Ducati Sporting Club UK > General > Idle Chat > Friends Reunited--ARGH!!!!!!

[BDG]

20 years after leaving college a guy i knew got in touch and said could he come and visit. Sounded a great idea even if he wasn't exactly best mate in world at college.

He turns up half an hour early with wife and 6 kids, (must buy him a TV). Exhaust all interesting conversation within 30 minutes and spend next 6 hours regretting answering the phone. Almost lost the will to live.

My daughter came in to the garage and asked "WHY ARE YOU STOOD ON A STOOL WITH A ROPE ROUND YOUR NECK DADDY"

The only highlight was another old (real) mate popped in, left Aprilia RSVR Factory & Tuono test bikes in garage. He stopped for BBQ then drove 2 1/2 hours home to ring and take the **** about the guests before they had left.

Any computer hackers who can kill the Friends Reunited site, please do it ASAP.

Have you ever had an old reunion thats been painfull?

[Mark]

To me best avoided.............

[uncle porry]

yep, had a painful reunion last saturday night, bumped into the ex "er indoors" and she reminded me about the eight hundred quid i owe her for a wide screen telly she bought me in 1998 ! doh !

[Loz]

Not a reunion as such, but I accidentally emailed an ex-wife recently (we both work for the same firm, but in different counties). That was a bit of an "ouch" moment! Ouch!

[Ian]

love it BDG, - you northerners are just too friendly see

i keep getting e-mailed from that site about reunion things from my school, - just can't see the point of looking back so have now missed 2 get togethers.

[Rob B]

Friends wife started looking at FR, ended up getting back together with an ex boyfriend. One divorce later, he's a little smug as the ex has now split up with the school boyfriend and he's happily remarried.

Ho Hum.

[bradders]

Originally posted by Loz
I accidentally emailed an ex-wife recently

AN ex-wife - how many have you got??

[Loz]

Paul - just the two.

As I always say, I'll try anything twice!

[hipshaker]

I've been to 2 school reunions ..... the most recent organised through the FR site. Both great evening entertainment. I spent the first half hour to an hour looking at people coming in and trying firtsly to guess who they were as they looked so old OR wondering what their secret was as they looked exactly the same as they did at school .... except for the dodgy late 70s early 80s fashion sense (well most of them dressed a little better anyway).

Early conversations a little subdued ... mostly about what job, married, kids etc etc ..... and then people start chatting/hanging about with the people they used to .... talking about the same stuff they used to ... some people gettiing stuck into people they used to as well ... a few drinks followed by a slowie on the dancefloor ... and the odd kiss and cuddle from what I could see.

One or two seemed to have done well for themselves financially ... own business doing well etc ... one reminded me of Boycey from Only Fools and Horses .... others not done so well. Some a bit worse for wear ...... on bloke ended up slouched over the bar with his trousers half down .... he even threw a punch at someone at one point ..... definitely too many shandies. Fabulously entertaining ...... and to cap it all I won a DVD player in a raffle!

[Redruth]

I think the old adage 'never go back' is invaluable in these circumstances. I was (briefly) associated with my old school via F.R. It was a convent (as you might expect). The only REALLY succesful student was the one that got expelled in the 4th year for crimes undisclosed.