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Author: Subject: half my life over!
MikeR

posted on 8/8/08 at 07:10 AM Reply With Quote
half my life over!

Well its official, i'm half dead!

35 today and sat in the office eating toast thinking "should have taken the day off instead of just the afternoon".

Just worked out i've been building "the car" for almost a 1/4 of my life. So you're all welcome to kick me up the ass over the coming year to get a move on.

List of jobs is to -
weld up my de-dion beam,
measure and buy drive shafts
weld on roll bar
paint chassis - after that its just electrics and paneling, not that much left, surely!

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scootz

posted on 8/8/08 at 07:21 AM Reply With Quote
At this rate you'll maybe get to drive it before you kick the bucket Mike
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rallyingden

posted on 8/8/08 at 07:41 AM Reply With Quote
Know how you feel mate.
Just celebrated "cars" first birthday

RD

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mackei23b

posted on 8/8/08 at 07:44 AM Reply With Quote
Why, are you only planning to live to 70 then commiting hara-kiri?

With modern medicine, aim to live to at least 100, then you'll have more time to finnish the car

[Edited on 8/8/08 by mackei23b]

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tegwin

posted on 8/8/08 at 07:46 AM Reply With Quote
you only want to live until your 70

Im still going to be building stuff and racing around the roads when im 90!!! (die in a ball of fire...not in bed lying in my own pee)





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r1_pete

posted on 8/8/08 at 07:57 AM Reply With Quote
Happy birthday....

I felt quite happy about the up and comming weekend untill I read this, by this reconning I've only 25 years left, now I'm a bit down...






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speedyxjs

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:02 AM Reply With Quote
Happy birthday Mike.
Take a week or two off work and lock yourself in the garage. Thats what i do when i get behind





How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?

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Howlor

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:04 AM Reply With Quote
You old git!

Mines' next year!

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BenB

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:15 AM Reply With Quote
Life expectancy is much more than 70 at the moment. You must lead an unhealthy lifestyle!!!

Here we go:

http://www.findyourfate.com/deathmeter/deathmtr.html

happy friday!!!!

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Mr Whippy

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:17 AM Reply With Quote
happy birthday, same age as me

though I intend to live to at least 150 years





Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet

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Fozzie

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:21 AM Reply With Quote
Happy Birthday Mike!

Stop being a Victor Meldrew you are far too young!....and get on with that car!!!!!!!!


I dunno youngsters these days...no 'go' in 'em whatsoever!........mutter mutter........ramble ramble.....

Fozzie

Have a good'un





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02GF74

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:23 AM Reply With Quote
why all the fuss, the world is ending in October this year .....






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worX

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:25 AM Reply With Quote
Thanks Ben, I'm going to be alive on this planet until 11th August 2061...

Steve

ETA - Currently 32 years old
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Life expectancy is much more than 70 at the moment. You must lead an unhealthy lifestyle!!!

Here we go:

http://www.findyourfate.com/deathmeter/deathmtr.html

happy friday!!!!


[Edited on 8/8/08 by worX]






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clairetoo

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:27 AM Reply With Quote
eee..........I remember when I were 35......just about

I only eat stuff packed full of preservatives - I'm going to last forever - even if I dont live forever





Its cuz I is blond , innit

Claire xx

Will weld for food......

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iank

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:30 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
happy birthday, same age as me

though I intend to live to at least 150 years


So you really are Max Capricorn...







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eznfrank

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:46 AM Reply With Quote
My Grans 76, does that mean she's been dead the last 6 years cos if so we should probably stop feeding her and start thinking about funeral arrangements??
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BenB

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:48 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by clairetoo
eee..........I remember when I were 35......just about

I only eat stuff packed full of preservatives - I'm going to last forever - even if I dont live forever



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speedyxjs

posted on 8/8/08 at 08:48 AM Reply With Quote
Wow im going to live till september 4th 2073





How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?

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brynhamlet

posted on 8/8/08 at 10:22 AM Reply With Quote
Sh*t I'm 50 next sunday and I thought I was only half way to my pine box. Got too much to do to peg it at 70
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MikeR

posted on 8/8/08 at 11:02 AM Reply With Quote
damn, that site reckons i've got another 52 years left!!!!

What ever happened to 3 score and 10 years???

got to send all my presents back that i bought myself seeing i was half way through my life now. Anyone want a canon digital camera?

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scootz

posted on 8/8/08 at 11:38 AM Reply With Quote
Cool... I'm going to make it into my 80's!
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vindicator

posted on 8/8/08 at 01:12 PM Reply With Quote
Firstly, happy birthday, mine is next Tuesday and will be 54 (I think, ahhh memory loss)....

Secondly, you young ones get back to work and earn some more money so that you can pay me my pension and I can retire in 6 years and have enough money to build a few more interesting kits.....before I peg it!!!!

atb

Tim

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RichardK

posted on 8/8/08 at 03:16 PM Reply With Quote
Apparently I'll live to Feb 5 2054, better get on with my build!

Just put it in my companies exchange calendar, told it to give a weeks notice

Cheers

Rich





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Bigheppy

posted on 8/8/08 at 04:48 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Life expectancy is much more than 70 at the moment. You must lead an unhealthy lifestyle!!!

Here we go:

http://www.findyourfate.com/deathmeter/deathmtr.html

happy friday!!!!


Just done the test i'm gonna live till i'm 80. Quite a surprise considering i'm classed as clinically obese acording to my doctor.

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paul the 6th

posted on 19/12/08 at 11:36 AM Reply With Quote
I'm 22... getting it all done now during a recession and having just bought a house so that I can crack on with the new haynes car as soon as the book's out next year....





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