Ted,
Speaking as one of those retirees, I completely agree. My father joined the
Marines in 1940. He retired to a busy life in 1960 and is still going strong
at 86, he has been retired for 48 years. I joined the Marines in 1963 and
retired after Desert Storm in 1994.
Anyone who retires and sits around should bite a bullet! Decided to learn to
play the Alto Sax at 60 and no longer run off the dogs. Most people do not
realize that your brain cellls completely regenerate as long as you make them
hold new data. Use it or lose it is really true.
Here in South Carolina over 60 citizens can go to college at any state owned
insitution for free. If you are going to be retired as long as my parents, why
not keep you mind and body active. Marines are not trained to quit and sit
around anyway.
Bob McCarthy
--- On Mon, 7/7/08, Ted Weiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Ted Weiler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: RE: {S-Scale List} Don't croak just yet
To: [email protected]
Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 9:40 AM
Ron, Bill and all,
The military did a study a long time ago on retirees. They found that those
that retired to the rocking chair had a life expectancy of 10 years. Those
that chose an active life style outlived them by a lot.
Ted Weiler
Weatherford, TX
Near the old T&P
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dphobbies
Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 8:22 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] .com
Subject: {S-Scale List} Don't croak just yet
Bill:
As long as you are working on you're railroad, you won't croak anytime
soon. It has been my experience here, that guys that keep active
modeling or working on their railroads, live infinately longer than
their nonactive counterparts. It seems that over the years, our older
modeling customers seem to greatly outlive our straight collecting
customers. I have no scientific data to base that observation on,
except it seems the active guys live a lot longer.
You have fun too.
Ron Sebastin
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