JensenPark

couple of are going to gather on freelancers new b/up TS tonight. I'll be on around 7:30pm PST... see private forums to get TS IP and p/w

besides the ok pay, free food and booze and other stuff, I have one great fringe benefit running a hotel: I seem to meet alot of WW2 vets. Today I was chatting with an older gent from Seattle who was wanting to move out of his (nicer) top floor guest room to get a better harbourview - as he liked watching the seaplanes. We chatted about the horrible noise they make and how they bother people on the harbour side of the hotel. "well I'm interested in them as I was a fly boy...was in B17's in the war". Well - that got him an immediate invite to the grand office for a chat. He was a Yank who was going to school in the UK since 1933. Had flown since he was 14. Joined the RAF when he was old enough and was in their training program when the US joined the war and started coming over to the UK in droves. He stupidly switched services (his words) and was told to return to the US for pilot training. Worried he'd miss out fighting Nazi's he asked to stay and be posted immediately to whatever the US had. So he flew as a side gunner for a while, and ended up as a bombardier. Did a full tour. Bombed over Germany lots, Holland, France. Unfortunately he had to leave before I could get him to share more stories. I thought it was funny - here was was already an experienced pilot - in training with the RAF. He went to the US Embassy and was 'talked into' moving to the US forces. No one told him it meant leaving the UK and going and doing the training in the US. He was so dedicated to the notion of fighting the Nazi's he stayed as a 'mere' gunner rather than leave for a year or so in the US to train. After the war he ended up in Seattle and spent his entire career with Boeing. Finally flying... His son, John Roundhill ended up there as well - as quite the famous Exec with Boeing.

I hear you man. I always root for you, but it's like chearing for the Washington Generals against the Harlem Globetrotters.

May I point out that I was appointed Chaplain for this fine group of fighting heros. Painful is the chaplain for those who worship little pagen idols...like a Hotas stick or something.

sorry, please bring that book on Saturday. I'll bring beer. Yes...that's right, my Aussie friend...beeeeeeeeer!

How is it they can spend so much money on the great CG graphics, but obviously spend nothing on a screenplay. It's like Pearl Harbour with Ben Affleck all over again. Disgraceful in the fact so many will think it is historic - and not Hollywood crap. Barf! (ok...long link I know...cut and paste in and it works...unfortunately). A long link gone short

Dub: please bring that book on Saturday.

You've killed me off many times virtually...I'm sure you are just itchin' too in reality as well, aren't you? :wink:

did you sabotage it?

anyone read any of Churchill's books on the war? are they worthwhile to pick up?

Hey, I'm not that bored... Okay, Okay...I'll get back to testing...

I always loved that top photo. Dub pretends we're looking at planes. In reality: Dubbo, pointing "look at the hooters on that girl" Me: "Arthur, quick get a photo!" Arthur: "roger! pics of the tits!"

Was flying and looked down at the P51's dials...simply amazing. Forget and reminded every day how cool this game is. Robert Mitchum is flying that Tempest...and he looks pissed off. My lovely Italian plane after Pete paid a visit. About as reliable as a Fiat car. Jax's watery grave. Crabs are already picking the bones clean no doubt. Robert Mitchum and his tempest again. Still pissed off.

"With the Israel-Lebanon-Hezzbollah thing going on, I am very likely to be working some overtime the next couple of weeks..." Hmmmm...sounds like you do a bit more than just work for CNN.

Or when you lawn dart your car Arthur when trying to park in your driveway?

I hear ya' on the WC issues. Before I ran into BG in the pre-DD days, I flew it almost exclusively. The challenge and competition was fun - and funny, I flew entirely 109's and blue as it was always outnumbered it seemed at the time. Now the odd occassion I go back, it is the same old blue guys flying - but of course turned over red. The plane sets are always late modeled 190's and restricted Red set it seems. And boring missions - red get to ground pound and get eaten alive while blue floats around just their own side of the border and pounces. Never extending over the red border in case they can't parachute to safety. Not fun - and hardly fair if you want to fly red.

Joined: 08 Feb 2006 Total posts: 475 [11.42% of total / 3.10 posts per day] holy cow...you're at 11 1/2 percent of all posts!

Well each one has a unique ID that the MS software creates based on the major components. If this data is then loaded into a database that the activation checks it will be quite clear that there are two or more machines using the same serial. This is what the 'Genuine Advantage' software does... or so they say? It hasn't affected me...er...I mean my friend.

I know of someone who runs two off of the same license...and never had a problem validating them on=line etc. Someone very close to me.. :wink: From talking with Quaz (king of reformatting and re-installing) once in a while you may have to call in and get your validation 'released' - but you just have to say you were reformatting... this happened to me actually with Norton. Was real simple.

d/l something called 'azureus' it'll d/l the program for you think it works best with bit torrents. from what I understand, bit torrents work like the old napster - except you d/l from multiple people = thus speeding up the process.

Hey well done Arthur!!! That has become my #1 fav site for downloads, missions, etc. Great to have you there on the inside.

who is this Jim person?

Done! Here oh, and we need a sticky for recommended girly sites!

and I'm sure all we'll hear on the boards is that the sound is lousy. Hey CG: when are you going to be allowed back in the air?

Thanks BG! Great find. Do you think we should do a sticky for such stuff? Web sites for recommended equipment (like Medusa), etc and BG's find?