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ProfessorGAC

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4. Understood

Reply to Bluestocking (Original post)

Mon May 4, 2026, 06:42 PM

May 4

When I was 60, I was still doing 21 or 22 business trips per year.
All that traipsing through airports, 10, 12, 14, 16 hour flights (which I had to so another 5 days later to get home), living out if suitcases, working four 11 or 12 hour days at three different periods each day, and mountains of data analysis when I was in town.
That's why I retired at 62. I got so tired of the travel.

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Working full time at 60 is exhausting [View all] Bluestocking May 4 OP

Right there with you. bottomofthehill May 4 #1

Try being on your feet 8 hours a day at 70. Boomerproud May 4 #2

You are clearly healthier than I am Bluestocking May 4 #3

I understand Bluestocking. I get very depressed knowing this is my reality. Boomerproud May 5 #8

Understood ProfessorGAC May 4 #4

Really good thread folks.....I'm 57 and fading too democratsruletheday May 4 #5

Message auto-removed Name removed May 5 #7

I retired from the AF at 53 LogDog75 May 4 #6