What have you achieved that you're really proud of?
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Hmm, proud of? well I built a car from a shell with my good friend that won best of show at the NEC classic car show and also was invited to the Goodwood FOS 
I also have old school values, e.g. holding doors open for ladies and using my p's and q's etc, may not seem much to some but to me it is very important.
I also have old school values, e.g. holding doors open for ladies and using my p's and q's etc, may not seem much to some but to me it is very important.
Athlon said:
Hmm, proud of? well I built a car from a shell with my good friend that won best of show at the NEC classic car show and also was invited to the Goodwood FOS
Oh yeah, that too.Bought a £300 wreck because that's all I could afford at the time that was near enough to me to pick up, but I knew I had to have a 205. It'd been my dream car since I was 5 and I sat in one in a Peugeot/Talbot dealership in Wokingham. My car was from that year, in the same colour, and originally purchased from the same dealership. One previous owner, I am the second.
Anyway, 5 years later, a hell of a lot of hard work, a small amount of money and a lot of TLC later:
Not bad for something that does 350 miles a week, has done over 30 trackdays/'ring sessions since being in my possession, and now has over 190,000 miles on the clock. Since then I've had the wheels refurbed, new lights and new rear beam. More to follow...
- Getting a Master's degree in ancient history despite a whole load of personal problems going on at the time.
- Paying off the £2000 I borrowed for the MA in less than a year after I started paying it back (it was an 18 month payment plan and I started the payments in November, I managed to clear it all back at the end of July).
That's about it so far XD
- Paying off the £2000 I borrowed for the MA in less than a year after I started paying it back (it was an 18 month payment plan and I started the payments in November, I managed to clear it all back at the end of July).
That's about it so far XD
Got into top sports teams and remained there for 10yrs.
Two solo Art exhibitions at top NZ art galleries.
My own house at age of 23.
Supercar owner in my 20's.
Guided my Co through ISO certification and performing to top levels.
Plan yr work - work your plan. People who have acheived nothing... you only have yourself to blame. Meh.
Two solo Art exhibitions at top NZ art galleries.
My own house at age of 23.
Supercar owner in my 20's.
Guided my Co through ISO certification and performing to top levels.
Plan yr work - work your plan. People who have acheived nothing... you only have yourself to blame. Meh.
Coming first in a stage on a regularity rally by scoring a 0.0 after forgeting to set the clock after leaving the previous stage. Especially since lots of cars had expensive timing equipment and were really trying!
Escape from employment (15 years ago).
Building up the largest and most diverse collection of original Judge Dredd art.
Escape from employment (15 years ago).
Building up the largest and most diverse collection of original Judge Dredd art.
So far, I've been most impressed with the "7 w
k wall". That's pretty good.
For me, no wife or kids to be proud of (but a spiffing gf all the same), so just a multi-million £, multi-national that's three years old this month.
Pretty chuffed with selling up everything when we were 25 to sail our yacht around the med for a season, that was pretty cool.
Lots of achievements on here, well done everybody!
k wall". That's pretty good.For me, no wife or kids to be proud of (but a spiffing gf all the same), so just a multi-million £, multi-national that's three years old this month.
Pretty chuffed with selling up everything when we were 25 to sail our yacht around the med for a season, that was pretty cool.
Lots of achievements on here, well done everybody!
I'm very proud of my son. He's good looking and seriously bright. He did some modelling work for a toy company, appearing on the box of one of their toys, and modelled Burberry for a catalogue. At 3 3/4 he's reading everything you put in front of him - roughly at the level you expect of a 6 year old.
I also have a couple of patents in submission to USPO that will significantly enhance vehicle & engine fuel economy and air quality in line with the 2016 US requirements, which are particularly strict.
I also have a couple of patents in submission to USPO that will significantly enhance vehicle & engine fuel economy and air quality in line with the 2016 US requirements, which are particularly strict.
guffhoover said:
Turning my back on my old porn star lifestyle and settling on a quiet life in the leafy suburbs.
You too huh? 
Mine is packing in the 8-5 factory dead end life and setting off to back pack round the world, some 20 years ago. It is the one thing I never thought I'd ever actually have the balls to do, and the one thing I am most glad I ever did.
Oh, and giving up drinking. That is something I'm also proud of.
Yesterday I hit a brilliant 6 iron from 180 odd yards to a bit less than 3 feet... I was pretty proud of that .
Other than that I suppose having a decent job with good prospects and a great further education policy, buying a house with my wifey to be and being considered a 'bloody nice bloke' by quite a lot of people is probably something to be proud of.
.Other than that I suppose having a decent job with good prospects and a great further education policy, buying a house with my wifey to be and being considered a 'bloody nice bloke' by quite a lot of people is probably something to be proud of.
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