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    I’m sure looking forward to retirement, or at least partial retirement. As my vacation winds down, I am planning to squirrel hunt tomorrow. I got a new dog two days ago but it has been raining ever since then. So I now just have tomorrow and Saturday to hunt her.

    I got her because I lost two of my 4 beagles to hogs last week. Sad day for leaningright’s household but when you hunt with dogs it’s not a matter of if something like this could happen, it’s a matter of when it will happen.

    Anyway, I got this squirrel dog and she needs time in the woods but I’ll be working steadily until squirrel season is over with few days to take her. Yep, I’m looking forward to retirement.

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    I wondered how I would adjust to retirement.

    It took like about six minutes.

    Have never looked back.

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    Unless I hit the lottery I'm about 8 years...minimum...from retiring. To be honest if the stress element in my job is kept at a reasonable level I wouldn't mind working till full SS age or even mandatory collection age.

    Though if I do retire early I think I would use my life science background, study botany and plant hybridization, and cross breed Republicans.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    Unless I hit the lottery I'm about 8 years...minimum...from retiring. To be honest if the stress element in my job is kept at a reasonable level I wouldn't mind working till full SS age or even mandatory collection age.

    Though if I do retire early I think I would use my life science background, study botany and plant hybridization, and cross breed Republicans.
    Create a willow tree that has either bright blue foliage or dark red foliage that is zone 7B happy and you can retire today.

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    I've always wondered if Kacper was male or female, I think this confirms it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kacper View Post
    Create a willow tree that has either bright blue foliage or dark red foliage that is zone 7B happy and you can retire today.
    Unfortunately I have no idea what you're talking about. With the exception of one botany class my Freshman year the vast majority of my undergrad and grad studies in biology were in human biology.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    Unfortunately I have no idea what you're talking about. With the exception of one botany class my Freshman year the vast majority of my undergrad and grad studies in biology were in human biology.
    You suck. Humans are so 20th Century.

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    I'm ambivalent about retirement........didn't work much the last two weeks......enjoyed it........didn't really want to come back........but deposited around $9k last week.........hate to give that up as well.......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mott the Hoople View Post
    Unfortunately I have no idea what you're talking about. With the exception of one botany class my Freshman year the vast majority of my undergrad and grad studies in biology were in human biology.
    create a machine that can mix agar as well as you do and you can work yourself out of a job.......

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    Quote Originally Posted by leaningright View Post
    I’m sure looking forward to retirement, or at least partial retirement. As my vacation winds down, I am planning to squirrel hunt tomorrow. I got a new dog two days ago but it has been raining ever since then. So I now just have tomorrow and Saturday to hunt her.

    I got her because I lost two of my 4 beagles to hogs last week. Sad day for leaningright’s household but when you hunt with dogs it’s not a matter of if something like this could happen, it’s a matter of when it will happen.

    Anyway, I got this squirrel dog and she needs time in the woods but I’ll be working steadily until squirrel season is over with few days to take her. Yep, I’m looking forward to retirement.
    Dear gracious, Old Yeller flashbacks. That’s a darn shame. I’d give up hog meat. I like my animals too much.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phantasmal View Post
    Dear gracious, Old Yeller flashbacks. That’s a darn shame. I’d give up hog meat. I like my animals too much.
    Thanks, Rana. They weren’t supposed to be running hogs. They were just rabbit dogs and we were rabbit hunting, but beagles are stubborn and will chase anything that runs until they learn better. Unfortunately these didn’t get the opportunity to learn better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leaningright View Post
    Thanks, Rana. They weren’t supposed to be running hogs. They were just rabbit dogs and we were rabbit hunting, but beagles are stubborn and will chase anything that runs until they learn better. Unfortunately these didn’t get the opportunity to learn better.
    Truly tragic, I’m sorry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leaningright View Post
    Thanks, Rana. They weren’t supposed to be running hogs. They were just rabbit dogs and we were rabbit hunting, but beagles are stubborn and will chase anything that runs until they learn better. Unfortunately these didn’t get the opportunity to learn better.
    Did you get the hog?

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimmymccready View Post
    I wondered how I would adjust to retirement.

    It took like about six minutes.

    Have never looked back.
    I'm looking to retire/partially retire sometime this yr., at least sell the bidness. I have the same apprehension. Hope it works for me as it did you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leaningright View Post
    Thanks, Rana. They weren’t supposed to be running hogs. They were just rabbit dogs and we were rabbit hunting, but beagles are stubborn and will chase anything that runs until they learn better. Unfortunately these didn’t get the opportunity to learn better.
    Curious...how do hogs kill dogs? I know the wild boar have large tusks, but I'd think two dogs would keep a hog busy. Or was it a few hogs?
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