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2026-10-28 -Short Attention Span Theater-

At 83 Years Old, American Airlines' Most Senior Flight Attendant Retires After 63 Years of Service

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Posted by Besoeker 2026-10-28 06:58|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [77 views ] Top

1 Doing her bit to keep Social Security funded…

Posted by trailing wife 2026-10-28 20:01|| 2026-10-28 20:01|| Front Page Top

2 tw, she could have been drawing SS payments since she was 65 without penalty. You can draw benefits and continue working after you reach full retirement age - 65 in her case.
I continued working until 72, but started drawing SS at age 70.

Posted by Rambler 2026-10-28 20:27|| 2026-10-28 20:27|| Front Page Top

3 Sure, Rambler, but you kept paying into Social Security, too, right? Or did you keep your income under the very low limit to be tax free?

Posted by trailing wife 2026-10-28 20:40|| 2026-10-28 20:40|| Front Page Top

4 tw. yes, I paid SS tax while I worked. My income was above the limit. The SS income was very handy, though.

Posted by Rambler 2026-10-28 20:50|| 2026-10-28 20:50|| Front Page Top

5 So you were putting in even as you were taking out — thus continuing to help fund Social Security for the rest of us.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-10-28 23:15|| 2026-10-28 23:15|| Front Page Top

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