Rodger Pettichord Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Hi all. Yesterday, I celebrated 50 years of sobriety. It meant a lot to me. Got a memorial chip and everything. That got me thinking about other anniversaries we treasure -- weddings, births, achievements, friendships, and so forth. And that leads us to this week's topic. THIS WEEK'S MEANINGLESS TOPIC: What anniversaries in your life mean a lot to you? [NOTE: the date of release in the thread title above is being changed to the actual Wednesday date of release. The old custom of using Friday has worn itself out. Tempus fugit.] 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 Sobriety date , wedding date ........ etc , all are special to me . Cheers John 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted March 20 Author Share Posted March 20 By the way, I fully expect this gang of hooligans to respond to my sobriety by saying, "I'll drink to that!" No offense will be taken. Go for it. 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 The day Sandi Lee invited me to her house (you never forget your first) The day met my wife to be The day I married her The birthdays of my two sons The day I met JFK The day I retired 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Burgess Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 An appropriate topic for a leap year Rodger! My mind has a tendency to go off on tangents and I suddenly thought how rooted we are to our one wee planet whose orbital period determines how often anniversaries come around (the extra quarter day accounting for the leap year of course). In the future, if we colonise the planets, anyone born on Mars will have roughly half as many birthdays as we do. Anyone with the misfortune to be born on Pluto (still a planet as far as I'm concerned) will have to live for just under 248 Earth Years to get to their first birthday! Anyway, back to the topic. Being serious for a moment - for me definitely my wedding anniversary. I don't often get things right but after more than 40 years with the most patient and forgiving lady on the planet I'll go with that I always remember it as well - every year it occurs exactly 3 days after I forget Carol's birthday One other really significant date - 8th August 2022. The day I decided to stop having birthdays and therefore (obviously) stop getting any older. Couldn't see the point since I already had my pension and my bus pass All the best, John 1 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) A few dates are worthy of note: October 1, 1991, retired from the Navy. Aug 15, 1986, finished my Ph.D. But the big one is our Wedding Anniversary, June 3, 1978. But in an odd way my 73rd birthday. At that point I had outlived every first or second degree male relative (father, two uncles, two grandfathers). Ken Edited March 21 by Ken Q 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Sorry Rodger but for me it is about being sober until the next time. And I'll drink to that.🍻 cheers Gumby 2 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumbypickett Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 On a serious note the birthdays of my 3 kids and 2 grandsons. If only I could remember mine. cheers Gumby 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 I'll drink to that and everything else that comes down the pike Rodger. My first beer was kind of a memorable event along with the fact that I ended up passed out in the womens bathrooom sitting on the throne when the Navy. 3 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Abernathy Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 Celebrating 14 yrs married today. 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted March 21 Author Share Posted March 21 8 minutes ago, Rob Abernathy said: Celebrating 14 yrs married today. Many congratulations, Rob. Hope you two had a happy celebration. 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 (edited) It has to be Jan 1st 1953 - 71 years ago - because - as I explained in an earlier missive - that was the day I met the missus - we had our first kiss - it was her 16th birthday - and we celebrate it every year with our bread and coal ceremony on the first stroke of the New Year It was also the start of a great year - Gordon Richards won his first Derby race - Stan Mathews won his first FA cup medal and and Everest was climbed for the first time - Queen Eizabeth was crowned 3 weeks later - and despite Rodger's vows - I turned 18 - and became eligible to go into a pub for the first time Edited March 21 by John Heaton 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 8 hours ago, Rob Abernathy said: Celebrating 14 yrs married today. Congratulations to you and the Mrs., Rob. Ken 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 July 23, 2024 fifty three years happily married. Well at least I am. I quit drinking for good. Now I only drink for bad. Cheers k 1 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuFun Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (1982) receiving Jesus into my heart and later baptism by the Holy Spirit! 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Two dates. 19th July 1983 arriving in Australia to start my new life as a 17yo with my family (thank you Mum and Dad). 31st December 1991 about 9pm meeting my wife in a pub Brighton UK. We celebrate our 28th wedding anniversary in 4 weeks. We are so blessed! Cheers Graeme 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wain71 Posted March 22 Popular Post Share Posted March 22 some fantastic posts here......me and the wife can't actually remember the date we met, I was riding a motorbike passed her, stopped and went back and had a chat, that was in Sept 1985, now at the actual point we stood talking there is now a speed camera, makes us all smile.... also June 16th 2020, not any important date really, more a lucky one.....had chest pains, wife called an ambulance, walked to it no problem, then in the ambulance I had a Cardia Arrest, 4 minutes of CPR then a shock from the defibrillator and I was back with us, I always now raise a glass of something and think how lucky I was....wish I could have thanked the Paramedics, they do a wonderful job.... 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 14 hours ago, wain71 said: some fantastic posts here......me and the wife can't actually remember the date we met, I was riding a motorbike passed her, stopped and went back and had a chat, that was in Sept 1985, now at the actual point we stood talking there is now a speed camera, makes us all smile.... also June 16th 2020, not any important date really, more a lucky one.....had chest pains, wife called an ambulance, walked to it no problem, then in the ambulance I had a Cardia Arrest, 4 minutes of CPR then a shock from the defibrillator and I was back with us, I always now raise a glass of something and think how lucky I was....wish I could have thanked the Paramedics, they do a wonderful job.... Not Important !!! - it should go down as a second birthday - even more so - we were able to keep you amongst us👏 I'll tell this story to my granddaughter - she is a paramedic👍 4 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 were able to keep you amongst us👏 Thanks John... On 3/23/2024 at 7:34 AM, John Heaton said: she is a paramedic👍 You must be so proud, they're a superb bunch of people who don't always get the credit that they deserve... 1 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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