Originally Posted by PR_Glen (Post 17884125)

i'm shopping for one for my 87 year old grandfather as we speak (no joke) I told him how realistic the racing games are for video games 15 years ago and he finally decided to take me up on it... damn they are a lot better than when i said that... hehe

Originally Posted by borked (Post 17884500)

Well, I for one have great admiration for you Paul!

I admire that you made your living in the days when >95% of this industry where not even born or only just in school. That you persevered through hard times and revelled in good times. That you found your lovely wife. That you fought cancer and survived. That you came out the other end after all that and still retired in a nice home, with a lovely wife, and enjoy still what you do. The fact that you still post on GFY and take abuse, when clearly you have been there done that, got the teeshirt, is amazing, cos I wouldn't do it.

There really aren't very many people in this industry that are of your age that have done what you have done. I'd like to ask every single one of your haters how they see themselves at retirement age, cos I doubt a fraction would ever be where you are when they get there.

To you sir, I bow my hat. :pimp

Doing puzzles isn't for me, but shit, I've got 30 yrs yet to get to enjoy it!!

Now flame on in the piracy shit!!

Originally Posted by borked (Post 17884500)

Well, I for one have great admiration for you Paul!

I admire that you made your living in the days when >95% of this industry where not even born or only just in school. That you persevered through hard times and revelled in good times. That you found your lovely wife. That you fought cancer and survived. That you came out the other end after all that and still retired in a nice home, with a lovely wife, and enjoy still what you do. The fact that you still post on GFY and take abuse, when clearly you have been there done that, got the teeshirt, is amazing, cos I wouldn't do it.

There really aren't very many people in this industry that are of your age that have done what you have done. I'd like to ask every single one of your haters how they see themselves at retirement age, cos I doubt a fraction would ever be where you are when they get there.

To you sir, I bow my hat. :pimp

Doing puzzles isn't for me, but shit, I've got 30 yrs yet to get to enjoy it!!

Now flame on in the piracy shit!!

Originally Posted by Paul Markham (Post 17884734)

Thanks Borked. My haters aren't even bright enough to figure out how I funded shooting 2,5000+ sets 1,000+ and still own them. Many before the Internet.

I don't get annoyed by most of the abusers. Like you I wonder where they will be when they're 60.

As for jigsaws. I had a time when I was playing computer games and after a while found them incredibly boring, just me I suppose. A good book, create my own recipes (did one today), jigsaws and our daughter are keeping me busy.

In the Spring we will buy a dog and I plan to go out and start shooting more of the local countryside, while walking him. And will have to train him.

Life is good in retirement, but do miss the countless naked horny females who turned up every day. :winkwink:

Originally Posted by Altwebdesign (Post 17884136)

Markham's actually 187, he's not as young as your grandfather.

Originally Posted by MaDalton (Post 17884157)

Paul, take some content from your shop and make your own: http://www.jigsaw2order.com/

this way you can combine the naked girls and your hobby ;)

Originally Posted by HomerSimpson (Post 17885193)

my gf had similar.... but with 9 puppies...

http://i.min.us/jbMCgE.jpg

Originally Posted by borked (Post 17884500)

Well, I for one have great admiration for you Paul!

I admire that you made your living in the days when >95% of this industry where not even born or only just in school. That you persevered through hard times and revelled in good times. That you found your lovely wife. That you fought cancer and survived. That you came out the other end after all that and still retired in a nice home, with a lovely wife, and enjoy still what you do. The fact that you still post on GFY and take abuse, when clearly you have been there done that, got the teeshirt, is amazing, cos I wouldn't do it.

There really aren't very many people in this industry that are of your age that have done what you have done. I'd like to ask every single one of your haters how they see themselves at retirement age, cos I doubt a fraction would ever be where you are when they get there.

To you sir, I bow my hat. :pimp

Doing puzzles isn't for me, but shit, I've got 30 yrs yet to get to enjoy it!!

Now flame on in the piracy shit!!

Originally Posted by Jesus H Christ (Post 17884634)

Good for you man. Not my kind of thing but I've been known to spend hours Fly Tying just to sit on a bank wasting more time whipping the water with them. :winkwink:

Originally Posted by Agent 488 (Post 17884015)

living the dream.

Originally Posted by Altwebdesign (Post 17884952)

before the internet? I hear your method of mailing was by pigeon. . . just sayin', its all i heard. . .

Originally Posted by HomerSimpson (Post 17885193)

my gf had similar.... but with 9 puppies...

http://i.min.us/jbMCgE.jpg

Originally Posted by brassmonkey (Post 17886151)

you glued that right? i did one when i was like 9. the pieces were alot bigger :1orglaugh and my grandmother glued it and put it in a frame. :)

Originally Posted by HomerSimpson (Post 17886265)

There are some silicone gels/glues that you can buy in some stores (some puzzles come with it), that you just mix with water and then apply it on it.
since it's silicone gel it keeps it together and it's pretty elastic, it's also transparent and itis applied over the picture. It keeps the things lot easier once you put it all together...

I personally admire people who have patience for something like that, since I would throw those pieces out the window the second minute...