If you retire, what is the first thing you would want to do??

Hi Chinatown, that's more common than you'd like to think. I knew an old trucker, that loved to truck, and finally, at 70 years old,upon pressure from his family, decided to retire, a month later, he was dead. On a much sadder note, a good friend's brother, not a trucker, but worked at a job for 30+ years, was an avid outdoorsman, had all kinds of plans upon retirement, at 62, he retired, got his 1st SS check, and died a week later. So who knows.

 

Doing it as we speak , retired in 2011 , now I do as I please , when I please , and as long as I please...... waiting til the wife retires later this year ( hopefully around June) we are then gonna buy a new vehicle (for me !) , and just ride , don't know where to , or for how long.........

 

Hmmm, sure seems like a lot of drivers want to wasted first thing. You know what they say, "Once a burnout, always a burnout".

 

Not even a Trucker yet and never a burnout.

But after holding a captains licence and running a business for 20 years with it, as soon as I was out of the biz It sure was nice to let that licence lapse and not be that guy at the party that has to say nope can't do it when the joint comes around.

If I do go and get a CDL I will go get another captains licence also as long as i have to live that lifestyle again.

 

i smoked enough reefer in the 80s to last me the rest of my life lol.

 

Hi wsyrob, I'm sure that's why there is such a driver's shortage now.

 

Been probably 20yrs since the last time I touched the stuff. After my kids were born and then random drug testing, I stopped. Wasnt worth the consequences. Not looking to get wasted.. just a little buzz. Same as when I drink beer at home now.

Hurst

 

I only run half as much as the next guy. So what I'm doing the time I'm not running now, I'd just do it full time. Plus I could finally join a band since I could keep a regular schedule. Probably get a few more dogs too.