It is OFFICIAL. Jack is a SHORT-TIMER!!!

[Tom Warner]

Congratulations are of course in order for both of you have probably
worked hard and long to arrive at this point in your lives. You must
be very excited to at last see the culmination of all of your hard
work and dreams. I am concerned however at the number of people I
see retiring to the life of a full time RVer and wonder if all of
them have planned for the many changes that are taking effect. I have
a brother that retired from General Motors about 5 years ago and
already his retirement will be effected by the new changes General
Motors has recommeded and the unions have agreed to. Health care
costs are skyrocketing (my share of the plan just went up 50%) and
there is no end to it in sight. I have friends that have totally lost
their health care plans that were promised to them when they
retired. Diesel fuel just increased and its only a matter of time
before that effects the cost of tires, places to park the Rvs and
many other things. I dont know either of you but if I were to offer
you one single bit of advice it is to look carefully at every aspect
of what you are about to do. And make sure both husband and wife are
aware of what may happen if one of you should pass away before the
other and you are still full timing.
I apologize if this appears to be an entrusion into your personal
lives. But its something I feel very strongly about. Just had a
friend of mine pass away and the wife never knew that her husband and
traded her part of his pension if he were to pass away before her for
a higher initial monthly retirement check. She signed the papers but
did not realize the impact on her. Now at age 70 she is back to work
just to survive.

Hope you both are well and enjoy everything you have planned for.

tom warner (retired 11 years ago and enjoying it)
1982 FC35
Vernon Center,NY

At 06:18 PM 11/17/2005, you wrote:
>CONGRATS! We are very happy for you guys. We know how much we are
>looking forward to our "freedom" in March of '07 and we definitely
>share you excitement for starting this new chapter in your
>lives. ENJOY! and hopefully we'll have the opportunity to meet you
>in person sometime in the future when we're all out on the road.
>
> Ken & Patti Marsh
> Mpls ~ Keepin' our eye on the prize
> Full-timing as of March '07
> ToWanda'89WLWB40ft
>
>
>Jack and Liz Pearce wrote:
> Howdy, Y'all.
>YEEEEEE-HAH!!!!
>Jack is a SHORT-TIMER! Jack's employer has offered him early
>retirement. His last day of employment will be December 31, 2005
>instead of March 31, 2006. We will be staying here in SE Florida
>because our site has been paid for, through March, 2006. This park
>doesn't give refunds.
>