Which were the happiest years of your life?

**Jenna** · 03-03-07, 08:24 PM

Building on BEK's poll, I'd like to ask:

Which were the happiest years of your life?

Which were the least happy years of your life?

**Beans** · 03-03-07, 08:27 PM

1. Happest my years from 17-19 years old(1993-1995), I had a blast and was a crazy kid.
2. Least happy years was late 1995-2000 when I was in the Army. Those were tough miserable times.

**countybear** · 03-03-07, 08:34 PM

The happiest years are those yet to come...

The saddest are those gone by...

(Wow.. philosophical tonite, aren't I?)

**Jackalope** · 03-03-07, 09:02 PM

My best years were when I was an Explorer, from 16 to 20.

**General Patten** · 03-03-07, 09:29 PM

19-23 were the best I think... It's been fun

the worst were probably the few years before that..

go figure

**jcsdscott** · 03-03-07, 09:47 PM

The best years are the ones I'm living right now...Everyday is one that was not promised to me so I'm grateful for it. In the past seven years I have married, gotten my current dream job, and become a father.
The least happy years were those where I suffered but they happened for a reason and I'm happy I made it through.

To realize a mountain top you must first go through the valley.

**Terminator** · 03-03-07, 10:26 PM

The ones where I didn't know Jenna. I thought it only fair to add that to the poll.

**Piggybank Cop** · 03-03-07, 10:48 PM

The ones when I didn't know better.

**Just KC** · 03-04-07, 01:08 AM

My worst years were age 18-28 (unfortunately)......my best have been the last 10.

**lewisipso** · 03-04-07, 07:09 AM

Originally Posted by jcsdscott

The best years are the ones I'm living right now...

Yeah. Gotta go there. I thank God everyday. Great career, great wife, great kids (a little respect from my older boys) and even respect from some peers. Don't know why but yeeha.
Life is good.

**Jenna** · 03-09-07, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by Terminator

The ones where I didn't know Jenna. I thought it only fair to add that to the poll.

The years when they didn't know me were also the years when they didn't know you, Terminator!

**Piggybank Cop** · 03-09-07, 11:16 PM

Originally Posted by 1sgkelly

The ones when I didn't know better.

That would be now, right?

**hemicop** · 03-11-07, 05:02 AM

High school,particularly senior year (I call it the "Al Bundy Syndrome)

**cougar** · 03-11-07, 07:05 AM

1-10 years old(2 weeks vacation), because after that all went downhill, by the time I was 16 on my own.........

**Doc_au** · 03-11-07, 07:32 AM

The bestyears of my life were the 12 I spent in the Aussie Defence Force. Just wish I was back there now

**Jackalope** · 03-11-07, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by 1sgkelly

The ones when I didn't know better.

Originally Posted by 1sgkelly

That would be now, right?

Are you talking to yourself, old man?

**Retmilleo909** · 03-11-07, 09:36 PM

Originally Posted by Jenna

Building on BEK's poll, I'd like to ask:

Which were the happiest years of your life?

Which were the least happy years of your life?

Since I'm retired from LE with a nice pension, plus benefits, mortgage paid off, cars paid for, the happiest years are the ones I'm living today. I can go and come as I please, sleep all day Monday or any day if I want, take a vacation whenever the fancy strikes, visit family and friends and stay away as long as I please.
Actually the pleasures of retirement are too lengthy to list.
I've never had any unhappy years but have had a few unhappy days, one being 9/11/01 when so many innocent men, women and children died.

**jmur5074** · 03-11-07, 09:58 PM

I'd say between 12 and 20 were the worst years of my life.

And then when I graduated college things started looking up.

I completed my education at a school several people told me I wouldn't be able to complete.

Then I got hired by 2 different agencies, with other agencies giving me job offers.

And presently, I'm doing a damn good job in a field that, while I was between 12 and 20 yoa, everyone told me I was too small/too short to do.

So, I'd have to say right now are the best years of my life.