switchlogic:
I’m not sure any geriatrics over 50 are in a fit state to do much work frankly
Ridiculous comment - are you a troll now?
toonsy:
stu675:
I’m currently sat in my cab for a planned 5 hr wait for the warehouse staff to start their shift and unload me. I would LOVE to do it myself and duck off home. But I can’t imagine it would be anything other than a [zb] storm if I did.Rather than tip it myself I’d prefer to go after the absolute weapon who PLANNED a 5hr wait.
Apologies, it was only 3 hrs. I’m not very good with numbers.
lolipop:
At 65 if drivers have not got enough money put by, along with your pension to live comfortably then I feel sorry for them. I recently went a funeral of an old work colleague he worked until he was 70 gone dead and buried at 76. Manage your funds to be able to retire,early if you can ,but make sure you can at 65 or whatever retiring age is now.
Kept my licence until it run out after retiring,never renewed it. Longer dead than living.
But some want to carry on working even though they have paid up mortgage and have pension ect.
I knew a driver still at it at 75.
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Where’s know all carryfast then he’s been called out by a UPS Diver why hasn’t he replied yet ?
I was thinking same. Surely he can’t realise he’s been beat?
rearaxle:
lolipop:
At 65 if drivers have not got enough money put by, along with your pension to live comfortably then I feel sorry for them. I recently went a funeral of an old work colleague he worked until he was 70 gone dead and buried at 76. Manage your funds to be able to retire,early if you can ,but make sure you can at 65 or whatever retiring age is now.
Kept my licence until it run out after retiring,never renewed it. Longer dead than living.But some want to carry on working even though they have paid up mortgage and have pension ect.
I knew a driver still at it at 75.
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Sad when somebody has nothing else in their life other than work.
Retired at 65, owe nobody nothing,enjoying doing what ever we want and going where ever we fancy,and best of all not setting the alarm clock unless its for the airport.
lolipop:
rearaxle:
lolipop:
At 65 if drivers have not got enough money put by, along with your pension to live comfortably then I feel sorry for them. I recently went a funeral of an old work colleague he worked until he was 70 gone dead and buried at 76. Manage your funds to be able to retire,early if you can ,but make sure you can at 65 or whatever retiring age is now.
Kept my licence until it run out after retiring,never renewed it. Longer dead than living.But some want to carry on working even though they have paid up mortgage and have pension ect.
I knew a driver still at it at 75.
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Sad when somebody has nothing else in their life other than work.
Retired at 65, owe nobody nothing,enjoying doing what ever we want and going where ever we fancy,and best of all not setting the alarm clock unless its for the airport.
I always used to tell people that what I was looking forward to in retirement was getting up in the morning, opening the blinds at home, seeing that it’s wazzing down, closing them again and going back to bed. I didn’t climb out of bed till 9am this morning. Never heard of before retirement, not even on holiday. Loving it 
lolipop:
At 65 if drivers have not got enough money put by, along with your pension to live comfortably then I feel sorry for them. I recently went a funeral of an old work colleague he worked until he was 70 gone dead and buried at 76.
On the other hand, I know- I’m sure we all know- seemingly fit and healthy drivers who have died within a few months of retiring. I guess retirement robs many folk of their sense of purpose. Personally I’ll probably carry on working a few months a year over the Winter when I hit retirement age, the State Pension being enough to survive on but not much more.
Harry Monk:
lolipop:
At 65 if drivers have not got enough money put by, along with your pension to live comfortably then I feel sorry for them. I recently went a funeral of an old work colleague he worked until he was 70 gone dead and buried at 76.On the other hand, I know- I’m sure we all know- seemingly fit and healthy drivers who have died within a few months of retiring. I guess retirement robs many folk of their sense of purpose. Personally I’ll probably carry on working a few months a year over the Winter when I hit retirement age, the State Pension being enough to survive on but not much more.
Tbh the only ones I have known of over the years, who have died soon, or within a year of retiring, have been those who spent their working life totally stressed out, running around with their arses on fire and ramming in every hour they could at work every week of their lives…total burn out.
Then they fall upon an easy life of relaxation and can’t hack it. 
I have just spent 2 weeks at home, relaxing, chilling out and socialising in between
I can’t get these guys who prefer to be working, maybe it’s just me who is either a lazy ■■■■, …or one who has more sense, but that is for others to judge…I’d jack tomorrow if I could afford to.
Remember some of us carry after retiring age because, oddly enough, we enjoy our work.
If you have a cushy number, one that pays well for short hours and short weeks where you’re treated with respect and the job requires a bit of nous rather than graft and isn’t boring, why not carry on and enjoy the benefits.
Juddian:
Remember some of us carry after retiring age because, oddly enough, we enjoy our work.If you have a cushy number, one that pays well for short hours and short weeks where you’re treated with respect and the job requires a bit of nous rather than graft and isn’t boring, why not carry on and enjoy the benefits.
I enjoyed my job but theres more to life than making money to"enjoy the benefits" Benefits of retirement are doing what you want when you want, a social life thats not planned around doing a shift. No pockets in shrouds,you cant take it with you,well you can but you wont be any good to you.
I enjoy my job but would enjoy it more if I was sat on the coach as a passenger carefree and someone else has got up at 4am to ready the coach. Retirement may be short and best to make the most of it.
Yorkshire Tramper:
I enjoy my job but would enjoy it more if I was sat on the coach as a passenger carefree and someone else has got up at 4am to ready the coach. Retirement may be short and best to make the most of it.
Only the other day you said how wonderful all the hotels were that you were staying in so it turns out you only spend half the night in bed and no brekky ? Up at 4am to prepare the wrinkly mobile doesn’t sound that wonderful to me
lolipop:
Juddian:
Remember some of us carry after retiring age because, oddly enough, we enjoy our work.If you have a cushy number, one that pays well for short hours and short weeks where you’re treated with respect and the job requires a bit of nous rather than graft and isn’t boring, why not carry on and enjoy the benefits.
I enjoyed my job but theres more to life than making money to"enjoy the benefits" Benefits of retirement are doing what you want when you want, a social life thats not planned around doing a shift. No pockets in shrouds,you can
t take it with you,well you can but you wont be any good to you.
That’s why I’ve been working 4on-4off . I’m like semi-retired. I plan to work a few days a week, on and off, I retirement, to be able to enjoy my life. Its not like I’m having to go down 't pit.
lolipop:
Juddian:
Remember some of us carry after retiring age because, oddly enough, we enjoy our work.If you have a cushy number, one that pays well for short hours and short weeks where you’re treated with respect and the job requires a bit of nous rather than graft and isn’t boring, why not carry on and enjoy the benefits.
I enjoyed my job but theres more to life than making money to"enjoy the benefits" Benefits of retirement are doing what you want when you want, a social life thats not planned around doing a shift. No pockets in shrouds,you can
t take it with you,well you can but you wont be any good to you.
Works for you, thats great, we’re all different though, what you find ideal wouldn’t suit me and vice versa, and long may we be allowed to have individual views/wants/desires and be allowed to pursue them…before some bloody politician or his social media giant mate stick his nose or spyware into our affairs and decides we shouldn’t be doing whatever it is we enjoy and should pay more tax as we obviously had some money to spare.
It’s difficult with putting away saving for retirement as who knows how long there going to live , we’ve got private pensions , mrs has nhs pension & we’ve Isa,s , I’ve also opened 20 bonds , which we’ve stuck x amount of 1,000,s in to cover us for 20 yrs , 85 , but if we / one of us lives longer then who knows
I just think at 65 that should be enough , I agree with lollipop , I’d of done 53 yrs work by then , no break , will be enough , mrs the same ( though she’s a old nhs pension so could of retired at 55 ) she does 4 days x 6 hrs = 24 hrs so plods on , plans to retire 63 health allowing , can’t see passing another medical so March 62 yrs will be it for me , so will have to use savings to get to 65 ( maybe I can drive a van or something though )
dozy:
It’s difficult with putting away saving for retirement as who knows how long there going to live , we’ve got private pensions , mrs has nhs pension & we’ve Isa,s , I’ve also opened 20 bonds , which we’ve stuck x amount of 1,000,s in to cover us for 20 yrs , 85 , but if we / one of us lives longer then who knows
I just think at 65 that should be enough , I agree with lollipop , I’d of done 53 yrs work by then , no break , will be enough , mrs the same ( though she’s a old nhs pension so could of retired at 55 ) she does 4 days x 6 hrs = 24 hrs so plods on , plans to retire 63 health allowing , can’t see passing another medical so March 62 yrs will be it for me , so will have to use savings to get to 65 ( maybe I can drive a van or something though )
You could have started drawing on your private pension since you were 55.
If you are most worried about your money running out then annuity rates are supposedly back up to 6% joint life, but then you need to decide what growth rate you want to pay for. I would prefer to keep control and use drawdown, and ideally use more money while I’m still younger.
robthedog:
Yorkshire Tramper:
I enjoy my job but would enjoy it more if I was sat on the coach as a passenger carefree and someone else has got up at 4am to ready the coach. Retirement may be short and best to make the most of it.Only the other day you said how wonderful all the hotels were that you were staying in so it turns out you only spend half the night in bed and no brekky ? Up at 4am to prepare the wrinkly mobile doesn’t sound that wonderful to me
No when on tours it is easy no earlymornings etc, The first and last days are the long ones depending upon upon your destination. I do love the job but I am saying upon reaching retirement I know I would prefer to be living at home with my family and not having to get up early. Also I am still away from home for 5 days a week. No matter how cushy the job is, I would still like a life to myself.
I’ve recently turned 50 and have been looking forward to packing in work at 55. Yesterday I had a letter from one of my previous employers 'reminding ’ me that as of 6th April 2028 the early retirement age will be 57…
My plan was to wait until the following April after I turn 55 in the October so I could take advantage of the 12,750 personal allowance for the new tax year as I intend to cash my pensions in fully. 25% of the total amount(s) tax free & then the further above mentioned personal allowance off as well.
My intended date was…6/4/28. Pricks. The Gov want folks to return to work simply because over the decades they have stolen from taxpayers and completely mismanaged the UK’s finances which has resulted in not enough money, in time to come there won’t even be a state pension which is why workplace pensions have been strongly pushed on us over the last decade or so.
No way on this planet I will be working a single day after I have to. Personal allowances have been frozen for the next 2 yrs, dividend allowances are being reduced/eroded, and we are all getting relatively poorer year on year, this country has finally reached the point where it’s all too late to ever improve for a myriad of reasons.
Thailand, Croatia, Spain or Portugal. One of those will be my future. Dependant on the tax implications, I may still opt to ■■■■ off on my 55th Birthday, this place is FUBAR.
Still no Carryfast after being shown up by the poster who works for UPS.
My guess is the failed lorry driver is currently searching Google for another company to try and prove his factually incorrect and irrelevant point!