JohnV wrote:Very hard to say. I knew a builder that got dementia at 40 and forgot how to quote jobs and all . I have met people still working well in their mid eighties . It's a very personal thing and depends on what job you do , most people know when the time comes to hang up the gloves. Don't see that the link is that relevant to the post title , she got kidney cancer .
wanneroo wrote:I've seen this in recent years with boomer colleagues struggling on either trying to hang on or call it quits. Usually in my field I think guys can hang on to about 65-70 years old, but after 70 I see a noticeable decline.
One guy I know that really should retire, he's got everything paid for, multiple houses, cars and boats, a US military pension, a police force pension, veterans monthly pay for service injuries and soon to be social security payments. He's probably got almost $14K a month in mailbox money from all of that plus I think has savings in retirement funds, etc. But he is scared to hang it up, thinking he's just going to be irrelevant to the world and afraid of losing connections with everyone he works with.
mchughcb wrote:JohnV wrote:Very hard to say. I knew a builder that got dementia at 40 and forgot how to quote jobs and all . I have met people still working well in their mid eighties . It's a very personal thing and depends on what job you do , most people know when the time comes to hang up the gloves. Don't see that the link is that relevant to the post title , she got kidney cancer .
The job she had was a professional working girl. Getting a bit long in the tooth now.
wanneroo wrote:I've seen this in recent years with boomer colleagues struggling on either trying to hang on or call it quits. Usually in my field I think guys can hang on to about 65-70 years old, but after 70 I see a noticeable decline.
One guy I know that really should retire, he's got everything paid for, multiple houses, cars and boats, a US military pension, a police force pension, veterans monthly pay for service injuries and soon to be social security payments. He's probably got almost $14K a month in mailbox money from all of that plus I think has savings in retirement funds, etc. But he is scared to hang it up, thinking he's just going to be irrelevant to the world and afraid of losing connections with everyone he works with.
S O K A R wrote:wanneroo wrote:I've seen this in recent years with boomer colleagues struggling on either trying to hang on or call it quits. Usually in my field I think guys can hang on to about 65-70 years old, but after 70 I see a noticeable decline.
One guy I know that really should retire, he's got everything paid for, multiple houses, cars and boats, a US military pension, a police force pension, veterans monthly pay for service injuries and soon to be social security payments. He's probably got almost $14K a month in mailbox money from all of that plus I think has savings in retirement funds, etc. But he is scared to hang it up, thinking he's just going to be irrelevant to the world and afraid of losing connections with everyone he works with.
I mean I get it, I've seen a lot of older people drop off once they retire/take it easy, dementia starts to creep in more and more amongst other things.
Some people don't want to stop for fear of that happening, some just enjoy "workin for the man" so to speak.
As long as they can meet the job requirements I say let them work as long as they want to.
Had a close family friend pass away a couple of months back (he was 89), as switched on/sharp as any 60 year old I've met but he lost his license, as soon as he was unable to go out and connect with his friends/the world and keep himself sharp.
He would decline more and more each month, its sad to see someone so switched on decline so much.
So I get why older people want to keep active.
on_one_wheel wrote:mchughcb wrote:JohnV wrote:Very hard to say. I knew a builder that got dementia at 40 and forgot how to quote jobs and all . I have met people still working well in their mid eighties . It's a very personal thing and depends on what job you do , most people know when the time comes to hang up the gloves. Don't see that the link is that relevant to the post title , she got kidney cancer .
The job she had was a professional working girl. Getting a bit long in the tooth now.
You know old people like to have sex too right ?
womble wrote:on_one_wheel wrote:mchughcb wrote:JohnV wrote:Very hard to say. I knew a builder that got dementia at 40 and forgot how to quote jobs and all . I have met people still working well in their mid eighties . It's a very personal thing and depends on what job you do , most people know when the time comes to hang up the gloves. Don't see that the link is that relevant to the post title , she got kidney cancer .
The job she had was a professional working girl. Getting a bit long in the tooth now.
You know old people like to have sex too right ?
If they’re single maybe. Or newly wed for about 6 months tops.
bigrich wrote:i'm heading towards 55 , general fitness is good , been doing manual labour all my life . BUT , being a rather large fella , been over 130kg at 6'4" much of my life , my knees aren't that good and i'm off work at the moment from work cause my wrist is stuffed from using hand tools all my life as a metal worker . looking at going into a storeman /driving job . gotta keep working , but the wear in my wrist is permanant and if i don't change jobs now it'll only get worse as i age .i want to be able to pull a trigger and get round the bush for a bit longer as well
womble wrote:She’s an impressive individual no doubt, very accomplished. Has kicked a lot of goals for freedoms, civil liberties.
But she’s no friend of shooters. Don’t know if she’s mellowed on that but likely not at her age.
Retired yes but still holds a lot of influence behind the scenes of another new party I forget the name of.
animalpest wrote:bigrich wrote:i'm heading towards 55 , general fitness is good , been doing manual labour all my life . BUT , being a rather large fella , been over 130kg at 6'4" much of my life , my knees aren't that good and i'm off work at the moment from work cause my wrist is stuffed from using hand tools all my life as a metal worker . looking at going into a storeman /driving job . gotta keep working , but the wear in my wrist is permanant and if i don't change jobs now it'll only get worse as i age .i want to be able to pull a trigger and get round the bush for a bit longer as well
Spring chicken.
Although I somewhat shorter and thinner
animalpest wrote:I am struggling to pass a medical to do work for a client. Sure, passed the eyesight, fitness test (push-ups, weight lifts, step ups etc easily). But oh my God my sugar levels were at 8.2 instead of 7 or less (I have type 2 diabetes).
Jeez, I may have to give up shooting out of a vehicle for work and retire. So instead I will go fishing, push the boat of the trailer and back on, walk down beaches with my gear. And go out the block shooting.