rubecula Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Shukes said: Me? yes mate. I wouldn't say I would change things as they made me what I am today. But I am still ashamed of some of my actions and the way I treated some people. The only difference between myself and some others was that I didn't get caught. I never broke into houses as I thought it was morally wrong, but I stole cars thinking it was different. Like I say... I was a dick! I fought in gangs. but I was also young when I walked away and decided to change my life. Since then I have made a lot of effort to be a different person and bring my children up differently. I hope I have succeeded, but that's for others to judge not me. well done mate, never stole acar cos I hate them with a passion (oddly I drive everywhere today and even had a go at motor racing, but yes all the other things you said and a whole lot more.. deeply ashamed but no true regrets as I am what those days made of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 10 minutes ago, Shukes said: Me? yes mate. I wouldn't say I would change things as they made me what I am today. But I am still ashamed of some of my actions and the way I treated some people. The only difference between myself and some others was that I didn't get caught. I never broke into houses as I thought it was morally wrong, but I stole cars thinking it was different. Like I say... I was a dick! I fought in gangs. but I was also young when I walked away and decided to change my life. Since then I have made a lot of effort to be a different person and bring my children up differently. I hope I have succeeded, but that's for others to judge not me. That's the key for me, you have to go through what you go through to get to where you are; if I'd not been in rehab in 1994 I wouldn't have met my wife so although it was total shit getting there I'm glad I did because it led to my kids/grandkids/me being a different person. Even my cancer has enhanced my life in many ways because it's led to me meeting so many great people and getting some brilliant new friends. Fate is a strange thing. Matt and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 45 minutes ago, Shukes said: Not boring mate, just a better person. Thanks Shukes - but not 'better', maybe just a bit 'different'. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Life is a journey... I believe most people are born to be selfish. It's the human instinct in some ways. What makes me behave in a better way than what my "instinct" tells me to do is my conscience. I'm a Roman Catholic and yes there is an element of that but ultimately most of us must feel a "guidance" to what is right. I'm led to believe that when our life is up we watch a review.... I hope mine involves making a better impact than a worse impact. People who turn their lives round deserve a lot of credit. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Agree with the others, still hold myself accountable even now but it's part of my past for better or worse. Also learnt not to piss off Shukes now too nyblue23 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 you are all different really. Me? well I am just strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter H Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 21 hours ago, Cornish Steve said: I've always believed that fines should be a percentage of your income and not an absolute amount, otherwise we penalize the poor and allow the rich to get off lightly. They have that in Finland. Id like it here in Sweden to. https://www.google.se/amp/s/www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/387484/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 I have a past from when I was up to 21 which wasn't as lawful as it should have been, I paid my dues and moved on, when I look back I don't look back with pride, but I don't have regrets it's part of who I was then and who I am now. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Matt said: Agree with the others, still hold myself accountable even now but it's part of my past for better or worse. Also learnt not to piss off Shukes now too Haha I'm a five foot seven guy who used to believe he was six foot six and hard as nails. i soon got my lesson free haha. but thanks for changing the mood Matt haha, was starting to relive those memory's for a minute there. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 3 hours ago, johnh said: I must be a boring sod. Apart from a few speeding fines, I have never done anything. Never been drunk, never smoked, never been in a fight. Exchanging knee high tackles and the odd elbow in the face on the football field is about it. Two speeding fines, only been drunk twenty-six times (though admittedly that's in years rather than one off occasions), smoked until sixteen years ago, never been in a proper fight; just been beaten up on two or three occasions, can't recall landing a punch. Never did anything out of order on a football pitch though, you should be ashamed of yourself John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Bunch of fucking hoodlums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 minute ago, Romey 1878 said: Bunch of fucking hoodlums. Pussy. Matt and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnh Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 1 hour ago, MikeO said: Two speeding fines, only been drunk twenty-six times (though admittedly that's in years rather than one off occasions), smoked until sixteen years ago, never been in a proper fight; just been beaten up on two or three occasions, can't recall landing a punch. Never did anything out of order on a football pitch though, you should be ashamed of yourself John. I could look after myself on the football pitch. I got in a few hairy moments off the pitch but being 6ft 3 inches (exceptionally tall in those days) 14 stone and fit as a proverbial, the opposition always seemed to walk away (thankfully) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 I was never too good as a player, when I was in my 20's I was pretty fast. as my age increased my speed decreased, and as I got tired I needed to be off the pitch for a rest ... hence the red cards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41188964 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chach Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Innocent until proven guilty. Likely all a big misunderstanding and the lawyers will get it straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 7 minutes ago, Chach said: Innocent until proven guilty. Likely all a big misunderstanding and the lawyers will get it straight. What makes you think it's all a big misunderstanding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, tonkaroost said: What makes you think it's all a big misunderstanding? The quality of his lawyers Sibdane, pete0 and StevO 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chach Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 15 minutes ago, tonkaroost said: What makes you think it's all a big misunderstanding? The cop was likely a redshite, classic stitch up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddock Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 If he has blown over the limit- our lord himself couldn't get him off. Famcy lawyer or not he is getting banned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Ped on toffeetv suggested it was a set up by a paper named the s*n and frankly I would not put it past them. Chach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 35 minutes ago, rubecula said: Ped on toffeetv suggested it was a set up by a paper named the s*n and frankly I would not put it past them. It does look that way but he's still guilty if he was over the limit. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newty82 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Crikey...you guys went into real deep mode a few posts up. This place is changing!!! On 05/09/2017 at 19:52, Shukes said: Haha I'm a five foot seven guy who used to believe he was six foot six and hard as nails. i soon got my lesson free haha. but thanks for changing the mood Matt haha, was starting to relive those memory's for a minute there. Haha. You sound just like me! Same height and attitude back in the day!!! I'd throw in as Well that I weighed about 9.5 stone but thought I was a ripped 15 stoner!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shukes Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 25 minutes ago, Newty82 said: Crikey...you guys went into real deep mode a few posts up. This place is changing!!! Haha. You sound just like me! Same height and attitude back in the day!!! I'd throw in as Well that I weighed about 9.5 stone but thought I was a ripped 15 stoner!!! I was much bigger though mate, at least 9.7! Newty82 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Romey 1878 said: It does look that way but he's still guilty if he was over the limit. yes it would be right to punish him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 I'm almost embarrassed to say this, but I never got in any kind of trouble as a kid. I was too wrapped up in maths and music and chess to get in trouble. Very competitive in sport, but not unnecessarily aggressive. The one illegal thing I did was during my PhD years. A union went on strike just days before student final exams, effectively closing access to the library. As a researcher, I could still enter, so I organized a scheme whereby students could write on paper the books they needed, I would retrieve them and pass them out through a backdoor letterbox. Every student brought back every book once the strike was over. rubecula 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyblue23 Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said: I'm almost embarrassed to say this, but I never got in any kind of trouble as a kid. I was too wrapped up in maths and music and chess to get in trouble. Very competitive in sport, but not unnecessarily aggressive. The one illegal thing I did was during my PhD years. A union went on strike just days before student final exams, effectively closing access to the library. As a researcher, I could still enter, so I organized a scheme whereby students could write on paper the books they needed, I would retrieve them and pass them out through a backdoor letterbox. Every student brought back every book once the strike was over. That is the least badass form of law breaking I've ever heard. Edit: But very sweet of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 5 minutes ago, Cornish Steve said: I'm almost embarrassed to say this, but I never got in any kind of trouble as a kid. I was too wrapped up in maths and music and chess to get in trouble. Very competitive in sport, but not unnecessarily aggressive. The one illegal thing I did was during my PhD years. A union went on strike just days before student final exams, effectively closing access to the library. As a researcher, I could still enter, so I organized a scheme whereby students could write on paper the books they needed, I would retrieve them and pass them out through a backdoor letterbox. Every student brought back every book once the strike was over. may I call you Doctor Steve? I never went beyond BSc myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 1 minute ago, rubecula said: may I call you Doctor Steve? I never went beyond BSc myself You may but I rarely use my title these days: It comes across as rather pretentious. Plus, when I checked in for a flight in Philadelphia, the agent behind the counter started going on about her bad back, and I couldn't understand why. Then it dawned on me: She saw in my profile the title Dr and assumed I was a medical doctor. I just told her to take some ibuprofen and to see her doctor if things flared up. But then I realized it could get rather serious. What if I was on a flight and the stewardesses thought I could help in a medical emergency? I went home and removed the title Dr from my profile. rubecula and nutmegwolf203 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 13 minutes ago, nyblue23 said: That is the least badass form of law breaking I've ever heard. Edit: But very sweet of you. Oh no. Please don't let me be the "very sweet" member of the forum. You know, I do seem to remember that I broke into some houses, then stole a few cars, then ransacked a store, and finally broke the leg of everyone on the opposing football team, all in one evening. Just forgot to mention it earlier... nyblue23 and StevO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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