that is great Rod. congrats on retiring, but you may find yourself still busy. I have. I had tile tools and I disposed of them so I would not have to lay anymore

Cool pictures! Congratulations on your retirement!!! Now how long is Jo's Honey-do list?

oh, Happy Retirement!!!!! Congrats on the floor!! it looks great!!

Ha, ha at first with your title and dual shots you look so much younger after getting laid. Yeah at our age the knee pads help alot.

Congrats on the big retirement bro, well deserved I say. Have a Tina & Tenacious image done, just not sure when I'll post it. They hope your not also retiring from the T.N.A. Thanks for the update on your progress. Now time too go get laid somewhere.

No worries there.... Now I'll be able to devote more time to T.N.A. Tell Tina & Tena not to miss the retirement party....Woo-hoo!!

congratulations and happy retirement! the floor is looking good.

Grats on retirement Rod! You likely won't be bored, I can say that much. The tile is looking good.

Congratulations on your retirement、RodS-san!

Now retired you have more time for getting laid... all day... all night... 😂

So. What's next? Golf??? 😁😁

You've obviously never seen me (attempt to) play golf......

Looking good Rod. and CONGRATULATION on the retirement. Cheers

Does the air seem a little fresher now that you are a free man? Enjoy it and don't work yourself to death catching up on all the things you want to do in your "spare" time.

Once again contrats on retirement..It's the best and you will never be bored for sure...Man cave will coming out excellent!! Good thing you are handy...Imagin if you had to hire someone to do the work???? Wow!!! Big bucks

Ha! GrandmaT thinks you are now a free man! You still have to answer to the Keeper Of The Honey-Do List. And the Keepers always seem to have things that need to be done....now. But still, congrats on the retirement.

I'm coming out of another few-month leave to congratulate you, and wish you all the best with this continuing repair that you've been tackling for several weeks. One can really see the difference here, Rod---as I went through the pics since the big storm, your basement is really starting to look finished! (And yeah, I knew, from the ebot, that you were talking about your tiles---re "getting laid"---not some babe from TNA Headquarters.) I can see, though, that you do have more to do; and if you're doing it alone, it takes time and effort. I have to tell you: Accd'g to your site, you're 6 months older than me, which that means we're pretty much the same age; and if I were on that floor crawling and kneeling, I'd still be there---I mean 6 days later---in fact, I'd have taken up permanent residence in that position, because the odds of my actually 'getting up' would be stratospherically low. You got agile muscles, sir! But it looks really good---all the best with it! (Tara and Bill will be seeing you soon---will they get to see the finished product? It'd be great to see a pic of it from one of them. Stay tuned, ladies and gentlemen---Rod could have his basement-christening with 2 RR friends...)

As for retirement, it must be bittersweet indeed, because, for all the things you were so tired of, you still must've made real friends there, and they were your daily companions at one time or another, each day. So departing for good is a big deal. I wish you so much good stuff, Rod---freedom, stretching out, all the time you want to create, explore, photograph and whatever strikes your and jo's fancy. I imagine you'll need to decompress first, but by year's end, I'll be the new year couldn't have come at a better time! (Besides: I've known few people who's retirement was marked by such upturning stuff: 2 surgeries, 1 for Jo, all kinds of frustrations at work, and that huge storm and this labor. I hope I haven't forgotten anything...If you wanted to 'mark' your retirement, you really did it in style!) Well I hope it's all leisure and creativity and joy when you finish this room. I didn't do any dedis for this---though I mentioned you in a recent upload (where I mentioned several people who were struggling): But you have a birthday coming up, and I won't forget that. (And don't worry about getting to all my uploads---truly, you can start from fresh! You earned that after the year you had...) All the best to you, Rod: It's only gonna be better and better from here on out. Love the pics. I wish you speed and completion with your home!

Very great job my friend !!!

Congratulations on your retirement Rod, now let the fun begin. You will be busier than ever but I hope you take some time out just to wind down from work. Lovely that your work friends gave you a good sendoff too. I need to go and catch up on your postings as haven't been here for so long but hopefully will be here more often now. Your tiling is coming along nicely and looks to be straight and true. This looks as though it will be a great place for creating. :)

Congratulations on your retirement Rod.....a happy day for you!! Nice photo's.....I likey!! 'lol'

..... nice "floor-play" for coming attractions, and best wishes for you to achieve a good balance during your retiring years. I certainly hope the girls will stop by Pyongyang and slap some sense into the phrogg :) , and I look forward to a continuation of your adventure.

Yay! Congratulations, Rod! I'm so stoked for you. Retirement is the best! Let me know what day you want us to come over. Looking forward to seeing the new and improved lair!

My congratulations! Keep on acting :-)/

Sorry Rod, sometimes my mind does indeed go to places it probably shouldn't (G4 with bucket of ice water). Nice to see Lair 2.0 coming along well. (Betty with bucket of ice water) Enjoy your retirement, I'm sure the Girls are ready for it!

(Tempest with bucket-)

Tempestt: Don't. Even. THINK. IT.

Happy Retirement! Glad to see the Lair progressing! And now, on Saturday, I am also officially retired, too. Looking forward to more fun from you! Keep up the good work! Michael

Happy Retirement my friend! Lets see, the tile is square, sort of, the room is square, sort of, my head is square, sort of, I guess I could get the tile laid but then again I might have a headache coming on. :D

Congratulations and happy retirement!

CONGRATZ!!!

That's awesome Rod! Congrats on the freedom. I'm quite jealous actually.