On 16 Sep 2009 14:27:57 -0700, gerh...@valley.net (Gerhard Postpischil) wrote:
>Ian wrote: >> Take a moment and participate in the poll: http://www.cicsworld.com/ > >Like many a poll, it's missing some alternatives, making the >results questionable. Just some quick additions: "I'm >semi-retired, doing occasional consulting work" or "I'm already >retired" or "I'm retired but do occasional pro bono work" or >"I'm not retiring, but changing careers (perhaps to politician <g>" I'm qualified to retire - when I retire is dependent mostly upon my health, but real estate, gas prices, how much I like working in the new system, etc.. There are variables within my health - for instance, if I can't play golf, I won't need as much money. All of the following (from the survey) demand that I can predict those variables. I could throw dice to come up with an answer, I suppose. Within 6 months. 6 months to a year 1 to 2 years away 3 to 5 years away 6 to 10 years away More than 10 years away I'm semi-retired, doing occasional consulting work I am retired. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html