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Old 19-09-2008, 11:15 AM
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Long service and retirement

At 14:30 hr to day I am starting the long road to retirement after working in the mining industry for last 28 years and 27 years for Warkworth Mining and working for the last 42 years I will be starting 40 weeks of long service at the end retiring .
In next couple of month I will be starting building a home for my telescope instead (will supply plenty of pic of the construction) spending hours setting up and then pull down to store inside.
This well allow me to send more time viewing the heavens through the week instead of weekend as I had to get out of bed at 4:45 to go to work so I was in bed no later then 9pm most night .The one thing will not miss will that alarm going off each morning
P.S I will see you all at IISAC
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Old 19-09-2008, 11:30 AM
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Congratulations, Ian.

Enjoy the observatory! I'm sure you will.

Catch you at IISAC.

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Old 19-09-2008, 12:28 PM
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congrats on your pending life improvements
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Old 19-09-2008, 12:31 PM
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Congrats Ian. Sounds like you are looking forward to it.

Seems there's a bit of an observatory building flurry going on atm. Maybe setting up and pulling down and setting up and pulling down and setting up and pulling down night after night after night after night when the cloud moves in when the fog moves in when the dew moves in with the moon comes up is no longer entertaining.
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Old 19-09-2008, 02:15 PM
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Seems there's a bit of an observatory building flurry going on atm. Maybe setting up and pulling down and setting up and pulling down and setting up and pulling down night after night after night after night when the cloud moves in when the fog moves in when the dew moves in with the moon comes up is no longer entertaining.
How'd you guess?

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Old 19-09-2008, 05:40 PM
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I concur!

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Old 19-09-2008, 11:49 PM
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Oh you lucky bugger hope you enjoy your retirement
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Old 20-09-2008, 08:01 AM
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Enjoy the retirement Ian. You'll probably end up like me with so many things to do you'll wonder how you found time to work
I haven't heard an alarm clock for 2 years and don't miss it a bit.

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Old 20-09-2008, 02:11 PM
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I got too many years of alarm clock left to even bother thinking about it.

Relax and enjoy Ian, It sounds like you've earnt it

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Old 20-09-2008, 02:51 PM
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Congratulations on your retirement, mate. Did it 9 years ago and moved north to our new house.
Those alarm clocks don't bother me...I get up at 0430 (well, gotta pee) to see what's in the sky and what's on the internet.
Hope you have a long and enjoyable time.
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Old 20-09-2008, 03:14 PM
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Good luck on your retirement Ian sounds like you`ve earnt it with all those years in the mining game.....Cheers Kev.
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I have been retired a couple of years and as far as I am concerned it is the best time of life. Enjoy it!
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