I am officially retired as of 4:00 pm yesterday. I was born on the Waggoner Ranch and retired from there after some 43+ years of employment with them. I now start a new chapter in my life with no idea of what is to come. Still will have tight ties to the ranch where I spent most all of my life as wife, brother and many friends are employed there. Living in town will take some getting used to as all but 2 years of my life has been spent in the country.
Having worked for the largest ranch in the US under one fence has been quite a journey and now I start another. Life is great and you just have to make the most of it, I plan on doing so.
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- Sat Jun 30, 2018 9:00 am
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- Mon Jan 22, 2018 3:51 pm
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I started my working life as a cowboy for $150.00 a month. Still love that work but too old and banged up to enjoy it anymore. Switched to the oilfield in the 70's and never looked back. Since 1979 I have been the production superintendant for this company working my way up from the very bottom. I think it is time to slow down and enjoy life for a few years. Thanks for the advice and good wishes from everyone I appreciate them very much.
- Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:07 pm
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Retirement grows closer
Turning 66 soon and starting to think about hanging it up. May do some consulting occasionally but will be selective. I have worked for this company for 42 years and gave a lot of free labor to them growing up.
Recently bought a house as we live in a company furnished house and we are in the final stages of finishing up on it with what we wanted to change. Told my wife of 43 years a very long time ago when we finally bought our own house I would put new furniture in it with no questions asked. I made good on that promise yesterday, boy could I have bought some nice guns for the money that was spent. She deserves it for putting up with me this long.
If nothing changes it looks like July 1st I will be out. It is going to be a little different not being at work at 5:30 am and going home after 4:00 pm or whenever the job is finished. Don't think I will miss being on call 24/7 and troubleshooting problems after a call in the wee hours of the morning.
Maybe I can just sit around and build rifles for the grandbabies. This will also mean I can make an Elm Fork Shotgun get together with out work nixing it.
The possibilities abound for me I just have to make the best of them. I am starting to look forward favorably to July and the rest of my life.
Recently bought a house as we live in a company furnished house and we are in the final stages of finishing up on it with what we wanted to change. Told my wife of 43 years a very long time ago when we finally bought our own house I would put new furniture in it with no questions asked. I made good on that promise yesterday, boy could I have bought some nice guns for the money that was spent. She deserves it for putting up with me this long.
If nothing changes it looks like July 1st I will be out. It is going to be a little different not being at work at 5:30 am and going home after 4:00 pm or whenever the job is finished. Don't think I will miss being on call 24/7 and troubleshooting problems after a call in the wee hours of the morning.
Maybe I can just sit around and build rifles for the grandbabies. This will also mean I can make an Elm Fork Shotgun get together with out work nixing it.
The possibilities abound for me I just have to make the best of them. I am starting to look forward favorably to July and the rest of my life.