"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Mon 21 Jan 2008 08:03:27a, Cindy Hamilton told us...
>
>> On Jan 18, 8:32 pm, Michel > wrote:
>>> Cindy Hamilton > scripsit in
>>> news:030c473f-0f0f-4de4-9f41-
>>> :
>>>
>>> > Oh, somebody with a pension! I'm a little envious.
>>>
>>> It's not much of a pension compared to what others get. I only can
>>> cobble together 20 qualifying years over my 40 or more years of
>>> working and studying (the maximum eligible is 35 years), and to
>>> achieve that I had to buy back 4 years from service in the 1970's.
>>
>> I'll be retiring on whatever I can save/invest by myself--and Social
>> Security, if it's still there. It probably will be; there'd probably
>> be
>> armed revolt if they stopped providing it.
>>
>> Cindy Hamilton
>>
>
> The company I work for doesn't offer a pension either. :-( That seems to
> be an increasing trend.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright


f-i-l worked for a company up until pension time -- pffft! gone!
He luckily had enough time to start over again and worked to get a pension.

I guess he's ok. He spent from 9am to midnight at the casino Friday.
We don't have to worry about him in that regard.
Dee Dee