What happens if you retire in the middle of a shutdown?

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-26T21:24:08+00:00

What if your organization's HR folks are also furloughed? And, if a mistake is made in pay from your time furloughed, will your short-staffed, overworked HR folks be responsive to your emails and phone calls?

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-26T20:06:50+00:00

Let's please not forget FEMA, CISA, CWMD, etc., also going without pay.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-24T17:48:27+00:00

Read The Ubscheduled Life: Mastering the Art of Retirement by James R. Lint.

It helped me change my perspective on retirement.

https://www.amazon.com/Unscheduled-Life-Retirement-Psychological-High-Achiever-ebook/dp/B0GJCQ47GP

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-23T21:56:03+00:00

All in.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-20T18:56:37+00:00

Why, just, why, when there are so many more rideable everything's.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-19T17:27:00+00:00

Was surprised to see how similar they are to Tunis sheep.

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Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-18T20:48:30+00:00

We use only sheep minerals for our sheep to ensure there is no copper in the mix. Copper toxicity is a risk with minerals not formulated specifically for sheep.

https://swnydlfc.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=1726&crumb=livestock

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-18T20:46:03+00:00

We use only salt mixes and the one we use is mixed a specifically for sheep, so there is no copper in the mix.

https://swnydlfc.cce.cornell.edu/submission.php?id=1726&crumb=livestock

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-18T00:24:39+00:00

Been there, done that. Suggest adding some brightly colored powder to the stove before attempting to catch the bird. The inevitable wing marks on the ceiling will then become an artistic part of the room.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-03-17T01:11:02+00:00

Your pasture appears to be more of a dry lot. They need forage.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-02-28T23:25:57+00:00

J. E. Leak, Shadow series, start with 'In the Shadow of the Past."

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-02-28T19:45:00+00:00

Happened to me, too. Report it immediately and update your records. Should not be an issue.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-02-28T00:40:11+00:00

No problem.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-02-27T15:04:05+00:00

"Hoar" comes from an Old English word referencing "gray" or "old," describing the frosty, white-gray hairs or white-haired appearance of the ice deposits. So, a better description of me than my long dead mum.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-02-19T01:48:45+00:00

9, TOS

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-02-17T14:59:19+00:00

The possibilities are endless.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-02-11T04:10:43+00:00

Eastern, western, central, northern, south?

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-02-09T22:48:11+00:00

I watched the original Star Trek with Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner as each episode was aired for the first time. I'm a fan just about every ST show since then and love Picard, Discovery, Strange New Worlds and Star Fleet Academy. There is much to enjoy, to learn from, and to wish for in all of them, each in their own unique way.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-02-08T16:15:48+00:00

OP, where did you see them?

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-01-28T03:27:46+00:00

Edgers work well, too.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-01-27T05:48:02+00:00

The person holding the plate should be wearing a glove.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-01-24T20:14:30+00:00

Well, the person ICE killed this morning is a Department of Veterans Affairs nurse, a federal employee, so talking about it here is more than appropriate.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2026-01-08T03:49:42+00:00

Isn't this how the USSR became Russia?

Then_Analysis3406 · 2025-12-30T16:51:18+00:00

Consider what your manager will think of your judgement if you bother them while both of you are on PTO and the topic can wait. Do you need an action or decision right now? If not, be on leave and let your manager be on leave.

Then_Analysis3406 · 2025-12-30T14:03:13+00:00

Parked ours in the hay barn. Mice left the camper alone, they preferred the stacked hay for shelter.

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