How Did (or Will) You Celebrate your Mid Life Crisis?

[Moodyman]

Not sure it was my wifes 'mid-life crisis', not mine, but she bought a Jaguar XKR, as a early 40th birthday present (2008)

it certainly wasn't a car I'd ever considered, as much as they look good, & the V8 sounds reasonable
When she was looking for something, I took the opportunity & test-drove a few TVRs (Chimera, Griffith, & a Cerbera), to this day I wish I could have talked her into the 4.2 (the 'baby') Cerbera I looked at

We had it for about 3 & 1/2 years, but it only covered about 8,000 miles in that time
A few local boy-racers learnt, by humiliation, to keep out of her way, when she was driving it

My Landie, of the time, also pictured

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Is that Thackeray Castle in the background?

 

[Julia9054]

My friend turns 40 next year. She plans to do an organised running or cycling event or race every month for the whole year. I will join her on the cycling ones - i don't do running!

 

[awomaninsane]

Do women have these? I mean men go all weird... new fast car, trendy clothes blah blah, but us women, well, we sail through each stage of our life each better than the last!

 

[postman]

I have never been able to afford a mid life crisis.So i have just bumbled along,getting slower and grumbling about things.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Interesting that many MLC's result in expenditure.

As posted earlier mine was the complete opposite - just gave up what felt like a 'hollow' existence, chasing some materialistic dream, for one that feels substantially more rewarding.

 

[Piemaster]

Tuned Impreza STI and a load of tattoos

Now just bikes and enjoying my personal time.

<-----I combined the 2. Yup, definitely a MLC that one.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Is that Thackeray Castle in the background?

Yes.................

Including a bike cellar.......

My friend turns 40 next year. She plans to do an organised running or cycling event or race every month for the whole year. I will join her on the cycling ones - i don't do running!

Make sure she takes to the fells, as part of it

Eileen & Daves events are a wonderful (relatively short) introduction to fell-races

'Stanbury Splash' in early January
'Withins Skyline' in October
'Auld Lang Syne' (New Years Eve)
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[Pat "5mph"]

Having read all the above, I realize I could never have had a mid life crisis: I didn't notice the time (of life)

 

[ianrauk]

The big 50 is looming (in 2017).... Mr R has promised to take me to India to play on the hill railways...

I really cant believe you are younger then me.
That's not right.

 

[vernon]

The big 50 is looming (in 2017).... Mr R has promised to take me to India to play on the hill railways...

Will the steam locos still be working? I'm sure that I read that they are very close to expiring? I hope not because I want to visit them too especially the Darjeeling and Himalayan Railway.

 

[Lullabelle]

I am 45, haven't had a crisis just yet, roughly speaking, when do they happen

 

[Lullabelle]

I have just reviewed my life for the last few years and realised that in fact I have had a long drawn out crisis regarding the buying toys aspects. I have had a variety of silly toys over the years including Porsches, Westfields, Shotguns, Canoes, Bikes, more Bikes, Parachutes, Flying Lessons, Boats. These all include doing silly things. I think that is the best way to do it - rather than having a meltdown, spluging all the money in one go and running off with the receptionist.

I won't have the worry of TVC running off with the receptionist, he married her

 

[Pat "5mph"]

The big 50 is looming (in 2017).... Mr R has promised to take me to India to play on the hill railways...

No way! You are younger than me! I had the impression you were 105