BlackRose Posted May 29, 2023 Member ID: 2208 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 111 Topic Count: 322 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3762 Content Per Day: 0.74 Reputation: 4264 Achievement Points: 39191 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 63 Joined: 02/09/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 05:44 PM Birthday: 06/09/1963 Device: Windows Posted May 29, 2023 Let start with your clan name? >XI< Frags Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Oh I am sure I do, I just don't know what they are! When and where were you born? 9-11-58 Pensacola Florida When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A Pilot Where have you lived? Florida, Texas, California, Maryland, Berlin, Hong Kong, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. What got you into gaming? My father in law was a Sr. Electrical engineer that worked on the space shuttle. He built a computer, the first one I ever saw. It took up his whole living room. It had a teletype and we programed it to play a 3D game printed on paper, Star Trek, it was like Battleship, only 3D. When you told the computer that you fired and hit the enter button it took like 20 seconds before the printer would print out the results of your shot. We killed many trees playing that game. Your first game you played? The first store bought computer game was on a VIC 20, who knows what the game we loaded in that thing. And what do you play now? COD4 and COD5 Why did you join XI? I was part of the original Breakfast club with Johnny Dos and he got me in the clan. At one point COD5 was all but dead and I made admin. The game survived but for a time I was not too sure it would. What do you get from being in this clan? Well, gaming with my friends! What is your favorite hobby? Flying my airplane, a Cessna 170a What is your favorite travel destination? Loved Austria, but here in the USA the Florida panhandle beaches. Are you married? Widowed, lost my wife Feb 2019 Do you have children? 5, 3 of my own and two step kids What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? One dog, Jazz an old black lab. She keeps me company. Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Nope, hate sports ball of all types. What causes are you passionate about? I have a somewhat rare blood type, not the type but antibodies I don't have that kill will kill infants, I give a lot of blood. Gallons and gallons so far. Do you volunteer? If so, where? What is an interesting fact about you? I lived in Berlin in the early 70's, when I wanted to skip school I would ride the S bahn to East Germany, go through customs and hide in East Berlin all day. I figured nobody would find me there. As a result I hate all things communist! It might not have been too smart of a thing to do! lol Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? I did not go to college, I have a technical license. I am an aircraft mechanic. Retired now, but am hoping to get my Inspection authorization which will allow me to sign off major type work on aircraft. Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? Aircraft mechanic Did you belong to any professional organizations? What is your current job title? Retired bum! Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? Where do you work? I don't What other job titles have you had in your career? Where else have you worked? I worked for American Airlines for 35 years, retired in 2020 Why did you choose to work in your industry? Love aircraft Why do you like your job? How would you describe your career? What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? I didn't kill myself. Describe a time that your career was rewarding. I loved working on aircraft, hated the airlines. The most rewarding day is the day I retired. If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Don't be a mechanic, be a pilot! What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? Airplanes! What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? Doesn't matter how much you care at the airlines they will beat you down. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? What is your favorite sport? Do you play any sports? If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? I could go back in time, I would have not gotten married so young and would have gone in the military. If you won a very large amount of money what would you do? Buy a faster airplane of course! Then buy a new house for all XI members! ------------------------------- Skyler_HUN, Smeggie, Hoth and 16 others 19 Awards
Biotech Posted May 29, 2023 Member ID: 23616 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 20 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 912 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 1201 Achievement Points: 7662 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 11/24/15 Status: Offline Last Seen: Wednesday at 08:52 PM Birthday: 12/03/1965 Device: Windows Posted May 29, 2023 nice read Awards
tsw 8.5 Posted May 29, 2023 Member ID: 906 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 144 Topic Count: 533 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 17440 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 42551 Achievement Points: 151187 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 689 Joined: 12/20/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 11/30/1960 Device: Windows Posted May 29, 2023 cool..... thanks Awards
Labob Posted May 30, 2023 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8348 Content Per Day: 1.48 Reputation: 6078 Achievement Points: 54194 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Posted May 30, 2023 Yeah frag well done Awards
GhostfaceJim Posted May 30, 2023 Member ID: 2314 Group: ++ Conan Exiles Admin Followers: 31 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 20720 Content Per Day: 4.10 Reputation: 5315 Achievement Points: 113909 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 50 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 16 hours ago Birthday: 04/22/1975 Device: Windows Posted May 30, 2023 19 hours ago, Biotech said: nice read Haha! I thought you said Not Read! Awards
GhostfaceJim Posted May 30, 2023 Member ID: 2314 Group: ++ Conan Exiles Admin Followers: 31 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 20720 Content Per Day: 4.10 Reputation: 5315 Achievement Points: 113909 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 50 Joined: 03/19/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 16 hours ago Birthday: 04/22/1975 Device: Windows Posted May 30, 2023 Glad to meet you friend! Awards
WeednFeed Posted June 4, 2023 Member ID: 433 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 42 Topic Count: 360 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 2557 Content Per Day: 0.46 Reputation: 4133 Achievement Points: 26022 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 46 Joined: 09/17/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 05/28/1957 Device: Windows Posted June 4, 2023 Great Bio! Thanks for sharing. Awards
Mule Posted June 4, 2023 Member ID: 390 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 32 Topic Count: 411 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 4252 Content Per Day: 0.76 Reputation: 3052 Achievement Points: 35639 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 28, 2024 Birthday: 05/08/1959 Device: Windows Posted June 4, 2023 On 5/29/2023 at 9:07 AM, BlackRose said: Let start with your clan name? >XI< Frags Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? Oh I am sure I do, I just don't know what they are! When and where were you born? 9-11-58 Pensacola Florida When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A Pilot Where have you lived? Florida, Texas, California, Maryland, Berlin, Hong Kong, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma. What got you into gaming? My father in law was a Sr. Electrical engineer that worked on the space shuttle. He built a computer, the first one I ever saw. It took up his whole living room. It had a teletype and we programed it to play a 3D game printed on paper, Star Trek, it was like Battleship, only 3D. When you told the computer that you fired and hit the enter button it took like 20 seconds before the printer would print out the results of your shot. We killed many trees playing that game. Your first game you played? The first store bought computer game was on a VIC 20, who knows what the game we loaded in that thing. And what do you play now? COD4 and COD5 Why did you join XI? I was part of the original Breakfast club with Johnny Dos and he got me in the clan. At one point COD5 was all but dead and I made admin. The game survived but for a time I was not too sure it would. What do you get from being in this clan? Well, gaming with my friends! What is your favorite hobby? Flying my airplane, a Cessna 170a What is your favorite travel destination? Loved Austria, but here in the USA the Florida panhandle beaches. Are you married? Widowed, lost my wife Feb 2019 Do you have children? 5, 3 of my own and two step kids What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? One dog, Jazz an old black lab. She keeps me company. Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favorite team? Nope, hate sports ball of all types. What causes are you passionate about? I have a somewhat rare blood type, not the type but antibodies I don't have that kill will kill infants, I give a lot of blood. Gallons and gallons so far. Do you volunteer? If so, where? What is an interesting fact about you? I lived in Berlin in the early 70's, when I wanted to skip school I would ride the S bahn to East Germany, go through customs and hide in East Berlin all day. I figured nobody would find me there. As a result I hate all things communist! It might not have been too smart of a thing to do! lol Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? I did not go to college, I have a technical license. I am an aircraft mechanic. Retired now, but am hoping to get my Inspection authorization which will allow me to sign off major type work on aircraft. Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? Aircraft mechanic Did you belong to any professional organizations? What is your current job title? Retired bum! Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? Where do you work? I don't What other job titles have you had in your career? Where else have you worked? I worked for American Airlines for 35 years, retired in 2020 Why did you choose to work in your industry? Love aircraft Why do you like your job? How would you describe your career? What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? I didn't kill myself. Describe a time that your career was rewarding. I loved working on aircraft, hated the airlines. The most rewarding day is the day I retired. If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Don't be a mechanic, be a pilot! What is your favorite thing about your career or industry? Airplanes! What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? Doesn't matter how much you care at the airlines they will beat you down. What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? What is your favorite sport? Do you play any sports? If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? I could go back in time, I would have not gotten married so young and would have gone in the military. If you won a very large amount of money what would you do? Buy a faster airplane of course! Then buy a new house for all XI members! ------------------------------- TY for the info! Good things to hear. Awards
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