Then praise should be given for getting back before London became unaffordable!
There’s lots of good about being retired but health issues ain’t one of them. But somehow the two seem to go together, eventually.
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Well done for understanding 50 pc. It’s a gibberish language, but I love them dearly.
It’s a beautiful country with beautiful people. England’s oldest ally. But their history and culture is fast being washed away. It was a fierce Catholic stronghold that fought off the Arabs hundreds of years ago. Now they are forced to accommodate millions of homeless from the middle east. The old people are scared to go out!
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Well, my retirement is fast approaching, 14 months to go, I was a commercial laundry engineer for thirty years, the last four were with a company that took us over that I wouldn’t choose to work for, in 2019 I decided to take some of my private pension and leave, I found a job doing the maintenance in a care home where I work now, for the most part I enjoy it as there’s no pressure and can more or less please myself, I’m not sure how I’ll feel when retirement comes around, but I do know I don’t want to continue working…
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Though as you know common language I am not so sure Brazilians and Portuguese like each other
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Since you know washing machines / dryers after you retire if you want you will always work part time .
For me after few months the boredom was to much and PLENTY of these gated communities though built hurricane " safe " ( no such thing ) the plumbing under kitchen sinks and bathroom cheap , terribly done so was easy to go back part time and in your case same thing .
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Although not an electrician I’ve been interested in electrics and electronics before I could say Dad!
In the days before too much health and safety, and as an mechanical engineer, I was repairing machines and re-wiring and re-locating them. Since I retired I seem to be the resident electrician in the cul-de-sac and beyond. Because I’m retired, I never charge for my work.
An electronics workshop in my loft keeps me busy on rainy days building small projects and mending stuff…
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PLENTY of gated communities now a days and IMO built last 20 years are built on the cheap as far as things not done correctly like the correct fittings , higher quality parts so plumbing jobs are in demand .
I do not do heavy stuff like installing hot water heaters because empty they weigh 80 lbs and not risking getting hurt plus I only have an SUV not a van or pick up but if home owner buys it has it delivered I install it .
I also charge handy man prices since not licensed plumber here was in Albany .
In your case doing electrician work for free you would become OBESE here as at min people in my local area would cook you stuff and they can cook .
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Having worked with electrics since I started as an apprentice electrician I am quite comfortable working with it, I do change sockets and lights ect at work but I tend not to get involved outside of work anymore…
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The best thing about retirement is, not having to ‘tick boxes’ and to work with people who didn’t care whether you lived or died.
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And not getting called in to work your day off… 
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All through working life in aiming for a peaceful life in retirement. Forget that dream when you’re married. Not a chance
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lol delightful
My wife filed for divorce years ago and it worked out because I pretty much do what I want and do not answer to anyone .
Early today I had a plumbing job and after went to get what I LOVE ( black pudding ) so tonight I’ll watch shark shows while eating plenty of black pudding with rice and for desert raisin bran cereal with evaporated milk , lol
Sure it isn’t the best thing for cholesterol but one must enjoy one’s life .
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‘All through working life in aiming for a peaceful life in retirement.’
And then we get a Labour government, intent on ruining everything we worked for!
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I don’t think you can blame the current government for the conga line of ineffective governments and useless leaders since the war that have led Britain to the parlous state if finds itself in now.
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You know damn well that is not the case, the difference between Britain and the rest of the world is that they had something to lose 
blighty has just fallen into line again 
The best thing about retirement is it gets all the loafers out of the system leaving more earning opportunities for the motivated
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There are many reasons why Britain is in the state that it’s in, not least of which was the EU and opting to have all of our stuff made in China…
The worst thing about retirement for Britain, is all those skills lost, that old blokes like me will take to the grave, and if you think that computers and AI will save us, think again…They will add to our demise.
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Best thing about being retired is not having to deal with new employees who resent having to start in a junior position and throw tantrums when asked to do something they think beneath them, also not being asked by my boss to cancel my holiday because his wife had booked a holiday for the same time!
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Apparently one of the best things about retirement is being able to post completely unrelated stuff about how terrible the country is and who to blame … on a thread about retirement.
And think it adds something.
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In’t the internet brilliant!
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