whiteknight wrote on Jan 31^st, 2026 at 4:41pm:


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So ... no they don't keep putting it up .... they put it up once ... 17 years ago.

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No they mooted the idea - which means " to introduce, suggest, or propose a plan or topic for discussion, debate, or consideration. It is a formal term often used in contexts like meetings or political discussions, frequently appearing in the passive voice (e.g., "the idea was mooted").

So "were going to" is just an assumption.

They received a very hostile reception to that suggestion from all quarters of the political spectrum & the public. Not been mentioned by them since.

It was the Rudd Labor Govt that raised the pension eligibility age not the Coalition.

So phuk Labor & their idiot cohorts the Greens.

whiteknight wrote on Feb 1^st, 2026 at 6:12am:


Who is going to pay for that?

Stupid vapid Greens........ like their supporters.

“ Why would you put yourself through physical distress beyond 67?????”.

Well, because I enjoy it!
It’s a challenge and it’s rewarding and I know for sure that the day will come when I simply won’t be able to do it anymore.

I could retire at 60  but I couldn’t imagine not working.

I often think about what I would do if I retired and the only thing that  interesting  is to volunteer in some role and work again for free.

I only have one thing left on my “ bucket list “ of things I want to accomplish in my lifetime and I hope to tick that off this year.

I admire anyone who is happy and content to  be retired I  just believe I would be very miserable.

Daves2017 wrote on Feb 1^st, 2026 at 9:47am:


Masochist?

So you've got no one to enjoy retirement with?

I know & know of a lot of single blokes who live/lived for their job ...... a lot of them stayed too long.....

and didn't live long enough to enjoy anything outside work.

Gnads wrote on Feb 1^st, 2026 at 10:32am:


Masochist?
The opposite I suspect. If I  in a position that gave me nothing but pain I would leave immediately and find a new job.

Done that many times in the past.  No point complaining about being unhappy if you don’t care enough to do anything about it.

I wonder if people are so desperate to retire because they have been abused and suffered for so long in an unsuitable job that the majority of their lives have simply been a miserable existence?

Married, one 8 year old daughter, one 2 years old cat.

I just enjoy being motivated and becoming bored and depressed unless I have something to do.

Gnads wrote on Feb 1^st, 2026 at 10:32am:



Why is he a masochist ?.

People climb mt everest or walk the kokoda trail.
Very challenging and uncomfortable.
Are they masochists or just people who get joy from a challenge.

Personally I could not think of a more depressing life then having air con, netflix , doctors appointments, playing the pokies and having a fat wife to go to maccas with to chow down on sugary crap.

I have enough super to last me a century.
Actually it keeps increasing each year by more then I can spend.
When it gets to 3 million I think my taxgoes to 30 %

I could not care less.
I havemorethen enough free time to go fishing horse riding and bike riding with the grandkids.

You need polarity in life.

A cold drink only tastes good after you've worked.
The fishing is only great because you aren't doing it every day.

I might shout myself a new klr 500 and see if I can ride it to broome.
Money is useful but way way over rated.
And leisure without hard work is ridiculous.

Money gets you a bit of freedom but why would I spend 3 mill on a beach front house at Byron Bay when I have the whole country to play in for free.

Most Aussies have zippo to look forward to it retirement because they are fat and unhealthy, not because they don't have enough cash.

Beaches, national parks, mountains......all   deserted and all free .
Whilst the numptirs go to the mall and complain about the cost of tim tams
Frigging insane 

Bobby,

Good response but remember.

Once you lose momentum in life, it's all over.

If you don't have a reason to get out of bed ( and that reason may be a dog or cat you love or a grandchild you walk to school or your orchids you grow or your vege patch or to see if your footy team can win the final.

Once you don't have a positive reason, your mind will fill in the blanks with negative ones.

And then your subconscious will think

" This bloke doesn't really have any joy in his life " and it will decide to knock you off.

I've seen it many times

Find a motivator or resign yourself to exiting this paradigm.
Both are valid choices

aquascoot wrote Yesterday at 1:21pm:


Because he wrote this -

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Blokes who work those sort of jobs usually have to finish early.

He was also taking about an "invalid pension" so that's why I asked.

I didn't say he was a masochist I used a question mark - he intimated in his own wording.

Yes they are to a degree.

You'll have those eventually.
Are you inferring my wife is fat?

We don't eat at Maccas.

A good cold draught beer tastes great everyday of the week if I'm so inclined.

That would sort you out. I rode a Honda XL 500 trail bike 384 klm(4hrs 30) from Rocky to Maryborough in 1996 when I was 39 yrs old - afterward it felt like I'd played a full hard game of Rugby League. Never again.

Yeah nah ..... after 46 yrs of work - leisure is good every day.

I wouldn't buy a $3 mill Beach house in Byron either if I had it - the place is over rated like most places that become too popular. 

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Nothing is for free. Many are deserted because they've been closed to the public for one reason or another.

You have to pay permits & camping fees to go onto Fraser Island for example, and many other Aboriginal controlled areas & National Parks.

Kooljaman Cape Leveque
( a beautiful spot) north of Broome has been closed since 2021.

Hey but whatever floats your boat - stay working until you drop..... some other leaner might benefit ey?