Poll: How old are you?

[deeelare]

Someone my age!
I thought Trainz was old people looking out at the backyard ...snip..

Yes , I am looking out at my backyard , wondering where that little whipper-snapper is that promised to mow my lawn for $40.00 !

I am 66 , but when I tell people , they reply , ' Damn , you look like you have put in some very hard years ' . Now I tell them I'm 86 , they reply , ' Damn , you don't look a day over 80 . Somehow it makes me feel better ?

--- ,DLR

 

[danielra96]

only 12 years old...

 

[scottling]

As they say round here I am as old as the hills
Now if you can find out how old they are?:hehe:

Eeeeerrrrrr...... very? Does that help ?

 

[ontrac9]

I'm perhaps the oldest newbie to begin TS2009 getting close to the tender age of 84 after surving a debilitating stroke that left me immobile. But Trainz keeps my brain active and reminds of the days I grew up with the PRR (Pennsy) almost in my back yard.

Used to hop on slow freights to keep busy during summer vacation from school and never needed to look at a clock to tell time as most steamers were usually right on time. The mornful whistles at night and loco wheels slipping when starting on ice covered tracks are sounds of another era but are deeply imbeded in my mind forever.

 

[JCitron]

I'm perhaps the oldest newbie to begin TS2009 getting close to the tender age of 84 after surving a debilitating stroke that left me immobile. But Trainz keeps my brain active and reminds of the days I grew up with the PRR (Pennsy) almost in my back yard.

Used to hop on slow freights to keep busy during summer vacation from school and never needed to look at a clock to tell time as most steamers were usually right on time. The mornful whistles at night and loco wheels slipping when starting on ice covered tracks are sounds of another era but are deeply imbeded in my mind forever.

Congratulations for keeping your mind active, John. This is one of the good aspects of computers. They keep a person in touch and their mind active when they are immobile.

Bein 84 is nothing these days.

John

 

[ontrac9]

JCitron,

John, appreciate your kind remarks. Very nice of you to take the time to express them. The important aspects of my life that keep me focused are having a positive attitude and my faith. I'm truly blessed to be alive enjoying our great grandchildren and celebrating 61 years of marriage.

John Too.....

 

[JCitron]

JCitron,

John, appreciate your kind remarks. Very nice of you to take the time to express them. The important aspects of my life that keep me focused are having a positive attitude and my faith. I'm truly blessed to be alive enjoying our great grandchildren and celebrating 61 years of marriage.

John Too.....

Thank you, John. I agree with you. Having a positive outlook and a strong faith will do wonders. I too have been through the ropes as they say, but at 1/2 your age. I had thyroid cancer, and then more recently I have been diagnosed with Parkonson's Disease.

The road was rough. At first I sat in the corner and sulked as I saw my fine motor control decline, but now that I have accepted what I have, and realize there's nothing much I can do about it other than keep living. I realize that the medication I need keeps me mobile so rather than fight it, I take it as directed. I have also focused on the things that I enjoy. Right now, since I was laid off in July, I've gone back to college for music with a focus on piano performance. Hopefully in January I will be concert pianist in the making. I know I can't play like a virtuoso, but I can still play and will do so as long as I can.

the other John

 

[SantaFebuff]

Well, I thought this might be locked, but it's coming out nicely.

I'm 13, and trying to make a track sound. :hehe:

Cheers,
Joshua

 

[hope5]

13 and riseing 14 on febuary the 4th 2011 :wave:

 

[SantaFebuff]

Hehe, now I'm 14, my birthday was yesterday.

Cheers,
Joshua

 

[greywolfretired]

Just past the majority,68 ,so age ,experience,and wisdom should prevail in my group as well as the one just below where the majority are. My wish would be for the younger generation to pay more attention to what the older generation may have to share in the E and W category.

 

[jkinzel]

What's that saying greywolf, youth is wasted on the young.
I'll be 62 this year and sometimes the body reminds me I'm not 25 anymore even though the mind thinks otherwise.
I was reading an email not long ago with pictures of old cars and steam trains and the gist of it was, "what the kids of today missed out on that we had a front row seat too." ( When I was 5 years old my dad would take me down to the Dravis Street bridge in Seattle, WA and we would watch Great Northern steam engines switch Interbay yard, the year, 1953. To put that in perspective, the Korean war ended in July of 1953 and WW2 had ended 8 years earlier.)
It made me wonder: When the kids of today become old farts like us, what will they see and what will the world be like that will make them say "what the kids of today missed out on that we had a front row seat too."

 

[BigThing]

15 in a month and a bit - but dont wanna be considered a kid

 

[Truemac]

17 as of the end of February. :wave:

 

[4ndylloyd]

I am 43 but I sometimes feel older!! Perhaps I work too hard??

Andy

 

[wasp1]

53 and been with Trainz since day one.

Almost all versions purchased and currently with 2009.

My 6 year old daughter is on my old version of 2006 on her laptop, she still needs to learn trains can't climb a 45 degree mountain :hehe: :hehe:

Been with trains, the models both 4mm and 2mm since I was about 10, but Trainz has won me due to the ability to do the huge realistic layouts.
Grew up with a best mate whose dad was a station master and we did a lot round the old station area as kids.

I am very glad we have a massive age variation as this can bring a great level of experieneces and ideas to the game.

Keep enjoying.

 

[Two99Point80]

Another Boomer checks in...

I just got here a few months ago, courtesy of finding UC in a bargain bin. Progressed to CC and -09 before very long, and just upgraded my graphics card

I had Lionel 027 trains as a kid, but didn't get nearly as far into model railroading as lots of other kids. And now here I am at 62, blindsided in a good way by how much I'm enjoying Trainz. Yes, it's still a work-in-progress. But so am I - just ask my wife!

 

[ray_whiley]

So - 24 over 75s. Who's the oldest I wonder?

Ray

 

[amigacooke]

Two years older than when this thread was posted.

 

[wholbr]

Hi There.
I'm 67, been retired (or should I say semi retired) for the last three years. As a company health and safety officer my former employer regularly asks me to return to do various reports and investigations, so that keeps me occupied as much as I want.

On top of that I've got three good pensions, been married to the best woman in the world for over 40 years and to top everything I've got Trainz.

What more could anyone want. In every sense I feel this is the greatest time of my life. To younger people I always say never fear getting older because life then gets a lot easier. No mortgage, no boss and plenty of time to do what "you" want to do

Bill.