Good Riddance
After retirement, the only thing Al plans to count is golf strokes and vacation days, not this frustrating job.
What is accounting?
The official uniform of a newly retired person.
What are sweatpants?
This retirement activity that Al plans to do can be summed up in 4 words: "Wish you were here!"
What is travelling?
Al started working at Cascade in 1988, the same year this portable Nintendo console first took the world by storm.
What is Game Boy?
This natural wonder is created when flowing water drops over a cliff or ledge in a series of steep drops.
What is a cascade waterfall?
Al will not miss Siri and this jarring daily practice of being pulled from slumber by a beeping sound.
What is waking up to an alarm?
A former weekend-only privilege that has now been promoted to a seven-day-a-week benefit.
What is sleeping in?
Trading the office for the kitchen, Al intends on picking up this hobby learning his secret to success is impeccable 'mise en place.'
What is cooking?
This legendary pop star released his hit album Bad and went on his first solo tour in 1988.
Who is Michael Jackson?
When one thing goes wrong, triggering a chain reaction of related events, causing certain outcomes and suddenly you're wondering why you got out of bed!
What is the Cascade Effect?
Derived from the Latin for "to change," Al will not miss this daily journey which often involves trains, buses, tunnels, or highway traffic.
What is a commute?
This streaming service will become a retiree's new best friend for binge-watching.
What is Netflix?
Retirement for Al has officially replaced "work time" with this new time zone.
What is "Al time?"
This action-packed Christmas movie starring Bruce Willis was the highest-grossing film of 1988.
What is Die Hard?
A major, mountain system stretching from northern California through Oregon and Washington into British Columbia.
What are the Cascade Mountains?
Once the most depressing evening of the week, this day has suddenly become delightful when you realize tomorrow doesn’t involve an alarm, a commute, or the start of the weekly drudgery grind.
What is not having to work Monday?
A newly retired person may spend extra time figuring out this ideal part of the day.
What is the best time for a nap?
This retirement activity replaces the morning commute with a search for the best coffee shop in a new city.
What is destination Starbucks?
These winter games were held in Calgary featuring the famous Jamaican bobsled team.
What are the 1988 Winter Olympics?
This cleaner has 30% more cleaning power in any dishwasher.
What is Cascade Platinum Plus
Al will not miss this repetitive morning chore which has launched many searches for plastic containers with matching lids.
What is making lunch?
This famous phrase suggests your future is as full of possibilities as pearls are to this shelled mollusk.
What is "the world is your oyster."
The only activity where driving is encouraged, but not in a car and where sand is considered a hazard instead of a vacation.
What is Golfing?
This hockey club brought home multiple Stanley Cups during the 1980s dynasty era, including 1988.
Who are the Edmonton Oilers?
In 1962, the American pop band, 'The Cascades' gave us this hit, proving that even bad weather can have a great steady, repeating pulse you can tap your foot to.
What is a "Rhythm of Rain"