It is a Monday morning and I would rather be home scale modeling.

Yup.

Happily retired after 40 years and 2 months, although I liked my job, I always considered work to be the eternal foe of the dedicated hobbyist.

Patrick

I can relate to the thread topic and patrick206's reply.  There are many days I wake up and say to myself, "I'd rather be building." only to have to go to work.  On 02 January 2016, I'll be hanging up my gun belt and parking my cruiser for the last time to start retirement on 03 January after 31 1/2 years in policing.  Time to start thinning out the stash!

You are a lucky man. Congrats!

I retired recently. 35 years on the job. I have been warned by the "Sergeant Major" we are rapidly running out of display space. That's a good thing. 

murph

I can relate to the thread topic and patrick206's reply.  There are many days I wake up and say to myself, "I'd rather be building." only to have to go to work.  On 02 January 2016, I'll be hanging up my gun belt and parking my cruiser for the last time to start retirement on 03 January after 31 1/2 years in policing.  Time to start thinning out the stash!

 

good for you Murph! I have almost finished 27 years on as of now... 4 1/2 more and I'll park my radio car by yours and be done as well. Looking forward to that day.

stikpusher

 

 

murph

I can relate to the thread topic and patrick206's reply.  There are many days I wake up and say to myself, "I'd rather be building." only to have to go to work.  On 02 January 2016, I'll be hanging up my gun belt and parking my cruiser for the last time to start retirement on 03 January after 31 1/2 years in policing.  Time to start thinning out the stash!

 

 

 

 

good for you Murph! I have almost finished 27 years on as of now... 4 1/2 more and I'll park my radio car by yours and be done as well. Looking forward to that day.

 

I miss the job, I miss the camraderie, I don't miss anything else........

Work has a nasty habit of getting in the way of life.

Mike

Congrats Murph.....and Stik your's is right around the corner. For me I have 6 more years and I will be able too spend as much time at the bench as I want!!! Work is definetly one of those things we could do without but then we could not afford to do what we love. I am lucky because I really enjoy my job. I get to see our country from a different point of view.

Bish....congrats on your new job and I wish you well on your new journey

OldGoat

 

stikpusher

 

murph

I can relate to the thread topic and patrick206's reply.  There are many days I wake up and say to myself, "I'd rather be building." only to have to go to work.  On 02 January 2016, I'll be hanging up my gun belt and parking my cruiser for the last time to start retirement on 03 January after 31 1/2 years in policing.  Time to start thinning out the stash!

 

 

good for you Murph! I have almost finished 27 years on as of now... 4 1/2 more and I'll park my radio car by yours and be done as well. Looking forward to that day.

 

 

I miss the job, I miss the camraderie, I don't miss anything else........

goat - my sentiments exactly.  I'll miss the clowns but I won't miss the circus.

stick and Jeff - well done, boys.  You'll be there before you know it.  I can't believe how fast time has flown by.  It's been a great career.  No regrets whatsoever.  Good luck as you head down the homestretch.

bish - congrats on the old and goof luck with the new.

Bakster - thanks very much.  I appreciate the sentiment.

ModelMan68

Congrats Murph.....and Stik your's is right around the corner. For me I have 6 more years and I will be able too spend as much time at the bench as I want!!! Work is definetly one of those things we could do without but then we could not afford to do what we love. I am lucky because I really enjoy my job. I get to see our country from a different point of view.

Bish....congrats on your new job and I wish you well on your new journey

 

Thanks. I have gone from working on a USAF base to a prison. So not as much fun, but certainly not as noisey.

I should be 2 weeks into my 4 month lay-off (seasonal work)...but with temps around 60....we're working till the ground freezes solid.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

No Monday blues for me...I work Tue to Sat. So when most people grumble I sleeeeeep . But comes Saturday I am the sucker at work. But there is always Monday

I had a work related accident on 5/5/10.  In short, I have TBI Traumatic Brain Injury.  I have had the Monday blues for 4 years until I built my first model, the old Monogram P-61 Blackwidow.  That was my first thread here on FSM.  

Although I am retired at 49, I enjoy each day because I get to build models almost everyday when I'm capable.  If I couldn't do this, I too would feel the Monday blues.  Thank you so much for this thread of yours, it has given me a whole new perspective of my new hobby.

Toshi

Greetings, Toshi.  Firstly, I am really sorry to hear about your TBI. Life can serve up some really cruel things to people. I am glad to hear that you have found solace in scale modeling though.  That is a very good thing! I am also glad that this thread has helped you. That makes this thread so much more worthwhile.

There is always a silver lining in things, isn't there. We just have to look for it.

Steve

Right you are, Bakster.  I'm 74 and have been retired for quite a few years, and have some serious health issues, but fortunately I am still quite functional and able to enjoy modeling, which has kept me in good mental health and attitude for a long time.  I can still turn out decent quality models, and will keep doing so as long as possible.

Greetings, Cadet Chuck. That is so true about the mental health and attitude aspect of it. It helps me in the same way. This is the primary reason why I came back to the hobby. Now that I am back, I can't imagine not doing it, I just enjoy it so much.

It was great to hear from you on this.  Keep enjoying it sir! 

As a matter of fact, I did that just yesterday. I will probably do that today too. In my case though, I am thinking about the current build. 

What ever happen to the Barter system ? I would

give you a couple of my built model airplanes and

return you would give me one of your goats so

I can feed my family.

I model every day from about 6 am to 7 am when I get ready to leave for work. Keeps me sane.

It's over two years later and I still find this post to be true. Man, I hate Mondays. Retirement can't come fast enough. Just venting. Sigh.

Bakster

It's over two years later and I still find this post to be true. Man, I hate Mondays. Retirement can't come fast enough. Just venting. Sigh.

 

If it makes ya feel any better...I woke up at 6am...had a bagel and a glass of chocolate milk...then hit the bench!

My situation changed last year (when I had 4 months off)...now it's closer to working about 5.5 months of the year + part time "on call", graveyard shift at the airport (snow). Been off since mid October. Benching is getting old...almost ready to get back to work...almost!

fermis

 

 

Bakster

It's over two years later and I still find this post to be true. Man, I hate Mondays. Retirement can't come fast enough. Just venting. Sigh.

 

 

 

 

If it makes ya feel any better...I woke up at 6am...had a bagel and a glass of chocolate milk...then hit the bench!

My situation changed last year (when I had 4 months off)...now it's closer to working about 5.5 months of the year + part time "on call", graveyard shift at the airport (snow). Been off since mid October. Benching is getting old...almost ready to get back to work...almost!

 

Who needs Wheaties, now that is a breakfast of champions Fermis!

Remember Bakster...without a job we wouldn't have the cash to support this habit. Unless you could find a sponsor like artist did way back

Hey Fermis, I am laughing here at your comments. Yeah, that makes me feel soooo MUCH better.

I am sitting in an office, I don't feel like working, a coworker is coughing up a lung, and the rest of us are praying we don't get the plague of death that she has. I have asked a coworker to be merciful and put a bullet in me, but, he is being selfish. He is asking that I shoot him first.  

rooster513

Remember Bakster...without a job we wouldn't have the cash to support this habit. Unless you could find a sponsor like artist did way back

Right that you are, Rooster. Sigh.