Rodger Pettichord

Thanks, Ken. It's actually 81, but who is counting. I appreciate the prayers, although I hope you are not getting down on your knees quite yet 😉

Thanks, Carlos. Now if I could just get to Costa Rica and some warm weather!

Thanks, Graeme. I'll think of you as I exercise my walker.

Thanks, Grant. A free breakfast at our local Denny's restaurant. Yahoo!

Have a great day on your birthday, Karl, and all good days in the year ahead.

Great group in an era of great groups. Thanks, Adam.

The car scene reminds me of our weekly trip to the grocery store. I show those young whippersnappers a thing or two!

Cheers, Carlos. A very happy day to you!

Fun bunch, Adam. Thanks.

And so the fighter jock slunk off into the sunset. Thanks, Graeme -- good one! 😄

Happy birthday to one of the world's great characters. Have a great day, my friend.

May laughter and smiles be yours on this day, Smudger. Happy birthday!

Hey Don. Sorry to hear about the nasty spell, glad to hear about your recovery, and delighted to have you back and posting. Welcome home!

Thanks for bringing this up, Brian. I used to post each week's new topic on Fridays. That kind of drifted to Thursdays, and now I do it on Wednesday evenings. All along, I kept using that week's Friday to mark the release just because it kept the release dates a week apart. QUESTION: do folks want me to use the actual date for each release? I'll do whatever works best for all participating.

Hi all. My brother-in-law still meets up with old high school buddies several times a year, despite living far from them. A doctor I see does the same thing. That got me thinking. When I was in high school, I had four close friends with whom I worked and played. All are gone now. Just me left. No reunions possible. And that brings up this week's topic. THIS WEEK'S MEANINGLESS TOPIC: Do you still have active friendships with pals from high school?

Have a good one, Don. Happy days to you!

May all your 2024 screenshots be as brilliant as those you have shared before. Happy Birthday Iain

Beep, beep!

I've stayed with P3D4 because of the wonderful range of aircraft available and the perfectly adequate Orbx global scenery. I have MSFS 2020 and am still struggling to get the controls assigned to my liking and am still experiencing the bugs others have noted. For me, it's still frustrating, but, oh, that scenery! I'm hoping MSFS 24 will be easier for me to work with because I do love that scenery level.

These plus the Peter Sellers movies -- perfect Saturday. Thanks, Adam.

...flying Microsoft 98 with a Sidewinder joystick and being thrilled by the realism.

Internet's slow because you are always two steps ahead of it, Adam. Thanks for another good set.

Camel racing. Mongolian polo. Ax throwing. Log rolling. Wife carry. Cheese rolling. Ostrich racing. Caber toss. Orbx Forum commenting. Oh, so many sports and so little time! 😁

That's exciting, Graeme. Getting to be a ramp guy is a special privilege that will offer many memories.

I watch boxing (Anthony Joshua) from Europe and Japan (Naoya Inoue), but mostly I just watch highlights from the NFL and NBA. Too many commercials for me in the modern regular broadcasts. But I admire the heck out of people who work hard and do well in any sport.