Snowy Thoughts on a Snowy Day
Here it is - February 24 - and the Washington DC area is getting snow. It has been snowing since about 6 a.m. when Ex-Fed got up to come to the office. Luckily, the roads are clear of snow so I am not going to worry about getting home tonight.What am I doing at the office on a snowy day? I had thought about staying home today and working on Friday instead of today but then, I have some errands to do tomorrow and I have gone to work for many years in the snow before. No problem - as they say in Jamaica. Well, we are not in Jamaica and any snow is Big Problem here in the Washington DC area. I saw on the news that the District had about 750 salt and sand trucks on standby from midnight last night. Just think of the waste of overtime money!
I had written an earlier posting that I would be only working until March 4 and then going back into retirement. Plans changed just a little. The boss lady came to me a short time ago and asked if I would extend my time until at least the end of March. She said that they found some extra money and transferred it to my contract but it was not enough for full time work. I agreed to work 3 days per week and have long weekends. She had first asked for me to work 2 days a week through April but I did not like that idea. They are such great people that I will miss them a lot when I leave here.
I called the temporary company I work for and asked if they could give me a Metro Flash Pass with the entire amount of subway and parking fare for the last month of my employment here. They said that was not allowed by the company but the offered me a $1 per hour raise retroactive for a week. I quickly figured that up on my calculator and it was exactly what I asked for on the Flash Pass - after taxes. So, Ex-Fed got another little freebie! This consultant work is really good.
Now do not get me wrong. I like this temporary job a lot and the people at the Agency are great. I am not going to work past March 31. Mrs. Ex-Fed has us booked on a short cruise in the Caribbean on the Celebrity line at the first of the month. After that, I am going to spend a couple of weeks doing some things around the house and then it will be time for summer volunteer work at Brookside.
May I say it again? RETIREMENT IS WONDERFUL. EVERYONE SHOULD DO IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Mrs. Ex-Fed has a friend at her old agency who is eligible to retire, is super-stressed on her job, is financially able to retire, but will not do so - because "they don't have anyone else who can do the work". Leave NOW before they carry you out of the building with a toe tag.
posted by Ex-Fed @ 9:19 AM
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