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  • T Tomasz Sowinski

    Corky wrote: July was my 30th year working for the same company (Spencer Gifts) You must remember these punch cards! :) Tomasz Sowinski -- http://www.shooltz.com

    Never argue with an idiot, he'll bring you to his level and beat you with experience.

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    Corky
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    I remember doing thosands of lines of code on coding sheets and sending them to be keypunched :rolleyes:

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    • Z zhoujun

      Happy birthday. In my mind,you are very lucky. :) are you still working or have retired? this is my signature for forums quoted from shog*9: I can't help but feel, somewhere deep within that withered, bitter, scheming person, there is a small child, frightened, looking a way out.

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      Corky
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      Retire? Not while I have so much to learn and my wife won't let me ;P

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      • C Corky

        Today is my Birthday (see my profile and do some math):-D:) July was my 30th year working for the same company (Spencer Gifts) :~ April was my 31st wedding anniversary :) March my 4th Grandchild was born :) My 5th Grandchild is due in October :) I realized that I have bin married to the same woman, working at the same job for over half my life. I am either very lucky or am in a rut? :-D

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        mystro_AKA_kokie
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        You should count yourself lucky,if you enjoyed yourself at the job. I personally don't see myself spening more than ten years at anyjob. I can't find a job that i look forward to getting up and going to everyday. All the jobs i have had are the ones i wakeup, hoping i get hit by a truck on my way there. happy birthday:).

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        • C Corky

          Retire? Not while I have so much to learn and my wife won't let me ;P

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          Junkie
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          Congratulations for having two great things with you: 1. Desire to learn and 2. An understanding wife I have only first one with me right now. No luck with second one ;) BTW, what was better, time before marriage or after that (as programmer)? Cheers, Junkie

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          • M mystro_AKA_kokie

            You should count yourself lucky,if you enjoyed yourself at the job. I personally don't see myself spening more than ten years at anyjob. I can't find a job that i look forward to getting up and going to everyday. All the jobs i have had are the ones i wakeup, hoping i get hit by a truck on my way there. happy birthday:).

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            Junkie
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            kokie wrote: All the jobs i have had are the ones i wakeup, hoping i get hit by a truck on my way there. Hey, Are you my clone living somewhere else on planet Earth ? ;) Junkie

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            • M mystro_AKA_kokie

              You should count yourself lucky,if you enjoyed yourself at the job. I personally don't see myself spening more than ten years at anyjob. I can't find a job that i look forward to getting up and going to everyday. All the jobs i have had are the ones i wakeup, hoping i get hit by a truck on my way there. happy birthday:).

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              Corky
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              I have the freedom to design my apps and write them in whatever language fits the task. They supply the hardware and software I need and pay for my books and even my phone line at home and my isp:-D Down side I am on call 24/7 but after so many years it becomes part of your life.

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              • C Corky

                I have the freedom to design my apps and write them in whatever language fits the task. They supply the hardware and software I need and pay for my books and even my phone line at home and my isp:-D Down side I am on call 24/7 but after so many years it becomes part of your life.

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                pankajdaga
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                Happy birthday man! In my opinion you are very lucky. Not because you are a programmer ;) but for having shared your life with someone you love. Personally, I would die 30 years in a job! Hell, 6 months and I am already getting bored ;) Pankaj Without struggle, there is no progress

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                • P pankajdaga

                  Happy birthday man! In my opinion you are very lucky. Not because you are a programmer ;) but for having shared your life with someone you love. Personally, I would die 30 years in a job! Hell, 6 months and I am already getting bored ;) Pankaj Without struggle, there is no progress

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                  Corky
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                  Programming is not just a job to me it's what I like to do. It's a way of life :rolleyes:

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                  • C Corky

                    Today is my Birthday (see my profile and do some math):-D:) July was my 30th year working for the same company (Spencer Gifts) :~ April was my 31st wedding anniversary :) March my 4th Grandchild was born :) My 5th Grandchild is due in October :) I realized that I have bin married to the same woman, working at the same job for over half my life. I am either very lucky or am in a rut? :-D

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                    Michael A Barnhart
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                    Corky wrote: I am either very lucky or am in a rut? Personally I would have said "I am very lucky to be in a rut that I like.":) Happy birthday. If you insist in finding evil in me you will find it, whether it is there or not.

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                    • M Michael A Barnhart

                      Corky wrote: I am either very lucky or am in a rut? Personally I would have said "I am very lucky to be in a rut that I like.":) Happy birthday. If you insist in finding evil in me you will find it, whether it is there or not.

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                      David Wulff
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                      Michael A. Barnhart wrote: Personally I would have said "I am very lucky to be in a rut that I like." Well put, and happy birthday Corky! :)


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                      • C Corky

                        Today is my Birthday (see my profile and do some math):-D:) July was my 30th year working for the same company (Spencer Gifts) :~ April was my 31st wedding anniversary :) March my 4th Grandchild was born :) My 5th Grandchild is due in October :) I realized that I have bin married to the same woman, working at the same job for over half my life. I am either very lucky or am in a rut? :-D

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                        Shog9 0
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                        Happy Birthday! And many happy returns :) God willing, i'll get in a rut like that... :D

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                        Shog9 If I could sleep forever, I could forget about everything...

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                        • C Corky

                          I remember doing thosands of lines of code on coding sheets and sending them to be keypunched :rolleyes:

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                          Richard Stringer
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                          I remember coding into a machine that output a plastic/paper tape that was feed to a card puncher to output card decks. Had to handcheck all code before entering it. NO mistakes or you started over. Richard Monarchies, aristocracies, and religions....there was never a country where the majority of the people were in their secret hearts loyal to any of these institutions. Mark Twain - The Mysterious Stranger

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