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Phil Perry

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How about "Boz" Parsons? Born 1918, still flying last year (but not allowed up solo nowadays).

 

Australian Bomber Pilot Still Flying | CanvasWings

 

The greatest problem with many people over 65 to 70 is that they are reluctant users, or complete non-users, of electronic technology, such as computers and smartphones.

 

My Italian neighbour Barney is 86, and as fit as a fiddle, and I reckon he's good for 100.

 

But he's never been introduced to computers or mobile phones, and reckons he's too old, and it's too late for him to learn.

 

Unfortunately, he's starting to feel left out, as everywhere he goes, he encounters electronic communications and online interface operations.

 

He's a bit puzzled why he doesn't get much mail anymore, and why newspapers are just full of advertising, and very little news.

 

I don't know how he's going to go in the next few years - I can see I'll be trying to get him to come around to electronic stuff, but it'll be a struggle, because his mind is set, that it's all too much for him to learn.

 

 

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My Brother in law is a late starter, he still doesn't own a computer, and had never used one. I helped him fill in various forms for his pension application using mine. . .

 

His lad bought him an iPhone 5 last year and gradually coached him on it's use. . . regrettably, he now posts everything he does on fizzogbook and is fascinated with it. . says he's now got over 200 friends. . . . . doesn't like flying though,. . .. I took him up a C182 a long time ago . . .I found out later that he had to go and change his nappy. . . . NO, I didn't try to frighten him . . . . I guess not everyone is comfortable moving in three dimensions. .

 

 

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Oops. . . didn't finish the above post due to a gynormous clap of thunder ! Had to go and disconnect all my antennas to protect the rigs. . . I wish I'd taken more notice of that bloke down the road who has a boat built in his backyard. The storm isn't anything like the 'quality' of those in Australia, but I'm a bit worried that Wifey's garden shed might float away if it keeps up. . .

 

I was brought up with electronics and radio, . . thanks to having an ex-army signals uncle, and a radio ham living two doors away with a shedload of valves and other stuff. . . which is why I've always loved technology but can understand those who are not really bothered with it all. . . in fact EMAIL has destroyed my ability to use a pen. I used to write letters to friends regularly, now. . .well,. . . I've seen better writing on a Doctors prescription. . . .

 

 

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Huge storm here overnight, it is still dark and I am afraid of what I might see when it gets light. The creek was halfway up our front lawn when I went to bed. I reckon there will be extensive flooding across central Victoria. I had to get up and spray a plague of mossies at about 2am, they must have found a crack in a fly screen.

 

 

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Ah yes,. . . . Mossies. I'd almost forgotten those little tykes. Only get gnats here in summer, nowhere near as much of a nuisance. We DO currently have a plague of Daddy Longlegs's's's's But they don't bite nor sting,. . . just fly into one's gob, should it be opened too much.

 

I have a large paper wasp nest in the garden, but I filled that with builders expanding insulation foam from an aerosol, as it was on a fence close to where the neighbour's little kids play. . a couple of them attacked the Mrs last week whilst mowing the lawn and she had a bad reaction with weeping blisters all over one arm. . . nasty little cretins. . . . I appreciate wildlife and protect it wherever possible. . .wasps do pollenate the plants. . . but there are occasions where some direct action is the only sensible option. These are not an indiginous variety, and are very aggressive.

 

I hope the water levels out before it gets into the house . . .

 

 

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"anyone here from the twenties",If still flying!, Should be given a letter from HRH the Queen Now. ( and free avgas)

 

Four more years for the HRH congratulations.

 

spacesailor

Not unless you apply for it, the letter, not the Avgas.

 

 

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I must live in some kind of Bermuda Triangle for indicators.....they appear to fail to work on almost everything. It could be that locals expect them to be automatic, as the elbow never moves from the window, the phone doesn't move from their ear, the only visible movement is to flick the smoke butt out the window.

 

Two months back, the UK Govt. doubled the fine for using a hand held phone whilst driving to £200.00 They also doubled the demerit points to Six. ( Once youu reach twelve points, it's goodbye licence, until the earliest three point demerit expires, this is normally 2 years. One lad a few weeks back, was driving thru a roadworks section on the M1 near London, he got flashed exceeding the temporary 50 mph speed limit on his way to work, ( £60 fine and 3 points - then AGAIN thru the same section on his way home ! ( another £60 fine and another 3 points )

 

The mobile radar camera ( they 'Get' you from the front as you approach ) pictured him clearly chatting on his mobile on the second one, ( £200 fine and 6 points ) so he went from a clean licence in the morning, to a 12 month ban by the evening. . . . Unlucky ? or just plain daft. . .

 

I drove my Wife for a doctor's appt yesterday morning, and a bloke in an HGV cement truck nearly wiped us out on a traffic island, his phone glued to his ear, seemingly totally oblivious of other road users. . . . when hands free kits are relatively cheap nowadays, I can't understand why some folks don't bother.

 

 

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