What is everybody up to?

[Coeurd’Alene J]

Good stuff all around! Hang in there Chad! Miss u homie. Terry, so glad to hear your boy is OK. Glory be to God. Darren, if u ever need to chat, just call me. Evenings are best time to reach me.

As for myself, just started my 10-day "stay-cation". Headed down for some pickleball at the moment with some co-workers and getting grounded with my girls. Took the family on the Polar Express Train ride with all of us dressed in Pajamas to meet Santa. I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Years!

All I want for Christmas is a big bat!

I second the big bat

Merry Christmas

[mostonmike]

Hi everyone and thanks for the sharing.

Me and Mrs Moston went back to the country we went on our honeymoon some 31 years ago - Tunisia. That means we managed to get to 3 different continents this year - Europe, North America and Africa. Their weather in mid November was lovely now we are settled into a relatively mild winter - which the translation is "Its cold but we just pretend it isn't"

Football (soccer), snooker, darts, cricket (them bloody Aussies are battering us down under ) and of course the NFL are occupying the sporting void until Spring.

2026 plans
> ST - after the Heathrow airport meltdown last year I think I should be first to commit to going.
> World Cup - ticket prices are so high it’d be cheaper to charter a rocket and watch from low‑Earth orbit instead of getting over there to watch. So I’ll stick to the tellybox,
> Terry might be jealous to know that I have front row tickets for the final of the Tour Championship snooker in Manchester in April.
> Cyprus will join our passport stamps and we'll make our usual couple of sojourns to a couple of your amazing cities - not decided where yet.

Most importantly, I have caught up on my sleep.

[XpertDBA]

I went to Greece for a month in May (Athens, 10 days on Naxos, 10 days on Crete, 4 days back in Athens), and just went to the big island of Hawaii last week.

I also just recently purchased a Meta Quest 3 VR headset and have been heavily playing Golf + with a golf club accessory. I'm a big time real life golfer, and this virtual reality golfing is so much fun and so realistic. I highly recommend it to all you golfers out there.

I getting set to retire in January of 2027 at age 63 after 41 years of being a database administrator, so that will be exciting

[D-train]

I went to Greece for a month in May (Athens, 10 days on Naxos, 10 days on Crete, 4 days back in Athens), and just went to the big island of Hawaii last week.

I also just recently purchased a Meta Quest 3 VR headset and have been heavily playing Golf + with a golf club accessory. I'm a big time real life golfer, and this virtual reality golfing is so much fun and so realistic. I highly recommend it to all you golfers out there.

I getting set to retire in January of 2027 at age 63 after 41 years of being a database administrator, so that will be exciting

I retired unexpectedly at 57 yo. Thankfully I was prepared financially but wasn't remotely prepared in terms of lifestyle wise. My whole life I just though retirement will be awesome. I won't have to work. The novelty wore off in less than a month. I never thought there would be too many hours in a day. Thank God for Uber.

[XpertDBA]

I went to Greece for a month in May (Athens, 10 days on Naxos, 10 days on Crete, 4 days back in Athens), and just went to the big island of Hawaii last week.

I also just recently purchased a Meta Quest 3 VR headset and have been heavily playing Golf + with a golf club accessory. I'm a big time real life golfer, and this virtual reality golfing is so much fun and so realistic. I highly recommend it to all you golfers out there.

I getting set to retire in January of 2027 at age 63 after 41 years of being a database administrator, so that will be exciting

I retired unexpectedly at 57 yo. Thankfully I was prepared financially but wasn't remotely prepared in terms of lifestyle wise. My whole life I just though retirement will be awesome. I won't have to work. The novelty wore off in less than a month. I never thought there would be too many hours in a day. Thank God for Uber.

My wife reminds me daily of that same phenomena, since she's been retired for 3 years now. I tell her, between golf, poker, backgammon, cribbage, watching sports, fantasy leagues, PC gaming, and more importantly traveling the world, I really don't think I'm going to find that there's too many hours in the day. I think I will be the exception to that rule.

[D-train]

I went to Greece for a month in May (Athens, 10 days on Naxos, 10 days on Crete, 4 days back in Athens), and just went to the big island of Hawaii last week.

I also just recently purchased a Meta Quest 3 VR headset and have been heavily playing Golf + with a golf club accessory. I'm a big time real life golfer, and this virtual reality golfing is so much fun and so realistic. I highly recommend it to all you golfers out there.

I getting set to retire in January of 2027 at age 63 after 41 years of being a database administrator, so that will be exciting

I retired unexpectedly at 57 yo. Thankfully I was prepared financially but wasn't remotely prepared in terms of lifestyle wise. My whole life I just though retirement will be awesome. I won't have to work. The novelty wore off in less than a month. I never thought there would be too many hours in a day. Thank God for Uber.

My wife reminds me daily of that same phenomena, since she's been retired for 3 years now. I tell her, between golf, poker, backgammon, cribbage, watching sports, fantasy leagues, PC gaming, and more importantly traveling the world, I really don't think I'm going to find that there's too many hours in the day. I think I will be the exception to that rule.

You forget posting on the forum! lol I actually had a great day today. Turned on the App at 6:00am and made $116 by 9:30am. Then came home had breakfast checked out X and the forum then a couple more rides, then toured a new model home in complex about a mile away so we are ready when our Boston House sells in May 2027. Lynda wants a swimming pool in the back yard and these places are nice but postage stamp sized back yards.

Then home for lunch and a nap. Then I got summoned to take two couples from a Hotel in Wenatchee to Leavenworth. Told them the story of Leavenworth, they had never been and were just amazed when they got there. Then 4 trips in Leavenworth, then home for dinner and now watching the Eagles Skins game. Made a record $217 today driving around listening to Sports radio and chatting with people for probably 5 hours.

No longer have to deal with the idiots and assholes that infest Corporate America. Livin the Dream.

[Seattle or Bust]

I retired unexpectedly at 57 yo. Thankfully I was prepared financially but wasn't remotely prepared in terms of lifestyle wise. My whole life I just though retirement will be awesome. I won't have to work. The novelty wore off in less than a month. I never thought there would be too many hours in a day. Thank God for Uber.

My wife reminds me daily of that same phenomena, since she's been retired for 3 years now. I tell her, between golf, poker, backgammon, cribbage, watching sports, fantasy leagues, PC gaming, and more importantly traveling the world, I really don't think I'm going to find that there's too many hours in the day. I think I will be the exception to that rule.

You forget posting on the forum! lol I actually had a great day today. Turned on the App at 6:00am and made $116 by 9:30am. Then came home had breakfast checked out X and the forum then a couple more rides, then toured a new model home in complex about a mile away so we are ready when our Boston House sells in May 2027. Lynda wants a swimming pool in the back yard and these places are nice but postage stamp sized back yards.

Then home for lunch and a nap. Then I got summoned to take two couples from a Hotel in Wenatchee to Leavenworth. Told them the story of Leavenworth, they had never been and were just amazed when they got there. Then 4 trips in Leavenworth, then home for dinner and now watching the Eagles Skins game. Made a record $217 today driving around listening to Sports radio and chatting with people for probably 5 hours.

No longer have to deal with the idiots and assholes that infest Corporate America. Livin the Dream.

Does Uber pay for gas? Or at least partially?

When I go back East for work I always have to take an hour Uber and I've often wondered how that works b/c it seems to be a career for some people.

[D-train]

My wife reminds me daily of that same phenomena, since she's been retired for 3 years now. I tell her, between golf, poker, backgammon, cribbage, watching sports, fantasy leagues, PC gaming, and more importantly traveling the world, I really don't think I'm going to find that there's too many hours in the day. I think I will be the exception to that rule.

You forget posting on the forum! lol I actually had a great day today. Turned on the App at 6:00am and made $116 by 9:30am. Then came home had breakfast checked out X and the forum then a couple more rides, then toured a new model home in complex about a mile away so we are ready when our Boston House sells in May 2027. Lynda wants a swimming pool in the back yard and these places are nice but postage stamp sized back yards.

Then home for lunch and a nap. Then I got summoned to take two couples from a Hotel in Wenatchee to Leavenworth. Told them the story of Leavenworth, they had never been and were just amazed when they got there. Then 4 trips in Leavenworth, then home for dinner and now watching the Eagles Skins game. Made a record $217 today driving around listening to Sports radio and chatting with people for probably 5 hours.

No longer have to deal with the idiots and assholes that infest Corporate America. Livin the Dream.

Does Uber pay for gas? Or at least partially?

When I go back East for work I always have to take an hour Uber and I've often wondered how that works b/c it seems to be a career for some people.

No. I thank God every day that I don't have to do this for a living. lol I only make about 10-15% of what I used to make but it is total freedom and flexibility. If you don't want to drive or want to go out to lunch or to go camping or vacation or travel for the Holidays you just turn off the app. I have never had a single communication with Uber in almost 6 months. My weekly earnings from the prior week are deposited into my checking account every Tuesday.

[Seattle or Bust]

You forget posting on the forum! lol I actually had a great day today. Turned on the App at 6:00am and made $116 by 9:30am. Then came home had breakfast checked out X and the forum then a couple more rides, then toured a new model home in complex about a mile away so we are ready when our Boston House sells in May 2027. Lynda wants a swimming pool in the back yard and these places are nice but postage stamp sized back yards.

Then home for lunch and a nap. Then I got summoned to take two couples from a Hotel in Wenatchee to Leavenworth. Told them the story of Leavenworth, they had never been and were just amazed when they got there. Then 4 trips in Leavenworth, then home for dinner and now watching the Eagles Skins game. Made a record $217 today driving around listening to Sports radio and chatting with people for probably 5 hours.

No longer have to deal with the idiots and assholes that infest Corporate America. Livin the Dream.

Does Uber pay for gas? Or at least partially?

When I go back East for work I always have to take an hour Uber and I've often wondered how that works b/c it seems to be a career for some people.

No. I thank God every day that I don't have to do this for a living. lol I only make about 10-15% of what I used to make but it is total freedom and flexibility. If you don't want to drive or want to go out to lunch or to go camping or vacation or travel for the Holidays you just turn off the app. I have never had a single communication with Uber in almost 6 months. My weekly earnings from the prior week are deposited into my checking account every Tuesday.

Ah got it.

Ya, I figure if you want to make a living you basically have to do make it a 8-10 hour day 5 days a week and even so it's probably probably no better than $40-50k a year.

Thing that sucks for people that don't have your finances is eventually you gotta pay for repairs and get a new car given all the wear and tear.

Cool that it's giving you something to do though.

[GL_Storm]

My wife reminds me daily of that same phenomena, since she's been retired for 3 years now. I tell her, between golf, poker, backgammon, cribbage, watching sports, fantasy leagues, PC gaming, and more importantly traveling the world, I really don't think I'm going to find that there's too many hours in the day. I think I will be the exception to that rule.

You forget posting on the forum! lol I actually had a great day today. Turned on the App at 6:00am and made $116 by 9:30am. Then came home had breakfast checked out X and the forum then a couple more rides, then toured a new model home in complex about a mile away so we are ready when our Boston House sells in May 2027. Lynda wants a swimming pool in the back yard and these places are nice but postage stamp sized back yards.

Then home for lunch and a nap. Then I got summoned to take two couples from a Hotel in Wenatchee to Leavenworth. Told them the story of Leavenworth, they had never been and were just amazed when they got there. Then 4 trips in Leavenworth, then home for dinner and now watching the Eagles Skins game. Made a record $217 today driving around listening to Sports radio and chatting with people for probably 5 hours.

No longer have to deal with the idiots and assholes that infest Corporate America. Livin the Dream.

Does Uber pay for gas? Or at least partially?

When I go back East for work I always have to take an hour Uber and I've often wondered how that works b/c it seems to be a career for some people.

No, you bear all expenses including fuel, maintenance, and depreciation of the vehicle. But you can also deduct those expenses from your taxes.