2008 - Your highs and lows...

**Pauro 76** · 14/12/2008, 1:18 PM

Another year (nearly) over. What were your highs and lows? Here's mine...

HIGHS
- Getting my MacBook, a life changing experience and so damn useful, I'd be lost without it!
- Seeing my nephew grow up and good times with family etc.
- Excellent weekends away in New York (the best time of my life and making friends for life) and drunken lads weekends in Poznan and Sofia. Most I've travelled in a year.
- Getting to work where I'm temping, great people i've worked alongside and will stay friends with.
- Some great friends getting engaged/married/having kids.

LOWS
- Losing three jobs. One where the boss developed a coke addiction, going a bit nuts and then bringing down the business when he didnt turn up for a month and owed me money. Another where I was apparently odds on to get only for the manager to change his mind last minute and my current situation, where I'm working on an excellent site, with great people only for the area manager to take a dislike to me. Nightmare year work wise.
- Further hassle with the girlfriend. I really should have ended it this year.
- Moving from a house-share i genuinely loved. Not been the same since.
- Best mate moving from Dublin to work on the cruise ships.
- Being unemployed for a month making it a major struggle cash flow wise.
- The thoughts of coming back to London in the New Year, unemployed..

here's to 2009, a better year hopefully for all of us...

**Magicme** · 14/12/2008, 1:34 PM

Highs
Getting back together with the man I love.
Getting the job I have wanted for so long
Watching my children amaze me every day
Going into schools and having great craic with children as part of my job
Hanging out with the Flaws and then having my piece on them published

Lows

My granny dying.
My 18 year old dog dying.
Being constantly broke.
losing a job I loved (but worked out ok as got the one I really love!)
My mum's ill health
My dad suffering bigtime from collapse in property market

It has been a nightmare year in so many respects, thank God for the highs or I might not have gotten through it.

**NeilMcD** · 14/12/2008, 2:11 PM

Highs:

Getting my twins wings

Getting the 3some wings

Lows:

Not getting the mother and daugther wings

Getting knocked out at the quarter final level with Ireland on Pro Evolution

All in all its been a bad yea and I reckon I must be the unluckiest guy after the above serious problems.Roll on 2009.

**Pauro 76** · 14/12/2008, 2:15 PM

MORE HIGHS AND LOWS...

LOW:
Two of our own fans passing away this year. Enda Muldowney and Butch Treacy R.I.P.

**sonofstan** · 14/12/2008, 2:48 PM

Highs:
Daughter doing well in Leaving and getting into college to do the course she wanted AND staying in Dublin - on the one hand I thought it might be good for her to get away for a few years, but selfishly, not quite ready for empty nest.

Bohs winning the double. Seeing every league game. Away trips to Cork and Cobh in particular were great fun, and the cup final was marvellous - and Mina Kalonas and the way he might look at you.

Barack Obama

Recession shutting up (a bit) the more egregious elements in Irish society, and (i hope) the end for a while of property as a measure of personal worth.

Lows:
Poverty.

Having no life (see second high.....)

Recession causing 'government' to attack the lowly paid, the elderly and schoolkids rather than upset their mates in the construction industry.

(Still) Unfinished PhD.

**tetsujin1979** · 14/12/2008, 4:02 PM

Highs

Completing a long held personal ambition and running up the steps from Rocky - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOkOBXdVPBU
Driving from Philadelphia to Atlanta and seeing parts of America slightly off the beaten track
Getting back into the gym, and sticking to it
Attending the UEFA Cup Final
Getting back in the saddle, so to speak
The Ireland - Colombia game in London
Munster regaining the Heineken Cup
Getting my financial affairs in order
Attending, on average, one film a month for free

Lows

Was involved in a bus crash which did some minor damage to my lower back
The riot in Manchester was 2 blocks from where I stayed after the final
Despite point nine above, still no closer to owning my own place
Some, quite frankly, bizarre and unwelcome housemates

All in all, not a bad year
Next year, turning 30

**Bluebeard** · 14/12/2008, 5:38 PM

Originally Posted by Pauro 76

LOWS
- Further hassle with the girlfriend. I really should have ended it this year.

here's to 2009, a better year hopefully for all of us...

Presumably except your girlfriend, who should be getting ditched soon.

Jesus man, you have to sort that out. It's getting to the point where I'm going to come over there and tell her for you

.

By the way, is she any much a looker. If she's going to be single soon, I might get a haircut...

**sligoman** · 14/12/2008, 7:43 PM

Highs:

Mauro Almeida
Europe.

Enough said!

Lows:

Johnny Chadda R.I.P.

**superfrank** · 14/12/2008, 8:24 PM

Highs:
Passing first year
Getting articles published regularly

Lows:
Relationships (or lack thereof)
Eoin Tobin RIP

Can't think of anything else, it's been a slow year.

**Paddyfield** · 14/12/2008, 9:31 PM

HIGHS: My son's first birthday. He was only given a few hours to live when he was born in August 2007. He defied the odds and is thriving, thank God.

LOWS: Nothing springs to mind

**Rory H** · 14/12/2008, 9:47 PM

Highs: Getting a job in a local second hand car dealer. Commission is making it a great Christmas for the nephews!

Had a Rubix cube lying round the house for years. Started playing with it again in Febuary and finally six months later I realised I could just take the stickers off the cube, switch them around, and I'd get them all in place.

Climbing Knocknarea.

Lows: Getting labelled a sexist in new job and the investigation afterwards. Apparently I was wrong but there was three men on the disciplinary council! Luckily I kept it ,despite the downturn in car sales.

**paul_oshea** · 15/12/2008, 9:25 AM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

Highs:

Getting my twins wings

Getting the 3some wings

Lows:

Not getting the mother and daugther wings

Getting knocked out at the quarter final level with Ireland on Pro Evolution

All in all its been a bad yea and I reckon I must be the unluckiest guy after the above serious problems.Roll on 2009.

Neil, I take the exact same view as you on this.

**Ash** · 15/12/2008, 9:29 AM

Highs
Getting engaged

Lows
Getting engaged

**paul_oshea** · 15/12/2008, 9:33 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

HIGHS: My son's first birthday. He was only given a few hours to live when he was born in August 2007. He defied the odds and is thriving, thank God.

LOWS: Nothing springs to mind

Ok, Maybe i change my mind then, with highs like that, i dont think its possible to have any lows paddyfield really, is it?!

**Ash** · 15/12/2008, 9:35 AM

But seriously folks ....

Highs
- Leaving a job that I hated more than Longford itself
- Moving to a job that I actually like
- Finally getting around to doing the Goalkeeping coaching intro cert
- Beating "Section O" in the Clash of the Fans Cup
- Winning the eircom League Supporters Cup
- Not being a cripple (see lows)
- Having the craic with footy fans all over the country in the Nationwade Tour that is Division 1.

Lows
- Dislocating my SI joints during a match and thinking I was gonna be a cripple!
Being panned out on a pitch with no movement or feeling from the waist down is kinda scary!
- Physio bills ... Im fairly certain that Im keeping my local practice in business

**osarusan** · 15/12/2008, 9:51 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

HIGHS: My son's first birthday. He was only given a few hours to live when he was born in August 2007. He defied the odds and is thriving, thank God.

LOWS: Nothing springs to mind

I'd imagine there could be no significant lows, after having a high like that. It makes me delighted for you, just reading it.

**Pauro 76** · 15/12/2008, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

HIGHS: My son's first birthday. He was only given a few hours to live when he was born in August 2007. He defied the odds and is thriving, thank God.

LOWS: Nothing springs to mind

That is brilliant news Paddyfield. Delighted for your clan..

**Rovers1** · 15/12/2008, 11:34 AM

Highs:
Studying a subject that doesnt include numbers....god i love Jam Making!
Discovering Hydroelectricity
Eventually moving in to a room with the love of my life...you know who are "Mr.H"

Gambling my jumpers on the high street

Lows:
Still havent lost my virginity
lost my special sock
Getting my hand caught in the cigarette machine

**strangeirish** · 15/12/2008, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

HIGHS: My son's first birthday. He was only given a few hours to live when he was born in August 2007. He defied the odds and is thriving, thank God.

I'll make that my high for the year too. Delighted for your family.