storme37 Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 i would love to have done clays with my dad but i was 13 when he died Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 my regret is not being born female, i wouldnt have had to work as hard. I would have been worth millions at the age of forty, thats if i had the looks and body of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 i never found out who shot J.R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laird Lugton Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 A lot to be thankful for but things I'd change: Worked harder at school allowing me to choose a degree of interest (History & Poltics/International relations) rather than one that got me a job. Worked abroad to live in a different culture, it may make me appreciate Blighty more. Worked in the armed services doing something useful instead of a blood sucking profit hungry company. Other than that nowt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul T Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Wished I'd worked harder at school, so I could have gone to uni and been a vet. Parents were completely against it, so I just rebelled and then it took to 40 to build a decent career and qualify in Architecture. If I was a vet I might not be any better off financially, but I know I'd be a lot happier at work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 (edited) I'm still fairly young but have few regrets. Plenty of non important stuff like I should have had more fun before settling down etc but nothing major. My only regret that really matters to me is that when I was 18 I stole a builders disk cutter from a lockup. At the time it was a laugh and I gained a cool tool for work but now when I look at it I took a mans tool which he used to earn his living. That in my mind is lower than low and 13 years later I think I feel worse about that than anything else I have ever done. Edited September 3, 2012 by njc110381 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I'm still fairly young but have few regrets. Plenty of non imortant stuff like I should have had more fun before settling down etc but nothing major. My only regret that really matters to me is that when I was 18 I stole a builders disk cutter from a lockup. At the time it was a laugh and I gained a cool tool for work but now when I look at it I took a mans tool which he used to earn his living. That in my mind is lower than low and 13 years later I think I feel worse about that than anything else I have ever done. Very brave to admit that Neil. Does the bloke still live in the same place? If not a bit of detective work might track him down. Buy him a bigger better one and leave it on his doorstep to undo the bad karma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I took it from a large site so it could have belonged to anybody. Knowing how these things work though I didn't take it from the developers, it would have been a small company or subby who took the hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
storme37 Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 (edited) i never found out who shot J.R. i found out it was Kristin Shepard so no regrets lol Edited September 3, 2012 by storme37 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Agree with a few other ex forces on this one.... I was leaving the army just when everything started to go off in Iraq second time round. Should've stayed for the ultimate test of myself. I don't know anyone who went over, had ''The test'' and didn't regret it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinggun Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 My biggest regret is not joining the police when i left school rather than taking whatever came up and being unhappy, my current job is slowly getting to the stage where i am really wanting to make this a reality but when i enquired about it i found out i just missed the latest recruitment drive and i have no idea when they will do another one as they seem to be very rare in cambridgeshire now. It is my dream job and i really want to make it happen i just hope they will advertise again in the very near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 I got loads but I believe in fate so try not to get too hung about it. Everything happens for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulABF Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Not doing a plumbing and heating course for my resettlement :( Doing PRINCE2 and NEBOSH for my resettlement is my regret. Ill never use them. Although I did fond the latter interesting. Wish Id done bricklaying and plastering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Getting PTSD from army service, Ireland gulf etc, and not recognising it sooner, all sorted and in my past now, but at the time it was a nightmare. Future regrets, well I'm getting a tattoo on Saturday, my 1st at 46, will I regret it later, who knows. As the old song goes. Regrets I've had a few, but then again to few to mention. Wouldn't it be boring if it all worked out perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgguinness Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Also managed to blow most of just over 40k a few years later, with almost nothing to show for it now! Same here, I managed to blow £52k that I should have invested but didn't. Had a lovely holiday catching up with family in Ireland, but apart from that, very little to show for it. Jonathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 sadly theres just to many to name , but biggest is not following my heart and at least giving things a try instead of thinking with my head too much. sadly its too late now god i feel depressed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprackles Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Saying to my dad I hated him and wished he was dead just before he went to sea. He sailed and never came back. 44 years ago yesterday. RIP Dad, never forgotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Saying to my dad I hated him and wished he was dead just before he went to sea. He sailed and never came back. 44 years ago yesterday. RIP Dad, never forgotten. Yikes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 For me I just wished that when i learnt to drive I had kept up my fitness rather than trying to claw it back now as a lardy bloater ! yep, mine too, i started uni slim and fit, ended up enjoying cheap beer and **** food, never managed to claw it back, i'm 35 now and i'm determined to try and reverse it before its too late. my only other regret is not saving / investing some money before having kids, my mrs and I both worked and for 9 years wasted cash left right and center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flynny Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Did 2 year joinery apprentaship after I left school but didnt do my last year (Advanced craft). All of my working life(23 years) I have worked as a joiner and worked my way up the ladder to become a construction site manager upto NVQ level 6,SMTS, IOSH etc. Regretted not doing my last year in college, but never really needed it , any way for years it has been niggling away at me, so sod it I got it done, I have just got the Advanced craft NVQ level 3(it used to be city and quilds) certificate. So now my only regrett is that I didnt do it years ago, Life is too short for regretts, lets get on with it and enjoy your lott Atb Flynny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsdad Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 (edited) yep, mine too, i started uni slim and fit, ended up enjoying cheap beer and **** food, never managed to claw it back, i'm 35 now and i'm determined to try and reverse it before its too late Me too - played rugby and cricket at county level before uni - beer and curry took its toll and now at 32 making a real effort to get back to bring fit and healthy. Edited September 4, 2012 by oscarsdad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s.wray Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 For me I just wished that when i learnt to drive I had kept up my fitness rather than trying to claw it back now as a lardy bloater ! same as above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSPUK Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 Wished I could have started shooting at 24 instead of 40 - --never seen a gun till 40. made all the usual mistakes but as said it's fate and I do believe in it. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuji Shooter Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 My old man always said to me... "Never regreat the things you did in life, just the things you didn't" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferguson_tom Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 My only thing is wish I saved up more money before moving out of parents house and buying my own with the mrs. Been 2 years and for first year fluffed the finances credit cards, overdrafts, big bank loan to cover a new car etc now just about sorted it all out with a lot of help from family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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