Lost my father last Labor day weekend...He retired in 1984 after 32 years as a Metrologist at McDonnell Douglas. That's almost 30 years of retirement, He definitely beat the odds. When he retired, the average was 13 paychecks before you died. If you do the math that's over 345 paychecks. Who knew I would end up being a metrologist too! I guess it's DNA