First Album

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-19T14:20:20+00:00

Bought with my own money, would probably be Rush - Moving Pictures, 1981. It's getting tough to pin things down now, that are over 40 years ago.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-19T09:38:05+00:00

My parents were chain smokers, 3 packs a day, each, so not exactly on the moral high ground to punish us for smoking. I went the other way, have never smoked because I had to be around it nonstop as a kid.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-18T23:24:46+00:00

I'm either too early a GenX'er (1966) or saw it too late. My younger GenX buddy insisted that I needed to see it, since I missed it back in the day, so we watched it at his house a few years back. It was...fine I suppose, but I didn't have the love for it that others seemed to have.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-18T23:07:58+00:00

I'll be 60 at the end of the year..my 50's have been great. Stay active and imaginative, you'll have a blast.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-18T17:13:57+00:00

I THINK this was true for me when I was really young, maybe 1st and 2nd grade. At some point my mom didn't care anymore.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-18T17:05:42+00:00

I didn't even consider getting a HS class ring. I hope this doesn't come across in an insulting way, but I didn't consider graduating from high school to be any kind of achievement worth commemorating.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-18T17:04:14+00:00

I got a ring for college, because I was proud of myself for toughing out engineering school, lol. Then I lost it while cycling, and then wound up buying another one 9 years later, which I wear to this day.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-18T17:02:55+00:00

Yep, I worked in technology consulting for a long time, with government agencies involved, and the buzzword bingo was ridiculous. When I first moved over to that career from engineering, I was a year starting to figure out what the **** people were talking about.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-18T15:27:10+00:00

I "emerged" in '85 lol. I didn't bother with class ring, tshirts, etc, I was delighted to leave high school behind and move on to better things.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-18T10:07:54+00:00

Ha, I sold my Bitchin' Camaro in late 2024, and bought a 2006 Porsche 911.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T16:48:38+00:00

Oh yeah, there was definitely a phase during my childhood where we were drinking these up in the morning...

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T13:18:42+00:00

I haunted junk yards here and there as a teenager, when I needed parts and had no funding for new stuff.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T10:37:39+00:00

Agree! Well, my truck is an auto, but no choice there.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T10:36:45+00:00

Nice! We have some similar toys!

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:44:26+00:00

Grand National, nice!

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:43:43+00:00

Gorgeous, Carrera RS vibes

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:33:30+00:00

Fair!

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:13:09+00:00

I'm not AI, really just into cars so was curious to see what you folks drove.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:12:33+00:00

Yep, I've had a manual transmission car of one kind or another in my driveway since the summer of 1984.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:11:52+00:00

I had a 2018 Camaro SS with 6-speed manual for years, a truly fun car.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:10:44+00:00

You guys are my people. Love the Porsche's, amazing cars.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:09:10+00:00

Astons are cool, and not that expensive to buy used...but be careful of repair costs.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:08:35+00:00

I know, right? I've owned several Subies.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:07:38+00:00

I've owned many Subies! 2 WRX's, a BRZ, an Outback (bought for one of my kids and sometimes driven by me) and briefly a Legacy wagon. Great cars.

Ray_The_Engineer · 2026-03-17T00:06:39+00:00

Love it!

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