"...you could go back to work if need be, right?..."

Bite your tongue!!!

Can't go back to work in law enforcement, too old and worn out. We do the volunteer thing now for several reasons, but right near the top of the list is that we basically live for free (other than vehicle payments now) except for food and entertainment. Right now we are at a national wildlife refuge in the boonies, 30 miles to a "town." So we make very few trips to town, buying several weeks worth of food at one time, saving us fuel money. Works for us...