better at giving great advice than taking it.

                                                                              EDIT: Oh yeah, and a lot of dentists have HORRIBLE teeth.

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                                                                              • CarlosTheGaucho
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                                                                                Sounds like fun, where are you at now?
                                                                                I'm in Brno, Czech Republic, one year from finishing my degree in international business / marketing.
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                                                                                • epitome
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by CarlosTheGaucho
                                                                                  ... make a cadillac road trip from coast to coast ...
                                                                                  Ah, the simplest things in life always bring the most fun.

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                                                                                  • 3xTom
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                                                                                    Does the water get choppy in the afternoons at all?
                                                                                    Does your sewer and everything else work like a House Boat? You have to fill all your drinking water tanks and all that good stuff.
                                                                                    No the water is actually as calm as glass in the evening only choppy when the speed boats fly by during the day...

                                                                                    the toilets work just like a house boat you have to have a honey wagon come pump them out about once every 2 weeks.

                                                                                    the water is pulled from about 100' deep and then ran thru a purifier so no filling tanks needed....

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                                                                                    • NetHorse
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Well I'm way too young to retire, but if I had the money to invest I'd open up my own restaurant / lounge. I'd also start a tuner shop that builds/tunes high-end exotics, (you know, 1000hp Lambos, Porsches, Ferraris, etc.. ).
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                                                                                      • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by epitome
                                                                                        What's the famous saying? Something like the cobblers children have no shoes...

                                                                                        I think that as humans we are much better at giving great advice than taking it.

                                                                                        EDIT: Oh yeah, and a lot of dentists have HORRIBLE teeth.
                                                                                        Man that is so true.
                                                                                        Plumber always has a leaking faucet.
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                                                                                        • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by 3xTom
                                                                                          No the water is actually as calm as glass in the evening only choppy when the speed boats fly by during the day...

                                                                                          the toilets work just like a house boat you have to have a honey wagon come pump them out about once every 2 weeks.

                                                                                          the water is pulled from about 100' deep and then ran thru a purifier so no filling tanks needed....
                                                                                          That's awesome, our lake house gets choppy as hell so it's a known for Wind Surfing which I have only tried one.

                                                                                          Sounds like you are all set up.
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                                                                                          • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by CarlosTheGaucho
                                                                                            I'm in Brno, Czech Republic, one year from finishing my degree in international business / marketing.
                                                                                            Plan it out right, and you will be here in no time.
                                                                                            Make it a goal, put pictures on your wall. Look at them every day.

                                                                                            Next thing you know, you will be here.
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                                                                                            • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by NetHorse
                                                                                              Well I'm way too young to retire, but if I had the money to invest I'd open up my own restaurant / lounge. I'd also start a tuner shop that builds/tunes high-end exotics, (you know, 1000hp Lambos, Porsches, Ferraris, etc.. ).
                                                                                              Let me save you some time and headaches, stay away from the restaurants.
                                                                                              But the high-end exotics, you have my vote on.
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                                                                                              • epitome
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                                                                                                • Jun 2009
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                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Are you retiring Dave?

                                                                                                If so, I nominate myself to be groomed as your successor.

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                                                                                                • Semi-Retired-Dave
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by epitome
                                                                                                  Are you retiring Dave?

                                                                                                  If so, I nominate myself to be groomed as your successor.
                                                                                                  Thank you.

                                                                                                  Nope, like I said, I can't even take a day off. I can, I just don't know what I would do.
                                                                                                  I'm weird like that, I have to come to my office and be around all my employees. I also run all my other business's out of my office. I just love getting up and going to work.
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                                                                                                  • epitome
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by CyberAge-Dave
                                                                                                    Thank you.

                                                                                                    Nope, like I said, I can't even take a day off. I can, I just don't know what I would do.
                                                                                                    I'm weird like that, I have to come to my office and be around all my employees. I also run all my other business's out of my office. I just love getting up and going to work.
                                                                                                    No, you're retiring.

                                                                                                    My Plan B is to get photos of you with hookers and a table full of coke in a hotel room and exposing you to the world!

                                                                                                    Oh wait, that's called an industry show.

                                                                                                    I need Plan C.







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