endzone_dave Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Imagine going into a time machine back to December 1999 and telling yourself what was going to happen over the next ten years: - Stock prices at the end of 1999 are a fraud, the tech bubble pops. - The World Trade Centers get destroyed by terrorists. - The US goes to the Middle East and enters the longest war in US history. - House prices will sky rocket, inflated by lenders handing out loans like candy and people buying houses with ARMs they cannot afford. - Gasoline prices go over $4 for a while. - The decade ends with unemployment around 10% with the government spending additional trillions just to avoid an economic depression. - The Red Sox and White Sox win the World Series but the Cubs go another 10 stinking years without a WS victory. You'd have to admit, if you were back in 1999 and heard this stuff, you'd be a little freaked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibbsFactor Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Cell phones got better. :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I blame Bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ax Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 You're alive. Bet we all have a list of folks who would wish they could say the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 You're alive.Bet we all have a list of folks who would wish they could say the same. Depends. I hear Heaven's pretty nice. Of course, I'm sure the guys that didn't make it there would surely like a second chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ax Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Depends. I hear Heaven's pretty nice. Of course, I'm sure the guys that didn't make it there would surely like a second chance. Well, until I hear it from someone who's actually been there, the place doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Well, someone's getting a lump of coal for Christmas this year, Ax! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmySmith Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Dude, you are nearly my age, you should remember that the 90's were not any better. In fact it's been a long run, but at least we thought we had prosperity for a while in the 2000's. I will admit that 2009 was perhaps the worst year of my life. I still count my blessings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ax Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Well, someone's getting a lump of coal for Christmas this year, Ax! Like the health care bill, it's promised to be a diamond, someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tastes Like Chicken Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 How about the Redskins? 70-88 in the regular season 0 NFC East titles 0 home playoff games 1 playoff victory Best player murdered But to end on a positive note, at least Vinny is gone so there is hope for the next decade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Only crappy things about the decade that weren't mentioned already - decline of the NBA - decline of music - decline of television Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez3 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Cell phones got better. :doh: Awesome response. Perfect 1st reply, so true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanCollins Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I blame Bush what else could it be. 911 was a retaliation to the Gulf War. The rest is due to republican endorsed unregulated big business as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Let's see here. Still employed. Have roof over head. Have food on table. Have medical insurance. Have good health. Have a great wife, kids, family and friends. Able to take nice vacations. Etc, etc. With all of the above, it would be selfish for me to complain about anything knowing that there are a lot of people that struggle just to have life's necessities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKSkinsFan Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I turned 21, that was awesome. I got married, was good even though it didn't last. I was blessed with an INCREDIBLE daughter. The best things in my life have happened this decade. The good outweighs the bad for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Yup, the 90s rocked compared to the past 10 years (even if private debt doubled). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thiebear Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 the 2 best things that ever happened to me are 10 and 7... the rest is just fluff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 GMU makes the Final 4 :wavetowel DC gets the best player in a sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burgold Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Like the health care bill, it's promised to be a diamond, someday. Well, if it makes you feel better 3/4s of the TARP money lent to the banks have been repaid and supposedly we're 16 billion ahead (at least based on a report I heard in the morning news today) So, sometimes the conservative gloom and doom can be wrong. Perhaps, this will be the same (not holding breath), though I suspect when Social Security and Medicare were first passed Conservatives thought the world would end and it didn't... in fact, we have thrived and gone through many prosperous times since its passage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDSKINZ-RIDEORDIE Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 How about the Redskins?70-88 in the regular season 0 NFC East titles 0 home playoff games 1 playoff victory Best player murdered But to end on a positive note, at least Vinny is gone so there is hope for the next decade. Totally agree........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDSKINZ-RIDEORDIE Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Only crappy things about the decade that weren't mentioned already - decline of music - decline of television No bull, music and tv SUCKS....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mardi gras skin Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Its been a pretty sweet decade for me and mine: - Doubled the size of my family with 2 little girls. That alone made this decade great. - Bought my first house in 2001 so I've still got a big chunk of equity. - Started 3 non-profit organizations. All three doing well. - Paid off all debt other than the mortgage. Feels good to be free of that. - My wife is still really pretty. - I've got better friendships now than I've ever had. - Parents live close now and I get to hang out with my dad. As long as I think small, the decade has been great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 No bull, music and tv SUCKS.......TV: crime drams (CSI eg), Numb3rs; 24; Lost. Could be worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Well, this is a fun thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Imagine - The US goes to the Middle East and enters the longest war in US history. I thought the Vietnam War was the longest war in US history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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