On 23/04/2016 23:16, Marc Wilson wrote:
> In uk.singles, (Dave) wrote in <
cqdouc-...@llondel.org>::
>> As I get ever closer to the age at which all these people are popping clogs,
>> it's good to see that there is the possibility of getting out the other
>> side. Mind you, my father is also 82, so now I've got two examples.
>
> Mine is 81, and so far the only male in our family to live to retire
> (though my oldest cousin gets there this year....).
>
My father died at the age of 60, two weeks before I got married.
All four directors from the Company he worked for attended his funeral.
I didn't want that honour!
I took early (enhanced) retirement at 58, and never regretted it.