Bucket list

A 19 year old lad I know sadly died recently after being mis-diagnosed with cancer..

He lived 3 months after being told he was untreatable.. (was told he had a year)

In those three months he wrote a 'bucket list (things to do before I die) and he had 18 things on the list.. he managed 4 of them..

So... whats on your 'bucket list' (lets keep it to the top 5?)

Mine are (no particular order)

1) Stelvio pass in a Ferrari 458 Spyder
2) walk on the great wall of China
3) See the Grand Canyon
4) Nurberg ring in my MGF
5) Ballon flight over Niagra falls

On mine are,
Monaco Grand Prix
Le Mans
Transfaragan Highway in my F
Valley of the Kings

Go hiking in the rainforest.
Ride a Mechanical Bull
Race a Sports car
Learn to scuba dive
Walk the wall of China
See the Northern lights

There is only one thing on my wish list
1 Live in cornwall
Or and perhaps drive the MGF around all the coast roads but its never going to happen

John Pell wrote: but its never going to happen

Nothing happens unless you make it happen

Three years ago I was diagnosed with a malignant melanoma, two years ago with T2 diabetes.
Now with less of a lughole and a better diet I am plodding through my bucket list and adding things as I go.
Last year I drove the Nurburgring for the first time and I'll be back there next week in the F.
I'll be driving the Stelvio and Vrsic passes too.

I intend to do a new mad motor every year or so and thrash it around Europe.

Seize the day!

Oh, and I live in Cornwall John Pell (sorry)

Inspirational stuff there....

I have a great job, a great boss and the most beautiful wife in the world - so theres 3 I guess, all I want is for my children to grow up proud of the values we have tried to instill and last but not least, to live long enough to see them start their own families then my life will be content...

I suppose we all have one in common somewhere on the list - "please don't fail today HG" (unnecessary humour there)

Drive route 66 in a ac cobra
Clear the mortgage by age 50
Get both daughters through college / uni

Then when they're gone.... Get a kit car project going.

Would like to go on a gum ball / banger rally

But would really really like a z car mini cooper.

I've been quite lucky so far as me and Mrs Ben have been on 3 holidays a year for ten years spending our wages so been to a lot of places.

My fave was Cuba... Loveley Jubbly

John Pell wrote: There is only one thing on my wish list
1 Live in cornwall
Or and perhaps drive the MGF around all the coast roads but its never going to happen

Wages are poor here in Cornwall; but livin the dream.

Many of you know that 8 years ago I was diagnosed with bowel cancer and initially given 3 months to live. Luckily and obviously they got that wrong. Until they opened me up they were unsure how far the tumour had spread beyond me bladder. They got it all out, followed by 4 months of chemo. Happy days.

After a series of ops and loss off sundry bits like a lot of intestine, bladder etc I now live life with colostomy and urostomy bags. I don't let that get in the way however.

The point is that when I turned 50 we realised that life may well not last that much longer, so we ticked a few off our list in the couple of years following. At the expense of our retirement savings, but you can't take it with you....

So far ticked off:
Own a Jag
VIP package to Monaco GP with full hospitality package
First class flights and 5 star hols in Antigua, St Lucia, Barbados, New York etc.
Track day in a Vanquish
Taxi in Lancaster bomber 'Just Jane'
VIP visit to McLaren tech centre.
Etc.

Sue has shared most of these and had a few of her own, including a track day in a race spec Elise.

In October I'm flying in a Tiger Moth over the Derbyshire dams where the Dambusters trained.

Still to do:
Own an Aston Martin.
Las Vegas and Grand Canyon.
Visit the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
Lottery win and do some good with it.
Walk one or both of our daughters up the aisle: both in their thirties and not wed !
Be Holly Willoughby's personal bra technician. This may well not happen, :nonod:
Carpe diem.

Mainly now skint but mostly fulfilled. :broon:

John and Sue wrote: Many of you know that 8 years ago I was diagnosed with bowel cancer and initially given 3 months to live. Luckily and obviously they got that wrong.

After a series of ops and loss off sundry bits like a lot of intestine, bladder etc I now live life with colostomy and urostomy bags. I don't let that get in the way however.

The point is that when I turned 50 we realised that life may not last that much longer, so we ticked a few off our list in the couple of years following. At the expense of our savings, but you can't take it with you....

So far ticked off:
Own a Jag
VIP package to Monaco GP with full hospitality package
First class flights and 5 star hols in Antigua, St Lucia, Barbados, New York etc.
Track day in a Vanquish
Taxi in Lancaster bomber 'Just Jane'
VIP visit to McLaren tech centre.
Etc.

Sue has shared most if these and had a few of her own, including a track day in a race spec Elise.

In October I'm flying in a Tiger Moth over the Derbyshire dams where the Dambusters trained.

Still to do:
Own an Aston Martin.
Las Vegas and Grand Canyon.
Visit the Queen Mary in Long Beach.
Lottery win and do some good with it.
Walk one or both of our daughters up the aisle: both in their thirties and not wed !

Carpe diem.

Mainly now skint but mostly fulfilled. :broon:

Fantastic mate - bring on the remaining items