BlackRose Posted September 25, 2023 Member ID: 2208 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 112 Topic Count: 327 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3817 Content Per Day: 0.73 Reputation: 4309 Achievement Points: 39671 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 63 Joined: 02/09/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: 20 hours ago Birthday: 06/09/1963 Device: Windows Posted September 25, 2023 Raven >XI< Do you have any nicknames? Personal or in game? None that I am aware of ?? When and where were you born? December 1962, London When you were a child, what did you want to be when you grew up? A professional fisherman Where have you lived? Battersea London, Basingstoke, Oving, Narborough, Angmering, Broughton Astley, Rustington, Middleton on Sea and the Woodlands TX What got you into gaming? Total Annihilation strategy war game… Number of buddies use to play it and I set up a network at home and three teams of two would play every Thursday night. Great Fun (beer included) Your first game you played? Space invaders (I programmed it) And what do you play now? Loads. Mainly FPS Why did you join XI? My old clan {CuF} went the way of the dodo and I looked around for another clan. Loved playing with Sonofabitch and then got asked if I wanted to join What do you get from being in this clan? Great fun! With a very few exceptions a great bunch of folks What is your favorite hobby? Fishing What is your favorite travel destination? Ooo tuff one….Close Call between Paris and Barcelona Are you married? Very Do you have children? 2… One girl (18 soon to be 19.. going on 35) and One son (27) What kind of pets do you have, if any? What are their names? We have three cats.. Bongo, Stormy and Cosmo… I am a dog person LOL Are you a sports fan? If so, what is your favourite team? Not really… If I had to pick a team it would be Chelsea What causes are you passionate about? Global warming Do you volunteer? If so, where? Not currently What is an interesting fact about you? mmm… Nothing really. Does a replacement hip count? Have you continued your education past college or university with career development seminars or classes? What kind? Loads, both professional and personal Did you know what profession you wanted to work in when you started college? Instrumentation and Control Did you belong to any professional organizations? Not at the moment What is your current job title? LOL retired Did you win any awards or recognitions during your education? Nope Where do you work? Don’t What other job titles have you had in your career? Many.. Most senior was Director Global Sales and Marketing Where else have you worked? Emerson and SICK Why did you choose to work in your industry? Money Why do you like your job? Love leading a team. Not so much the wingers that that talk too much and think they are all that How would you describe your career? Interesting What are some accomplishments you've achieved during your career? Took a 0 turnover to 350 Million $ as part of the senior management team Describe a time that your career was rewarding. See above If you could give a younger person career advice, what would it be? Work hard Those who dance are considered insane by those who can't hear the music Nothing is Free Nothing should ever be taken entirely seriously Laugh about everything, eventually No bad deed goes unpunished If you can't get out of it, get into it To have a good life, put more back in than you take out Killing time is the second-stupidest act possible Steadfastly challenge all arbitrary authority All authority is arbitrary Mathematics and law aside, all "facts" are only approximations, some less crude and more useful than others. It's better to ask for forgiveness than permission Appearing full of oneself reflects emptiness We can only participate, never control Limits are made to be tested Find the good and praise it Always believe behaviour over words What you are able to hear is more important than what you say The heart knows more than the head It works best to focus on process and benchmarks rather than on "outcomes", which are largely an illusion IQ and wisdom are not correlated What is your favourite thing about your career or industry? Great folks What is a valuable lesson you learned in your career? God gave you two ears and one mouth… Use them in proportion What do you hope to accomplish in your career? Enjoyment and big Carp.. Gran kids would be great Are you involved in any professional/ non-profit/sports organizations? If so, do you have a title or rank within these organizations? Nope What is your favorite sport? Fishing? Do you play any sports? Nope If you were granted 1 wish, what would you wish for? Wildthing could play as well as he talks. ROFL -------------------------------------------------- AbuXI, Biotech, Smeggie and 24 others 23 1 3 Awards
Ruggerxi Posted September 25, 2023 Member ID: 6 Group: ++++ Senior Admin Followers: 188 Topic Count: 2830 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 12259 Content Per Day: 2.14 Reputation: 13536 Achievement Points: 107531 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 135 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 08/25/1976 Device: iPhone Posted September 25, 2023 @Raven Thanks for sharing, the last question got me good lol AbuXI, P!nk, Power! and 3 others 1 5 Awards
dLUX Posted September 25, 2023 Member ID: 29340 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 5 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 99 Content Per Day: 0.08 Reputation: 111 Achievement Points: 1091 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/25/21 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 29 Device: Macintosh Posted September 25, 2023 Awesome. Love playing with this guy and this was really fun to read. P!nk, Majbasil and Raven 2 1 Awards
lTplkey336 Posted September 26, 2023 Member ID: 27768 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1087 Content Per Day: 0.50 Reputation: 1346 Achievement Points: 8918 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 05/18/19 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 15 Device: Windows Posted September 26, 2023 excellent read, thank you! Raven 1 Awards
Hatchetman Posted September 27, 2023 Member ID: 28883 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 5 Topic Count: 10 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 56 Content Per Day: 0.04 Reputation: 109 Achievement Points: 664 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/10/21 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 23 Birthday: 10/06/1966 Device: Windows Posted September 27, 2023 Nice one Raven Raven 1 Awards
Majbasil Posted September 27, 2023 Member ID: 6247 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 23 Topic Count: 25 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 688 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 877 Achievement Points: 5788 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/23/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: 13 hours ago Device: Windows Posted September 27, 2023 Nice getting to know you better. Raven 1
++ COD4 Admin Totty Posted September 28, 2023 Member ID: 30308 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 10 Topic Count: 39 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 851 Content Per Day: 0.82 Reputation: 891 Achievement Points: 7823 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 10 Joined: 07/02/22 Status: Online Last Seen: 13 minutes ago Birthday: 08/28/1973 Device: Linux ++ COD4 Admin Posted September 28, 2023 Great write up. Great bloke in the servers as well. Nice one @Raven Raven and AbuXI 2 Awards
VHS2 Posted October 2, 2023 Member ID: 2056 Group: ++ COD4 Admin Followers: 54 Topic Count: 57 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1119 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 1166 Achievement Points: 9782 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/18/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Monday at 06:02 PM Birthday: 01/17/1960 Device: Windows Posted October 2, 2023 @Raven I enjoyed the reading and found some similarities with my own path. As a lesson, will try to speak less and play better in-game Raven 1 Awards
Power! Posted October 2, 2023 Member ID: 3543 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 24 Topic Count: 87 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 905 Content Per Day: 0.19 Reputation: 664 Achievement Points: 9085 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/15/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2024 Birthday: 07/09/1981 Device: Windows Posted October 2, 2023 hehe nice Raven 1 Awards
ghostounet Posted October 23, 2023 Member ID: 24102 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 59 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 241 Content Per Day: 0.07 Reputation: 121 Achievement Points: 1692 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/15/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 16 Birthday: 09/07/1985 Device: Android Posted October 23, 2023 The end is better better for me with wilthing I like fishing too Awards
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