It's interesting that when he retired — I don't know how many years it was — but I think he said, " I've been waiting 27 years to leave this," because he felt every day it was almost impossible to go to work, even though he could have left at any time.
Je ne sais plus quand il a pris sa retraite, mais il avait déclaré à ce moment-là qu'il attendait ce moment depuis 27 ans, car chaque jour, il lui paraissait impossible de se rendre au travail, même s'il aurait pu quitter ses fonctions à n'importe quel moment.