Come here to get assigned to relive one year of your life.

[Rain Man]

Hypothetical: you're in New Orleans and you go to that little square where all of the palm readers hang out. You find the most attractive palm reader in the group and pay her $20 so she'll hold your hand for a few minutes.

She deftly palms your $20, then has you hold out your hand. When you do, her dark Romany eyes go wide and she gasps. She begins calling out in Armenian or Creole, you're not sure which, and other palm readers converge on you. Everyone looks at your palms and begins muttering oaths and prayers.

She asks for another $20 to tell you something special, and you give it to her. She then explains that your life line has a loop, which means that you can go back and relive one year of your life, with a specific set of rules.

She asks for another $20 to explain the rules, and you comply. She then tells you that you...

1. can relive a year, beginning and ending on your birthday,
2. make any different decisions you want, and basically have free will.
3. maintain your current personality and knowledge when you go back.

However,

3. at the end of the year, any debts you accrued will be carried forth for payment in the present day.
4. you cannot gamble or invest money or otherwise financially benefit from your knowledge of the future.
5. at the end of the year, you'll come back to the present and there will be no changes or ramifications to your decisions except those noted in other rules.
6. you can't pick the year. It'll get randomly selected for you, with the most likely year being 18 but every year having a probability of being selected.

For another $20, she'll tell you the incantation to say, and you'll go back.

If you're interested, post in this thread with your current age, and I'll assign you a year to relive. Let us know what you might do differently, and whether it would be an enjoyable year to relive.

[Graystoke]

Are you asking us for money?

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Graystoke

Are you asking us for money?

I'll give you a free coupon. What's your age?

[Graystoke]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

I'll give you a free coupon. What's your age?

55
And I am very attractive if you like bald guys with goatee's

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Graystoke

55
And I am very attractive if you like bald guys with goatee's

We could be twins if you shaved your goatee.

Your year to relive is the age of 31. What would you do differently, and would it be a fun year to relive or not?

[Graystoke]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

We could be twins if you shaved your goatee.

Your year to relive is the age of 31. What would you do differently, and would it be a fun year to relive or not?

I was hoping for and dreading this time period.

A year. What a blessing this would be. This year chosen for me, or any time frame from age 27-39.

At 31, I had a 3 year old and a 1 year old.
There is no other way to say it, I was a self centered prick, often thinking of myself.
Granted, I was the bread winner, working a 40 hour week, helping with kids, maintaining house, doing chores, dedicated to family and such, I had a problem.
I was fuel born addicted to racing bikes.
For those that don't know, training to be a successful competitive cyclist is time consuming, and usually for ego-centric pricks.
My week would consist of riding for 300 miles a week from Monday through Friday,
varying intensity, depending on race schedules, followed by racing on Sundays and sometimes Saturdays.
I was Sponsored which garnered me equipment and race fees. I had a team that I would race Road and Criteriums with. In the Autumn I would race off-road. All purse money was mine for my discretion, it paid well.

Anyway wow. I would do it different for this year picked.
I spent to much time on the road both training and racing. I would eat every blessed minute I could with those toddlers for this year. I made a terrible judgment thinking they would be little forever. Knowing what I know today I would put that bike up for ever if this year was given to me. Although I have fond memories of this time I feel I should have been available more. I feel I missed something beyond valuable. It makes me sad.
My kids and me have a great relationship, we always have. We do spend lots of time together today, but to have this back?
Unbeatable.

[wutamess]

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[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by wutamess

41

You will relive the age of 24. What would you do differently, and is this a fun year to relive or not?

[wutamess]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

You will relive the age of 24. What would you do differently, and is this a fun year to relive or not?

24 would put me at 2000/2001

I had graduated from College in 1999 and was working my first job as Internet Technical Support in Lafayette Indiana (Purdue) making $8.50/hour.

I got laid off by the boss coming down the isle saying, "everyone go into the meeting room". In there, the higher ups was like, "we're closing up shop, today is your last day and there's no severance".

I was so green in I/T, I'm not sure I'd know any better to do things over. That job built my confidence as up until then I had insecurity issues when it came to IT in corporate America.

I had gotten engaged that Xmas. I told my fiance at the time (now wife) that I'd come back home (to KC) and get things started for us as she had to finish the semester at Purdue. She was there on post-graduate Chemistry program.

A couple of weeks earlier I'd gotten a call from HR seasonal in KC. I declined their $11.25/hr offer for seasonal work because I was in love and it would've put us long distance. So I called them back up and asked if the offer was still on the table and YES... They needed bodies.

THE WORST fuggin job of my life! They literally NEEDED BODIES. Long as you could type, you're hired. They just needed call takers. I'd come and go as I pleased while looking for jobs. Finally got a HIT! The "boss" tried giving me a talk about not showing up, etc. I told him to just bear with me as...

Sprint called me back. Longer story short, I got the job after an interview Feb, 2001. Mom's was disappointed in me only getting hired on for $25K/year. However, I was ambitious and just needed an "in". That $25K/year quickly became $47K/year in 2-3 years. Since this is my 24th year of existence, I'll keep it to within that time frame. Within 4 months, I was promoted to level II making $28K/year.

That's also the year I was sitting at the command center as a Level II technician when someone came by and said, "Someone flew a plane into the WTC". I thought nothing of it until they said another plane hit the other building. The company instructed all of us to stay off of our phones in order to free up bandwidth.

In summation, I really don't think I'd change anything as that year laid the critical foundation to where I'm at today. I'd probably put everything I had in AAPL but you said we can't use the years for financial gain. Hope this didn't disappoint.

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by wutamess

24 would put me at 2000/2001

I had graduated from College in 1999 and was working my first job as Internet Technical Support in Lafayette Indiana (Purdue) making $8.50/hour.

Got laid off by the boss saying, everyone go into the meeting room. In there. the higher ups was like, "we're closing up shop, today is your last day and there's no severance".

I was so green in IT, I'm not sure I'd know any better to do things over. That job built my confidence as up until then, I had insecurity issues when it came to IT in corporate America.

I told my fiance at the time that I'd come back home (to KC) and get things started for us as she had to finish the semester at Purdue.

A couple of weeks earlier I'd gotten a call from HR seasonal in KC. I declined their $11.25/hr offer for seasonal work because I was in love and it would've put us long distance. So I called them back up and asked if the offer was still on the table and YES... They needed bodies.

THE WORST fuggin job of my life! They literally NEEDED BODIES. Long as you could type, you're hired. They just needed call takers. I'd come and go as I pleased while looking for jobs. Finally got a HIT!

Sprint called me back. Longer story short, I got the job after an interview Feb, 2001. Mom's was disappointed in my only getting hired on for $25K/year. However, I was ambitious and just needed an in. That $25K/year became $47K/year in 2-3 years. Since this is my 24th year of existence, I'll keep it to within that time frame. Within 4 months, I was promoted to level II making $28K/year.

That's also the year I was sitting at the command center as a Level II technician when someone came by and said, "Someone flew a plane into the WTC". I thought nothing of it until they said another plane hit the other building. The company instructed all of us to stay off of our phones in order to free up bandwidth.

In summation, I really don't think I'd change anything as that year laid the critical foundation to where I'm at today. I'd probably put everything I had in AAPL but you said we can't use the years for financial gain. Hope this didn't disappoint.

So no changes on your end, apparently. Would it be fun to go back and relive this year? It sounds like there was an equal amount of trauma and triumph.

[wutamess]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

So no changes on your end, apparently. Would it be fun to go back and relive this year? It sounds like there was an equal amount of trauma and triumph.

It really wasn't a bad year. In hindsight, that year taught me so much about myself. I'd eventually get laid off from Sprint after 7 years. and then laid off from HP after that after 3 years. Both times I didn't flinch as I knew what to expect and knew I'd be ok. I viewed the layoffs as "challenge time" and came out on top both times.

So it really was a good year. I'm a glass if half full person.

[ptlyon]

I wanna go back this year so I can go get my $80 back

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

I wanna go back this year so I can go get my $80 back

No refunds on fortunetelling. What's your age?

[ptlyon]

Originally Posted by Rain Man

No refunds on fortunetelling. What's your age?

I BE TAKING IT OUT OF DA BITCH YO

48

[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

I BE TAKING IT OUT OF DA BITCH YO

48

You will relive the age of 41. What would you do differently, and is that a fun year to relive or not?