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I should imagine there's a lot of people who can tick all those boxes who are unhappy. And so have they really made it?

 

I think this sort of nonsense is typical of the modern way of thinking that you have to own lots of stuff and earn lots of money to be successful. My grandparents did not have any of that but spent their entire lives together in happy marriage, brought up 3 children, had happy UK based holidays, were active members of the community. They probably had a lot more fulfilling lives than someone who works 80 hours a week trying to chase some vast salary to be able to afford their mortgage on their enormous house.

 

 

Very well said. (I'm not going to even bother doing the quiz or test or whatever the heck they call it.)

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For those who don't want to read the link

 

50 signs a couple have made it:

Holiday home

Children go to public school

Having a cleaner

Having a nanny

Frequent shopping trips to other cities

Annual ski trips

Pony riding lessons for the kids

Have flown first class

A driveway longer than 200 yards

Wine cellar

A summer house

At-home gym

Car for mainly weekend use

Owning a sit on mower

Personal number plate

A hot tub

Golf membership

Enjoys sailing weekends

A small orchard in the garden

Home cinema system

Has an orangery

Shops at Waitrose

Having electric garage doors

A wet room

Designer luggage

Attending horse racing/Ascot every year

A glazed conservatory

Own an aga

A TV larger than 55 inches

Eat lobster

His and her sinks

Log burner

A TV in every room

Member of a tennis club

Fridge with ice dispenser

400 thread count sheets

Have a pedigree dog

A wine cooler

Takes the dog to doggy day care

Takes the dog for treatments

A Facebook page littered with foreign holiday pictures

A golf handicap of under 15

A lazy Susan

Owns a picnic hamper

Matching bathrobes

Own many gilets

Own cricket whites

First name terms with the local vicar

First name terms with the pub landlord

Have 2,000 Twitter followers

 

And my opinion. What a load of tosh.

 

---------- Post added 05-12-2014 at 12:11 ----------

 

Yayyyy, i've made it in life, i'm on first name terms with the pub landlord...:hihi::hihi:

 

I don't see how this one is a measure of any kind of success to be honest.

 

I don't drink in any of the pubs local to me, and none of the city centre pubs/bars that I do visit have a landlord that actually works the bar.

 

It's just a very odd list overall.

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If that's all you're missing to complete the set then you can pick one up from TKMaxx for about £15

 

We've got one. Never used it to my knowledge. Completely pointless thing unless you're sitting around a circular table for 10 or 12 and sharing dishes (such as at a Chinese restaurant).

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50 signs you have made it? 50 signs you've become a complete wazzock more like :)

 

Very odd set of "achievements" on the whole. Can lay claim to a handful, but most I wouldn't be interested in.

 

Some of 'em look like a list of "here's what you could've won" from Bullseye!

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50 signs you have made it? 50 signs you've become a complete wazzock more like :)

 

Very odd set of "achievements" on the whole. Can lay claim to a handful, but most I wouldn't be interested in.

 

A bit harsh.

I'm not sure owning a picnic hamper makes someone a wazzock :hihi:

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