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I always mix it up with movies, different DD or different malls. I go to ladies who lunch meet up groups. I'm also younger so most people assume I'm on my way to work....LOL no matter what time of day it is.
And the point of this comment contributed to this thread how? ...
Except the snarky ones. They just irritate.
I was actually responding to a reply a couple above that I didn't quote. Just got rubbed the wrong way a little. My "snarkiness" earned me several reps BTW. It seems lots of others also get rubbed the way by some posters in this thread attacking what others think or questioning whether or not others should contribute to the thread (hypocritical much?).
When I retire in ten years, I'll be doing the exact same thing every day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
I'll hop in my boat with my husband, spend the day on the water, come back to the house, walk to happy hour, come home and grill out, eat outside and watch tv in my outdoor living room in front of the fire by the pool, then go to bed.
Repeat.
Doesn't the very same thing day in and day out just wear on you, even though it's as easy as this routine? I don't like being confined to the very same thing all the time.
That would be exercising, and usually before the stores even open... Not what I think of when I think of "going to the mall." I'm all for exercising in retirement, and especially if one can socialize while doing it.
I guess we are all creatures of habit but going to the same place every day at the same times would be too boring for me. I've been unemployed for nearly two months now and I just roam where ever the wind blows. I'm just finishing up a small project for a friend and we will start to build our stone patio this week. I have no desire to go to Starbucks, actually I've never been to one. My bestie wants me to come and paint her daughters room next. That will keep me busy this winter for a couple of weeks, if I decide not to go back to work. So far I'm loving early retirement but everything gets old. I need a lot of activity and a lot of variety.
When I retire I plan on spending more time in the board room. That will be the place I keep my surf boards, skate boards, paddle boards. I plan on picking out one each day and taking it to my favorite beach and seeing how well I can balance on it.
Maybe take my boat out for a spin, drop a line in the water and see how that works out.
I don't bum around town. But we go to the Community Center fitness center, and I do see many of the same faces there week after week. Some of them are impaired, some are there for further rehab, and many are like me--just doing workouts. Since we go in the mornings, many of the people there are retired.
Hmmm, what's wrong with, that's interesting or, I'm glad you like that or something that is not saying the person is doing something wrong. I don't get it. Just because what someone enjoys bores you does that mean that person is wrong? Or is what you do wrong.
When I retire I plan on spending more time in the board room. That will be the place I keep my surf boards, skate boards, paddle boards. I plan on picking out one each day and taking it to my favorite beach and seeing how well I can balance on it.
Maybe take my boat out for a spin, drop a line in the water and see how that works out.
Hey, can I join you? On the boat I mean. I caught a huge northern last year & want to try again. Okay, it was the only one I caught in 50 years, but it could happen again, don't you think? Of course my nephew had to help me reel it in, but I hooked it.
It is easy when retired to get into a schedule. I don't want to sit around the house all day with the wife so I go out and bum around town during the afternoon. My favorite places are the huge regional shopping center and the seating area next to the food court, Starbucks, the library and a local park. The funny thing is I see the same retired folks hanging out at these places day after day after day.
Do you bum around town and see the same folks at the local places, like those listed above, as you travel around? What do you make of it?
I see some 'regulars' at many places be it the gym, the airports- yes all small airports have their 'resident geezers' or 'airport bums';-), the boathouse, the library or the concert hall etc. So it does not surprise me a bit that you run into some regulars at your retirement hangout places.
The regulars go there for probably for the same reasons as yours:
1. It is easy to get into a schedule. Most of us have followed schedules all our life starting with school schedule then work schedule besides child-care schedule or other living schedule etc so it is expected that many retirees develop their 'retirement life' schedule
2. To get out of the house so that you are not 24/7 with the spouse or the TV ;-) I think it is the rare case that someone just want to stay indoor all the time.
3. Spend time at your favorite places or doing your favorite activities. Some people like bird watching, some like people watching. some like hiking, some like reading, some like going to the gym, some like breakfast at Starbucks, others at McDonald or Dunkin Donut etc. I like rowing and flying so I spend my weekends going to the boathouse or the airport and will likely spend a lot of my retirement time at these places.
The bottom line is that I don't think what you see or do is 'unusual'. If anything, I think that it is great for seniors to have replacement public locations for the offices or the office coolers. Two of the common issues that seniors face are loneliness and lack of physical activities. Get out of the house to go to the library, the mall, the park, the restaurants help solving both issues.
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