In loving memory of Kenis D. Keathley 6/4/81 - 3/27/22 Loving father, husband, brother, friend and firewood hoarder Rest in peace, Dexterday

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  1. tfdchief

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    Well guys. I have been away for a while. It has been really busy for me trying to wind up my job before I retired October 12. Now, a few weeks later, I am in the swing of this retirement thing! Get to stay home, do whatever you want, go camping, shoot my guns, cut firewood, take naps, and somebody still sends you a pay check!!!!! OK, you get it. Anyway, I have been busy the last few weeks catching up on all the stuff I never had time for. I have been camping and trail riding, cut wood, a few Honey Dos and just really enjoying this retirement thing. Here are a few pics. The first one is a selfy of Me and Becky and Buddy camping. Second one is the patio fire, Third is the recent Pin Oak CS and S. and the last is my old Buck stove chimney stack burning clean! Cleaned that stack a week ago and got a cup full of black soot. That is from what some of you call a "Smoke Dragon" ........Not my old Buck. It burns almost as clean as the new Hampton.....well, when I cleaned that chimney, I only got a 1/4 of a cup of black soot. Anyway, hope all are well here on the FWH forum. Dennis, Judy and and I keep in close touch and he has kept me up to date. Hope you all have fun at the East Coast Gathering coming up.
    Steve, Retired Chief
     

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    Congratulations..................trust me, there's no life like it.............................:thumbs:
     
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    Nice Steve. So glad you retired.
    Now, are you going to change your name to rtfdchief....or tfdrchief?:)
     
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    Glad to see back around :thumbs:. Congrats on the Retirement..:yes:
     
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    Good to see ya chief ,looks like Buddy and the Mrs are doin good

    Retirement is great , they send me money , I pay bills and buy stuff with it :D
     
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    Good for you Chief...glad to see you.
     
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    Now be careful and don't get hurt! You want to be able to enjoy your hard earned time. Sounds like you are off to a good start. :yes:
     
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    :thumbs: Congrats and enjoy....
     
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    Thanks everyone. Hope to be around a while.:thumbs:
     
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    AWESOME !!!
    Now you can put off things for tomorrow or the next day ...... & do what you want today :D
     
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    Yep, rtfdchief sounds good to me. :thumbs:
     
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    Yes sir, that is what I have been doing for 3 weeks now and I love it!
     
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    Happy Belated Birthday :)
     
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    Congrats!
     
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    Welcome back buddy! Congrats on your retirement!
     
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    Sooo....does this give us another excuse for an online retirement party??

    Congrats; you won't have enough time to do all you want.
     
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    Congratulations Chief... enjoy your new life... :yes:
     
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    Good to have you back on the forum Chief. Nice picture of you and Becky too. And as you know, Judy and I are very happy for your retirement. I think retirement was made for guys like us.
     
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    Life is tough all over, chief. Hang in there and things will get better. LOL. Good to see you back online. No, I'm not jealous -not at all, heheh. Congrats!
     
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