Lone-wolf Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Just a bit of fun but i got thinking what do i really regret in life, and to start this of here is my big one............ I only found out in the last year or so in the USA they have a hike called the Appalachian Trail, now this is a little jolly of a hike total 2200 miles, im sure a good few people have seen this, but i am now too old and not in suitable health to even contemplate this 6-9 month long walk, but had i known about this as a younger man i may well of done my best to tackle this walk/hike, but for one i was unaware of it and i doubt i would of been able to afford it, so for me the ship has sailed on this huge life adventure, so come on post up your big regret 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 The Apalachian Trail has had some quite interesting goings on let just say. Hiking from dusk till dawn is not recommended. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yorkshireman Posted August 10 Popular Post Share Posted August 10 Marrying my first wife !!! 🤣🤣 Thankfully it all turned out for the better when I met my present wife! 😍 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tug Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 A retired local who'd walked the trail many times, stopped for a pee, then couldn't find her way back to the trail, and that was the end of that. 💀 It's treacherous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tug Posted August 14 Popular Post Share Posted August 14 Should've worked harder in school, should've worked harder at working smarter. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stretch Posted August 15 Popular Post Share Posted August 15 Not buying bitcoin in the early days so I could afford 50k for 10% off at a model shop today #livid 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Everything happens for a reason. I could say I regret this or that, but thats whats put my in the position I am today in a roundabout way. So maybe I would be in a better or worse place, but it is what it is. Ive wasted a lot of money to be honest over the years, but that made experiences. I think my main one was I couldve bought a property when I was 21, I had the deposit and everything sorted, I was going to rent it out as that was all the rage and worthwhile back then. But then at the last minute I changed my mind and I bought a Civic Type R instead 😂 That little house wouldve been a nice little investment by now and wouldve got me on the ladder much earlier. Ah well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 @Kpowell911 I would of had that Type R too. There would probably been something wrong with a 21 year old that didn't want a Civic Type R 😂. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kpowell911 Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 36 minutes ago, steephill said: @Kpowell911 I would of had that Type R too. There would probably been something wrong with a 21 year old that didn't want a Civic Type R 😂. Was mint to be honest. It was a 55 Plate this wouldve been 2007/8ish? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertberr Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Too many to list really, mostly centred around my total lack of ability to recognise the value of staying in the game for the long haul... Let's see, how about deciding to buy a restored 1972 911 2.4S for £8500 (in circa 1997) and then bowing out at the last minute because I felt 'uneasy' about blowing an inheritance and my life savings on a little German sports car. What were those worth just 10 years later...???!!! Selling my E46 M3 CSL in 2009 for a grand more than I paid for it (in the trade) just 18 mths earlier. Value now...??? Feeling even more chuffed with myself (again in 2009 ish - a bad year for me...) after selling a large number of Taylor Wimpey shares for 5.5p - a circa 25% profit, having bought them just a few months earlier... what were they worth just 5-6 years later... Countering all these appalling decisions was finding & marrying Mrs Bertberr, so every cloud has a silver lining. Just don't bother asking me for any investment advice... Oh, and wolfie, to make you feel a little better about your regret, pick up a copy of 'A walk in the woods' by Bill Bryson, next best thing to actually doing the walk, and a lot less hazardous and considerably more amusing.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steephill Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 @Kpowell911 Very nice car. They rev to the moon and sound mint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone-wolf Posted August 16 Author Share Posted August 16 @bertberr i watched the movie a year or so back excellent film, it was this that brought me to finding out about the trail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegisteredUser Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 Not being honest about my feelings for women when I was younger. My thinking at the time was that telling a woman how I feel could ruin our relationship. But in reality, not telling them eventually ruined our relationship because I felt awkward around them, hiding my feelings. I would eventually cut them off. An example of this is when I met this French girl online many years ago. After several months of talking online, she came to the UK and we met up. Nothing happened because I was too shy to make a move. I figured she was out of my league and I didn't want to risk losing her as a friend. As time went on, she visited every so often and I met with her. When she was back in France, we would write to each other occasionally. She eventually wrote me a letter telling me that she was moving to the UK for a year, to teach in a school as part of her university degree. She told me that she had several options with regards to where she could teach. One of her options was somewhere in Scotland while another was in Kettering. She told me that she would be going to teach in Kettering, as that would mean she could be closer to me. Looking back, I would say that she was probably hinting at something there. But younger me refused to believe it. As such, she moved to Kettering and we met up several times. We went out to dinner together and shopping together (although I was pretty broke at the time so I didn't do much spending). The more I saw her, the stronger my feelings grew. But I didn't see any chance of us being together and so one day when she asked me to meet her in London, I apologized and refused. Then I made a conscious effort to distance myself from her. She eventually left the UK early in part, because her grandmother passed away. In hindsight, it was selfish of me to do this. But at the time, it felt like the right thing to do and it did help to clear my mind. But I can't help thinking about how things could have gone, had I been more open and honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yrkoon Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 not catching fish every time i go fishing but losing lures 😛 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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