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MikeR - 8/8/08 at 07:10 AM

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!


scootz - 8/8/08 at 07:21 AM

At this rate you'll maybe get to drive it before you kick the bucket Mike


rallyingden - 8/8/08 at 07:41 AM

Know how you feel mate.
Just celebrated "cars" first birthday

RD


mackei23b - 8/8/08 at 07:44 AM

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]


tegwin - 8/8/08 at 07:46 AM

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)


r1_pete - 8/8/08 at 07:57 AM

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...


speedyxjs - 8/8/08 at 08:02 AM

Happy birthday Mike.
Take a week or two off work and lock yourself in the garage. Thats what i do when i get behind


Howlor - 8/8/08 at 08:04 AM

You old git!

Mines' next year!


BenB - 8/8/08 at 08:15 AM

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!!!!


Mr Whippy - 8/8/08 at 08:17 AM

happy birthday, same age as me

though I intend to live to at least 150 years


Fozzie - 8/8/08 at 08:21 AM

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


02GF74 - 8/8/08 at 08:23 AM

why all the fuss, the world is ending in October this year .....


worX - 8/8/08 at 08:25 AM

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]


clairetoo - 8/8/08 at 08:27 AM

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


iank - 8/8/08 at 08:30 AM

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...


eznfrank - 8/8/08 at 08:46 AM

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??


BenB - 8/8/08 at 08:48 AM

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



speedyxjs - 8/8/08 at 08:48 AM

Wow im going to live till september 4th 2073


brynhamlet - 8/8/08 at 10:22 AM

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


MikeR - 8/8/08 at 11:02 AM

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?


scootz - 8/8/08 at 11:38 AM

Cool... I'm going to make it into my 80's!


vindicator - 8/8/08 at 01:12 PM

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


RichardK - 8/8/08 at 03:16 PM

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


Bigheppy - 8/8/08 at 04:48 PM

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.


paul the 6th - 19/12/08 at 11:36 AM

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....