They just changed the age of eligibility here to 67. I'm 56 this year and still qualified at 65. My sister is 11 months younger and missed.
Unfortunately, I'm unemployed at the moment (prospects are dim), and retirement is not even on the horizon. Family Responsibility, separation, kids, etc.. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -----Original Message----- From: Scott Ford <scott_j_f...@yahoo.com> Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2013 14:53:49 To: <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Subject: Re: My Last Days as a Sysprog Thats great at least there is something. Here they are pushing the retirement age to 70. That should be interesting. I know bunch of us, I am 62 that are working...my gf is 68 and working Scott J Ford Software Engineer http://www.identityforge.com/ ________________________________ From: Ted MacNEIL <eamacn...@yahoo.ca> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2013 4:34 PM Subject: Re: My Last Days as a Sysprog Yes. And, you're eligible at 65, even if you're still working. One of our Prime Ministers (Jean Chretien) started collecting while he was still in office. He made around $185,000/annum and collected about a grand a month at the same time. It's called 'universal'. - Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca Twitter: @TedMacNEIL -----Original Message----- From: Scott Ford <scott_j_f...@yahoo.com> Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2013 16:29:22 To: <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> Subject: Re: My Last Days as a Sysprog Ted, Do you have an equivalent of our Social Security ? Scott ford http://www.identityforge.com/ Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand. - Chinese Proverb On Feb 3, 2013, at 4:26 PM, Ted MacNEIL <eamacn...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > In Canada it has even become optional to retire. > You are no longer forced to give all up at 65. > > Mind you it has become tougher on the younger (in any profession) since they > can't advance while we old farts clog the pipeline. > - > Ted MacNEIL > eamacn...@yahoo.ca > Twitter: @TedMacNEIL > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Ford <scott_j_f...@yahoo.com> > Sender: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2013 16:20:17 > To: <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Reply-To: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> > Subject: Re: My Last Days as a Sysprog > > John, > > Same here John. I have two daughters in college, so I have to work since I > haven't won the lottery. Plus work is has purpose for one as one ages . I > know I am younger than you > > Scott ford > www.identityforge.com > > Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll > understand. - Chinese Proverb > > > On Feb 3, 2013, at 8:49 AM, John Gilmore <jwgli...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This thread has interested me. >> >> The question whether to retire or not is a deeply personal one that >> everyone must decide individually when and if it arises. For me it >> has not. My wife Kate and I---she is a novelist--have of course >> slowed down. We take longer and more frequent holidays than we once >> did, but we plan to go right on working while we can. >> >> Why? Well, the rationale for our decision was set out long ago in the >> King James version of the verse from Ecclesiastes, which is at once >> biblical and profoundly secular, as well as it can be in English: >> >> Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is >> no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither >> thou goest. >> >> John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
