So, for the few of us that still post here...

nightowl · Post by **nightowl** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:06 am

will be turning 33 next month. in the 12 years I have been on this board I have graduated college, got my first full time job in IT, met my wife, bought a house, had my first daughter, got married, had two more daughters which are 5, 3 and 1.5. Oh and between all that I have 5 different IT positions in the same organization over the same time frame.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:13 pm

nightowl wrote:will be turning 33 next month. in the 12 years I have been on this board I have graduated college, got my first full time job in IT, met my wife, bought a house, had my first daughter, got married, had two more daughters which are 5, 3 and 1.5. Oh and between all that I have 5 different IT positions in the same organization over the same time frame.

It's kind of funny in a way. Most of us have actually grown old here. It's kind of like graduating high school and following each other through college and then, on to life.

David · Post by **David** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 12:25 pm

I am 50.

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 3:51 pm

Paft wrote:..................... on the Navy's dime ..................

Your answer is a big relief, I was hoping you didn’t take offence to me asking. Those glasses make you look like Waldo. As in where’s Waldo. No wonder nobody can find him, He’s in the Navy getting shipped all over the world.

morbidpete · Post by **morbidpete** » Sun Jun 24, 2012 10:39 pm

Just turned 28, Been here for a while now!

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 4:58 pm

YeOldeStonecat wrote:On the northern 1/2 of my 40's.

I'll be 55 next month.

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:14 pm

Debbie wrote:

I'll be 55 next month.

Well, got your AARP card yet?

Debbie · Post by **Debbie** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:01 am

blebs wrote:Well, got your AARP card yet?

Nope. They keep on sending me stuff in the mail!!

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:07 pm

Debbie wrote:Nope. They keep on sending me stuff in the mail!!

A week before my birthday, they started on me.

Post by **Philip** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 3:27 pm

blebs, you're definitely a survivor! (even if I'm just restating the obvious)

oh, and 40

Lefty · Post by **Lefty** » Fri Jun 29, 2012 12:50 am

Five-O here. Now I feel like I'm a cop this year.

PsykoPenguin · Post by **PsykoPenguin** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:09 am

23...

2-4 end of year.

FunK · Post by **FunK** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:46 pm

minir wrote:Hi Leatherneck

Am now 71.

When i found this place i had just gotten a computer & knew nothing about them / little has changed in that regard i fear but still plugging along. It was a terrific site then with members from abroad including Germany, Australia & many others from differing time zones so the place was always busy day or night and it seemed pretty much all posters were great people.

Made some good friends here & am grateful for all the help and comradery i have received here.

Don't post as often now but check in to see whats happening pretty much daily.

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regards

minir

Those were the days!

I miss you guys but just don't get around to hitting SG very often. I hope all is well with you guys and I'm glad to see the site still has active members.

BTW, I'm 38.

FunK · Post by **FunK** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 10:51 pm

By the way, I'm back in Japan now.
Here is what I've been up to lately.

Mad_Haggis · Post by **Mad_Haggis** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:00 pm

Nice lure BTW!

SlyOneDoofy · Post by **SlyOneDoofy** » Sat Jul 07, 2012 11:47 pm

39 and living with the motto..."Life's not fair but you can be."

PsykoPenguin · Post by **PsykoPenguin** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:39 am

SlyOneDoofy wrote:39 and living with the motto..."Life's not fair but you can be."

Why not "Old enough to know better; Young enough not to care"?

PsykoPenguin · Post by **PsykoPenguin** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:40 am

FunK wrote:By the way, I'm back in Japan now.
Here is what I've been up to lately.

I caught a fish thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig...

minir · Post by **minir** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 3:26 am

FunK wrote:By the way, I'm back in Japan now.
Here is what I've been up to lately.

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Beauty catch FunK & Yes those were the days. I do miss them.

Enjoy Japan & its lovely Ladies.

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regards

Larry

FunK · Post by **FunK** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:51 am

Mad_Haggis wrote:Was it the lure?

Very nice btw.

I only have one rod that could drag that....2/4's work

It is a Roatan Lure Company "Carib Jet" lure. Medium Heavy Tackle.

http://www.roatanlures.com/

FunK · Post by **FunK** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 4:53 am

minir wrote:---

Beauty catch FunK & Yes those were the days. I do miss them.

Enjoy Japan & its lovely Ladies.

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regards

Larry

Oh I surely do.. Every day.. Head is on a swivel over here....

BaLa · Post by **BaLa** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 12:25 pm

Not much of a regular anymore.

I'm 31.

BMED · Post by **BMED** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:51 pm

I am 52, still here on a spam visa...always dropping in to see how everyone in doing from time to time!

David · Post by **David** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:40 am

Downhill, still about

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:02 pm

David wrote:Downhill, still about

OK, what the hell is going on? Why did the post get deleted? That’s probably why he’s not around much, somebody has a grudge we’re not aware of.

loop2kil · Post by **loop2kil** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:40 pm

RoundEye wrote:OK, what the hell is going on? Why did the post get deleted? That’s probably why he’s not around much, somebody has a grudge we’re not aware of.

My guess is it wasn't DH...mod hijacked his account to be funny

RoundEye · Post by **RoundEye** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:59 pm

Nah, there’s way more than that.

Ronny · Post by **Ronny** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 3:12 pm

well i guess i'm one of the old farts here at age 63.
found this site in 2000 and started reading and just kept coming back to see what might happen next.
even though i have never met anyone from here i fell like i know a lot of you guys.
hope all have a great and safe weekend.

Humboldt · Post by **Humboldt** » Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:12 pm

Ronny wrote:well i guess i'm one of the old farts here at age 63.
found this site in 2000 and started reading and just kept coming back to see what might happen next.
even though i have never met anyone from here i fell like i know a lot of you guys.
hope all have a great and safe weekend.

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 12:56 pm

42.

SG.net was the first message board I ever joined. Spent a lot of time here learning about PCs, networking, etc.

Check in every few years anymore.

koldchillah · Post by **koldchillah** » Thu Jul 19, 2012 1:45 pm

33. 23 when I joined.

I was a young naive A+ certified entry-level IT tech who was thrown to the wolves on a large enterprise network after all the experienced techs were fired and I was promoted into their place by default. The bosses liked me for my attitude, demeanor, and willingness to take on anything they threw at me without complaint even when I felt like I was way over my head at the time. Trial by fire turned me into a seasoned tech within' 5 years and I eventually broke out and started into IT consulting.

Now I work for a healthcare company that used to be a client of my consulting business. My daughter is a 5yr old computer whiz. When I'm not at my computer or spending time with my family, I'm out feeding my addiction to the fast growing sport of disc golf (since 2006). I play on the amateur tour throughout the state of Florida and am a director for one of the local disc golf clubs.

Just got back from Seattle/Redmond area. 2 days of working with software engineers (healthcare software company we use) and 2 days of driving around northwest WA playing some of the most beautiful disc golf courses Washington state has to offer.

I drop in and lurk occassionally.. Good to see you guys!

Russell · Post by **Russell** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 10:44 am

blebs wrote:Hey ya young punk, nice to see you!

Nice to see you as well, although I hardly feel young. This past year has aged me more than I care to acknowledge. My wife had to quit working last September due to her MS getting worse. Struggled through on one income until her disability and early retirement kicked in this April. She got diagnosed with brain cancer in March and we have spent the last few months traveling 100 miles every other week for chemo treatments. She had to stay in the hospital for several days after each treatment, to make sure it was all flushed back out of her system. As of last week she has been changed to once a month treatments, which will be a major blessing. The tumor has shrunk to what the doctors are calling a sliver. We will continue on the present course for the next year and hopefully will be cut loose at that time. And to top it all off my mom passed away on the 12th, after having stomach surgery.

Faust · Post by **Faust** » Sun Jul 22, 2012 11:00 pm

Bah, damned crazy new BBS layout!

Aaaanyways;

I'm 42. I like long walks on the beach... preferably in bare feet. My turn-ons include any female that breathes, ladies that can say "hi" and don't judge me for my gifted groin area. Turn offs are anything sausage related.

All joking aside, I wandered to SG for more web speed. I got it and wound up typing out a reformat/reinstall guide.

\After that it all went to hell.

Mad_Haggis · Post by **Mad_Haggis** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:29 am

Your only bringing up the hell thing cause it's ramadan? Faust!, I do not no you. not true. You getz just as bored as me. Reading all the threads.

FAUST

I have hope, I have faith, I know how to swim....

Big fear of all the oxygene on the planet just disappearing?, have you seen china, or old people?

Can we take it back?, Is it a man/or/woman breath in...everyb ody dies....breath out...everybody lives...

blebs · Post by **blebs** » Tue Jul 24, 2012 7:52 am

Russell wrote:Nice to see you as well, although I hardly feel young. This past year has aged me more than I care to acknowledge. My wife had to quit working last September due to her MS getting worse. Struggled through on one income until her disability and early retirement kicked in this April. She got diagnosed with brain cancer in March and we have spent the last few months traveling 100 miles every other week for chemo treatments. She had to stay in the hospital for several days after each treatment, to make sure it was all flushed back out of her system. As of last week she has been changed to once a month treatments, which will be a major blessing. The tumor has shrunk to what the doctors are calling a sliver. We will continue on the present course for the next year and hopefully will be cut loose at that time. And to top it all off my mom passed away on the 12th, after having stomach surgery.

Wow. Sounds like the black cloud over my house has broken apart and is sitting over yours. I sure didn't tell it too, though I would like it to move elsewhere. I can imagine where your at emotionally and physically, not to mention financially etc. Illness sucks. Far too many people take life for granted and when these life threatening things pop up, suddenly, you have a whole new prospective of what life is really all about. I know last Oct and Nov really screwed my head up. 3 life threatening hospitalizations in less than 30 days. I really thought I was going to be leaving before years end. Still here though. Not doing well, but I got up this morning, so I'm blessed.

If there is anything I can do, even if you just want to talk, let me know.