Retiring (again)
 

Since I have a minute I thought I would mention that I will be retiring from the automotive industry (this time I mean it).

Nissan has informed me that my contract will not be renewed effective 5/1/2025. My last day will be 4/30/2025. I was already planning to be done 8/29/2025 so this just pulls it ahead a bit.

If my “pre-retirement practice days” (aka “vacation days”) are any indication it appears my time will be spent napping, eating and ignoring lingering projects in the house and garage. I really should be putting the Chevelle back together after a big build winter and I'm in the middle of a bathroom remodel that needs finishing up. After that we'll see. My wife claims she can support me in the manner to which I have become accustomed but I don't think she really knows how expensive car parts are.

Final tally is 39 years 7 months at GM and a couple days shy of 6 years at Nissan, for those keeping score. This will be my longest break since the summer between my junior and senior years of high school.

K

Congrats! Thats a heck of a run.

Congratulations! I hope you have more luck "retiring" than some of us other retirees. The often time comment heard that people are more busy now than they were when they were working is a very true statement. Unfortunately, I am not busy at home but still in the shop.

congratulations!! I sold my farm equipment in December and sounds like my time is being spent like your vacation days! I have a bathroom remodel on the list too

Well done, Keith - carry on havin' a blast!

Congrats as well! Sounds very well earned man, enjoy!
Anthony

Congrats! You earned it!

Congrats Keith!

Congrats! Maybe a few more cars you can add to the list? :biggthumpup:

Congrats, hope you enjoy your extra time.

Congratulations!

Congratulations, mine is coming up on Aug 1st.

Agreed. Sometimes I wonder how I found time to work!

Congrats on your second retirement. I "retired" from my trucking career in 2013 but had a part time job until 2 years ago.
When I got out of trucking, the first thing my wife said was "don't think you are going to blow all MY retirement funds on cars and part !!"...:laugh:

Congratulations Keith!!

R'uh r'oh.

It occurred to me the other day I've probably spent enough on cars and parts to have bought another house.

The rest I wasted.

K

Congrats! I am on my 2nd retirement too. 38 years in IT, forced retirement. Then they called me back for another 2+ years. Jan 2025 was it for me :)

You can forget about napping, I am way more busy now then I was. :D

I got it right the first time, fourteen years ago and never looked back. As said, how did I find time to work??

Congrats!! Get out in the shop and enjoy!!

congrats to you keith. hope you enjoy your retirement. you won't understand how you did everything while working. what doesnt get done today gets done tomorrow. enjoy

Here's a couple stripe packages I designed on during my tenure there -

K

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Congrats Keith! I am not too far away at this point. At least I can see the finish line now! :)


:biggthumpup:

Congrats - been retired since 2005 and never missed a day of it - your live will fulfill your time taking away from those naps!

Congrats!!

I just ‘quit’ work in mid February myself. I say that because the company I worked for had no retirement other than a small contribution to 401k. I worked in IT for over 31 years and immediately started sleeping better the very week that I quit.
I gave myself 2 months to do almost nothing but will get back to my ‘to do list’ after that. I highly recommend this stage in life.

Congratulations! If she's on board your good!

I will start drawing my SS (at full retirement age) here in a few months but plan to continue working for another year or two just to stay busy.