olderndirt Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 When I was a younger man, before the Internet was invented, there never seemed to be any gaps in my 'what to do' schedule. A couple of days ago our Internet went off and I was like a man without a country. Advancing years have definitely shrunk my radius of operations/ideas but, without my internet world, I felt in a vacuum. So much of today's lifestyle is done via the 'net, your options are greatly reduced when it ain't there. All's well again in Dave's little world and these little epistles (almost 10 wpm lots of spellchecks) will continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence aldrich Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 There are tons of things we codgers can do without the internet. Television, libraries which still have books in them, raise African Violets, etc. etc. We can even volunteer to be school crossing guards or talking heads on TV, which requires no knowledge of any thing except how to babble for hours and say nothing..... Problem with that is they might need us to travel and we could wind up in a 737Max-8. At least we would never get bored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I read while my wife watches TV. Admittedly nowadays my books come in Kindle format but If I wished and wasn't so lazy, I could go down to the local library and get stuff to read. Personally, at present I'd rather read than fly. But I suppose that's just a passing phase. Although neither of us can play any more, we also go down the the local Golf club twice a week for a few hours, have a coffee and chat to the other members. There's also swimming. I know quite a few people who go swimming most days. We also often go out to the local Chinese, Indian and English food restaraunts. Also, we go to London to meet our family or they come here. Lots and lots of things still to do and see. We're never bored. So you're right Lawrence. All it needs is a bit of imagination and concentration on what we can still do rather than what we can't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I have a backup if I get tired of flying (I spend much of my daylight hours on the computer due health) It's a steam gamer called Skyrim.. THE most realistic computer game ever re graphics.. Love it just for the scenery.Terry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 Well we shot ourselves in the foot - a couple of years ago we abandoned 'other' TV' and went for streaming. Got super broadband (170 mbps) and it's getting better and better but without http:// we're nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Had a look at Skyrim Terry and you're right. The scenery is really good but in my opinion the plastic looking figures let it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Internet is great, and I enjoy the few parts of it I use (email, ORBX, Simviation, and YouTube). But when it goes down, I get out a book. Still the best way to spend time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flsm (Frank) Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 2 hours ago, Rodger Pettichord said: Internet is great, and I enjoy the few parts of it I use (email, ORBX, Simviation, and YouTube). But when it goes down, I get out a book. Still the best way to spend time. I am with you there Rodger. I almost look forward to it going down because I am too weak to turn it off and I can catch up a little with my massive book-reading backlog! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 With books, it's getting more difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff. I'm a huge fan of a small cadre of authors and I read all their stuff as soon as the library gets them but I frequently experiment and, by and large, they're duds. I have trouble staying with a screen and audio's even worse - strictly an in your face, page by page reader and I usually get through one a week in spite of the 'net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence aldrich Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 4 hours ago, Rodger Pettichord said: Internet is great, and I enjoy the few parts of it I use (email, ORBX, Simviation, and YouTube). But when it goes down, I get out a book. Still the best way to spend time. I got a book out a couple of weeks ago.....discovered my eyes were so bad I had to make a quick appointment for new reading glasses. Dr. said my eyes were acting like they were 84 years old. I said that's because they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olderndirt Posted March 19, 2019 Author Share Posted March 19, 2019 1 hour ago, lawrence aldrich said: I got a book out a couple of weeks ago.....discovered my eyes were so bad I had to make a quick appointment for new reading glasses. Dr. said my eyes were acting like they were 84 years old. I said that's because they are. Mine are coming up on 81, time for a 100 hour. Little over a year ago, I had cataract removal surgery and they slipped in new 20/20 lenses. Great except for needing computer glasses and reading glasses - thank heaven for dime store glasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence aldrich Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Did the cataract thing years ago.....came from my misspent youth staring at the sun from 40,000 ft. with the helmet visor up under a bubble canopy. Can't really simulate that..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc_Z Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 So instead of one pair of $200 prescription glasses, I have half-a-dozen pairs of reading glasses around the house at about $3 a pair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence aldrich Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 55 minutes ago, Doc_Z said: So instead of one pair of $200 prescription glasses, I have half-a-dozen pairs of reading glasses around the house at about $3 a pair. Which won't help much if (like myself) you have pretty severe astigmatism and/or other things wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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