http://www.ttgconsultants.com/early-...ment_clock.jpg
I just came across an old printout that possibly might be of interest to all those here approaching retirement or for the young and thoughtful trying to decide on setting up a plan for their eventual retirement.
For myself I involuntarily retired rather earlier than I ever intended after my stroke in 2000.
Anyway hoping it might be online somewhere I googled no sorry I igoogled:-
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/images/igoogle.jpg
for the final phrase of the printed details which is a chilling:-
(And don't forget, when you die, they just dump you ) "over the side at no charge"
and obtained 120 results beginning with:-
http://abugsworld.typepad.com/a_bugs...sing_home.html

There is more elaboration and an alternative "Holiday" plan at
http://www.snopes.com/travel/trap/retire.asp
The same story is repeated on many other sites including a Cambridge University board Newsletter at:-
http://www.srcf.ucam.org/contact/CON...%20No%2020.doc
and even appears on the US AARP site at:-
http://community.aarp.org/n/pfx/foru...ravel&tid=4481
I now also know that AARP stands for "American Association of Retired Persons"
as well as "Animal Accident Recovery Patrol"
other interesting sites featuring this story include "joke of the week" on a site of special concern to our many lady members who have now reached 39
http://fabulously40.com/page/Joke%20of%20the%20Week
the FabulouslyForty.com sorority!!!

[ August 06, 2007, 10:44: Message edited by: johnfowles ]

Inspired by that snopes.com site's title bar which says
"Urban Legends Reference Pages: My Retirement Plan"
in other words this site is a haven of urban legends I checked their home page at:-
http://www.snopes.com/snopes.asp
and found a wonderful category listing
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/images/snopes_index.jpg
I checked the "music" section hoping to find a mention about our hero but nothing was there about Gord but I enjoyed reading the debunking notes regarding the Eagles "Hotel California" and the well known speculation about P P and M's "Puff the Magic Dragon".
You have been warned that you can spend a merry time on that Snopes page!!!

OOPS I spoke too soon another igoogle for "snopes.com gordon lightfoot" elicited no less than 719 results
including these gems:-
Mariposa 2007 by LynneJanet at:-
http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=12087
And speculation on
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2007...northp/#c13718
about JohnLennon's piano
http://media.pegasusnews.com/img/pho...agine_t450.jpg
Photo: Laura Seewoester
Here's the piano whizzing by.
On which John allegedly composed "Imagine" and which I saw in the great Beatles exhibition in Liverpool in 2000 before it was bought by George Michael
"What if it turns out this was really the piano Gordon Lightfoot used to write 'If You Could Read My Mind' or Neil Diamond to write 'Forever in Blue Jeans'?