What things have you never had or done?

Gally Yes, I'm keeping quiet too!!!!

Nanachrissie. I often think I am a boring old f**t too but when I listed my doings and not doings in my head, I realised that I am not - lots of things I have done but could never mention in public . I went to a convent boarding school and rebelled big time once I realised there was more to life and life was too short to conform.

This thread has boosted my confidence no end. I think I'm a boring old f**t but I've done lots of things that you netters haven't, and you all seem so very confident and outgoing.

I've never managed to get my head under water (apart from unintentionally)
Never skiied
Never served on a jury
Never been divorced
Never been on a motor bike-(Dad wouldn't allow me and I reckon he's still watching from up there!
Never taken illegal drugs
Never sky dived
Never been in a pub on my own -maybe have to try
Never been in the attic - just as well it was emptied last summer
Never understood algebra, or geometry or anything else apart from adding up
Never.....................................................................................................................................................................................................

I've never:

Read a science fiction book
Been to the Lake District
Climbed a mountain (don't see the point)
Had colonic irrigation
Been to a festival
Worn suspenders successfully/comfortably
Understood physics
Been to Germany....but would like to!

Never got past the first chapter of Lord of the Rings
Been divorced
Done drugs
Skinny dipped

I can crochet but not knit or sew!

No JessM I was in catering and Saturday was the busiest day, most got married on saturdays in the past, and I never had a Sunday off.

annobel I'll teach you to crochet if you teach me to knit

Never had, or ridden, a bike, apart from trikes as a child.
Never had German measles or chickenpox.

Jess, me too. I am a good knitter but haven't mastered crochet. The family gave me a Crochet for Dummies book for Christmas.

Never made a bucket list and never intend to.

fieldwake how have you managed to avoid churches! Not even a wedding or a funeral?
I always fancied learning to crochet. i have just found a suitable how to book, and produced my first bit of lacy looking crochet (about 10cm square) it is not very glamorous but i am feeling very proud of myself.

Hanki

Never had a navel piercing and now I can't find it even if I wanted it pierced.

Riden a horse

Attended a christian service

But no desire to do either

There seems so many thing 'to do' and running out of time to do them!

Swum in an infinity pool, and now my days of being able to appear in public in a bathing cossie are long behind me!

Shovelled snow in mid May - snowing heavily now - what, what?!?

I have never:
Eaten veal
Flown in a helicopter
Been divorced/had an affair
Taken recreational drugs
Met royalty
Owned a horse
Climbed a mountain
Been up the eiffle tower
Been to USA
Swam with a dolphin
Sung in a choir....much to everyone's relief

Thanks Annobel - I think it is very sad that even today so few women are prepared to get involved. I often hear 'Oh, I don't like politics' and yet the current advert on the BBC says it all - politics is what decides on education, health, transport, our environment and so much more'.

Humbertbear - your comment re never visiting a country were German is spoken sounds a bit racist to me. Isn't it time to move on? Germany is actually a very beautiful country, and so is Austria and Switzerland (although I live in the French speaking part). Is your name John Cleese by any chance, lol?

I've never envied so-called celebs...which is just as well, as Mr soop can't play football

Well done, granjura. Good luck for your period of office. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did during my eight years - luckily I was in the ruling party in my authority, so could get things done.

I have never been on a holiday on my own. I am thinking of doing so.

Dear JessM - you can play an organ in a large church. I bought my husband a session on the organ in Gloucester Cathedral ( when it was closed to the public). he can play but you don't have to be a musician at all - the organist will talk you through it. It was thru one of those special package companies ( no advertising).
I was just packing a birthday lunch to take to my son's house and I thought of the one thing I would love to do but probably never will: I have always wanted to be the guest on Desert Island Discs.

I have never been to a country where they speak German and I intend to keep it that way. I've also never seen The Mousetrap or had a row with my daughter in law. Let's hope we can keep it that way.

Never lived in the same country as my grandchildren.