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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 23, 2017 - 10:27am PT
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Just back from a trip to the Soc Sec orifice with me mum. What a cluster*#%>!
First, only at a gubmint orifice are the handicapped parking places the FURTHEST away from the entrance, right? Nuthing like institutionalized hypocrisy.
Then some dude comes out to say no food or drink allowed inside. We go in and every window has somebody drinking coffee! Who's working for who?
Then some flunky has a job of seating you AFTER you've been given a number and there's a big screen with yer # and window to report to! He wants me mum to get up and walk to the far side of the room cause she's not where she is sposed to be. Boy, howdy, did I get in his grill! "SHE'S 91! LEAVE HER BE!"
"Uh, OK."
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Mar 23, 2017 - 04:58pm PT
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^^^^
UN-S-S
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Bob D'A
Trad climber
Taos, NM
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Mar 23, 2017 - 05:07pm PT
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Reilly...Try the SS website.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mar 28, 2017 - 12:20pm PT
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In the army that would be 64 days and a wakeup.
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Rock!...oopsie.
Trad climber
the pitch above you
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Mar 28, 2017 - 12:38pm PT
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I am so ready to have the time to fully get back at it...
So we are going to see something like 3x your post rate to date? Or are you talking about devoting yourself to something else?
Just yanking your chain. You always crack me up.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Mar 29, 2017 - 08:56am PT
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Climbing by non-retired people is a current fad that won't last.
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Mar 29, 2017 - 09:42am PT
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^^^
+1
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 29, 2017 - 09:55am PT
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Locker, ease up, braj! Saw Crack Annie at the Circle K Monday and she's hurt you haven't
had her over for cribbage in, like, forever!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Mar 29, 2017 - 10:36am PT
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Locker: 5529600 seconds until your retirement
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Mar 29, 2017 - 10:40am PT
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BankRate US state retirement rankings: http://www.bankrate.com/retirement/states-ranked-from-first-to-worst-on-retirement-2/
Rank State Cost of living Weather Health care quality Crime Tax Culture Senior Well-being
1 New Hampshire 40 45 4 3 7 6 14 2
2 Colorado 33 20 7 26 16 9 46 3
3 Maine 38 44 1 2 35 19 2 11
4 Iowa 14 36 9 15 20 35 9 10
5 Minnesota 30 47 3 14 43 7 34 4
6 Virginia 31 16 16 5 23 14 42 29
7 Massachusetts 45 29 5 17 40 3 24 9
8 South Dakota 26 40 18 20 3 34 20 15
9 Wisconsin 24 42 2 16 46 29 22 6
10 Idaho 5 31 20 4 22 42 37 19
11 Utah 16 19 8 24 30 20 49 7
12 Arizona 28 2 26 38 15 39 12 12
13 Nebraska 12 28 17 18 21 31 32 20
14 Vermont 43 49 15 1 39 4 4 22
15 Pennsylvania 35 35 14 12 36 22 5 21
16 North Dakota 25 48 22 11 18 25 30 5
17 Florida 27 18 30 39 17 24 1 16
18 Delaware 34 24 6 40 37 28 7 25
19 Rhode Island 42 26 10 9 42 21 11 17
20 North Carolina 19 11 12 29 33 40 29 26
21 Wyoming 15 41 44 8 2 23 41 35
22 Michigan 18 43 19 22 26 36 18 27
23 Texas 11 5 35 34 5 30 48 36
24 Kansas 8 14 24 32 29 41 33 33
25 South Carolina 29 7 11 44 9 45 15 30
26 Oregon 39 22 27 27 41 12 10 13
27 Tennessee 6 15 38 46 4 8 25 45
28 Missouri 9 23 23 41 25 27 19 41
29 Montana 32 46 34 28 12 26 6 24
30 Alabama 7 13 25 42 13 47 21 44
31 Washington 37 32 31 36 24 15 39 18
32 Connecticut 47 30 21 7 49 10 17 14
33 Ohio 17 38 32 23 32 32 16 43
34 Illinois 21 33 33 21 47 17 40 37
35 Georgia 13 8 36 35 19 37 47 40
36 Hawaii 50 17 13 43 38 5 8 1
37 New York 46 37 39 13 50 1 28 32
38 New Jersey 41 27 29 6 48 18 27 31
39 Indiana 4 34 37 30 28 44 35 39
40 Maryland 44 21 28 31 44 13 43 23
41 Mississippi 1 9 49 25 10 50 36 42
42 California 49 1 42 33 45 2 45 28
43 Oklahoma 3 6 43 37 11 38 31 48
44 Nevada 36 4 50 47 8 11 38 38
45 Kentucky 10 25 41 10 27 46 26 49
46 Louisiana 20 12 40 48 6 43 44 46
47 New Mexico 23 3 47 50 14 33 23 34
48 Arkansas 2 10 45 45 34 48 13 47
49 West Virginia 22 39 48 19 31 49 3 50
50 Alaska 48 50 46 49 1 16 50 8
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Mar 29, 2017 - 12:11pm PT
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What's the count now, Gunkie???...
About 3547 seconds less.
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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Mar 31, 2017 - 01:38pm PT
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2833 days to go...
Thanks Locker, when I put it your way I get depressed.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Mar 31, 2017 - 06:06pm PT
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Not counting today--and I'm not cuz it's Friday--I got 42 dayz. Heysoos, that's comin' soon. Got the house in escrow, and we'll be in Bishop full time by the end of May/beginning of June. Yoiks!
BAd
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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Mar 31, 2017 - 06:06pm PT
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^^^
7.76164383651644 years
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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2824 days to go...
Locker, when did we go from "Hold my beer and watch this" to "Hand me the selfy stick"?
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
Sands Motel , Las Vegas
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Dude's always been one way with the selfy...rj
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jstan
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 13, 2017 - 01:21pm PT
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The following is an experience similar to retirement.
You are sitting at the dinner table after the meal. The hostess tells everyone "we have three kinds of pie for dessert, each with ice cream. Strawberry, raspberry, and pecan and if you wish you can have a slice of each. Locker what would you like?"
Locker replies, "I'll pass on dessert. I'd rather go climbing one more time."
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Apr 13, 2017 - 04:16pm PT
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any retired ex-pats, or near-retirement gringos considering moving abroad for retirement?
it has occurred to me that I could potentially speed up my retirement date if I retired earlier (say in my 50s rather than 60s) and moved to a cheaper locale that still would offer decent climbing opportunities (thinking about Thailand, Mexico, Peru.]
put another way, it's often said that $1 million USD is what a prospective retiree would want to have saved up approaching retirement at the age of 65 here in the US. But I imagine that figure would be halved (at least) if one were going to spend retirement in a cheaper place.
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Apr 13, 2017 - 04:32pm PT
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Pakistan and Tajikistan are by far the cheapest climbing venues I've been to recently. The Balti people in the Karakoram are very friendly to westerners as are the Ismalis in the Pamirs
If you want to hook up the Ismaii Muslims in Tajikistan are quite liberal and like to dance....you probably wouldn't have to convert.
Concerning alcohol....Tajikistan is secular and they have good, very inexpensive local brew. Pakistan would be great if you are a recovering alcoholic who is off the sauce.
Food is okay in both places, especially if you like chichen, and it's dirt cheap.
That said...I imagine most on this forum will pass on my recommendation.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Apr 13, 2017 - 04:37pm PT
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^^^^ not done in good faith
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