Interesting discussion ...
 

... you could let happen what's happened to me - grow old and pay off your mortgage, see your kids become independent and then spend the released income on motorcycles :smug:

Adam

Marble, mmmmm!

Adam anychance of a nice marble clutch casing so i can out bling Mav please?:lol:


:rodent: BDG, memo from Jools' rodent, please don't joke this is a serious topic

[Edited on 1-3-2005 by BDG]

OutBling Mav!!! Not unless you get some white marble wheels :devil:

You wait until you see my new one piece spandex racing suit :lol::lol::lol:

i winge and moan about money with the best of them
but at the end of the day i can't be bothered to work hard enough to earn any more
it's not that important

i know every one has different prioritys but i cant understand these people who's lives revolve around the job/premotion ladder.
i know people that are so stressed that they are fit to burst trying to meet dead lines etc
women who have kids that instantly go to a crech so that they dont miss out on a few months worth of money

once i punch the clock thats it , no worries
so i dont earn a lot. but what have they got that i aint?
i get quite a few bits second hand but i still have every thing in my home that someone on 60K might have.
two holidays most years, ok it's camping
car and a bike
couple of bottles of red a week
maybe a bit of steak now and then
three darling kids who dont want for anything they need.
and no stress

as i said earlier people have different priorities and if thats what rocks your boat fair play to ya

would i swap my life for anyone elses, nope. ive got everything i could ask for. and think of myself as very well off, though damn skint most off the time.

hope ive not offended anyone this is just my veiw on life and it works for me.

Glyn

Great post bud..!....kinda brought a lump to my throat.....you forgot to mention good mates and good rideouts lol......i count myself to know you mate...

Next time the hot chocolates are on U..

Phil

"it is what we value not what we have that makes us rich."

cant remember where it comes from but its true.

Very interesting thread with some cracking responses.

As someone towards the bottom of the income ladder I have to say I disagree with the envy comments. If someone has worked for the money then good on them, if its been gifted to them then, thats just the luck of the draw.

I must admit it does sadden me a little when I think that there will probably never be a 999R etc in my garage but there again, unless I win the lottery riding a bike worth THAT much money would scare me everytime I tried to park it up - especially in the north east!!!

I take comfort that one of my dreams has been achieved and I have a shiney (but old) red Ducati in the garage - next points - I prefer to know as much about my bike as possible for when the damn thing (inevitably) breaks down. I'll do as much as I possibly can - then I might have to go to a specialist etc. I do find a certain satisfaction in knowing almost every nut, bolt and crazy modification on my bike.

DemsoDue - Isnt it just about the thrill of trying your hand at racing? To be able to say you were on the start line with 30 other racers at Cadwell park!!!

If anyone is going out there to win at all costs(!) I hope that they are in
the wrong series.

Where did my soapbox go? :devil:

Cheers - Frank

Society...That's the problem here. What we "need" is thrust at us from every angle.
Because of commercialism we are conditioned to want what our neighbours have.

It's not envy Hells...Its manipulation.

I tell my kids and Class "You NEED love, a bath, food, water and clothes"...Everything else is a bonus.


I dont watch much TV.;)

Glyn, nice way of putting things into prospectus. We are what we are, not what we've got. I dont look at people as how much money they have, I have good friends that have made serious money who i can share a pint with, who are just as happy eating ham egg and chips down the local cafe and splitting a round of drinks. People, are the real thing that make our world go round,which is what I see in your thread especially family if we can all get on together, dispit how much dosh there is in each man's wallet so much the better.The fact that one man rides a 999 or another rides a 996 another a 748 full of carbon bits just makes for a blooming good ride out and good banter at the pit stops.Regards 4D ( Any one lend us a tenner):lol: