its a little unnerving to take the step to retirement but for me, its been good. I still wake up at 4:30 AM, but then I can roll over and go back to sleep. I putz around all week long doing what I want when I want and wondering how I got anything done while I was working. After a few months you will forgot what day of the week it is because everyday seems like Saturday. Also for me I have a comfortable retirement due to a pension, Social Security and a 401K that i have to start using this year and is supposed to last 27 1/2 years (I will most certainly be dead before then) The neat thing is a I get to play with my car stuff, i got things I always wanted to do and can now do them. This includes driving my Shelby, cleaning my Shelby and maintaining my Shelby. I also have a friend who retired and he has a 60 X 80 pole barn that we mess around with cars. Right now we are building 1968 Dodge Dart 426 SS/AA Tribute car, finishing up a 1965 Pontiac Tempest, original 4 speed car, just got done a 1969 Corvette and will soon start on a 1968 Pro Street Camaro. In between all this we are working on a 427 SOHC with an 8/71 blower for a street car
Like I said retirement is good, you worked hard, after you leave nobody cares about your ideas, few if any will call you, but you have worked hard, now sit back and enjoy life
Looking forward to the many tales of Randy and his drag racing adventures