Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

Highs - every moment spent with Maria and with my neice. Seeing the VFR400R my dad has been working on running - and hearing it too! Leaving UCL and rejoining kingston to start a new PhD. Fresh start, fresh mind. Track day at brands, it was great to take so many pictures of friends having a great time. Having the oppurtunity to try another bike for 8 weeks (bandit). Forging a new friendship with Spannerman and his compatriot Bill. Maria having a go at riding a bike by taking a CBT. My sister getting married in cyprus to her top bloke. Getting my carbs sorted Getting my suspension sorted. Getting rid of the bridgestones and fitting new avon storms. Having a new friend tell me that it dosnt matter about not having friends in the past, that I have a good group of friends now and thats all that matters.

Lows - Accident in may week before my 23rd birthday. The moment maria told me she'd never seen me as unhappy as how I was at UCL. The look on Law / Venom's face when I got back to the pits at brands after he had his off; i've never seen someone shaking so much. Sid Squid getting collected by another guy. Complete loss of confidence with riding before i decided to get new tyres. The feeling of complete stupidity when I couldnt get anything to work at UCL. Mssing out on a couple of concerts due to feeling so crap and almost loosing my best mate out of it (so i felt). Final low - getting ill over christmas.

Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

Low - Nothing compared to what other people have been through this year.

High - Surviving my motorbike accident with nothing more than a bruised rib cage (i've seen people with worse injuries knocked their head on a door)
Work has been going great and am looking forward to doing much more this year. Personal high point was finally finding out my boss appreciates me much more than I ever knew...which is nice.
Getting the bike I always wanted...Yellow Ducati :)
Moved into a lovely house overlooking the golf course.
And I think next year is going to be a special one for myself and kerri ;)

Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

High - getting my bike back on the road in january after its interaction with a bus stop
Passed my cage test
Learned how to wheelie
Took my first pillion
Met new people
Lows - Lost job
Waking up most days and not being able to see a point

Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

Not gonna type my lows however, I will say that one of the biggest highs was my 4/5 days with GG and Stretchie.

Other highs:

Getting commendation at work
Getting a personal email of praise from Dept Chief Constable
Joining the Org
Getting out and about on my bike.

Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

ummm you missed "making friends with Kate" off your list!

Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

highs: the days out on my bike with great company during the summer. my family and friends.

Lows: the pain i was in during the days out, my bike being stolen and to top it off my bypass.

good news though, no one i know died this year (keeps fingers crossed for a couple of days)

Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

Oh yeah...

The biggest high was clearly making friends with Kate....



and Chezz, and Jen and Shell....and everyone else....:smt101

Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

Highs...
Celebrated 10 excellent years of marriage to my wife Clair in February, we went to Florida, same place we went for our honeymoon.
Getting the Sv in March and joining here,
Wife's graduation,
Meeting a few orgers on rideouts etc, havent met a bad one yet.
Birmingham city fc finally starting to look a decent side,
Finally put a downstairs toilet in (very useful)
Im alive and healthy and so is my family

Lows...
Work at beginning of year was terrible, picked up eventually.
Hovis's passing, didnt meet him, but made me very sad when it happened.
My off, damage to bike, shattered already shaky confidence doing so.
My nephew decided to leave me and change career, miss him as he was working with me since 16 and wanted to work with animals aged 20.
My family have all fell out, my 2 sisters were close and they have fell out over their kids.

Thats it i think.

Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

Lots of lows and not many highs for me :rolleyes: here to a hopefully much better 2010 :cool:

Re: 2009 Highs and Lows.
 

a year of blandness and not much happening for me hopefully next year will be better.