I am retired now. In 1966 I was drafted into the Army. Was sent to VietNam. Served one year as a machine gunner in an Army Recon Platoon; wounded twice, non life threatening. Did two years, then got out and went to school under the G.I. Bill. Received undergraduate and graduate degrees. Taught fine Art, then became a school administrator. After that, when schools were adopting computer networks I took a job as Director of Technology. Needed to learn about computer networks so I took classes in a local Junior College. I was in my 40’s. Most of my classmates had recently graduated High School. After retirement I became bored and applied for a job with Apple Computer. Got hired and worked at one of their retail stores, first in sales, then as a One-To-One trainer for about 5 years. Now my main job is doing my blog. See some of my handiwork on my blog at: https://foamboardflyers.com
Where do you get play time when you're retired? We were going to travel, but Covid messed that up.I retired in March, 2021. My only regret is I didn't retire sooner. Bored? Heck no, I'm busier than ever. Work was interfering with my play time.
Jon
Hey @checkerboardflyer, Interesting career path. I was 10 years old in '66 so I avoided the Vietnam war. I still have my draft card though. How did you like working for Apple? I worked for Apple during the '90's as as field service engineer. I loved that gig going to businesses, schools and people's homes to repair their Macs. I met the most interesting Apple users and became long time friends with a few. I also moonlighted as an Apple retail rep for a while demonstrating the new Macs in computer stores. That was fun too. I got paid for it but probably would've done it for free. When I worked for IBM I had the impression that Macs were toys for kids. Boy was I wrong. I soon learned that Apple made the best PC on the market for those that could afford them. Funny, since I left Apple I haven't touched a Mac keyboard in over 20 years.
I retired in March, 2021. My only regret is I didn't retire sooner. Bored? Heck no, I'm busier than ever. Work was interfering with my play time.
Jon
I know what you mean. Somehow I get the chores done and still find time to play. After all, everyday is Saturday! 😁Where do you get play time when you're retired? We were going to travel, but Covid messed that up.
Token Ring? Windows 3.1?!? Boy does that all bring back memories. Remember WordPerfect and AppleTalk networks?I did work a few years as an IBM network admin in a school district.
WordPerfect!I know what you mean. Somehow I get the chores done and still find time to play. After all, everyday is Saturday! 😁
Token Ring? Windows 3.1?!? Boy does that all bring back memories. Remember WordPerfect and AppleTalk networks?
WordPerfect!
Where do you get play time when you're retired? We were going to travel, but Covid messed that up.
I know what you mean. Somehow I get the chores done and still find time to play. After all, everyday is Saturday! 😁
Token Ring? Windows 3.1?!? Boy does that all bring back memories. Remember WordPerfect and AppleTalk networks?
Only 5-6 floppy disks? When OS/2 2.x came out and took over 20 disks, I used that as excuse to by a SCSI CDROM drive for my PC. Ahh, those were the days.I do remember those. I also remember using about 5-6 floppy disks to load the OS on Macs before CDs became a standard.
I have all the time I need, but the planing of the sticking door means a 50 mile round trip to Carson city to get the knife replaced, the belt sander needs a new fine belt which is the other direction and the orange store is out of stock, someone female used my wood chisels for scraping paint off the cement patio and the custom oil based paint we painted the house with has solidified in the can.
I didn't, born in 2007wow everyone in here saw the beginning of the computer age. I thought i was the only one, my first computer was a tandy by radio shack. then in high school they got one of the best computers ever the comodore 64. any one ever played a game called equestrian. it was about a donkey and a bee. but before i could play the game i had to write it to the computer it took me about a week. cause it was all 01.01.001.01 about 5 pages, i got it working but it kept crashing. but it was fun.
20 years ago I would've given the win to Macintosh. Today? I don't know. Back then I couldn't afford a decent Mac and you can't build your own Mac from spare parts like you can with a PC.Which brand provides the best keyboard experience? Your opinion.
Wd40, pb blaster, 10-30W, whatever, doesn't work on a jamb that wasn't installed plumb in the first place and removing and then fixing the jam might mean replacing the whole house. Who said 70 year old wood won't warp? Changing a window pane in my "sunroom" made me rebuild the whole breezeway addition, since there was "just a little dry rot" .. my new favorite fastener is a 8 ga 4" construction screw with a fender washer. Oh yeah ,spacing 16" centers is odd when you use real 2 x4 woodJust spray some WD40 on it so it doesn't stick. That's what the rest of the world does. If it's stuck, WD40. If it's loose, duct tape. Problem solved. 🤣
wow everyone in here saw the beginning of the computer age. I thought i was the only one, my first computer was a tandy by radio shack. then in high school they got one of the best computers ever the comodore 64. any one ever played a game called equestrian. it was about a donkey and a bee. but before i could play the game i had to write it to the computer it took me about a week. cause it was all 01.01.001.01 about 5 pages, i got it working but it kept crashing. but it was fun.
Sorry to differ with you... But I quite like the dentist's.I'm a Dentist. Yep, everyone hates me and I'm okay with it since I'm used to feeling [filling] down in the mouth.