100 things
Since my last post I have had two quick runs.
A 10.9km in 0:55:10 around the local suburbs, and a 10.7km in 0:51:57 around the Yarra River, MCG and The Tan in Melbourne yesterday.
More information on these runs can be found on Motionbased here and here.
Other than running I have been at work and devoting time to my '100 Things' list.
With great trepidation here it is...
1. I am a married father with two kids
2. I have been a train driver since 1991
3. Since driving trains I have hit 100's of birds, 3 sheep, 2 dogs, 1 cat and driven over one dead body
4. I have lost count of the near misses
5. I have been a train driving instructor for the past 3 years
6. I have been a volunteer firefighter since 1999
7. I have attended 800 call outs as a firefighter
8. I follow Essendon in the AFL but aren't really interested in the footy
9. I have never stolen/borrowed a pig
10. As a child I was terrified of spiders due to my mothers hysterical fear of them
11. Now I am the Dad and the Husband I have had to get over that fear and just deal with the 8 legged little buggers
12. When younger I was a shy, introverted kid
13. At 16 I left school after completing year 10
14. I worked at a cabinet makers for two weeks
15. I worked as a Driveway Attendant in a Service Station
16. I worked on a production line in a factory building Kenworth trucks
17. For 18 months I cleaned restaurant kitchens including exhaust fans and exhaust canopys (yuck!!)
18. I have never been on unemployment benefits
19. The first car I drove was a 1970 VG Valiant when I was 13
20. When I first got my license I drove like a 'P' plated maniac
21. I have lost my license 3 times. Twice for speeding and once for drink driving
22. I now drive religously sticking to the speed limit
23. Except when I am driving a fire truck
24. I have never had a serious accident
25. I failed my motorbike learners the first time but continued to ride a bike on the road without a permit for the next 12 months
26. I now have a license for motorbikes, car and medium rigid trucks
27. I had a rifle and a shooters license for six months but lost both when I was arrested for drink driving (the gun was in the boot/trunk of the car)
28. When I was little I had a huge collection of Star Wars toys that I played with and wrecked.
29. Some of those pieces are now worth hundreds of dollars
30. I now have all 6 episodes of the Star Wars movies on DVD
31. I enjoy watching Third Watch, Survivor and the Amazing Race
32. I have all The Soprano's episodes on DVD
33. I have been to two AC/DC concerts, one KISS concert and one Bee Gees concert
34. I like 80's music, Emeniem, Rn'B and starting to get into Dance and Techno
35. In the last two Census I have put my religion as Jedi
36. I think I would like to buy another motorbike
37. In year 7 my teacher was a distance runner and encouraged the class into running
38. During year 8 at school I competed in the Sun Super Run. I can't find much about this event on the Web but I do remember walking a lot
39. At school I was a 'fat kid' who hated Physical Education
40. But surprisingly I found myself to be a good short-distance sprinter
41. I now enjoy distance running and wish I had started 10 years ago
42. 01/01/2005 was the date of my last cigarette
43. 17/09/2005 was the date of my last alcoholic drink
44. I have found that you don't need alcohol to have a good time
45. But sometimes I miss the social side of drinking
46. I ran away from home when I was 14
47. When I was 15 I was made a ward of the state
48. I also made national headlines at the time as "The boy who divorced his parents"
49. I have appeared on A Current Affair 3 times and Midday with Derryn Hinch once.
50. In 2003 I won a "Firefighter of the Year" award. An award voted for by peers at my brigade 51. I like cats, we currently have two
52. I was at, and witnessed both births of my two children
53. I let Sal name our first born Lucy because after that effort I thought that she deserved it
54. I once rescued a unknown couple who where being swept away in a Rip at Venus Bay Victoria
55. During the mad swim sprint to catch them I thought to myself "What the hell are you doing?!?" But I still managed to bring them back to dry land
56. I have been to the Saints and Sinners Ball twice
57. I have been married for 11 years
58. I have had two piercings, ear and nipple. I still have the nipple
59. I have two tattoos
60. Train Drivers get free entry into the Royal Melbourne Show
61. I have never been out of the country
62. I will never go to Bali, Indonesia or Thailand
63. In my last year of school I went on a school trip biking from Davenport in Tasmania to Hobart
64. That trip was organized by my PE teacher Mr Wenker (pronounced Wanker)
65. Kids at school used to call him "Leo" after Leo Wanker on the Paul Hogan Show
66. I have all the Paul Hogan Show on DVD
67. I have made a recipe book of things I like to cook
68. So far it only has two things, Lasagana and Choc Caramel Slice
69. This is my favourite number ;-)
70. I prefer to have my watch set on 24 hour time (its a work thing)
71. Is the year I was born
72. Since running I have become a bit of a sporting brand snob
73. I like Asics, Brooks and Nike
74. I currently have three pairs of Asics runners
75. I would like to travel to Russia on holiday
76. I suspect that I have a evil pair of Asics. My Asics Gel Eagles I have only wore three times and am frightened to put them back on
77. When younger my mother was religious and dragged us all to church regularly
78. I don't go to church now and still call myself a Jedi
79. As a child I used to suffer from chronic blood noses
80. Now my 7 year old son seems to suffer from the same thing
81. I am the eldest of three brothers and one half sister
82. I don't talk to my brothers and rarely speak to my parents
83. I have had two operations, ingrown toes and a vasectomy. All under local anesthesia
84. As a 6 year old I was hit by a car while running across a road
85. I spent 3 days in hospital with a broken collar bone
86. I was hit by another car when I was 17 while riding my bike home from work
87. Nothing more than cuts and grazes and a destroyed bike
88. I am not that lucky with push bikes, I have had a lot of accidents while riding
89. When I left school I wanted to be a Motor Mechanic
90. After working at Kenworth I decided Motor Mechanic just wasn't for me
91. I worked at a family owned nursery and witnessed a woman get killed by a truck in a nasty work place accident
92. I had to attend the Coroners Court as a witness regarding that accident
93. My wife thinks I'm having a midlife crisis
94. I work all afternoon shifts
95. Sometimes I say things and regret saying them straight away
96. I am a pretty laid back person
97. But when pushed I do have a flash point
98. I like to play Texas Hold'Em
99. In eight days I will be running in my first Marathon
100. I am happy with how my life turned out
A 10.9km in 0:55:10 around the local suburbs, and a 10.7km in 0:51:57 around the Yarra River, MCG and The Tan in Melbourne yesterday.
More information on these runs can be found on Motionbased here and here.
Other than running I have been at work and devoting time to my '100 Things' list.
With great trepidation here it is...
1. I am a married father with two kids
2. I have been a train driver since 1991
3. Since driving trains I have hit 100's of birds, 3 sheep, 2 dogs, 1 cat and driven over one dead body
4. I have lost count of the near misses
5. I have been a train driving instructor for the past 3 years
6. I have been a volunteer firefighter since 1999
7. I have attended 800 call outs as a firefighter
8. I follow Essendon in the AFL but aren't really interested in the footy
9. I have never stolen/borrowed a pig
10. As a child I was terrified of spiders due to my mothers hysterical fear of them
11. Now I am the Dad and the Husband I have had to get over that fear and just deal with the 8 legged little buggers
12. When younger I was a shy, introverted kid
13. At 16 I left school after completing year 10
14. I worked at a cabinet makers for two weeks
15. I worked as a Driveway Attendant in a Service Station
16. I worked on a production line in a factory building Kenworth trucks
17. For 18 months I cleaned restaurant kitchens including exhaust fans and exhaust canopys (yuck!!)
18. I have never been on unemployment benefits
19. The first car I drove was a 1970 VG Valiant when I was 13
20. When I first got my license I drove like a 'P' plated maniac
21. I have lost my license 3 times. Twice for speeding and once for drink driving
22. I now drive religously sticking to the speed limit
23. Except when I am driving a fire truck
24. I have never had a serious accident
25. I failed my motorbike learners the first time but continued to ride a bike on the road without a permit for the next 12 months
26. I now have a license for motorbikes, car and medium rigid trucks
27. I had a rifle and a shooters license for six months but lost both when I was arrested for drink driving (the gun was in the boot/trunk of the car)
28. When I was little I had a huge collection of Star Wars toys that I played with and wrecked.
29. Some of those pieces are now worth hundreds of dollars
30. I now have all 6 episodes of the Star Wars movies on DVD
31. I enjoy watching Third Watch, Survivor and the Amazing Race
32. I have all The Soprano's episodes on DVD
33. I have been to two AC/DC concerts, one KISS concert and one Bee Gees concert
34. I like 80's music, Emeniem, Rn'B and starting to get into Dance and Techno
35. In the last two Census I have put my religion as Jedi
36. I think I would like to buy another motorbike
37. In year 7 my teacher was a distance runner and encouraged the class into running
38. During year 8 at school I competed in the Sun Super Run. I can't find much about this event on the Web but I do remember walking a lot
39. At school I was a 'fat kid' who hated Physical Education
40. But surprisingly I found myself to be a good short-distance sprinter
41. I now enjoy distance running and wish I had started 10 years ago
42. 01/01/2005 was the date of my last cigarette
43. 17/09/2005 was the date of my last alcoholic drink
44. I have found that you don't need alcohol to have a good time
45. But sometimes I miss the social side of drinking
46. I ran away from home when I was 14
47. When I was 15 I was made a ward of the state
48. I also made national headlines at the time as "The boy who divorced his parents"
49. I have appeared on A Current Affair 3 times and Midday with Derryn Hinch once.
50. In 2003 I won a "Firefighter of the Year" award. An award voted for by peers at my brigade 51. I like cats, we currently have two
52. I was at, and witnessed both births of my two children
53. I let Sal name our first born Lucy because after that effort I thought that she deserved it
54. I once rescued a unknown couple who where being swept away in a Rip at Venus Bay Victoria
55. During the mad swim sprint to catch them I thought to myself "What the hell are you doing?!?" But I still managed to bring them back to dry land
56. I have been to the Saints and Sinners Ball twice
57. I have been married for 11 years
58. I have had two piercings, ear and nipple. I still have the nipple
59. I have two tattoos
60. Train Drivers get free entry into the Royal Melbourne Show
61. I have never been out of the country
62. I will never go to Bali, Indonesia or Thailand
63. In my last year of school I went on a school trip biking from Davenport in Tasmania to Hobart
64. That trip was organized by my PE teacher Mr Wenker (pronounced Wanker)
65. Kids at school used to call him "Leo" after Leo Wanker on the Paul Hogan Show
66. I have all the Paul Hogan Show on DVD
67. I have made a recipe book of things I like to cook
68. So far it only has two things, Lasagana and Choc Caramel Slice
69. This is my favourite number ;-)
70. I prefer to have my watch set on 24 hour time (its a work thing)
71. Is the year I was born
72. Since running I have become a bit of a sporting brand snob
73. I like Asics, Brooks and Nike
74. I currently have three pairs of Asics runners
75. I would like to travel to Russia on holiday
76. I suspect that I have a evil pair of Asics. My Asics Gel Eagles I have only wore three times and am frightened to put them back on
77. When younger my mother was religious and dragged us all to church regularly
78. I don't go to church now and still call myself a Jedi
79. As a child I used to suffer from chronic blood noses
80. Now my 7 year old son seems to suffer from the same thing
81. I am the eldest of three brothers and one half sister
82. I don't talk to my brothers and rarely speak to my parents
83. I have had two operations, ingrown toes and a vasectomy. All under local anesthesia
84. As a 6 year old I was hit by a car while running across a road
85. I spent 3 days in hospital with a broken collar bone
86. I was hit by another car when I was 17 while riding my bike home from work
87. Nothing more than cuts and grazes and a destroyed bike
88. I am not that lucky with push bikes, I have had a lot of accidents while riding
89. When I left school I wanted to be a Motor Mechanic
90. After working at Kenworth I decided Motor Mechanic just wasn't for me
91. I worked at a family owned nursery and witnessed a woman get killed by a truck in a nasty work place accident
92. I had to attend the Coroners Court as a witness regarding that accident
93. My wife thinks I'm having a midlife crisis
94. I work all afternoon shifts
95. Sometimes I say things and regret saying them straight away
96. I am a pretty laid back person
97. But when pushed I do have a flash point
98. I like to play Texas Hold'Em
99. In eight days I will be running in my first Marathon
100. I am happy with how my life turned out
posted by Spark Driver at 10:27 AM
9 Comments:
OK, SparkD I think you have inspired me to start m own 1 to 100. But I don't think it will be nearly as interesting as the ones I have read so far.
...two weeks later I might finish it.
Great list Sparks! Many of these had me LOL ;-)
I'd love to see your recipe book, sounds great...
And in grown toes??? Sounds painful lol
WOW! Thats an amazing list SD!
I can't believe how we can all do lists, but come up with so many different points, covering so many areas! You've certainly lived a very interesting life and I'd say it hasn't always been the easiest for you, but sounds like you turned out pretty good!! ;-)
Must be fascinating stuff that train driving (a dead body?!?!?) and just in case that wasn't enough, you're a firefighter, save people from drowning and appear in the media! What a star!
MAR.
Another great list
Poor sheep though :-( they are just not very clever
41 - me 2, better late than never though
95 - every day!
There was a CFA volunteer over the road from us growing up, whenever the siren went off we would run out to watch him race off to the station, very exciting!
Great list there SD but I'm not even contemplating making a list. If I do it'll be a 10 or 20 point list and probably add a bit of colour.
Pretty soon SD you can swap one of those for "I'm a marathoner".
Ah... the Valiant. If only they'd won at Bathurst.
Although I don't watch Star Wars, I'm a Jedi who also watches Survivor. The new series starts next week :)
Oh we have a celebrity in our midst! I remember hearing about the kid who divorced his parents...and it was you all along!!
I think my list is probably the most boring of all that I've read, but I have left out quite a bit of personal stuff that I wasn't sure I wanted people to know about!
That's a fascinating list! I can't find you on the CA link!
Wow what a life - glad you have never stolen a pig and I never knew train drivers got into the show for nicks ;-)
Post a Comment
<< Home