In reply to Post #78
Totally agree apart from family, fishing, beer then work
Totally agree apart from family, fishing, beer then work
In reply to Post #75
I'd have to put you in that list Micky, When's the next book coming out?
I'd have to put you in that list Micky, When's the next book coming out?
I don't believe the lame old excuse of the statement in its various guises that's whined pitifully that having a wife and kids plus mortgage and lashings of overtime at work is more important in life. That doesn't sound like a life to me more like a sentence so who is to say that a life dedicated to your true passion angling is a wasted life as it seems to me to be actually living instead of merely making good with existing within a dictated rat race within the system. I bet plenty secretly wish they could leave the shackles behind and go live whilst I don't think the bank tramp fulltime dreams of the rat race.
In reply to Post #81
What about when you're too old to fish or a health problem stops you going,you can sit in your empty home with your memories of a fish.That sounds like a very sad existence to me,I would not swap what I have got for the life you talk about not a chance
What about when you're too old to fish or a health problem stops you going,you can sit in your empty home with your memories of a fish.That sounds like a very sad existence to me,I would not swap what I have got for the life you talk about not a chance
In reply to Post #81
It's not about the mortgage or overtime, they are things you do because of the unconditional love and protection you give your family. I hated kids, wasn't interested in them one iota.
Now there isn't a fish alive that could ever mean more to me than my 2 boys, not a chance
It's not about the mortgage or overtime, they are things you do because of the unconditional love and protection you give your family. I hated kids, wasn't interested in them one iota.
Now there isn't a fish alive that could ever mean more to me than my 2 boys, not a chance
In reply to Post #83
In reply to Post #75
Yes but they haven't got your flowing locks and devilish smile Micky...
Yes but they haven't got your flowing locks and devilish smile Micky...
In reply to Post #81
Guessing you haven't got kids mate, everyone says it but it really does change everything. I work a stressful job which I wouldn't have chosen as a career path. I have done 3 overnighters and maybe 8 days all year but I have a lovely home, the wife is ok, to look at anyway
. My little boy is 3 and as hard work as he is the smile he gives me and the joy he brings, makes me feel incredibly lucky. Every aspect if life is about balance theres a lot of sad old men with very little to show for from their lives dominated by fishing.
Guessing you haven't got kids mate, everyone says it but it really does change everything. I work a stressful job which I wouldn't have chosen as a career path. I have done 3 overnighters and maybe 8 days all year but I have a lovely home, the wife is ok, to look at anyway
. My little boy is 3 and as hard work as he is the smile he gives me and the joy he brings, makes me feel incredibly lucky. Every aspect if life is about balance theres a lot of sad old men with very little to show for from their lives dominated by fishing.
In reply to Post #83
👍 the fact is that whether kids were planned or not, any one with a heart will always put their kids and family ahead of a hobby, no matter how obsessive it is. I fish no where near as often I would like, I possibly could go more but it would put a strain on my wife looking after 2 kids and probably on our marriage and I simply choose to not go down that route. Work is a means to give the family what I feel they deserve and to pay for my hobbies, which fishing is the main one. If I didn't have the family then fishing would take up far more of my time and I know for a fact I would catch more fish, but not sure my life would be as fulfilled as it is now
👍 the fact is that whether kids were planned or not, any one with a heart will always put their kids and family ahead of a hobby, no matter how obsessive it is. I fish no where near as often I would like, I possibly could go more but it would put a strain on my wife looking after 2 kids and probably on our marriage and I simply choose to not go down that route. Work is a means to give the family what I feel they deserve and to pay for my hobbies, which fishing is the main one. If I didn't have the family then fishing would take up far more of my time and I know for a fact I would catch more fish, but not sure my life would be as fulfilled as it is now
In reply to Post #85
I think bald and distinguished is always the way forward Skeff 😁
I think bald and distinguished is always the way forward Skeff 😁
In reply to Post #85
Lol unfortunately they are vastly better anglers but your right skeff in the looks department they fall well short! Lol
Lol unfortunately they are vastly better anglers but your right skeff in the looks department they fall well short! Lol
In reply to Post #88
True
True
punky......
In reply to Post #87
👍 the fact is that whether kids were planned or not, any one with a heart will always put their kids and family ahead of a hobby, no matter how obsessive it is. I fish no where near as often I would like, I possibly could go more but it would put a strain on my wife looking after 2 kids and probably on our marriage and I simply choose to not go down that route. Work is a means to give the family what I feel they deserve and to pay for my hobbies, which fishing is the main one. If I didn't have the family then fishing would take up far more of my time and I know for a fact I would catch more fish, but not sure my life would be as fulfilled as it is n
Sadly I am separated, (it wasn't my choice), but I do have (grown up) children. Even now if they want something I will drop everything to help them or be there.
I fish on my days off most weeks in summer, 2 or 3 nights depending on shift times, a bit less in winter.
I can just about afford to do so after rents and bills etc.
I have caught some good fish, of various species, and I honestly believe that if I was still together in a partnership, I would not have caught some of those fish, including some personal bests.
👍 the fact is that whether kids were planned or not, any one with a heart will always put their kids and family ahead of a hobby, no matter how obsessive it is. I fish no where near as often I would like, I possibly could go more but it would put a strain on my wife looking after 2 kids and probably on our marriage and I simply choose to not go down that route. Work is a means to give the family what I feel they deserve and to pay for my hobbies, which fishing is the main one. If I didn't have the family then fishing would take up far more of my time and I know for a fact I would catch more fish, but not sure my life would be as fulfilled as it is n
Sadly I am separated, (it wasn't my choice), but I do have (grown up) children. Even now if they want something I will drop everything to help them or be there.
I fish on my days off most weeks in summer, 2 or 3 nights depending on shift times, a bit less in winter.
I can just about afford to do so after rents and bills etc.
I have caught some good fish, of various species, and I honestly believe that if I was still together in a partnership, I would not have caught some of those fish, including some personal bests.
In reply to Post #91
Punky john
Punky john