14 years, what have you done?
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hman said:
Well this thread makes me feel a lot better about my life - LOL!
I was 25 in 2000 and am (obviously) now 39 I really cant be arsed to list everything that I've done - but it seems that I have done a s
tload more than most on here - a trend that I aim to continue!
Awesome man is awesome. We are honoured you deign us with your presence. I was 25 in 2000 and am (obviously) now 39 I really cant be arsed to list everything that I've done - but it seems that I have done a s
tload more than most on here - a trend that I aim to continue!Since 2000... Yikes. It feels like yesterday, in a way.
Graduated high school with marks good enough to get into law and medicine.
Promptly went off to a music conservatoire instead, which was always the plan.
Graduated music conservatoire with high distinction.
Moved across to the other side of Australia following a fantastic opportunity that later went bad.
Married a Kiwi bloke I'd met while pursuing said "fantastic" opportunity. (He was pretty great, though.)
Moved back across to the opposite side of Australia with him.
Became a widow a few months later due to a one-in-a-million freak accident.
Moved back in with my parents for six months (and thank goodness for them)
Drank way too much and partied way too hard.
Kicked about in crappy jobs.
Moved to London by myself to pursue my dreams again.
Made progress following those dreams.
Met an English bloke who was like nobody I'd ever met but turned out to be everything I'd always wanted.
Moved in with said bloke.
Bought house with said bloke.
Married said bloke.
And that about brings us up to date. It's not been the easiest, but it's made me who I am today and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Graduated high school with marks good enough to get into law and medicine.
Promptly went off to a music conservatoire instead, which was always the plan.
Graduated music conservatoire with high distinction.
Moved across to the other side of Australia following a fantastic opportunity that later went bad.
Married a Kiwi bloke I'd met while pursuing said "fantastic" opportunity. (He was pretty great, though.)
Moved back across to the opposite side of Australia with him.
Became a widow a few months later due to a one-in-a-million freak accident.
Moved back in with my parents for six months (and thank goodness for them)
Drank way too much and partied way too hard.
Kicked about in crappy jobs.
Moved to London by myself to pursue my dreams again.
Made progress following those dreams.
Met an English bloke who was like nobody I'd ever met but turned out to be everything I'd always wanted.
Moved in with said bloke.
Bought house with said bloke.
Married said bloke.
And that about brings us up to date. It's not been the easiest, but it's made me who I am today and I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Finished HNC
Finished Apprenticeship
Moved towns with then girlfriend
split up with girlfriend
Made redundant (twice)
Four Job changes
Finished Bachelors Degree
Started Post Grad Degree
Bith of my Daughter
Birth of my son
Got Married
Bought and sold a house
Moved three times
Holidays - New York (x2), Fiji, Gran Canaria, Mexico, Cuba, Majorca
12 car changes
3 motorbike changes
Heres to the next 14....
Finished Apprenticeship
Moved towns with then girlfriend
split up with girlfriend
Made redundant (twice)
Four Job changes
Finished Bachelors Degree
Started Post Grad Degree
Bith of my Daughter
Birth of my son
Got Married
Bought and sold a house
Moved three times
Holidays - New York (x2), Fiji, Gran Canaria, Mexico, Cuba, Majorca
12 car changes
3 motorbike changes
Heres to the next 14....
Impasse said:
Bought a house, sold it.
Bought and sold numerous cars, some cheapies, some expensive.
Went on many holidays.
Buried my Father in Law.
Buried the dog.
Split up from ex.
Got asked to do some very pleasant, hobby based work which has taken me all over the UK and some of Europe.
Spent about six weeks in a psychiatric hospital.
Broke my Monaco duck.
Rescued a little old lady in her Micra during one of those snowy winters and drove her 15 miles home.
Bought a hydraulic lift for the garage.
well compared to you...Bought and sold numerous cars, some cheapies, some expensive.
Went on many holidays.
Buried my Father in Law.
Buried the dog.
Split up from ex.
Got asked to do some very pleasant, hobby based work which has taken me all over the UK and some of Europe.
Spent about six weeks in a psychiatric hospital.
Broke my Monaco duck.
Rescued a little old lady in her Micra during one of those snowy winters and drove her 15 miles home.
Bought a hydraulic lift for the garage.
2000 - GCSE year. Did quite well.
2001 - 2002 - College. Really couldn't be arsed with it. Pretty poor results.
2003 - 2014 Joined the RAF. Still in now. Been to some great places, and some truly ste places, made some great mates and still loving it now. Numerous girlfriends, just split from my ex after living together for three years. Now saving as much as I can for a house deposit.
Too many cars to note - still miss my Racing Puma, and I still regret selling my Clio 182 after a year.
2001 - 2002 - College. Really couldn't be arsed with it. Pretty poor results.
2003 - 2014 Joined the RAF. Still in now. Been to some great places, and some truly s
te places, made some great mates and still loving it now. Numerous girlfriends, just split from my ex after living together for three years. Now saving as much as I can for a house deposit. Too many cars to note - still miss my Racing Puma, and I still regret selling my Clio 182 after a year.
Impasse said:
hman said:
Well this thread makes me feel a lot better about my life - LOL!
I was 25 in 2000 and am (obviously) now 39 I really cant be arsed to list everything that I've done - but it seems that I have done a stload more than most on here - a trend that I aim to continue!
Awesome man is awesome. We are honoured you deign us with your presence. I was 25 in 2000 and am (obviously) now 39 I really cant be arsed to list everything that I've done - but it seems that I have done a s
tload more than most on here - a trend that I aim to continue!Please.
Impasse said:
hman said:
well compared to you...
I can't wait to hear about your trip to the moon, discussions with the Dalai Lama and how you singlehandedly re-floated a beached humpbacked whale. Do tell.However, when he returns we will at least know the answer to the burning question of our time: how many Playboy Bunnies can you party with in zero gravity?
What an ungraceful thing to do, come onto a topic like this and announce your life is better than everyone else's!
If your life really was better, you wouldn't be on pistonheads - let alone this topic.
For what it's worth, the most impressive guy in my eyes could come on here and say;
- Found out I was adopted
- Did lots of drugs and abused alcohol
- Fixed my issues and learnt how to juggle chainsaws that were on fire whilst balancing a TV that remained tuned into channel 5...
Doesn't matter what cars you've owned or how many houses you've bought. You still die at the end so if life was an equation, posting in this topic that you've had a better life than others mean you're deducted 10 life points. And the range is -10 to 10. Back to GTa5.
If your life really was better, you wouldn't be on pistonheads - let alone this topic.
For what it's worth, the most impressive guy in my eyes could come on here and say;
- Found out I was adopted
- Did lots of drugs and abused alcohol
- Fixed my issues and learnt how to juggle chainsaws that were on fire whilst balancing a TV that remained tuned into channel 5...
Doesn't matter what cars you've owned or how many houses you've bought. You still die at the end so if life was an equation, posting in this topic that you've had a better life than others mean you're deducted 10 life points. And the range is -10 to 10. Back to GTa5.
SpeedMattersNot said:
What an ungraceful thing to do, come onto a topic like this and announce your life is better than everyone else's!
If your life really was better, you wouldn't be on pistonheads - let alone this topic.
For what it's worth, the most impressive guy in my eyes could come on here and say;
- Found out I was adopted
- Did lots of drugs and abused alcohol
- Fixed my issues and learnt how to juggle chainsaws that were on fire whilst balancing a TV that remained tuned into channel 5...
Doesn't matter what cars you've owned or how many houses you've bought. You still die at the end so if life was an equation, posting in this topic that you've had a better life than others mean you're deducted 10 life points. And the range is -10 to 10. Back to GTa5.
I read it as, I'm 39 and still live with mummy, I also wIf your life really was better, you wouldn't be on pistonheads - let alone this topic.
For what it's worth, the most impressive guy in my eyes could come on here and say;
- Found out I was adopted
- Did lots of drugs and abused alcohol
- Fixed my issues and learnt how to juggle chainsaws that were on fire whilst balancing a TV that remained tuned into channel 5...
Doesn't matter what cars you've owned or how many houses you've bought. You still die at the end so if life was an equation, posting in this topic that you've had a better life than others mean you're deducted 10 life points. And the range is -10 to 10. Back to GTa5.
k myself to sleep everynight, the only car I've driven is on an Xbox, mummy sometimes helps with the wking. 
Moved in with Girlfriend
Finally found something decent to do for a job
Made some new friends, including my soon to be best man.
Drank lots and did too many drugs
Didn't spend enough time with my family
Split up with girlfriend
Fell in love
Moved in with said love
Drank lots and did too many drugs
Had op, could finally see after being half blind my whole life
Got amazing job
Split up with woman I loved
Went to rehab
Spent several years learning how to be a human being
Bought an awesome car, did many trackdays and PH hoons
Met a lovely girl I didnt love
Left girl I didnt love so she could find the right guy/girl (yes it was everything you imagined)
Still sober
Repaired relationships with family
Moved to even better job
Better job went diasterously wrong through no fault of my own
Spend two years fighting for job when I should have walked away
Got ill
Met a wonderful woman (now fiance)
Got a bit better
Still sober
Got new (st) job
Learnt alot about life
Girlfriend put up with lots of crap
Bought my first v8
Nearly went broke (above definitely contributed)
Moved to the best job
Got a lot better
Asked girl to marry me (she still puts up with a lot of crap)
Became shareholder in company I work for
Still sober
In the process I travelled round the world several times and spend a small fortune on fast cars that liked to break.
Finally found something decent to do for a job
Made some new friends, including my soon to be best man.
Drank lots and did too many drugs
Didn't spend enough time with my family
Split up with girlfriend
Fell in love
Moved in with said love
Drank lots and did too many drugs
Had op, could finally see after being half blind my whole life
Got amazing job
Split up with woman I loved
Went to rehab
Spent several years learning how to be a human being
Bought an awesome car, did many trackdays and PH hoons
Met a lovely girl I didnt love
Left girl I didnt love so she could find the right guy/girl (yes it was everything you imagined)
Still sober
Repaired relationships with family
Moved to even better job
Better job went diasterously wrong through no fault of my own
Spend two years fighting for job when I should have walked away
Got ill
Met a wonderful woman (now fiance)
Got a bit better
Still sober
Got new (s
t) jobLearnt alot about life
Girlfriend put up with lots of crap
Bought my first v8
Nearly went broke (above definitely contributed)
Moved to the best job
Got a lot better
Asked girl to marry me (she still puts up with a lot of crap)
Became shareholder in company I work for
Still sober
In the process I travelled round the world several times and spend a small fortune on fast cars that liked to break.
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