Retirement

Yesterday I put a letter in of my intention to retire early from Cardiff Bus at Easter this year. I have been thinking of it for some time but in the end as my wife is so ill I decided that it would be for the best. We might have to pull our reigns in a bit and the next three years will be a bit of a struggle but in the end I have to get out.

I have worked in one of most stressful parts of my firm for 22 years now and my wife has been gradually getting worse for the last 15 years. Something had to give and in the end it had to be work.

It is a very strange feeling though after putting in that letter. Part great relief and part great sorrow. The job itself I will not miss now as the stress is getting to me more and more. But I will miss the friends and fun that I have had over the years. We still have laughs every day and there is a great comradeship on the job.

However that is one phase of my life nearly over and it is time for the next. Lets go!