do i get older that fast? grumpy and picky? losing touch with outside world?

[RoysTrainz]

OMG not even 1 say into my 64th year on this planet and here is the first major glitch:hehe:

more questions than answers so help me if you can:

1 How come they say they have now some 533K members...................3K active forum members...................yet sold already millions of copies.
i can only think of the .99 cents tablet copy if so and nothing to prove true or different.

I had more questions but forgot already what it was about...................

Something not trainz at all boggles my mind for many years and maybe someone can shed a light on that one too:
2 The SF giants won again the world series. WOW now the real question for a non us citizen who lived there for years but still could not solve that puzzle:
Why in the world they call that world series if its a national game among teams in the US only????
3 Trainz newsletter have some cat in the bags comin soon with a surprise.................. for us .........for them.......maybe a sp for ts12 with real bugs fixes on splines and other halloween stuff?

No i am not angry or frustrated nooo, even happier than ever because i managed to get my route #4 done and still working no bug bugging me before release but saying to loud might wake up the local thai ghosts or those from down under.
All the other questions already deleted in my short memory brain part darn..... that is bugging me a lot short memory is way to selective and super fast in storing in backup mode. the only reason i can think of is more than once in a while I get extremely upset on the absolute idiot thai drivers on the road and each time i drive with Ning at least once we have a near accident case if not my driver skills are fabulous good and reaction is perfect and lots of luck and analyse the situation super fast with good anticipation to it. BUT 2 days ago i had to go renew my thai drivers license and this time we had 2 nearly big time crash situations lucky I drove the Benz so could escape if with the pickup it was in the latter a near death crash that f....ng idiot saw him in the mirror and i had the strange feeling when turning right(we drive here left)he would not even see us stop for upcoming traffic and crash us in the back at full speed. Man was my little voice right again and even upcoming traffic saw and stopped so i could meander left right to get his attention not to crash me. Now I get angry again... He escaped we survived he not even slowed down as if nothing ever happened and Ning and I had the regular fight me complaining about those f...g thais.

Loong Deane knows what i am talking about and all true what i feel and say just want to share.


Roy

OK if the other question pop up i let you know other than that I am the most happy hobbyiest in the region probably Thailand together with Thai1on but he is a teacher and has to work.

 

[Euphod]

Well Paul, they are counting all the copies of Trainz sold from the beginning and many users have bought more than one version.
I imagine that's where they get the millions sold.

 

[frogpipe]

I bought TS2004 twice by accident...

 

[BobCass]

Roy: Welcome to the Club..More than once my wife has let me know the car is not a weapon..I get so upset with the knucle Head drivers..They start out in one lane and soon they cut in front of you wanting the inside lane..I have expressed my opinion on serveral occasions..But you know in the big city they might have a weapon..I'm 75 and glad I have Trainz..It Keeps me of the street..

 

[Dinorius_Redundicus]

..I get extremely upset on the absolute idiot thai drivers ....Loong Deane knows what i am talking about and all true what i feel and say just want to share.


Roy

Yes, uncle Deane knows what you mean.

As Ning would say, "relax Pup". Just drive as 'defensively' as you can. You will never change Thailand by getting upset, only give yourself high blood pressure.

 

[RoysTrainz]

Dear Bob most obliged n Deane thanks for the thoughts

Ning drives every morning noon evening to the village little town some 13 km away in the valley and many times i ask everything ok no idiots close calls?
Every month and monday again when i drive 700 km to Pattaya near Bangkok for a few days off and work with real power and no generator (yes also thai corruption and you name it i fight for 4 years against corruption and no power because of that).
Now it seems end of this year we get power,we are 6 km from the nearest transformer/poles and everybody wants money for something) and aircon haha.
You not believe it but i managed to build MY trainz world on a generator is that a thing or not?
Now back to the driving each time I drive we have at least one near collision and multiple guinuess books records moreon's attempts of showing how they got there drivers license.
A few miles further you see a pickup with5 people in the back and most children and older people gone to a different place the car tumbled and crashed.
The mountains near Pak Tong Chai with very steep hills thai engeneering hill road you will see remnants of truck crashes coz hot breaks, to fast, take over up or down hill and results you not want to see.
I always vent my feelings on the road(too) as it keeps my heart more or less ok and give the remaining high pressure to Ning who has healthy low pressure 100-60 and mine when good 130-80 but driving up to 180-200 but dropping fast. i played hockey so my heart the doctors here say is pretty solid but you never know.
So driving doing sight seeing and arguing every 20 minutes because Ning feels i attack the Thai and she feels responsible darn.... thai culture is really something we cannot fathom from any angle we try to look at it.
looking forward to tomorrow morning 7 hours drive see what happens this time, it keeps me fresh and alert trying to imagine what this time one come up with bunch of more on's!
Bob keep up the good work Sir!!:Y:
got the picture???


have a great day ya'll!

Roy, Ning n Djoetje:hehe:

 

[64Warhorse]

Hang in there Roy. You're not allowed to get yourself killed until *after* we all make the three of you fabulously wealthy by buying your new route! (And preferably not for a looooooong time after that, too ...)

 

[JCitron]

Roy,

I thought the idiot drivers only lived around where I do.

Every time I go out, I see more people hit because they run red lights. Last Friday I was driving my mom to her doctor's appointment and some lady drove right through the Main Street intersection like the traffic lights didn't exist. She had an SUV loaded with little children which made this worse. If someone coming down Main Street too fast, there would have been a serious accident!

Hang in there and relax.

John

 

[Robert2d6]

Roy,

I thought the idiot drivers only lived around where I do.

Every time I go out, I see more people hit because they run red lights. Last Friday I was driving my mom to her doctor's appointment and some lady drove right through the Main Street intersection like the traffic lights didn't exist. She had an SUV loaded with little children which made this worse. If someone coming down Main Street too fast, there would have been a serious accident!

Hang in there and relax.

John

When you are driving, you have to either pay attention to the text message you are sending or those ridiculous traffic lights...

 

[RoysTrainz]

@ 64Warhorse speechless
@John When I lived in Atlanta GA well coming from Europe and used to traffic Brussels, Germany,Paris you name it driving in GA is like driving in an elderly home and later when moving to Chattanooga Chickamauga lake TN got the first tast of redneck country (not meant bad at all) the first pickups fly around me more vividly and makes me more alert still not to bad at all.
@Robert are you sure you are not Thai or Asian you sound very familiar from your behavior reading you would blend in her perfectly

Red lights here are meant wait at least 10 seconds look to your right AND left as cars also come from opposite side to make a short cut! Speeding overloaded over weight hot or no brakes trucks and pickups (loaded higher than a real truck looking almost funny but to serious for that) crashes flashing lights they cannot stop. Not even talking about overloaded buses their chassis twisted from older accidents the front wonna go left the back wonna go right........ you need more info?
accident cars still drive and look funny too. Almost every month there is a fatal bus crash somewhere in the country. more later we have to go on the road. keep you posted we are late have to speed to catch up haha.

Roy

 

[Thai1On]

Roy I know how you feel. Now imagine doing your business on 2 wheels! Believe it or not but many times I feel safer on my "motorcy" that in a car or truck. In the years of living here I have learned many things. At first I drove with common courtesy and nearly got killed on a daily basis. Now I drive like a complete self absorbed a-hole and find I'm much safer, but I hate what I've become on the bike or behind wheel

. There is no sense of safety here in anything done here. If you ever go to a construction site the sites here would shock and amaze the members here. Things like no hardhats, wearing sandles or being barefooted, no safety glasses using power tools, and arc welding with sunglasses .

For all the bad things here the lifestyle can't be beat though. This is truly one of the most exotic places in the world just to visit. Living here takes that to a whole new level! :hehe:

Remember Roy...mai pen rai :hehe:.

Dave

 

[bl4882]

Hello Roy:

"The SF giants won again the world series. WOW now the real question for a non us citizen who lived there for years but still could not solve that puzzle:
Why in the world they call that world series if its a national game among teams in the US only????"

As a San Franciscan I can say that we can say that because the road to the title was paved with copious nitro glycerine tablets.

As for the rest of your rants, please accept a strong second from this quarter.:wave:

Luv it,
Bernie

 

[ftldave]

As Bill Murray told the groundhog:

"Don't drive angry."

 

[itareus]

In the UK we have a TV program called 'Grumpy old men', it's really funny because the views expressed by the 'Grumpy ones' are so true !

If you can find a way to see it in your part of the world it's worth a look.

 

[JCitron]

In the UK we have a TV program called 'Grumpy old men', it's really funny because the views expressed by the 'Grumpy ones' are so true !

If you can find a way to see it in your part of the world it's worth a look.

I'll look it up and see if I can find it.

Someone asked me if I was getting old and grumpy. I said nah, I'm just practicing!

John

 

[64Warhorse]

On the topic of the World Series, I once read somewhere that it was so named because it was originally sponsored by the New York World newspaper. I don't know if that's true, but it makes more sense to this Canadian than the usual "Oh, Americans are just so arrogant" crap that I often hear up here ...

 

[KrisDeagle]

To get a job here, we have to purchase a million copies of Trainz each, thus how we reached these figures. :hehe:

Kris

 

[RoysTrainz]

Bernie,

is Culetos the Italian still in town, loved his food and wine, very good atmosphere. Long time ago, many occasions.
Sorry for looking so out of this world but the last sentence i miss what you mean by "pls accept a second strong from this quarter"???
Don't take all of my "rants" too serious although there is a lot of truth in it.

We just arrived at our destination top 7 hours(700 km) in heavy traffic defying death and Thais and sent the car to a special car wash to get rit off the blood spatters on the grill mirros and even on the window......
Nooo not what you think I hope so, no ugly thai drivers probably most from insects.:wave:

thanks for the input on the world series but guess I am still in the dark and one day I will find out.
Imagine today only 2 minor cases of idiots but enough room to only have a dispute in the car, Ning and I.:hehe:
Poor Djoetje was not happy he has to stay alone home for the week with nings Aunty but he gets lots of veggies and fresh bananatree cut from the garden to kick box. Still has one Antler left 2 month now only 1 antler but two deadly tusks once he attacks you. i have already 3 major scars lukcy not to deep from playing/figthing with him in the garden and than he get so excited he attack me in a split second and moved his head/tusk so fast I had no time to react and one tusk ripped my upper leg open lucky no artery but still very dangerous game, 2 month ago....

ya'll have a good one!

Roy n ning:wave:

Hello Roy:

"The SF giants won again the world series. WOW now the real question for a non us citizen who lived there for years but still could not solve that puzzle:
Why in the world they call that world series if its a national game among teams in the US only????"

As a San Franciscan I can say that we can say that because the road to the title was paved with copious nitro glycerine tablets.

As for the rest of your rants, please accept a strong second from this quarter.:wave:

Luv it,
Bernie

 

[RoysTrainz]

Mr. Graham's hat trick

To get a job here, we have to purchase a million copies of Trainz each, thus how we reached these figures. :hehe:

Kris

Hahaha Kris,

that's a good one so that means 4 of you make the entire math work for MR Edelstein, smart never thought of that one.
Never to old to learn new old tricks from Mr Graham.



cheers,

Roy n Ning:wave:

 

[64Warhorse]

To get a job here, we have to purchase a million copies of Trainz each, thus how we reached these figures. :hehe:

Kris

Cripes, and I thought Games Workshop employees had it rough! :hehe: