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Post by Goldbrick on Jun 30, 2019 13:31:13 GMT -5
Hello fellow patchers,
I haven't posted since back in November{tho I do pop in now and again}so if I look new to some of you, well, that's on me I guess. anyway,yesterday was the last day of my nineteen years with Kroger ...I figured many of you would know how good I feel right now.
Before Kroger I spent twenty-one years with Safeway, after 4 years with a small "mom & pop" market, back in my teens.
Back in April, Kroger hosted a legacy dinner for us old-timers ,and as it was held in the conference center of The Hotel Roanoke, only a stone throw from Milan Tobacconists...a trip there was a must. It's been ten years or more since my last trip to Milan's ,and ,shortly after breakfast on our second day in Roanoke ,I found myself standing in front of rows and rows of pipes.
I settled on a Nording signature freehand and four new to me aromatics, as a retirement/birthday present to myself, and I gotta tell you ,it's a really good smoker, Milan tobacco seem to be top notch too.
Today, I spent the morning watching some youtube , then I picked some wild blackberries ,now I'm eyeballing last nights retirement gift from some friends...Crown Royal's Noble collection Canadian whisky, finished in French oak...
I've not tasted it, so your thoughts are welcome.
Herb. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Jun 30, 2019 13:44:35 GMT -5
Congratulations, Mr Brick! I hope your Nording smokes well for you, sir!
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Post by Dramatwist on Jun 30, 2019 14:48:45 GMT -5
...congrats and "bon chance" on your retirement Goldbrick! Enjoy every day... |
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Post by just ol ed on Jun 30, 2019 14:51:43 GMT -5
adding my congrats Mr. Brick. Hope you enjoy many more doing whot ya wanna do! Called it a day 9/1/07...now a little hush hush income helps out.
Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
at 78.5yrs...still claim seniority for what it's worth!
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Post by puffy on Jun 30, 2019 15:34:25 GMT -5
Congratulations..Hope you have a long happy retirement.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 30, 2019 15:54:19 GMT -5
Congratulations on your Nording and your retirement 👍👍👍. May you enjoy yourself during this time of your life and now get to smoke some of your favorites, relax more🎉🎈🎊🎉🎈🎊🎉🎈🎊🎉🎈🎊
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Post by mgtarheel on Jun 30, 2019 15:54:48 GMT -5
Enjoy your retirement!
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Post by Legend Lover on Jun 30, 2019 16:07:34 GMT -5
Congratulations on your retirement. Sounds like you got a great pipe there. Any photos?
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jun 30, 2019 16:36:08 GMT -5
Welcome to the Patch and freedom from the aggravation of working.
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Post by tr on Jun 30, 2019 16:53:14 GMT -5
Congratulations on your retirement. I'm looking forward to mine. I also work in retail grocery. I've been with Publix for 26 years.
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Post by scrooge on Jun 30, 2019 16:57:43 GMT -5
Welcome back an congrats!
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Post by trailboss on Jun 30, 2019 17:35:34 GMT -5
PM me for shipping address, glad to give you my thoughts.
Congratulations on the retirement, I qualified for retirement three years ago, but I am still working...there is a certain amount of freedom that comes when I know I have my time in...I get along great with my supervisors, but I feel no reason to walk the politically correct line with tender hearted ween-flakes, fortunately there are only a few.
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Post by piffyr on Jun 30, 2019 17:49:13 GMT -5
Congrats a million times over, Herb! Well earned and well deserved, I say.
Blackberries, eh? Might be time to start working on some blackberry wine.
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Post by Goldbrick on Jun 30, 2019 18:36:45 GMT -5
Congratulations, Mr Brick! I hope your Nording smokes well for you, sir! this one is my fifth Nording and the best of the lot I think...thanks for your reply!! |
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Post by Goldbrick on Jun 30, 2019 18:43:12 GMT -5
adding my congrats Mr. Brick. Hope you enjoy many more doing whot ya wanna do! Called it a day 9/1/07...now a little hush hush income helps out. Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY at 78.5yrs...still claim seniority for what it's worth! hush, hush income, and seniority too  ...that's what I call retirement !!! |
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Post by garydh2000 on Jun 30, 2019 18:45:05 GMT -5
Congratulations on your retirement. I look forward to that time of my life.
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Post by Goldbrick on Jun 30, 2019 18:56:31 GMT -5
Congratulations on your retirement. I'm looking forward to mine. I also work in retail grocery. I've been with Publix for 26 years. Publix, yes!...they came here to Virginia about two years back...I know a good many fine guys and gals that work for them.
the wife and I'll be headed down your way the first of August to spend a week with friends. 
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Post by Goldbrick on Jun 30, 2019 19:02:31 GMT -5
Congratulations on your retirement. Sounds like you got a great pipe there. Any photos? No photos as yet...I'm a bit challenged in that area as yet ,but it gives me something to work on in my "old age" |
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Post by kxg on Jul 1, 2019 0:46:56 GMT -5
Congrats on your retirement! And a nice choice of pipe. My son gave me one of those for Christmas last year and it is a fine smoker.
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Post by Stearmandriver on Jul 1, 2019 2:09:27 GMT -5
Congratulations! I've got about 20 years left, but that's already sounding like a day to look forward too!
I love Nording's freehands as well. That sounds like a fine way to kick off this stage, and you've earned all the enjoyment that pipe will bring.
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Post by dervis on Jul 1, 2019 8:14:41 GMT -5
Congratulations!
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Post by william on Jul 1, 2019 9:04:50 GMT -5
Congratulations. The only downside I have found in retirement is that I had to get old to do it. Enjoy--and find some hobbies to keep active.  |
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Post by trailboss on Jul 1, 2019 9:54:46 GMT -5
Congratulations. The only downside I have found in retirement is that I had to get old to do it. Enjoy--and find some hobbies to keep active. Good advice, the worse thing you can do is have a sedentary life post employment, muscle loss and I believe cognitive degradation takes place if you are not engaged in life. I have seen too many examples of people that have gone downhill quickly when they have all that time on their hands. |
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Post by papipeguy on Jul 1, 2019 11:50:50 GMT -5
Congrats on your retirement. Now the real fun chapter of your new life begins. You won't believe how busy you'll be doing nothing. Enjoy yourself and don't forget to wave to the poor suckers going off to work every morning. They'll appreciate the friendly send off and some may even use all of their fingers waving back at you.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 1, 2019 13:44:51 GMT -5
Congratulations.
Now the trick is not going crazy.
Believe me it sounds a lot easier than it really is.
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Post by sperrytops on Jul 1, 2019 17:01:54 GMT -5
Hello fellow patchers,
I haven't posted since back in November{tho I do pop in now and again}so if I look new to some of you, well, that's on me I guess. anyway,yesterday was the last day of my nineteen years with Kroger ...I figured many of you would know how good I feel right now.
Before Kroger I spent twenty-one years with Safeway, after 4 years with a small "mom & pop" market, back in my teens.
Back in April, Kroger hosted a legacy dinner for us old-timers ,and as it was held in the conference center of The Hotel Roanoke, only a stone throw from Milan Tobacconists...a trip there was a must. It's been ten years or more since my last trip to Milan's ,and ,shortly after breakfast on our second day in Roanoke ,I found myself standing in front of rows and rows of pipes.
I settled on a Nording signature freehand and four new to me aromatics, as a retirement/birthday present to myself, and I gotta tell you ,it's a really good smoker, Milan tobacco seem to be top notch too.
Today, I spent the morning watching some youtube , then I picked some wild blackberries ,now I'm eyeballing last nights retirement gift from some friends...Crown Royal's Noble collection Canadian whisky, finished in French oak...
I've not tasted it, so your thoughts are welcome.
Herb. Welcome back and congratulations on your retirement. May you have many good years of smoking ahead of you. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2019 18:32:58 GMT -5
Congratulations on your retirement and welcome back to the Patch. |
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