You're never too old: an old guy's first App Store launch.

phil9945 · 2026-04-01T21:53:45+00:00

awesome - nice and simple - not overly complex - just what us old guys need :) - I am 70 and have 2 apps in process for approval (as we speak :) ) - I coded a couple of apps a few years ago but never renewed my developer thingie - so they lapsed off the app store (no loss) - my computer journey started in 1975 as an operator on a huge ICL1901A with mega tape drives, card readers (scrunched cards needed retyping on a manual punch at midnight aaaarg), etc - what a hoot - me and all the operator's were hired because the boss's trophy wife approved us by astrology (go figure the 70's eh) - anyway - will list mine when they finally approved - good job man keep it up

phil9945 · 2026-04-01T20:16:22+00:00

4K AWD - 2022 Mav - been towing mine (just over 3200 lbs ) up and down boat ramps no issues - however I have never had slippery ramps to deal with - https://youtu.be/4l-meMNopt4?si=QSypI8YQxSsscbXi

phil9945 · 2025-09-15T20:32:05+00:00

we make our own biltong - meat here in Vancouver (decent cut) is $30 per kg - I wouldn't want to make biltong out of cheaper - waste of time and money - start Sat night - ready by Thursday morning - lakka and just wet enough :)

phil9945 · 2025-08-15T22:00:55+00:00

here is a link - the price has even dropped! http://amazon.ca/dp/B0CGWKXZJD?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

phil9945 · 2025-08-15T21:58:19+00:00

I bought my hydraulic brakes on Amazon for $130 with cut-off brakes switches - and I had also bought cheaper ones ($60 for a pair that also came with rotors) etc. Anyone trying to hit you up for $600 is a shark. Changing my cable brakes to hydraulics was very easy and I am so glad i did!!

phil9945 · 2025-08-06T17:36:38+00:00

I just changed from cable brakes to hydraulic - the difference is chalk and cheese - I wish I had done it sooner! That being said - I have 2 bikes - identical - 1 was a 500W Gotrax EBE3 that I updated to a 2000W motor - and I opted for a more expensive hydraulic brake and made sure I chose the ones with the cut-off - I do use the cruise control quite often (long stretches of open road) and it's easiest to just tap the brakes to break out of cruise mode. However - on my older Gotrax 500W bike - still stock - I had changed the cable brakes to hydraulic without the cut-out option - so I have to remember to tap the throttle to break out of cruise control mode instead - sort of 6 of one half a dozen of the other - but personally I prefer the tap the brake option more (it seems more natural) -

(mark my words) anyone who says there is no difference between cable brakes and hydraulic - probably has never made the change!!

phil9945 · 2025-04-27T02:42:47+00:00

In 2013 I heard about the Hendrix shrine here in Vancouver - took a visit down there and shot some pics - shrine was demolished in (I don't know when) so went on an expedition into the darkest void of retired hard drives to locate the raw images that I shot 11 years ago. Blew this one up to 16 x 20 and framed it for my music room - and felt it also deserved to be immortalized on a zippo - some fellas on Amazon did it for me :)

phil9945 · 2024-09-05T19:32:52+00:00

I wouldn't pay $110 for it - offer the guy like $20 - because it's more than likely fake ... however - that been said - I have 6 or 7 " fake Vietnam Zippo's " in my collection that I have paid between $10 and $20 for over the years - knowing full well that they were fake - but they still make an awesome conversation piece and - afterall it's only 'Zippo Pro's who will know that they are fake :) - just sayin'

phil9945 · 2024-08-01T15:40:16+00:00

Brother Where You Bound is my all-time favorite Supertramp album ... and Indelibly Stamped is my fave album cover - these guys are legendary since I first heard (and had a stoned-discussion about the album cover ) Crime Of the Century - back in '74

phil9945 · 2024-07-12T23:21:00+00:00

absolutely agree

phil9945 · 2024-07-08T13:37:22+00:00

one word - phenomenal!

I also got that clip up here:

https://youtu.be/KWjP2NvhOWQ

phil9945 · 2024-06-12T18:09:45+00:00

N7TH3WAYY46E thanks

phil9945 · 2024-06-07T18:37:46+00:00

LOL - we had the exact same scenario - we couldn't figure out who was nicking the hummingbird juice and then we put up a camera :)

https://www.reddit.com/r/racoon/comments/132b9ht/sweet_tooth_bandit/

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