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Offline MrGeezer

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Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« on: June 28, 2015, 12:32:07 AM »
Tonight I was playing, low numbers, saw a newer guy ask for a gunner as he was getting close to an enemy strat.  I won't mention his ID -- just call him "LJ".  Turns out he's a 12 year old from Australia. I joined his bombers and we had a nice chat home.

He says "please" and "thank you".  He's courteous and thinks strategically.  I was exceedingly impressed.  He was everything I wished younger folks would be like in person and in-game.  My hat's off to his parents and wish there were 500 more like him in-game.  It's a character and strengths that I wish far older players took to the game.

Sometimes we over look the good in this game and tend to dwell on the negatives, but this is a fantastic positive.

I hope the rest of us live up to that example.  WTG LJ.


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Offline TOMCAT21

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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #1 on: June 28, 2015, 01:57:47 AM »
ROX, it always starts with a few and hopefully it catches on with others. My kids are the same way.  :aok
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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #2 on: June 28, 2015, 03:15:55 AM »
LJ's dad is" picko" love to wing with both they are good people LJ is a good kid..he cracks me up late night
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Offline SPKmes

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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #3 on: June 28, 2015, 03:19:16 AM »
LJ is a good Kid...His dad does play...has done for many years

Offline Interceptor

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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2015, 05:33:48 AM »
This great kid, to keep faith in AH community, Will have to never turn chan200 ON... :neener:

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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2015, 06:24:23 AM »
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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2015, 07:37:53 AM »
Lol someone hasn't meet stnkhole yet
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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2015, 10:16:59 AM »
Lmao glzz we sure don't wana meet him. Lol he is the total opposite of LJ.
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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #8 on: June 28, 2015, 01:50:12 PM »
There have been a few stinkers fly AHXARL in my years there. Several have turned out to be absolutely wonderful people. Just took a bit of time and energy to refocus their thoughts. One is now serving in the USMC. There are great young people out there. It is just a bit difficult to find them amongst the others. Like finding a jewel in a pile of gravel when you do, though.
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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #9 on: June 28, 2015, 01:56:15 PM »
Lol someone hasn't meet stnkhole yet

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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #10 on: June 28, 2015, 02:48:26 PM »
LJ is a good Kid...His dad does play...has done for many years

Too bad the kid has a bit of a mouth...
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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #11 on: June 28, 2015, 03:01:19 PM »
Too bad the kid has a bit of a mouth...
you're not talking about LJ crabby
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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #12 on: June 28, 2015, 03:18:59 PM »
you're not talking about LJ crabby

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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #13 on: June 28, 2015, 05:55:22 PM »
Bumped into him yesterday.....good young man  :aok
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Re: Renewed Faith In Younger Players
« Reply #14 on: June 28, 2015, 07:24:46 PM »
He's a good Lad, the only problem Picko is having is that when they're both flying, he can't ask LJ to go get him a beer ;)
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