What do you want for your 50th?

What do you want for your 50th?

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sherman

13,381 posts

216 months

Tuesday 16th April
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I got my brother a ride on a seaplane in the skies above loch lomond for his 40th birthday.

jagnet

4,116 posts

203 months

Wednesday 17th April
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A bit of prison time for our neighbours and a normal life for us would be a nice birthday gift; one with no assaults on us, no property damage, no stalking, no repeated attempts to have us arrested with false accusations.

Not 50 until the end of the year, so there's still hope.

Riley Blue

20,988 posts

227 months

Wednesday 17th April
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What would I like for my 50th?

That was 25 years ago!

rofl

Spare tyre

9,622 posts

131 months

Wednesday 17th April
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jagnet said:
A bit of prison time for our neighbours and a normal life for us would be a nice birthday gift; one with no assaults on us, no property damage, no stalking, no repeated attempts to have us arrested with false accusations.

Not 50 until the end of the year, so there's still hope.
I know the world shouldn’t work like this but move

We had a painful neighbour and ultimately moved to ensure our unborn kid wasn’t stuck next to them

We lost financially, and I had spent months plotting how I was going to get my revenge when I moved

The moment we moved I felt a load better and simply didn’t waste any more energy thinking about them

Arnold Cunningham

3,774 posts

254 months

Wednesday 17th April
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Skyedriver said:
I was looking at that last night. Bit more expensive than my proposed Tiger Moth trip. £2995 IIRC
Yes - IMVHO you need to spend 4 or 5K to get a decent amount of time in the air. I bought a ride for my (now 90) mother a couple of years back with the aim of picking up her spirits post pandemic lockdowns. I'm not sure how successful that was, but nevertheless, the flight was good and I would recommend it if anyone is considering it.

Pit Pony said:
It's just a triumph herald, with less seats. They were st in the 60s and st in the 70s. You may as well st in a bucket and turn it on your head.

(Says the bloke whose first car was a magenta mk4. Which was st)
You bad man. Anyway, really, I want a GT6.


jagnet

4,116 posts

203 months

Wednesday 17th April
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Spare tyre said:
I know the world shouldn’t work like this but move
We're hoping it won't come to that, but neither is it wholly off the cards.

Spare tyre

9,622 posts

131 months

Wednesday 17th April
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jagnet said:
Spare tyre said:
I know the world shouldn’t work like this but move
We're hoping it won't come to that, but neither is it wholly off the cards.
Is the neighbor aa renter or owner

jagnet

4,116 posts

203 months

Wednesday 17th April
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Spare tyre said:
Is the neighbor aa renter or owner
Unfortunately, they own it.

mikey_b

1,826 posts

46 months

Wednesday 17th April
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Pit Pony said:
Arnold Cunningham said:
I quite fancy a go in a spitfire for my 50th.
It's just a triumph herald, with less seats. They were st in the 60s and st in the 70s. You may as well st in a bucket and turn it on your head.

(Says the bloke whose first car was a magenta mk4. Which was st)
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the plane, not the car. biglaugh

Like this company: https://flyaspitfire.com/

ChevronB19

5,804 posts

164 months

Wednesday 17th April
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mikey_b said:
Pit Pony said:
Arnold Cunningham said:
I quite fancy a go in a spitfire for my 50th.
It's just a triumph herald, with less seats. They were st in the 60s and st in the 70s. You may as well st in a bucket and turn it on your head.

(Says the bloke whose first car was a magenta mk4. Which was st)
I'm pretty sure he's talking about the plane, not the car. biglaugh

Like this company: https://flyaspitfire.com/
I’m over 50, but thinking about this for my 60th (I was over there for work a couple of years ago and didn’t have the funds, but was tempted to say sod it and put in on c/c, however I’d like my wife to be there as well, on the ground that is).


http://www.jetwarbird.com/

Stick Legs

4,959 posts

166 months

Wednesday 17th April
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paua said:
Spare tyre said:
2 x 25 year olds
FTFY
https://youtube.com/shorts/huqH2tYR_FU?si=nCOvFRBafT88EyNy

24 seconds in.

AndyAudi

3,053 posts

223 months

Wednesday 17th April
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ollya said:
I'm 50 in a few weeks. My parents want to get me something nice....probably about £750 tops..maybe £1k.
No idea of your circumstances or theirs but I’d be suggesting a trip away together you wouldn’t ordinarily do.

My generation of our family is similar age to yours & parents are in 70’s, we’re going for family trips/ experiences now whilst kids are old enough to remember & olds are fit enough to do things.

Channel Islands/center parcs/golf hotel’s are ones we’ve done fairly locally, cruises are also an option.
I’m prob taking mine on an all inclusive to Turkey in the summer whilst they’re still comfortable travelling.

Bernie_78

249 posts

197 months

Saturday 27th April
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Spent the last year dancing with cancer so I'll genuinely just be happy to still be here.

Tip: don't wait to do things, tomorrow isn't guaranteed

Skyedriver

17,917 posts

283 months

Saturday 27th April
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Bernie_78 said:
Spent the last year dancing with cancer so I'll genuinely just be happy to still be here.

Tip: don't wait to do things, tomorrow isn't guaranteed
Hope things are going OK.
I'm 71 today, happy to just keep sucking air.