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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kormath" data-source="post: 93934" data-attributes="member: 4199">missed this one somehow <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Name's Tracy, I'm 42 and a single father of one.  My son just turned 17 and it's all his fault i'm here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />  he got me hooked on this hobby almost a year ago.  Can't believe it's been that long.  Got my first T the beginning of December last year, my son already had 2, now we have 24ish.  I'll have to recount after the recent losses <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />I'm a geek <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />  been building/fixing/working with computers since i was a kid, owned all the gaming systems from the Atari 2600 and Intellivision up to the Xbox 1 (skipped the PS4 and Wiiu on purpose).  First computer was a Comodore 64 that my parent's gave to my cousins, then a Leading Edge "IBM Compatible" (everything was IBM compatible or Apple back then).  That got me hooked on gaming.  I keep telling my parent's it's all their fault <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  Computers are my main hobby.  I got my BS in IT support and networking so now i get paid to do my hobby <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />  I work for an engineering consulting firm in IT, and starting next week i'll be bouncing all around country installing new phone systems in some of our offices.Other hobbies - T's (of course), hunting, fishing, shooting, golfing, off roading, camping, survival - not like man vs wild, just a weekend camping trip but we only take bare necessities and use whatever we can find for food and shelter, etc. - and to top off the list, cross stitching and reading.  It's how i relax at night and put the brain in standby so i can sleep <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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