I retired in May, 2015.
I didn't want to, but the greedy corporate pigs that owned the company announced that they were locking us out if we didn't accept 145 concessions.
So, I worked the picket lines (got stoned with buddies while holding signs) for a few months.
Then I hired 4 of them to help me remodel a house. They got called back 3 months later. The company got 2 of their 145 concessions. Lol. 2. My people were off 7 months. But when they lock you out, you aren't on strike so they got unemployment compensation plus union strike pay plus $15 an hour from me. They actually broke close to even.
I've been working on remodeling ever since.
I expect to attempt retirement again this May.
I don't have the highest hopes that I will be good at it. I have to do something or I get bored, especially after getting stoned.
I never get 'couch lock', I get interested in improving something. I really don't know how much money I wasted fixing things that were fine to begin with according to the wife. Lol.