2013 nearly over.....

[popeye]

2013 nearly over so what are your High's and Low's of the year....

 

My high's  would have to be : 

My mum surviving a heart attack ...

My first track day ( wtf was I thinking )   ....

Driving round the M25 (twice) without breaking down    ......

Saving a drowning dog...

Catching a running duck in a open field ( you try it ) they can fooking run when they want      

 

My Low's would be :

Not seeing my son for another year  

The death of two work mates 

Losing  my job earlier in the year ....( but works good now)

And today..... some fooking knob head side swiping the van   

 

 

So what's yours....

 

[SmokeEm]

High's

 

My daughter moving in with me

My health getting better

Enjoying my job more

Buying the Granada

 

Low's

 

Selling the Granny but was the right thing to do

My mum's cat dying.. I loved it to bits

 

That's about it really

[mk2 mike]

High: moved in with my girlfriend this weekend.

 

 

Low: my mum passing away totally unexpectedly in June.

 

Rest of the year has been so-so really. Bring on 2014!

[thrashermax]

Highs:

 

Getting car back with 1700 Ashton xflow fitted

Seeing my boy start high school with no problems

Having a great family holiday in the Algarve

 

Lows:

Wife being admitted to hospital for 2 weeks

[quickrack]

Highs.

Birth of my daughter after 5 sons.

Getting my Escort usable after 6 years without.

Retroford feature of it.

 

Lows.

Surgery and slow recovery.

Not a bad year really.

[SmokeEm]

Highs.

Birth of my daughter after 5 sons.

Getting my Escort usable after 6 years without.

Retroford feature of it.

 

Lows.

Surgery and slow recovery.

Not a bad year really.

 

 

 

You not got a telly????

[Vista]

Lows:

Losing my job right at the beginning of the year

Highs:

Losing my job at the beginning of the year, as it led to better things (albeit 9 months later) and left some spare time for:

1. Spending much of the next 9 months with my two young children
2. Getting much more actively involved with the running of OSF and updating the forum to a new format
3. Getting the van running really nicely and toning down some of the harshness of it.
4. Getting the Alfa back after just over 5 years

[quickrack]

You not got a telly????

[luckyjim]

Highs ;

 

my son passing his cancer remission checks for another year

watching my grandson in his first (pre)school play 

getting a 2%  payrise and backpay (thanks to UNITE)

buying some willwood 4 pots

selling two cars when I needed the money

 

Lows ;

watching my sister fade slowly with cancer

dropping a propshaft on my nos escort front wing

suffering a bad back most of the year

the two arsesoles that won the auctions on the two cars then ignored all contact costing me money

 

merry Christmas everybody

[luckyjim]

 New low;

 wifes car just died (water into the intake)

 

 New high;

 woohoo still got her old car the arsehole didn't pay for/collect to fall back on

 

every cloud has a silver lining!

[popeye]

Excellent... keep them coming ... it's good to share

[w p e]

highs=none

 

lows a mate paralyzed this time last year

one of my brothers dying on good friday

then another mate dying

then another 

then another 

then one of my best mates dying

the mum gets cancer and survives the treatment

then 5 weeks ago mum as stroke and survives 

fook 2013 infact fook all years there all the same

[mexicansteve]

Highs:

 

finally having a holiday with my wife and kid after about 14 years of not being able to afford it.

Getting an old Bedford camper.

Seeing the Capri in its new paint.

 

Lows:

 

My brothers attacker getting off scot free thanks to British justice.

Struggling to find work...again, goddamnit.

[frankthefencer]

Highs

 

Going to Colorado with my wife and kids and seeing my best pal . Snowmobiling up the Rocky Mountains.

 

Finishing my mk2 escort and running it in the 12's.

 

Having my mk2 featured in classic ford.

 

Taking my mk1 to Le Mans for the 24hr race .

 

Classic ford show .

 

My mk1 winning best car at the Darren Rochford

Memorial run.

 

Summer runs out in the mk1.

 

Doing a second gear burnout for the first time!!!

 

Enjoying all things OSF and the people I get to meet.

 

Lows.

 

None.

 

Had a fantastic time this year!!!!

 

Roll on 2014 !!!!

[442]

Highs

 

Becoming a dad for first time in April

 

Having a new 20 x 22 ft garage built on drive

 

Royal Mail contract at work so constantly busy

 

Finally getting headlining done in the yank......had car 7 years lol

 

 

Lows

 

Scare with little man at 4 days old.........frightened the fooook outta me

 

Shite weather

 

Not using the Cortina as much as wanted

 

Little sister turning 21....where the hell did them years go!!

 

 

Onwards and upwards 2014 to meeting more of you lot and getting out there!

[aardvark101]

HIGHS

Being an OSF'er for the first time, and meeting some great people

Going to Amsterdam with Mandy to celebrate my 50th

My little girl getting 2 " A" levels and being an outstanding Care Worker in the local community

Driving round Brands like a nutter

 

 

LOWS

Karens mum being diagnosed with the Big C (now a lot better)

 

Being 50     

 

Being served a bad drink at Santa Pod that made me loose my phone and my glasses, and lie down in a field alot

[popeye]

HIGHS

Being an OSF'er for the first time, and meeting some great people

Going to Amsterdam with Mandy to celebrate my 50th

My little girl getting 2 " A" levels and being an outstanding Care Worker in the local community

Driving round Brands like a nutter

 

 

LOWS

Karens mum being diagnosed with the Big C (now a lot better)

 

Being 50     

 

Being served a bad drink at Santa Pod that made me loose my phone and my glasses, and lie down in a field alot

 

you seem to do a lot of laying down after racing.....  brands hatch....   

[aardvark101]

You cheekey B*astard, that was a bad Do-nut and you know it