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jealous: My friend took early retirement recently and he and his wife are jetting all over the world, having a wonderful time. I wish I could do that!
gpt
A friend of mine took early retirement recently and he and his wife are traveling all over the world.
human
That sounds like so much fun!
gpt
I know - I wish I could do that. They've been to France, Italy, Croatia and Chile so far - I'm sitting in NC!
human
I totally get why you feel that way.  Your time will come soon.
gpt
I would just like to be able to drive to Raleigh without hurting! I fell and broke my hip a while back and can't walk properly.
human
I hope you can recover soon!
gpt
One more operation and I should be good. In the meantime, I have to live vicariously through Joe and Helen :)