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Over 80 and still working

johninnevada — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 18:47:42 GMT

I am over 80 and still working. I am wondering how many other AARP members over 80 are still working for pay at age over 80.

REPLY: Over 80 and still working

SIMPLEGAL — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 21:44:49 GMT

Dear John,

That's impressive! What do you do? Your employer must be a good one.

Re: Over 80 and still working

johninnevada — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:04:44 GMT

To answer your question I work an 8 hour shift 3-11 PM as a Gate Attendent at a busy RV Membership Park, I work every Thursday evening as well as one or two additional nights.I am the only person there after the Office closes at 5 PM and Check People in as well as collect money and also lock up buildings during the evening, I have to open the gate for all who come in. In addition to this I Volunteer a lot and have served as an Officer in the BPOE for the past 35 years.

My wife and I Thank GOD on a daily basis for permitting us to be so active at over 80 years old.

WONDERFUL LIFE: Over 80 and still working

SIMPLEGAL — Sun, 29 Nov 2015 23:02:38 GMT

Dear Johninnevada,

It sounds like you have been very fortunate to be able to sustain long term employment in Las Vegas where the economy has been in recovery since the 2008 disaster. I am very pleased to know you survived and continue to prosper and enjoy your life.

Your positive and giving spirit is inspiring...may you and your wife

have a blessed holiday season!

BLESSINGS

Re: Over 80 and still working

jh85132039 — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 17:07:59 GMT

I will be 83 in 3 mo. and still drive cars for the Chev. and Cad. auto dealers. have been for over 15 years.

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brucemoden — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:02:10 GMT

I retired at age 65 due to health issues, but found that to not be very satisfying, so, I returned to the workforce part time & continue today at the age of 79 as I reach 80 in Feb. I will retire again! I am a Pharmacist & the demands for technology changes have placed me at.a disadvantage working part time. Best of luck to all of you as you continue past the age of 80!

@johninnevada wrote:
I am over 80 and still working. I am wondering how many other AARP members over 80 are still working for pay at age over 80.

Re: Over 80 and still working

gb27354928 — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:10:11 GMT

I am 71, retired at end of 2013 and would like to work for a few more years

I applaud anyone working into their 80's

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bobhum — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:30:16 GMT

Well done John. I have another 7 or so years to go, but, I think that I would go crazy if I didn't go to work.

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memabev — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 00:04:20 GMT

I am 82 and still have a little bookkeeping business and also do income taxes annually - since 1983. I feel it keeps me sharp and interested in what's going on in this country and the world in general. I don't have any signs of dementia and am interested in a lot of different things. I love to do a good job for my clients and believe they appreciate me.

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landacrewd — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 07:23:54 GMT

I am not over 80 yet but will be next month. I normally work 24 hours per week as a security officer at a residential condo and townhouse development. Also, work a nine hour shift at a shopping complex and several hours as an office assistant. My hours vary handing out packages delivered by the USPS. I am not a couch potato and don't like to be idle. Plus, the money helps.

Re: Over 80 and still working

johninnevada — Tue, 05 Jan 2016 17:17:50 GMT

I appreciate all the replies and find some very inyeresting.

I find a lot of similar occupations to my work life.

After I retired and started working again I drove cars for a Car Rental Agency and worked about 30 hours a week. Then I tiook courses on doing taxes and got certified and did taxes for a number of years, but found that I was working long hours and there were few rewards.

The work I do now is very rewarding and as I approach my 81st Birthday I have taken on an additional shift and have no intention of ever retiring.

As I tell all my friends, "If I don't work, at the end of the day I am still in my Night Clothes and what have I really accomplished? NOTHING!!!" "Life has more to offer than that and I want to enjoy my Life"

Johninnevada

Re: Over 80 and still working

ArthurG22 — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:40:04 GMT

I will be 80 in October. I am a CPA and am in my office 5 days a week (one of my partners will

be 91 in June and comes in every day)

I am also an elelcted member of the Town Council in the town that I live in. I usually spend several hours a week on Town business.

My wife and I have been married 55 years.

We still live in our home that we built in 1968

My wife (she just turned 77) and I still drive our own cars

We are very fortunate that our children, grand children and great grandcildren live in rhe area

and we are a very active participants in their lives.

I am in a profession that does not have much physical demands, but as long as my

cognative skills stay relativly in tact, I see my self working for several more years.

Your brain is like everything else, use it or lose it.

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Bgiven — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:47:56 GMT

After retiring from 30+ years as a university professor, my son and I purchased an old feed and grain store to renovate for as an upstairs apartment for him and a commerical business below. We decided upon a gelato shop and have been working to complete this project since 2010. My son passed away this past Easter Sunday morning and I'm determined to complete what we started in his honor. By this time, however, my retirement funds are extremely limited and there is much yet to be completed. Nonetheless, my puppy (Lola) and the cat Bryce willed to me (Michael Jackson) are living in his apartment. We are waiting to get a Certificate of Occupancy as I write this.

Before he passed away, Bryce purchased a surpluss 4-way traffic light, so we decided to call our shop the Stoplight Gelato Cafe, LLC. Fortunately, a local BizSense newspaper reporter wrote a story about our efforts to help restore an old historic district in Richmond, VA. As a result, several college students volunteered to help me. For example, I taught a predental student how to trim a door; a physics major learned how to make gelato; several others painted walls and ceilings, while others helped with woodwork trim.

Of course, most of my funds are going to pay for necessary upgrades such as all new electrical, plumbing, HVAC and heart-pine floor installation. Some of Bryce's friends gave of their expert ceramic tile and woodworking trim skills to finish two bathrooms and a loft. We still have more trim, equipment cleaning (it was all purchased over the five years from auctions), remaining electrical and plumbing to complete, but we are gradually making progress.

Other neighbor volunteers painted book shelves, sealed more brick and made window posters. After stopping to sell me products, a salesman decided to volunteer by staining and varnishing waincoting in the cafe, and the electricians volunteered to hang the enormously heavy traffic light. My California cousin came for a week and painted doors and helped seal brick.

There are so many involved that it is difficult to give tribute to each of them, but they know that part of this business belongs to them and their efforts.

At 80, I work hard each day. Yesterday, for example, a lawyer husband of a former student, and I trimmed another door. He comes once each week from Williamsburg to help me and this is how the project is getting finished; one helper at a time.

The key to our continued progress is giving a sense of ownership to each volunteer with the knowledge they are building voiuchers for free gelato once we are open. In fact. I owe so much gelato to volunteers that it may be several years before a profit can be made, but that's as it should be. Afterall, this is a community affair and it is such fun to get to know wonderful college students and other adults as we work together to create something we can all be proud to "own.'

Re: Over 80 and still working

flyingranny — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 16:55:41 GMT

I am over 80 and I still run my own aerial photography business including flying my plane, taking the aerial photos for my customers, and printing and framing the orders. If interested, you can check out my website at photography-plus.com

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wtyska — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:06:35 GMT

I am only 68 and still working. I am a CNA and plan on working as long as I am able that includes past 80, I only work 30 hours a week. I used to do computer operations on mainframes and computer programming. This is my second career sort of

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bf56027276 — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:09:49 GMT

I am 82 and still happily working mostly part time.

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hankglucker — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:14:55 GMT

I retired at 62 and found it to be very boring. Started a small home improvement company and just kept going. I''m now 81 and after my wife died, the business kept me involved and sane. Will probably stop working when the good lord calls me home.

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mahomesj — Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:42:08 GMT

I am. I find it joyful getting up with a purpose, plus I enjoy the salary, insurance, holidays, travel and educational activities.

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tcciro — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 00:43:59 GMT

I am 82 and still work as a substitute teacher in local middle and high schools.

I love interacting with the kids and the job is ideal. I work when I want to and refuse when I

don't, usually four or five days a month..

One of my several careers was teaching as well as working as a chemist, sales executive, and entrepreneur.

Re: Over 80 and still working

may0515 — Fri, 29 Jan 2016 04:37:50 GMT

good for you