So this is it, or it soon will be.
After 24 years, 4 months and 18 days working for the same company, I've just learnt that my application for "voluntary" redudancy has been accepted. Technically, the voluntary bit is stretching the point a little - I was presented with a fait accompli, so volunteering is my way of retaining control, but the result is, or will be in January, the same.
How do I feel? (thanks for asking)
Well ... odd. Excited, apprehensive
Let's see what happens.