Growing old.

[Paul Markham]

I remember my Dad telling me the Bands of his era, Glenn Miller type, were the greatest. The Beatles and Stones would never last. He never said his young days were the best, he was fighting a war and born in the Great Depression. Same for my Grand Parents.

I was among the first generation that was The Best Days. 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Were fantastic all on a wave of easy money and exports. 40 years of great living. OK we didn't have Youtube and iPads, somehow we struggled by.

Today my life is still great, enough money to last my days out, a great family and living in a country that beats the UK into a cocked hat.

OK my health is fucked, but I'm alive, so is Eva and that's two miracles to be happy about.

The one downside to my life is the slow death, or shrinkage to a shadow of it's former self, of the business I was in or around for most of the 50 years. Sorry if reminding you of the times when it was harder to get into and easier to make money once in, upsets some. Sorry if I don't think the relentless pursuit of traffic is the prime prime key to riches. I come from a time when selling to the most people possible was the prime key. Think about it.

If my comments and digs upset you, sorry. Some of you need to look at your replies and think to yourself. "If I think like this while I'm young, how will I be in 30 years time?" Especially if I'm not as successful as I thought.

Yes, with a bit of luck you'll all reach your 60s and have great memories of the days when people bought porn online. Think about it.

Off to walk the dog, jigsaws are put away until winter. Then off to the gardening centre for more plants.

[ShoeBox]

shut the fuck up already

[Vapid - BANNED FOR LIFE]

I like this old fuck.

[2012]

shut the fuck up already

I like this old fuck.

just have an ounce of something resebling some respect for once in your whore give it a shite why dont ya

[Vapid - BANNED FOR LIFE]

Whatever he said to whomever

[epitome]

Or maybe the industry just outgrew you.

It is impossible for you to comprehend the money being made today because you cannot figure out how. The money and power is just concentrating as it always does when an industry matures.

There used to be a thousand car companies but the half dozen big brands make way more than all of them combined even when adjusted for inflation.

Sure piracy is a problem but far too many use it as an excuse.

[DamianJ]

That is a fascinating story Paul, thanks for sharing.

It just goes to lay at rest the myth that you are broke living of immigrant hand outs, that you're broke so your wife has to go out to work as a secretary rather than anything interesting or rewarding, that you are lonely because despite having lived in another country for years you STILL can't speak or understand any of the language, because you post walls of text moaning here.

Thanks for taking the time to settle all that once and for all.

[Paul Markham]

just have an ounce of something resebling some respect for once in your whore give it a shite why dont ya

Let shoebox bump my threads. Kind of ironic all the idiots saying "fuck off", "stop posting", "shut up", etc. Posting and bumping my threads and comments. Or is it stupid?

Go figure.

Here's some advice to the young bucks working today.

What goes up must come down, what goes down doesn't always go back up. And nothing remains forever.

I learned this lesson the hard way in the late 70s. since then I invested in a pension plan and property. Never spent a lot, never owned a car to sit in the street all the time, rented, never lumbered myself with a big mortgage and no debts. Now I walk the dog, do some gardening and got a great tan.

Eva kicked me out of the kitchen and has now finished, I'm off to cook.

[DaLord]

shut the fuck up already

Whiner alert!!!!!

[JFK]

Whiner alert!!!!!

DaLord has spoken

[2012]

Life is what you make of it at any age. I am not your age (mid 40's) but completely understand the most important thing in life is not your kids, business, money, etc.

In short, I've just about exceeded every expectation in my life. I've been to more places in this world then I even care to remember, been with far more beautiful women then I ever deserved, and made, lost, spent, enough money to know, it's never truly enough.

So what did I learn after all this? - your health is the most important thing in life as you've discovered. I don't drink, smoke, eat processed foods, and cut my food intake to 1/2 of what it use to be.

I break a sweat daily and the end result after all this? I look like I am in my 30's, weigh as much as I did my senior year, and have more energy as this increased my income substantially.

But to accomplish this I had to make an agreement with myself. On my 70th Birthday I am going to pour a double makers, unwrap a pack of Marlboro reds, eat anything fried and crunchy, and then turn into a fat shitfaced chain-smoking monkey for the rest of my life.

Lucky us Jesus. seriously go fuck yurself

[Spunky]

Turned 50 this year and it's almost over.I still hang out with the younger crowd but they don't like older dudes,unless you have blow or money

[SilentKnight]

Just turned 48 this past Fri. - and my goal for when I turn 50 is not to use the phrase "You young bucks" when talking with the younger generation.

I still subscribe to Sidney Freeman's advice (from M*A*S*H) - "Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice."

[Grapesoda]

I remember my Dad telling me the Bands of his era, Glenn Miller type, were the greatest. The Beatles and Stones would never last. He never said his young days were the best, he was fighting a war and born in the Great Depression. Same for my Grand Parents.

I was among the first generation that was The Best Days. 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s. Were fantastic all on a wave of easy money and exports. 40 years of great living. OK we didn't have Youtube and iPads, somehow we struggled by.

Today my life is still great, enough money to last my days out, a great family and living in a country that beats the UK into a cocked hat.

OK my health is fucked, but I'm alive, so is Eva and that's two miracles to be happy about.

The one downside to my life is the slow death, or shrinkage to a shadow of it's former self, of the business I was in or around for most of the 50 years. Sorry if reminding you of the times when it was harder to get into and easier to make money once in, upsets some. Sorry if I don't think the relentless pursuit of traffic is the prime prime key to riches. I come from a time when selling to the most people possible was the prime key. Think about it.

If my comments and digs upset you, sorry. Some of you need to look at your replies and think to yourself. "If I think like this while I'm young, how will I be in 30 years time?" Especially if I'm not as successful as I thought.

Yes, with a bit of luck you'll all reach your 60s and have great memories of the days when people bought porn online. Think about it.

Off to walk the dog, jigsaws are put away until winter. Then off to the gardening centre for more plants.

get set up with hormone replacement therapy ASAP

[Paul Markham]

So what did I learn after all this? - your health is the most important thing in life as you've discovered. I don't drink, smoke, eat processed foods, and cut my food intake to 1/2 of what it use to be.

No family, it gave me a reason to fight the cancer. Without them I probably wouldn't of got through it.