Get off my LAWN! "Grumpy Old Farts"

[Stumbo]

Just stuffed ~250 parts and hand soldered a PCB for a proto I'm working on... not only are my neck & shoulders little stiff and sore but my eyes are tired.

Yeah, me, too...tired. Fiddling with PC usb microphone that was installed as a speaker. Finally got that worked out. Now it sounds like my PC subwoofer blew. I was testing the eq with Sir Duke and accidentally boosted all the bass sliders. Owwwww!

It's powered so I don't have and easy replacement. Guess I'll have to pull it apart to see what's up.

I'm setting up to do some screen capture videos. See how it goes.

 

[Stumbo]

The informal impression I always got was that the "boomers" were the children who were born after WWII. It always seemed to be peaked around 1955. That's what I grew up with an impression. It may have more than one definition, I'm sure, but that was what I grew up as my impression. I was actually bringing the conversation up not intended for any particular person-- just a conversation in general. That's how we kinda do it around here- discuss and banter. All in good humor...

When you search for "generation names and years" you'll see several different age groups, overlapping age groups and general answers for something that tries to categorize groups of people that are very different.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Just stuffed ~250 parts and hand soldered a PCB for a proto I'm working on... not only are my neck & shoulders little stiff and sore but my eyes are tired.

The Dr. prescribed me Naproxen, which is just a stronger Aleve for body aches and I take one every couple days. Takes the aches and pains of joints aways pretty good. But I try not to take anything too regularly-- I hate the thought of taking too much medication..... might try Aleve....

 

[Old P Bass Guy]

Got my oldest son who missed it by 4 years.

 

[LYNCHMAN]

Hey, this youngster has given me an idea.

I'm starting a "We're so grumpy..." contest.

Entry #1
We're so grumpy even the AARP has disavowed any knowledge of us!

Next?

i'm so grumpy i pissed off my 95 year old granny and she pushed me down the stairs!

 

[LYNCHMAN]

Correction: Looking back at the ancient history of the GOFs it appears that 50 is the minimum.

And @LYNCHMAN no “F” words please. We are most certainly grumpy but we do wash our mouths out with soap if we go too far!!

oooops...so sorry...please accept my humble apology...and get off my darn lawn!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Anyone heard from B-string lately? I just read a post from him in 2015. Some of the regulars don't seem to show up here as much anymore....

 

[BassmanPaul]

I have Will. He’s divesting himself of a few problems and will be back as soon as he is able. He sends his regards to one and all!

 

[alaskaleftybass]

I have Will. He’s divesting himself of a few problems and will be back as soon as he is able. He sends his regards to one and all!

Thanks bro @BassmanPaul . I think it's almost time to do a roll call again. All GOF's! Report in!
Report if all fingers and toes accounted for!

 

[agedhorse]

10 fingers and toes all present!

 

[BadExample]

I have Will. He’s divesting himself of a few problems and will be back as soon as he is able. He sends his regards to one and all!

That's the best news we could hear, Paul! When did you hear from him? I was really worried about him after we hadn't heard from him for half a year or so. Thank goodness!

 

[BassmanPaul]

Ten fingers and ten toes accounted for and there’s a rumour of one in between but that hasn’t been verified by independent witness!

 

[BadExample]

Good to see @agedhorse and @BassmanPaul are also down to just ten fingers each. I feel less lonely now. I'm also down to just ten finger and have trouble multiplying by 12. Dang table saws! Hurts too much to get my eyes close enough to see my toes, but pretty sure there was ten there last time I looked. 4 on my left foot and 6 on my right.

 

[ric426]

I have ventured onto this plane of reality once again. If my fingers and toes are fully webbed, should I count them individually or as a single unit? The count is either 10 & 10 or 2 & 2.
(That's why I could never get the hang of slide guitar...)

 

[BadExample]

If the webbing extends past the middle knuckle, that pair is normally counted as one. If it end at or before the middle knuckle, two digits.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

If the webbing extends past the middle knuckle, that pair is normally counted as one. If it end at or before the middle knuckle, two digits.

What a tangled web we weave............

 

[alaskaleftybass]

@agedhorse glad you have all your digits. You need those for those rolls royces you're building...
@Al Kraft @BadExample @agedhorse @BassmanPaul @ric426 ... who am I missing GOF's????.....
Paging @Passinwind ...

 

[G-Dog]

I don't know, . . . I'm pretty irregular here, and most places for that matter, but I'm checking in here this time with however many whatevers I've got. I'm afraid to count 'em cause it'd just make me grumpy-er if I thought something else was missing! I can't remember what all I'm already missing anyway! And when did this become a memory test anyway? I know what I'm doing, don't you think I don't! Who told you I can't remember s... things? I can too. Just as much as anybody.

I gotta go.

 

[alaskaleftybass]

I don't know, . . . I'm pretty irregular here, and most places for that matter, but I'm checking in here this time with however many whatevers I've got. I'm afraid to count 'em cause it'd just make me grumpy-er if I thought something else was missing! I can't remember what all I'm already missing anyway! And when did this become a memory test anyway? I know what I'm doing, don't you think I don't! Who told you I can't remember s... things? I can too. Just as much as anybody.

I gotta go.

@G-Dog present and fairly accounted for, reporting some irregularity. Recommending LOTSA PRUNES!!!!

 

[12BitSlab]

I’m here. Never regular. Side effect of meds. When you commercials and they say, “It MIGHT cause diarhea.”, there aint no might about it.

Pretty sure I have 10 toes and 8 fingers.