The official "Retirement, how's it going?" thread

[330ute]

@Ma-ake

I’ll have you know that was Thurston Howell III ! ! !

I long suspected he and “Lovey” weren’t working real hard to help the Professor find a way off the island because they found some kind of plant that elevated their “sense of wellbeing”… so to speak.

But the Professor kept trying and trying… as both Ginger and Mary Anne were just begging for attention. Such a pity.

That show was my first exposure to really poor alignment in effort and outcome.

Can always count on you for a humorous take or observation.

[NewbombTurk]

@Ma-ake

I’ll have you know that was Thurston Howell III ! ! !

I long suspected he and “Lovey” weren’t working real hard to help the Professor find a way off the island because they found some kind of plant that elevated their “sense of wellbeing”… so to speak.

But the Professor kept trying and trying… as both Ginger and Mary Anne were just begging for attention. Such a pity.

That show was my first exposure to really poor alignment in effort and outcome.

Looking at the reruns, all I know is that Lovey doesn’t look near as old as she did when the show originally aired. Just sayin’.

[Ma-ake]

@NewbombTurk

Looking at the reruns, all I know is that Lovey doesn’t look near as old as she did when the show originally aired. Just sayin’.

TH3 struck gold on wife #5.

I always found her annoying, but I’ll bet she could turn Tijuana upside down after a couple of shots of tequila.

[Ute_With_Dogs]

[Ma-ake]

@330ute

Can always count on you for a humorous take or observation.

Gotta let out your inner random… but very, very selectively in work contexts, or when you can be shut down in a millisecond by the Mrs.

Decades later, I wondered if the Skipper sat around in his garage man cave thinking about that 3 hour tour, drinking a brewsky. I’ll bet he hated Gilligan even more.

“I was stranded on an island with a movie star and the girl next store in shorts and pig tails, and that little punk monopolized all my time. How did he even get on my boat? I was drinking heavily, but I don’t even remember hiring him! Damnit!!!”

[ExquisUte]

@NewbombTurk

…Looking at the reruns, all I know is that Lovey doesn’t look near as old as she did when the show originally aired. Just sayin’.

Here’s something wild, Natalie Schafer, the actress who played Lovey, was a little over 12 years older than Jim Backus. I guess she was a cougar.

[Ute_With_Dogs]

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This is the best I can do…for a van down by the river. Can you imagine with my 4 dogs and 2 cats???

[Carolina_Cycling_Ute]

We’ve looked at them. Great idea, just not enough room for us, our stuff, and the dogs.

We’re now looking at:

Go Fast Campers - The First and Best Modern Wedge Camper

or

Home

Not so much for overlanding, but the ability to customize the bed space in the truck, and still be able to tow something (usually the motos).

[Ute_With_Dogs]

This is more my style…the dogs and cats would definitely enjoy road tripping in this. Something to ruminate over.

[Ute_With_Dogs]

I bought a Paint by Numbers kit. No joke. I’m no artist, but I’m going to give it a whirl. I’ll post the results when I’m done.

Hehehe.

[NewbombTurk]

Just when you think you’ve painted in all of the number 1’s, cleaned your brush and started on number 2’s, you will find two tiny number 1’s that you missed.

[Ma-ake]

I’ve heard of retirees who shoplift…recreationally. Supposed to be quite the adrenaline rush.

That one is on my bucket list. Justifies the stretches and half effort high intensity interval training.

I’m not ready yet, but any volunteers to be a getaway driver?

[salUTE]

I’ll drive! In a heartbeat!

I’ve been saying for decades that my natural tendency to want to drive way too fast (which I spend an enormous amount of person effort and discipline to overcome) suited me to being one of the following:

• a criminal enterprise getaway driver
• a police officer
• a movie stunt driver

Here I was thinking that now that I’m retired I’ll never have an opportunity to move into a career that would use those skills, and along comes @Ma-ake with an offer I can’t refuse

[330ute]

@NewbombTurk

Just when you think you’ve painted in all of the number 1’s, cleaned your brush and started on number 2’s, you will find two tiny number 1’s that you missed.

Better than finding a coupie ot #2s you missed. That stinks !

[AbsoluteUte]

@salUTE

I’ll drive! In a heartbeat!

I’ve been saying for decades that my natural tendency to want to drive way too fast (which I spend an enormous amount of person effort and discipline to overcome) suited me to being one of the following:

• a criminal enterprise getaway driver
• a police officer
• a movie stunt driver

Here I was thinking that now that I’m retired I’ll never have an opportunity to move into a career that would use those skills, and along comes with an offer I can’t refuse

Come blasting through our neighborhood and you will only be “an average driver”

…

[Ma-ake]

@salUTE

I’ll drive! In a heartbeat!

I’m torn between getaway car speed and stealth, like maybe a minivan with Arizona plates and multiple car seats, the right stickers on the back… and the driver dressed up as a grandma.

Maybe for the operation itself, use some distraction, a replay of the Monty Python skit where there’s a gang of grandmas terrorizing youth. Get 4 or 5 guys dressed as grandmas … on roller skates… really mess with the store security, then flood some kids and backpacks in to clean up.

Instead of “Ocean’s 11” it could be “Wading Pool 11”?

(OK, I better get to work.)

[Greginslc]

The getaway car should be an EV. Those provide stealth and speed.

[salUTE]

@Ma-ake

and the driver dressed up as a grandma.

Doesn’t sound like anywhere near as much fun, but I do have the gray hair for it

[SkinyUte]

@Ma-ake

I’m torn between getaway car speed and stealth

May I suggest…