danmdevries
Friday, April 12, 2019 12:17:24 AM

I'm up late, as well. But in 3 months, I will switch back to day shift for 6 glorious months!!

Spoke with the wife today... we contemplated retirement in the Philippines. I'm unsure.

If we do... I can retire for good in December. But if we make the move, it will be financially difficult to come back if I decide I don't want to stay. ๐Ÿค”

Safe bet is to get to 53, cash out my sick bank at 100%... then adjourn to Florida. It's nice to know that I have options, though. She says 30k for the lot and 100k for a very, very nice house with central air.

I'm tempted.

MACS wrote:

One of my coworkers always talks about retiring in the Philippines. But he's from Kentucky, so I'm not sure he'd fit in too well. He's mostly looking at the strength of the USD there, and not the complete uprooting and entirely new life.

Three coworkers are from there. Two say they would not go back except to visit family. The third is a very wealthy surgeon who never sold his family home there and goes there for a few months every winter. He's well beyond retirement age, but doesn't plan to.

tonygraz
Friday, April 12, 2019 12:40:54 AM

I was just a drafter.. now I'm just a man... ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

But now I do more design work for DOD... It gets intense.. I'm losing hair and stuff... ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

DrafterX wrote:

I heard you had hair where you didn't want it - maybe it's a good thing.

RMAN4443
Friday, April 12, 2019 1:06:07 AM

Could be.. but it's still the military engineering bassards that make chit difficult.. stupid Mil-specs.. ๐Ÿ˜Ÿ

DrafterX wrote:

Yeah, really...why the hell do they need a 32 finish on a surface that they're going to paint ?? Damn Mil-specs...8-[

MACS
Friday, April 12, 2019 1:58:21 AM
Danm-- lots of expats there, and the wife says they got 7-11's and KFC's and stuff.

Plus, I can speak tagalog enough to get by... but when I was immersed in the culture for 3 years, I was pretty good at it. I'd bet in a year or two, with enough sun, I'd fit right in.

SmokeMonkey
Friday, April 12, 2019 5:14:30 AM
Good morning, yโ€™all
Sunoverbeach
Friday, April 12, 2019 5:47:42 AM
Morning, peoples
MACS
Friday, April 12, 2019 5:51:06 AM
G'night, too...
8trackdisco
Friday, April 12, 2019 6:35:57 AM
Busy week continues. Early bird trying to get a worm.

gummy jones
Friday, April 12, 2019 7:44:42 AM
beautiful morning
corey sellers
Friday, April 12, 2019 7:56:01 AM
Morning gents got a busy day ahead
Ewok126
Friday, April 12, 2019 8:22:35 AM
Morning Folks. Have a great and safe Friday!
Ram27
Friday, April 12, 2019 8:29:22 AM
Friday morning , time to head to Aldi's. [frypan]

Enjoy the day gang. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

frankj1
Friday, April 12, 2019 9:07:15 AM
mornin' ram and everyone.

heading down the Cape in a few minutes to check out a couple potential rental homes for a Summer vacation.

looking at 2 weeks I hope, one just goes too fast and I don't have to be back for work...

we rented one of the homes for a week last Summer, just want to take a peek to make sure it has been kept up, worked well for us. But I spotted another house in the area that looked "fresher" at least from the pics posted.

either way or even another way, we will spend a chunk of July August there.

deadeyedick
Friday, April 12, 2019 9:29:56 AM
Morning gents.

Celebrating today. Been 28 years with my bestest friend. She said I may make it to 29 iffn' I'm real careful.๐Ÿบ

Sunoverbeach
Friday, April 12, 2019 10:16:46 AM
Congrats ded. And best of luck with being careful
gummy jones
Friday, April 12, 2019 10:36:20 AM

Morning gents.

Celebrating today. Been 28 years with my bestest friend. She said I may make it to 29 iffn' I'm real careful.๐Ÿบ

deadeyedick wrote:

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฎ

victor809
Friday, April 12, 2019 10:48:08 AM

Morning gents.

Celebrating today. Been 28 years with my bestest friend. She said I may make it to 29 iffn' I'm real careful.๐Ÿบ

deadeyedick wrote:

Course you gotta be careful.... if your wife catches you guys it'd be over.

opelmanta1900
Friday, April 12, 2019 11:25:12 AM
Got up at 5 for live mma from the Philippines... Finally into the championship fights... Flor de las Antilles maduro and a cup of coffee with a scoop of ice cream in it...
gummy jones
Friday, April 12, 2019 11:26:26 AM
fried fish and tartar
RMAN4443
Friday, April 12, 2019 11:38:07 AM

Morning gents.

Celebrating today. Been 28 years with my bestest friend. She said I may make it to 29 iffn' I'm real careful.๐Ÿบ

deadeyedick wrote:

Congrats ded =d> , My Grandma always used to tell me, "Be good, but if you can't be good, be careful"...good advice if you ask me...๐Ÿบ