ABF | Retiring

papejr

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I have notice there are a number of guys retired from this past year 014 and a number retiring this year 015. Other than the possible cuts what's up?
 
We're old and tired. I'll be gone in less than two years. 75% of ABF's workforce is within 5 years of retirement. Any further "developments" about vacation policies , or pensions,....or dashboard cameras,.....you might see a rapid mass exodus.
Misery loves company you know. And somehow I find solace in hearing that I am not the only one feeling old and tired. Well...I don't feel very much old. Well at least not until I look down my staircase in the AM and ask myself, "How much longer will I be able to make this trip?". But tired is me, tired all the time. I need a weekend, no, I need a vacation, no, I need that permanent vacation. One where I get in my traveling vehicle with my iPad, laptop and my GPS and go. The vacation where once a month a deposit shows up in my account. And once a month I fire up my laptop and pay that credit card bill that I pay for everything on. My food, my gas, my repairs, my hotel bills, etc. Snow in the forecast? It's snowmobiling for me. Too cold? I'll head towards Tucson. An urge to see the beauty of the Rockies and I'll head to Glacier National Park, and maybe, if I feel like it, I'll swing by the Grand Canyon on the way by. And sometime before I take the big sleep I'd love to feel the feel of a 200 lb Halibut on my fishing rod. So much to see and dwindling time to see it.
 
Misery loves company you know. And somehow I find solace in hearing that I am not the only one feeling old and tired. Well...I don't feel very much old. Well at least not until I look down my staircase in the AM and ask myself, "How much longer will I be able to make this trip?". But tired is me, tired all the time. I need a weekend, no, I need a vacation, no, I need that permanent vacation. One where I get in my traveling vehicle with my iPad, laptop and my GPS and go. The vacation where once a month a deposit shows up in my account. And once a month I fire up my laptop and pay that credit card bill that I pay for everything on. My food, my gas, my repairs, my hotel bills, etc. Snow in the forecast? It's snowmobiling for me. Too cold? I'll head towards Tucson. An urge to see the beauty of the Rockies and I'll head to Glacier National Park, and maybe, if I feel like it, I'll swing by the Grand Canyon on the way by. And sometime before I take the big sleep I'd love to feel the feel of a 200 lb Halibut on my fishing rod. So much to see and dwindling time to see it.
If only it were that easy!
 
Misery loves company you know. And somehow I find solace in hearing that I am not the only one feeling old and tired. Well...I don't feel very much old. Well at least not until I look down my staircase in the AM and ask myself, "How much longer will I be able to make this trip?". But tired is me, tired all the time. I need a weekend, no, I need a vacation, no, I need that permanent vacation. One where I get in my traveling vehicle with my iPad, laptop and my GPS and go. The vacation where once a month a deposit shows up in my account. And once a month I fire up my laptop and pay that credit card bill that I pay for everything on. My food, my gas, my repairs, my hotel bills, etc. Snow in the forecast? It's snowmobiling for me. Too cold? I'll head towards Tucson. An urge to see the beauty of the Rockies and I'll head to Glacier National Park, and maybe, if I feel like it, I'll swing by the Grand Canyon on the way by. And sometime before I take the big sleep I'd love to feel the feel of a 200 lb Halibut on my fishing rod. So much to see and dwindling time to see it.
Amen, ABFer!! I'm getting close myself! And like you, I look down the stairs each and every morning and wonder how many more times it can be done! The physical nature of this job certainly takes its toll after doing this kind of work for 29+ years. And they wonder why I REFUSE to pull a 250-pound piece of freight off of a non-liftgate trailer!
 
I agree, but health insurance after COBRA expired was very expensive for me. But that was before Obamacare so maybe it's not as bad as it was 3 or 4 years ago.
I checked on the Bammercare recently and the top of the line coverage for me showed $825/mo. While it is a nice piece of change it's probably close to half of what COBRA would be. And for what I can collect in pension I could probably swing it, definitely could with a part time job. And then I could go with a cheap plan for less than $500/mo.
 
Misery loves company you know. And somehow I find solace in hearing that I am not the only one feeling old and tired. Well...I don't feel very much old. Well at least not until I look down my staircase in the AM and ask myself, "How much longer will I be able to make this trip?". But tired is me, tired all the time. I need a weekend, no, I need a vacation, no, I need that permanent vacation. One where I get in my traveling vehicle with my iPad, laptop and my GPS and go. The vacation where once a month a deposit shows up in my account. And once a month I fire up my laptop and pay that credit card bill that I pay for everything on. My food, my gas, my repairs, my hotel bills, etc. Snow in the forecast? It's snowmobiling for me. Too cold? I'll head towards Tucson. An urge to see the beauty of the Rockies and I'll head to Glacier National Park, and maybe, if I feel like it, I'll swing by the Grand Canyon on the way by. And sometime before I take the big sleep I'd love to feel the feel of a 200 lb Halibut on my fishing rod. So much to see and dwindling time to see it.

Me 2 brother. Me 2!!!!! If I was not so tired I'd say it again.
 
Love retirement also, though taking care of sick parents can be overwhelming sometimes, life is good. Because of the uncertainty of our pension though, make sure you can afford to do it. I just got my first ss check so that is a good backup for pension cuts. If you get or need your overtime to live, I suggest that you look twice at retiring. Things will change this year for everybody and its going to get worse if congress gets their way and starts entitlement cuts.(cant blame some people for threatening congress members). As many nasty emails that ive sent, im surprised the fbi hasnt investigated me. Hope this old teamster experience helps. Power in numbers...we may be down but we are not out.
 
Love retirement also, though taking care of sick parents can be overwhelming sometimes, life is good. Because of the uncertainty of our pension though, make sure you can afford to do it. I just got my first ss check so that is a good backup for pension cuts. If you get or need your overtime to live, I suggest that you look twice at retiring. Things will change this year for everybody and its going to get worse if congress gets their way and starts entitlement cuts.(cant blame some people for threatening congress members). As many nasty emails that ive sent, im surprised the fbi hasnt investigated me. Hope this old teamster experience helps. Power in numbers...we may be down but we are not out.
Thanks, Brother,.........You may be "Retired",.........but your experience is always on Active Duty!
 
Save your pennies kids.
It is not cheap being retired
Plus it is going to get very expensive to be retired, if you can make it at all. The dream is wonderful though. Maybe he saved very hard on his own and will be ok. I hope that is the case. Actually I could see everything he was talking about as he told the story. Got to love it.
 
Love retirement also, though taking care of sick parents can be overwhelming sometimes, life is good. Because of the uncertainty of our pension though, make sure you can afford to do it. I just got my first ss check so that is a good backup for pension cuts. If you get or need your overtime to live, I suggest that you look twice at retiring. Things will change this year for everybody and its going to get worse if congress gets their way and starts entitlement cuts.(cant blame some people for threatening congress members). As many nasty emails that ive sent, im surprised the fbi hasnt investigated me. Hope this old teamster experience helps. Power in numbers...we may be down but we are not out.
I sent many letters myself and keep looking for black choppers, not the two wheel kind.
 
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