Retirement is more boring than I had imagined

Retirement is more boring than I had imagined

I had celebrated my twenty-fifth anniversary with the HVAC company.

I had read an article that told me this was a long time to work in any career, but it was about the longest anyone should work as an HVAC technician.

I had started working for the HVAC company when I was thirty, so I couldn’t imagine myself retiring. I was too young to retire, but my body was giving out from the hard work that I had been doing for the past quarter century. My wife was all for my retirement, but I knew that I wanted to find something to do that would keep me busy for the next fifteen years. I started perusing the newspaper and trying to find something that piqued my interest. I found one job that seemed to be perfect but I wasn’t sure if it was something that was going to keep me busy. The local hospital was looking for someone who would watch over the computers. They had recently installed an HVAC system that was fully automated. As the building HVAC technician, I would be monitoring the computers and troubleshooting any problems that may arise. If I couldn’t find the problem, then I would contact the maintenance team. I knew it was a job that wouldn’t put any toll on my body, but it wouldn’t give my mind any exercise. I put in my application and I actually had them offer me the job, but I’m still not sure if it is the type of job that I will be able to commit to. I am going to give it a try for a couple of months.

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