Been thinking about your posts Hugh.Hugh Jargon II wrote:Nope. We’ve got Trim also. But I’m on my own now. Ex employee.
Did you have to leave the service or was it your choice?
I must say, 30 years in the same job is getting rare these days, although I suppose it's a bit more common in the emergency services.
Anyway, congratulations on your 'retirement'. I'm sure that you earnt it, many times over.
What do other firefighters normally do on retirement? I know many have second jobs that they can then concentrate on.
The thing is, I can understand your feelings. You've gone from a job where you have quite often been working at 90mph to suddenly stopping dead. Bit of a culture shock, to say the least.
I think it's important to keep/get a bit of routine in your life. I don't think it would be helpful to lay in every day or start boozing or gambling to take the boredom away. That would be a wrong road to go down, imo.
Hobbies are a great thing to take up. It could be anything, reading books you've always wanted to read, or photography, or taking up art, or doing your family tree/history, or learning a musical instrument.
There's a whole new world out there & you deserve to enjoy it!
Good luck, mate.