JTH's Account Talk

[WorkFE]

I'm not looking forward to joining the real world...

I thought the same thing. When I took my retirement physical is when it realy hit me that what I had known for the past 20 years would soon change. However the day after my retirement date was the least amount of stress I had felt since being a teenager. The stress did not return until the business starting going good. I was responsible for more than just my Wife and Son. I had workers and workers families that counted on me for 40 hours a week. 2008-2009 almost crushed me, emotionally I was drained. I was juggling way to many glass disshes. It helped when the Son graduated, now entrenched in the energy sector, after a TUFF 4 year USMC stint.
Nowadays balancing my business and career is challenging but stress is a relieved by success.
Decide and then embrace whatever decision you make.

 

[OBXTrader]

I retired after 21 years active duty, 25 counting Reserve time; lived out a career dream from my youth for three years and then found my true calling in February 2013.

When I retired from active duty in 2010, had a nice GS position there for me, but didn't accept the position even though the pay would have been great. I feared I would get trapped in perpetual Federal government servitude (and stress) in a job that I really didn't love. At first I regretted that move, but now I am so glad I am working where I am and not there.

 

[law87]

I retired after 21 years active duty, 25 counting Reserve time; lived out a career dream from my youth for three years and then found my true calling in February 2013.

When I retired from active duty in 2010, had a nice GS position there for me, but didn't accept the position even though the pay would have been great. I feared I would get trapped in perpetual Federal government servitude (and stress) in a job that I really didn't love. At first I regretted that move, but now I am so glad I am working where I am and not there.

I am feeling the same way! I remember a Chief once told me "when I retire, I want to be a Mail man. Simple, Easy and get by." I always think down of him because for a man to achieve so much and yet want to be a simpleton when he's out of the military is beyond my comprehension, but now I know why. I cant wait to retire and be a mail man.

 

[alevin]

I am feeling the same way! I remember a Chief once told me "when I retire, I want to be a Mail man. Simple, Easy and get by." I always think down of him because for a man to achieve so much and yet want to be a simpleton when he's out of the military is beyond my comprehension, but now I know why. I cant wait to retire and be a mail man.

My brother felt the same way when he got out after 23 years and chiefdom. became a diesel mechanic for second career. no paperwork, no supervising others. that choice has had some unexpected downsides, but all in all, not sure what else he might have decided to do, he's always liked working with his hands, but the body is also getting a bit aged for that hard work at this point, he didn't foresee that when he made that particular second career choice.

 

[burrocrat]

not to be a stick in the mud or anything... but to be a 'chief' diesel mechanic in the private sector you have to be good at knowing how to fix things and be able to fix them anytime anywhere, not just be good at telling others to fix things anytime anywhere. it's a different world.

lead by example is key.

whatever the career choice or vocation, i think the proper term is 's/he gots stones'. down and dirty wins the race.

 

[alevin]

not to be a stick in the mud or anything... but to be a 'chief' diesel mechanic in the private sector you have to be good at knowing how to fix things and be able to fix them anytime anywhere, not just be good at telling others to fix things anytime anywhere. it's a different world.

lead by example is key.

whatever the career choice or vocation, i think the proper term is 's/he gots stones'. down and dirty wins the race.

Think you misunderstood. Navy chief, fire control. entirely different profession. major career switch occurred post-navy. He worked hard labor construction as a highschooler, he knew what hard work was, but a small boned small guy over 50 + huge 16wheeler tires aren't all that good a match. he didn't think about that when he was anxious to give up the supervisory responsibilities. He led by example in the Navy. 16 hour days, 7 days a week, no family life for months at a time. You work your way up to Chief took him over 20 years to do it, he did his time as a grunt shipboard.

 

[konakathy]

I am feeling the same way! I remember a Chief once told me "when I retire, I want to be a Mail man. Simple, Easy and get by." I always think down of him because for a man to achieve so much and yet want to be a simpleton when he's out of the military is beyond my comprehension, but now I know why. I cant wait to retire and be a mail man.

You don't need to wait until you retire to be called a simpleton if you think being a letter carrier is a cushy job.

 

[JTH]

I'm going to spin this turd of a month into a BLT sandwich

10 days in the F-Fund, 8 in the G-Fund and 3 in the S-Fund yielded 1.03%

Roughly acquiring 20% of the S-Funds monthly gains while taking on 15% of the exposure.

Yummy sh!t sandwich :nuts:

 

[nnuut]

You don't need to wait until you retire to be called a simpleton if you think being a letter carrier is a cushy job.

I hear from my friends that being a letter carrier is a bitch. My Old Man told me that if working was fun they wouldn't pay you for doing it!

 

[JTH]

Broke below key support today, not good...

 

[Birchtree]

It's really just fine - we need some more give back to calm the nerves of the bulls. My dividends need this weakness to last a few more weeks - then we'll be coiled for higher ground.

 

[amoeba]

Broke below key support today, not good...

Meh:

Barely...moderate volume.....and one day....I think the markets could drift up the remainder of this week if anyone cares to time it and look to buy into existing open gaps, like ~1,030 in the S-fund, if they expect the drop to resume anew next week - since I'm not in right now - that's where I'm looking to re-enter.

Then again, since I think it, it probably won't happen.

 

[Birchtree]

Bulls Charge Despite Weak Data | Seeking Alpha

 

[JTH]

[h=4]
A Fistful of Dollars...[/h]

 

[Cactus]

Thanks for the info, Jason. I almost overlooked it because at first I thought you were referring to the Clint Eastwood movie.

P.S. The address in the link is correct but for some reason clicking it doesn't take me there. :blink: I had to get there off the blog page. Any one else have this issue?

P.S.S. It's only the one in the message body that is giving me issues. The one in the sig. line works.

 

[Frixxxx]

Thanks for the info, Jason. I almost overlooked it because at first I thought you were referring to the Clint Eastwood movie.

P.S. The address in the link is correct but for some reason clicking it doesn't take me there. :blink: I had to get there off the blog page. Any one else have this issue?

P.S.S. It's only the one in the message body that is giving me issues. The one in the sig. line works.

I didn't have a problem in IE or Chrome.:blink:

 

[Cactus]

Yeah, I'm using IE 10. It may be something on my end filtering it out.

Wait, I tried it again. When I depress the mouse button on the link in the message body it jumps up a line out of the way. If I move the mouse pointer up over it before releasing the mouse button it works. I think someone is messing with me. :nuts: It's too early in the morning for that.

 

[Frixxxx]

Yeah, I'm using IE 10. It may be something on my end filtering it out.

Wait, I tried it again. When I depress the mouse button on the link in the message body it jumps up a line out of the way. If I move the mouse pointer up over it before releasing the mouse button it works. I think someone is messing with me. :nuts: It's too early in the morning for that.

Poltergeist!!!!!!!!!

 

[JTH]

Just a quick note, a down Friday followed by a down Monday usually leads to lower prices within the next week, but that doesn't always mean it's a lower close.

 

[Bquat]

Just a quick note, a down Friday followed by a down Monday usually leads to lower prices within the next week, but that doesn't always mean it's a lower close.

Thanks I needed that .