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The Native wrote:Relationship break and my ex and daughter moving to Hamilton was my low light*, so not as bad as others. But 2017 can still suck my dick because no one else is.
*to attend Waikato University so not at all bitter about it.
jolindien wrote:ovalball, I am ready for retirement according to what you say !
I have no career, no identity/achievement link to any role, no colleague, just plenty of stress (work has turned crazy those days).
I am also already living a relatively modest lifestyle.
I am the perfect candidate for retirement, but unlike you, i would sure retire early and not work anymore to live if i could.
) uneven cobbles without using her walking stick. Plated, pinned, plastered & housebound for six weeks. Now booted and fairly mobile but still can’t leave the house...Wow - that's expensive. My son had the same problem when he came to sell his flat in 2017 - It's costing him £15K. I guess your flat must be worth twice (plus) what his is. The Landlords are also a complete pain to deal with.aitch@wasps wrote:Doog & I gave up smoking on 4th & 6th Feb respectively, vaping instead. Far easier than anticipated.
Started getting hip pain in March, and now can’t walk very far without having to sit awhile. Weight has piled on, viscous circle.
Discovered that our flat only has a remaining lease of 55 years (mortgage lenders won’t touch anything under 80 years), cost of extending is £38k!
So, in a way you do confirm what i am feeling : you and your wife did quit your job early and prefer retirement, even if you need to use the savings until the pension. I know quite some people in similar situations.ovalball wrote:jolindien wrote:ovalball, I am ready for retirement according to what you say !
I have no career, no identity/achievement link to any role, no colleague, just plenty of stress (work has turned crazy those days).
I am also already living a relatively modest lifestyle.
I am the perfect candidate for retirement, but unlike you, i would sure retire early and not work anymore to live if i could.
I did, actually, retire early @ 61 - I'd lost my hunger, so jacked it in about 4 years ago - which is why my main pensions don't kick in for a couple of months more (when I'm 65) - been living off savings mostly. Mrs Oval took early retirement a year ago, she's still a couple of year of getting her state pension.
jolindien wrote:Pat the Ex Mat wrote:Shit of a year for me.
In no particular order:
Got shafted out of a $20K payrise after delivering two huge projects.
Ankle still hasn't healed from last year
Still fat from Ankle surgery
Depressed about that.
But:
Resigning from work tomorrow when I return after a great 10 days off which means they are screwed for their PCI compliance in March
Came 3rd in my Martial arts international competition in October after a year out.
Hope you'll tell us about their faces
You'll get used to the Friends with Kids thing - very common.eldanielfire wrote:5) relationship ends. Kinda. She wants to have another go. Not sure I'm arsed.
4) Friends married off are rarely to be seen these days. Though the year ended nicely with lots of the unmarried group all experiencing the same when we met up.
3) Ankle injury. Twice, led to tons of weight gain and a bit of a lack of confidence.
2) Anxiety issues.
1) Bell's Palsy. Bloody scary. i thought I was having a stroke. Resolved in weeks with medication though.
Still a better year than 2016. 2018 is about time things got on the up swing.
Must be happy with that.Pat the Ex Mat wrote:Came 3rd in my Martial arts international competition in October after a year out.
I very much was - it was in the open division out of 165.kiwinoz wrote:Must be happy with that.Pat the Ex Mat wrote:Came 3rd in my Martial arts international competition in October after a year out.
Ouch mate. Here's to having another crack this year.MungoMan wrote:
I will neither miss nor pine for 2017.
Got it second hand, think it was on Fox news?Man In Black wrote:Did you see who claimed responsibility for that?Turbogoat wrote:Apparently in 2017 there were no commercial jet airliner fatal crashes. First in 60 years?
Thanks ZappaZappaMan wrote:Some tough times spoken about here. Hope all of you find 2018 to be a happier and more peaceful year. For my part, 2017 had both the biggest ups and the biggest downs of any year in my life. Absurd number of life changes for a 12 month period, although predominately positive, thankfully.
EverReady; all the best to your brother.
So it started as I received a letter from Currys saying my first direct debit would be in a weeks time to pay off about £2.5k credit agreement.jolindien wrote:id fraudYourmother wrote:To those who've also had a shite year.
My lowlights being id fraud with severe anxiety, a really drawn out shite time with rebuilding work, and the worst - a new CEO who doesn’t drink!
What are your “Flush it down the dunny” moments ?
like what, very wrong stuff ?
That's a great plan mate!obelixtim wrote:Got the all clear after a positive bowel cancer test....tick.
Sold a block of land I've owned since the 80s for a vast profit, still have another block to flick off later...my original pension plan....tick. So........
Pulled the pin on work a couple of years early, just had enough of dealing with dickheads day in day out. Pension in 2019, live off savings till then.
At a loose end right now but enjoying spending mornings at the beach every day with the dog, and on a mission to clean it completely of plastic, junk and cigarette butts. Have removed over 300 kg of plastic and more than 2000 ciggie butts over the last 3 months....people are such pigs, but it gives me a sense of satisfaction each day that I never got from working. Having a swim each morning is nice as well.
Just going to wait and see what come up in 2018, but I need something to occupy my time.
Really want the ABs to stick it to England later in the year.
How did he get sepsisEverReady wrote:Mine was grand and then I get the call on Christmas Eve that the brother has sepsis and is on his way out. I get on a plane a few days later and the fúcker is still alive after ruining Christmas. Tbf he looks like he might lose a few bits but he deserves that for causing a scene. He ain't out of the woods yet and is still on life support but my online medical cert indicates he will make it.
damn, fùck that shit.Yourmother wrote:So it started as I received a letter from Currys saying my first direct debit would be in a weeks time to pay off about £2.5k credit agreement.jolindien wrote:id fraudYourmother wrote:To those who've also had a shite year.
My lowlights being id fraud with severe anxiety, a really drawn out shite time with rebuilding work, and the worst - a new CEO who doesn’t drink!
What are your “Flush it down the dunny” moments ?
like what, very wrong stuff ?
Called them, they then directed me to the company that handles store credit - Creation Finance. I had to call action fraud also - who did nothing - except give a reference number. Creation said don’t worry and they’d send a declaration form through for me to sign. Nothing arrived. They said to wait. Becoming paranoid about intercepted post now. Then when called next they said, they hadn’t sent it. Meanwhile, I’m wondering the level of id fraud and what else what be being set up under my name, and with what kind of clever Id. Can I prove it wasn’t me? They had managed to set up a credit account as well as the direct debit to my bank. I also could not locate a load of my id documents. Then received a text message from Mercedes finance, who when called confirmed my number was linked to an account. Mass paranoia ensued. Became convinced the finance company was delaying in order to sell the debt to collectors. Was waking at 2am each morning. Could not sleep. Could not eat. The uncertainty and lack of control.
So, it planned out the Finance agreement had been set up with no id. Just a printed bank statement. And likewise a direct debit was set up. I was relieved but appalled by it. The finance company wrote it off as fraud. Pretty sure they did nothing despite them having cctv, as it was set up in store. From what I have heard since then. They just write it off always, and have budgeted for it.
The prick tried it again online, but application was rejected, as have more credit protection now.
The mercedes thing was fortunately just a clerical error on the phone number. But bloody bad timing. Id docs were located and safe thankfully.
Anyway, it was a shit time. And whilst the half year of living in rubble building work was going on. Obviously could not rule out the builders, for the above, but can’t prove anything.
They think it might have been a bite off his own dog. Not sure though as that was just over a week before. He also has a small cut on his hand so it might have been that. When it all settles down I will find out what they treated him for but I think it was the dog bite bacteria.Duff Paddy wrote:How did he get sepsisEverReady wrote:Mine was grand and then I get the call on Christmas Eve that the brother has sepsis and is on his way out. I get on a plane a few days later and the fúcker is still alive after ruining Christmas. Tbf he looks like he might lose a few bits but he deserves that for causing a scene. He ain't out of the woods yet and is still on life support but my online medical cert indicates he will make it.
