W2DR Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) . Edited February 24, 2021 by W2DR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 7 hours ago, adambar said: Old man was sitting on the examining table in the doctor's office having his hearing checked. The doctor poked the light scope in the old man's ear and said, "hey you have a suppository in your ear!" "Rats," said the old man. "Now I know where my hearing aid went." That happened to my neighbor also. But he was having a colonoscopy. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 (edited) To save myself too much embarrassment by posting this elsewhere on the forum and all the youngsters making remarks - like "silly old " whatsit - I feel safe here What the hell is this new thing called "Discord" every one seems to want me to join In my day - "Discord" meant disagreements Maybe a good name for a forum on 4 different flight sims and their merits Edited April 28, 2021 by John Heaton 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Hello John, Discord is a place where people can meet and exchange messages by text, voice and video. In the context of flight simulation, a great many developers of all kinds have Discord servers that one may be invited to join. Orbx now have one as well. This doesn't mean that these forums are redundant or that one must join Discord. It's just another way to communicate and in my opinion, a very good one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Multiplayer simmers use these types of channels to do all the private chat and keeping aircraft radios free for official calls and communications with ATC etc. IMHO there are certain privacy issues that I do not like about Discord but that is my personal opinion only. My flying group still use Teamspeak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Cooper Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Hello, I am reading this: Quote Discord Inc. says it now has more than 250 million registered users, up from 130 million a year ago, and that 850 million messages are exchanged daily. I respect your point of view about privacy, mine is that if they can find me in 250 million users, then they are welcome to read what I wrote. There are problems, but they are the type that are easily avoided and nothing to do with privacy. Staying away from unregulated gaming channels is the best solution. I find that very easy to do, as I don't do gaming, beyond those that involve Orbx products, of course. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W2DR Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I dunno what it is either but a couple of days after taking a look there I found my ntuser.dat contained hundreds of .lua files for games I've never even heard of. Coincidence? Maybe. But I'm not going back to find out. Makes me wonder about other things that might be going on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Sheesh - just noticed - I have just passed 1000 posts Sign of a Misspent retirement ?????? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 1 hour ago, John Heaton said: Sheesh - just noticed - I have just passed 1000 posts Sign of a Misspent retirement ?????? Congrats on reaching 1000 posts John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Aw!! - gee ! - thanks for that Adam Coming from a bloke with 21555 posts - you must have been around since another predecessor with the name At my age - I doubt very much that I will match your score - or become a VIP member - well done yourself 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 8 hours ago, John Heaton said: Aw!! - gee ! - thanks for that Adam Coming from a bloke with 21555 posts - you must have been around since another predecessor with the name At my age - I doubt very much that I will match your score - or become a VIP member - well done yourself Mom is proud of uou both! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Cox Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 Wow. 4 months in hospital and rehab with a broken leg and this page is still on the same number as when I went into hospital. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 G/Day Pat - from now on - thou art known as Hoppy Cox - and we all hope that you have recovered BTW - the page number - 21 - is a lucky number and is a reminder of a certain date and party's of Oh! - so many years ago and all try to remember the day - Al - Al - whatisname? - permitting 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musterpilot Posted August 26, 2021 Share Posted August 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Patrick Cox said: Wow. 4 months in hospital and rehab with a broken leg and this page is still on the same number as when I went into hospital. G'day Pat I hope you are coming along OK stay safe John 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerribleT Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 Wondered where you were - keep on keeping on mate you GOF AOOB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted August 27, 2021 Share Posted August 27, 2021 On 8/26/2021 at 11:29 AM, Patrick Cox said: Wow. 4 months in hospital and rehab with a broken leg and this page is still on the same number as when I went into hospital. Hope you're on the mend mate, sounds nasty. The old coots must'nt be rushed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dexthom Posted September 22, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2021 I have everything that I wanted as a teenager, only 60 years later. I don't have to go to school or work. I get an allowance every month. I have my own pad. I don't have a curfew. I have a driver's license and my own car. The people I hang around with are not scared of getting pregnant and I don't have acne. Life is great. I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. People get out of the way much faster now. Gone are the days when girls used to cook like their mothers. Now they drink like their fathers. I didn't make it to the gym today. That makes five years in a row. I decided to stop calling the bathroom "John" and renamed it the "Jim". I feel so much better saying I went to the Jim this morning. Old age is coming at a really bad time. When I was a child I thought "nap time" was a punishment. Now it feels like a small vacation. The biggest lie I tell myself is... " I don't have to write that down, I'll remember it". I don't have gray hair... I have "wisdom highlights"! I'm just very wise. If God wanted me to touch my toes, He would've put them on my knees. Last year I joined a support group for procrastinators. We haven't met yet. Why do I have to press one for English when you're just going to transfer me to someone I can't understand anyway? Of course, I talk to myself. Sometimes I need expert advice. At my age "Getting Lucky" means walking into a room and remembering what I came In there for. I have more friends I should send this to, but right now I can't remember their names. Now, I'm wondering... did I send this to you, or did you send it to me? 3 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzelle Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 10 hours ago, dexthom said: I changed my car horn to gunshot sounds. I had one of those multi-tone musical horns on my first car, a Cortina Mk II, that went (you'll have to imagine this), "Da Dee Daa Daa", twice. The police, bless them, got the Government to ban them in case people mistook the sound for a siren. Really??? Spoilsports! I also connected a bull-horn to my Lambretta 125 scooter - it was fun to see people shift out of the way! 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy Pilot Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 On 9/23/2021 at 4:12 AM, Fizzelle said: I had one of those multi-tone musical horns on my first car, a Cortina Mk II, that went (you'll have to imagine this), "Da Dee Daa Daa", twice. The police, bless them, got the Government to ban them in case people mistook the sound for a siren. Really??? Spoilsports! I also connected a bull-horn to my Lambretta 125 scooter - it was fun to see people shift out of the way! Don't worry, somebody will complain and you will have to remove it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Attwood Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 (edited) On 9/23/2021 at 10:12 AM, Fizzelle said: Lambretta 125 scooter You've got some guts admitting to that! Vespa GS me, a proper scooter. Mind you, a Moto Rumi Bol D'or made me drool. Edited September 25, 2021 by Ron Attwood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexthom Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 (edited) I have made it to my 88th birthday and with luck, I can still walk around the block but I don't want to. Edited October 14, 2021 by dexthom spelling 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heaton Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 6 hours ago, dexthom said: I have made it to my 88th birthday and with luck, I can still walk around the block but I don't want to. Well done old chap - 2 up on moi I assume that you know what Bingo is in the USA - and a Bingo call is 'Two Fat Ladies' - 88 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexthom Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 Last entry 15th.October. Did you all pop your clogs before I found you?!! John York (88) 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 I'm now 90 years of age and most of the time I still don't know what the hell I'm doing. Nevertheless, its better than the alternative...I suppose?! I've just found this space again after a long absence. Nice to see most of all you old guys are still around. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boetie Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Nice one John. Good to see you reignite the old coots. I don't consider myself an old coot yet but have always enjoyed the banter. I would love to know the age variation of regular forum contributors. I have just turned 57. All the best mate. Cheers Graeme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzelle Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Well I've just turned 71 and here in Yorkshire, being "God's own country", I feel I'm in the right place in case me clogs get popped. Less far to travel "after" if you get my drift. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfko Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Turned 65 on March 5th and got myself a motorcycle after a hiatus from biking of 40 years. Will be in Pension by the end of May. I'm still quite active. I'm running half marathons, go skiing in the winter and mountain biking and hiking in the summer, play the guitar and love footbal (soccer), but only watching these days, not playing any more. Uh, and yes, there is this thing called aviation/flight simming. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 On 2/17/2018 at 7:18 AM, Gypsy Pilot said: My impending 81st. birthday got me wondering how many of us are past 75? Please reply with your age if you can remember it. If you are past 75 and if somebody asks you Are you An Old Coot? Look them in the eye and answer, You Bet Your Grey Tail Feathers I am. (Borrowed from the Turtle Club) Dale On 2/17/2018 at 7:18 AM, Gypsy Pilot said: 90 and still here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 I'm 90, yes ninety and glad to say still got my marbles even if my wife doesn't think so! 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuisong Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Me? I'm 77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John York Posted August 2, 2023 Share Posted August 2, 2023 Blimey! If I said that I doubt I would eat for a week! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzelle Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 So are we saying that an Old Coot is 75+ years? It leaves me on the horns of a dilemma! I coming up to 72, but I wannabe an Old Coot. Should I wish my life away, or will you accept that Cootism starts at 70 maybe? I wish life wasn't so complicated. 🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Burgess Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I'm a mere youngster and not sure if I'll ever get to join this wonderful club. My new years resolution (at age 66) was that I wouldn't get any older. Can't see the point of it. I've already got my old age pension and my bus pass All the best, John 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 20 minutes ago, John Burgess said: I'm a mere youngster and not sure if I'll ever get to join this wonderful club. My new years resolution (at age 66) was that I wouldn't get any older. Can't see the point of it. I've already got my old age pension and my bus pass All the best, John Hi John, and welcome. Come join us at "This Week's Meaningless Topic" a bit further down under the Neil Hill Memorial Lounge. That's a weekly gathering of rascals who would welcome a perennial 66-year-old. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Q Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 2 hours ago, John Burgess said: I'm a mere youngster and not sure if I'll ever get to join this wonderful club. My new years resolution (at age 66) was that I wouldn't get any older. Can't see the point of it. I've already got my old age pension and my bus pass All the best, John You're welcome whatever your age! Please join us; a bit of "young" blood will do us all good. Rodge is right, the This Week's Meaningless Topic "Club" certainly would welcome you and your contributions. Ken 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuFun Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 How are you all? It's been quiet in here for some time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 Okay, TuFun, I heard your call. I think it was a Pratt-Whitney Wasp? In any case, count me in. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuisong Posted April 7 Share Posted April 7 4 hours ago, TuFun said: How are you all? It's been quiet in here for some time. I'm still here. Not sure about still going strong though. Everything seems to be getting exponentially heavier with each passing year. I have just about finished painting the house's exterior, in half-day time slots. Not much simming going on. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzelle Posted Saturday at 10:19 PM Share Posted Saturday at 10:19 PM I'm still about! Survived 2 lots of cancer and various associated "difficulties" arising from. But...now turned 72 and still simming in XP12 primarily, having given up on the mess that is FS2020. Best wishes to all fellow coots. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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