Well, I am on my last leg at Boeing.
Said farewell to all my buddies I made at the Renton plant, last night.
It is hard when folks share with you how much you have meant to them, etc....
When management takes you to dinner, and tells you stuff that might have had a different effect, if shared earlier on....
I'm not sure.
As some of you who have shared with me, their own life experiences in entering into this phase of life (retirement) it can bring about good change in ways our "working" mind can't imagine.....
I thank you for sharing.
The biggest factor in hanging it up was my last trip to see the kids/grand kids....
When they ask you outright, "Why do you not want to be more in our lives?" its a question of burning, deep searing, soul searching......
Perhaps in generational, I am not sure......
It might be a deep seated need I have, in PROVING my worth, through my wealth (inheritance) as some sort of twisted legacy, to them, that forfeits the presences, to satisfy my own need.....
Anyway......
The bike is ready, it gets a couple more weeks of commuting to the "local" facility, to finalize my employment with the company.
Even this "last ride" has a happy/sad significance, like a circle that is almost completed, like a fence, keeping everything within its confines, but also, not allowing anything new, into it.....
I guess this is a early adios, to the site, as life is changing rapidly, and I just wanted to be certain to thank all of you for sharing this part of my journey.