Man,

Some of you give me hope and others paint a pretty sad picture-I am 53 now and want to work until 62-my Wife is 46, and is made of good German stock (so I think I'll keep her working for another 20 Years or so-ha ha).

We've saved like crazy through the Years, even though I get a little freaked out every now and then-called my Edward Jones guy Thursday night in a panic, and he sounds so optimistic (how else is he going to sound?)-This is the time to buy! The indicators are that we are close to the bottom! On and on-

Hope when I retire I can sweep floors at a Hot Rod Shop (gotta have some type of Social Interaction)-my Father-in-Law enjoys Retirement more than anybody I've ever met-he is always busy, and just loves it, but told me last week he's going back to work, as his Investments are stagnant too.

I fantasize sometimes of not having to work, but I know that after about a Month or two I'd probably go crazy-