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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2020 14:24:01 GMT
Doubt anyone wonders, but if you're trying to figure out what the heck my profile pic is... I learned 3 years ago to bowhunt. This particular pic is me 25 feet up in a tree during Spring bear season. My hubby is a former IT telecom guy, I was 20 years managing money for Fidelity. We moved off grid two years ago, so me hunting accounts for about 25% of our meat. Hubby doesn't hunt like I do, but he does the stuff I don't like to do. Sounds like you do this more out of necessity than for sport, as another "softie" I respect that. The fact that you enjoy it and use a method that is more natural is admirable as well. Sounds like the two of you worked hard and are enjoying the fruits of your labor, congrats! But how you stumbled into pixel golf? Did you play this type of game BEFORE moving off the grid? I think you involvement is refreshing, just puzzling to me. Onward! Prior to 2018 when we decided to move off-grid, I was a portfolio manager for Fidelity, my hubby was an IT telecom person with Ottawa police. We discovered we both liked the Tiger Woods series on Xbox, then got really hooked on TGC. It's a funny thing about how we stumbled into this lifestyle. When we lived in Ottawa, I watched every show about Alaska and read every book out there. I started to think if that was something I would do. I had grown tired of city life - too many people, cars, crime, noise etc. So I started the ball rolling by looking at properties in Alaska, Yukon, Newfoundland and Ontario. January 2018 had me driving 10 hours north of Ottawa, along the most northern highway in Ontario. First sight of the log home on a lake, remote and no neighbors...well I told the owners I'll take it with no conditions. Lol...then had to tell hubby we must have this property. So we are off the grid (not tied to electrical grid), powered by solar and generator. Our appliances are propane which we get a fill up once a year. Our only heat is a wood stove where we need approximately 20 cords of wood per year. We plow our own road to the highway which is 11km away. Our nearest neighbor is on another lake about 15km away. For groceries, we drive 70km to the nearest town. We have no access to emergency services like 9-1-1. We live in what's called an "Unorganized township." Our property taxes are $72 a year versus 3k we used to pay in Ottawa. All in all, it was a great move. Not to save money, but to live a simpler, less complicated life. We still have amenities like phone, internet and tv...but all via satellite. Slow as hell, but we have it. ☺️ |
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Post by LKeet6 on Jan 26, 2020 14:52:00 GMT
Sounds like you do this more out of necessity than for sport, as another "softie" I respect that. The fact that you enjoy it and use a method that is more natural is admirable as well. Sounds like the two of you worked hard and are enjoying the fruits of your labor, congrats! But how you stumbled into pixel golf? Did you play this type of game BEFORE moving off the grid? I think you involvement is refreshing, just puzzling to me. Onward! Prior to 2018 when we decided to move off-grid, I was a portfolio manager for Fidelity, my hubby was an IT telecom person with Ottawa police. We discovered we both liked the Tiger Woods series on Xbox, then got really hooked on TGC. It's a funny thing about how we stumbled into this lifestyle. When we lived in Ottawa, I watched every show about Alaska and read every book out there. I started to think if that was something I would do. I had grown tired of city life - too many people, cars, crime, noise etc. So I started the ball rolling by looking at properties in Alaska, Yukon, Newfoundland and Ontario. January 2018 had me driving 10 hours north of Ottawa, along the most northern highway in Ontario. First sight of the log home on a lake, remote and no neighbors...well I told the owners I'll take it with no conditions. Lol...then had to tell hubby we must have this property. So we are off the grid (not tied to electrical grid), powered by solar and generator. Our appliances are propane which we get a fill up once a year. Our only heat is a wood stove where we need approximately 20 cords of wood per year. We plow our own road to the highway which is 11km away. Our nearest neighbor is on another lake about 15km away. For groceries, we drive 70km to the nearest town. We have no access to emergency services like 9-1-1. We live in what's called an "Unorganized township." Our property taxes are $72 a year versus 3k we used to pay in Ottawa. All in all, it was a great move. Not to save money, but to live a simpler, less complicated life. We still have amenities like phone, internet and tv...but all via satellite. Slow as hell, but we have it. ☺️ Have you seen the show "alone" on discovery? (I think.) Just recently got into it. For those who don't know, it's about people going off somewhere REALLY remote and trying to live off the land for as long as they can, alone. One of the contestants who went far in one of the series was a guy who lives off grid. I do find the idea very interesting. Society is full of a LOT of BS. Though, with access to the internet, you're still exposed to a lot of that BS  |
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Post by booze on Jan 27, 2020 20:35:50 GMT
Prior to 2018 when we decided to move off-grid, I was a portfolio manager for Fidelity, my hubby was an IT telecom person with Ottawa police. We discovered we both liked the Tiger Woods series on Xbox, then got really hooked on TGC. It's a funny thing about how we stumbled into this lifestyle. When we lived in Ottawa, I watched every show about Alaska and read every book out there. I started to think if that was something I would do. I had grown tired of city life - too many people, cars, crime, noise etc. So I started the ball rolling by looking at properties in Alaska, Yukon, Newfoundland and Ontario. January 2018 had me driving 10 hours north of Ottawa, along the most northern highway in Ontario. First sight of the log home on a lake, remote and no neighbors...well I told the owners I'll take it with no conditions. Lol...then had to tell hubby we must have this property. So we are off the grid (not tied to electrical grid), powered by solar and generator. Our appliances are propane which we get a fill up once a year. Our only heat is a wood stove where we need approximately 20 cords of wood per year. We plow our own road to the highway which is 11km away. Our nearest neighbor is on another lake about 15km away. For groceries, we drive 70km to the nearest town. We have no access to emergency services like 9-1-1. We live in what's called an "Unorganized township." Our property taxes are $72 a year versus 3k we used to pay in Ottawa. All in all, it was a great move. Not to save money, but to live a simpler, less complicated life. We still have amenities like phone, internet and tv...but all via satellite. Slow as hell, but we have it. ☺️ Have you seen the show "alone" on discovery? (I think.) Just recently got into it. For those who don't know, it's about people going off somewhere REALLY remote and trying to live off the land for as long as they can, alone. One of the contestants who went far in one of the series was a guy who lives off grid. I do find the idea very interesting. Society is full of a LOT of BS. Though, with access to the internet, you're still exposed to a lot of that BS I’ve actually seen some of Alone in the past. It’s a cool show, but I’ve really just seen bits and pieces of each season...never from start to finish. I used to watch the show Survivorman all the time years ago. I hate the “survival” shows with film crews and obviously staged moments. When it’s one person filming themselves, and actually living out there...that’s when it becomes interesting. I can’t stand shit like Bear Grylls. |
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Post by stoneysooner on Jan 27, 2020 21:03:02 GMT
I have no idea how I just stumbled across this thread, but here is my little bio.
Real name: Robyn (Male)
Nicknames: Stoney
Country: USA (Colorado)
TGCT membership: PGA/TST
Course Designer: Yes - I try to design fantasy courses that are inspired by real places. I have had a couple of courses used on Tour, and thanks to some feedback here and in Society play it appears the stage is set for Pumbaa Ranch GC (Gold) to be used on the TGCT PGA Tour. Hope you enjoy my courses if you play any of them!
Published Courses: The Ruby Club, Spion Knop, Horseshoe Bay, and Pumbaa Ranch
Favourite Courses on TGC: Tough to answer this one without looking at my list. So many incredible designers with fun designs. I really like Oakmont, Augusta, and PGA National as far as RCR's on the game.
Golfer IRL?: Yes, played collegiate golf and then later became a Club Professional. I love the game, but had to get out to start a family as working every weekend and holiday and playing golf in between didn't lead to much time for a family. Plus the pay is crap for anyone that works in golf at a minor operation.
Interests / hobbies: Video Games, craft beer, golf in real life, and reading.
USE aspirations: Compete for the top spot each week. I love USE because of the realistic scoring, and the low rounds just feel so much better. I also find myself taking more time and enjoying the rounds more than my four round tour slogs each week.
Other notes: Have a lovely wife and a 20 month old daughter that has brought so many new challenges into my life. Loving every minute of it though.
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Post by LKeet6 on Jan 27, 2020 22:15:45 GMT
Have you seen the show "alone" on discovery? (I think.) Just recently got into it. For those who don't know, it's about people going off somewhere REALLY remote and trying to live off the land for as long as they can, alone. One of the contestants who went far in one of the series was a guy who lives off grid. I do find the idea very interesting. Society is full of a LOT of BS. Though, with access to the internet, you're still exposed to a lot of that BS I’ve actually seen some of Alone in the past. It’s a cool show, but I’ve really just seen bits and pieces of each season...never from start to finish. I used to watch the show Survivorman all the time years ago. I hate the “survival” shows with film crews and obviously staged moments. When it’s one person filming themselves, and actually living out there...that’s when it becomes interesting. I can’t stand shit like Bear Grylls. It's worth watching all the way through. The mental battle is the part that fascinates me most. The survival stuff is cool too. The person who won't the first series was a very cool/interesting person... |
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Post by Tuffguts on Jan 28, 2020 5:57:02 GMT
A little bit about Tuffguts:
Name; Todd - 52yo
Country; Australia - Perth in Western Australia. The most isolated capital city in the world.
Occupation; Geologist (Mineral exploration)
Designer?; No way. I only picked up TGC mid-2019 and have fiddled for an hour here and there but I have no time and there are heaps of experts who do amazing work. I just love playing the game.
Golf video game history; C64 had a few dire top down games in the early 1980's....luckily I had a regular supplier of freebies. I just needed a box of floppy disks. And then along came Leaderboard and so started the love affair. Leaderboard lead into the early Links series on PC right up to Links2003 which I still have on my laptop. Played an early Pgatour golf game (late 1980's) and a couple of 1990's versions. Then TW04, 06, 08 on PC and TW2010 and 2012 on the Wii which I had a lot of fun on. Focused on open-world and car racing games in last half dozen years until I picked up TGC2019 on Steam special last year and I was back armchair golfing again....and loving it.
Golfer IRL; Yes, since I was about 15, but haven't picked up clubs in nearly 18 months. Got my handicap to 9.6 back in the late 1990's when I was member at one of Perth's best golf courses - Gosnells Golf Club. Quit the club when family came along. Was a regular high 70's to low 80's shooter for a long time around Perth's public courses. Now? I have no idea. I've been diagnosed with arthritis in my lower back so a little bit wary of teeing it up. Hitting Taylor Made driver (an old R7 460), 2 x Taylor Made hybrids and a Calloway 3W. Calloway X20 irons and Odyssey F7 putter....best investment in a club I ever made.
USE aspirations; To simply face the challenge every week of playing the game at it's hardest. Yes, we all get sick of having to shoot -40's or -50's to compete. Keep getting better and if things fall my way, maybe snag a win. It's a bit like the real thing, you play a real killer round, or even a few brilliant shots and it brings you back next week.
Other interests; Apart from getting into a good open world video game (faves are RDR2, Fallout4, AC Black Flag, GTA5), I play cricket (still) when I'm not injured, like to cycle for a bit of fitness (because I can't jog anymore), listen to music, a bit of gardening. A good tasty beer and red wine. Wife and 2 boys (22 and 20) and a 9yo Cavalier King Charles spaniel.
Just flew back from work today and hoping to get a few rounds in today in between clothes washing, mowing the lawn, cleaning the pool, cooking tea, and so on.....
Cheers for beers
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Post by al on Jan 30, 2020 0:12:44 GMT
Later date.
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Post by al on Jan 31, 2020 23:09:40 GMT
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Post by jeff on Feb 1, 2020 15:01:11 GMT
No more than a few hours ago in a different thread, I was zooming to see what the hell your pic was lol. I was pretty sure it was a bow, but needed this clarification! I’m a softy for animals so I could never hunt, but still cool nonetheless. I don't refer to myself as a hunter. I love the outdoors, fresh air, exercise and solitude. I am respectful of not only the laws, but of my non-hunting friends. I will never post pics or even talk about what I've harvested. On an aside, I took up bow hunting because I felt it levelled the playing field. It's way harder to use a bow, have to be more precise. And, strangely enough, I'm so against people who hunt exotic animals for trophies. I find that sad. My wife and I love red meat. Unabashed carnivores are we. However, if we had to hunt and kill our own meat instead of buying it in nice, clean sterile packages at the grocery store, we'd probably be vegetarians. We both love our animals and keep probably more than our share here with us. The other alternative was to let them be put down at the shelter. Our last 3 cats came to us by way of the vacuum cleaner system at a local car wash. Some monster (and if I had a stronger word I would use it) sucked 6 small kittens into the car wash's vacuum system. It was a blistering hot summer day and if the attendant hadn't heard the mewing, they would certainly have died. The shelter was full at the time and couldn't take them, so we fostered them. My wife bottle-fed all 6 until they were weaned, and 3 of them went to good homes. The other 3 are still here. We have dogs, too. Two of them are rescue Pit mixes, and they form our family welcoming committee:  "Excuse me, but I think you're in the wrong house." |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2020 15:21:47 GMT
Beautiful dogs Jeff.
I've considered dogs, but we have wolves, coyotes, and in three months a few bears near our property.
And, also know two trappers haver their lines a mile away. I can just imagine letting our dog run free and end up in someone's trap. 😢
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Post by LKeet6 on Feb 1, 2020 16:21:14 GMT
I don't refer to myself as a hunter. I love the outdoors, fresh air, exercise and solitude. I am respectful of not only the laws, but of my non-hunting friends. I will never post pics or even talk about what I've harvested. On an aside, I took up bow hunting because I felt it levelled the playing field. It's way harder to use a bow, have to be more precise. And, strangely enough, I'm so against people who hunt exotic animals for trophies. I find that sad. My wife and I love red meat. Unabashed carnivores are we. However, if we had to hunt and kill our own meat instead of buying it in nice, clean sterile packages at the grocery store, we'd probably be vegetarians. We both love our animals and keep probably more than our share here with us. The other alternative was to let them be put down at the shelter. Our last 3 cats came to us by way of the vacuum cleaner system at a local car wash. Some monster (and if I had a stronger word I would use it) sucked 6 small kittens into the car wash's vacuum system. It was a blistering hot summer day and if the attendant hadn't heard the mewing, they would certainly have died. The shelter was full at the time and couldn't take them, so we fostered them. My wife bottle-fed all 6 until they were weaned, and 3 of them went to good homes. The other 3 are still here. We have dogs, too. Two of them are rescue Pit mixes, and they form our family welcoming committee: "Excuse me, but I think you're in the wrong house."We foster cats too  Here's our current little guy. Got him 2-3 weeks ago, hid away for 48 hours when we first got him, now sleeps with us!   free image hosting |
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Post by GW_Hope on Feb 23, 2020 15:32:40 GMT
Hi all, I was just admitted into the club! I don’t have a lot of time right now. So I will make this brief for now.
I live in MN, am a huge Vikings NFL fan.
I golf, I bowl (2- 300s but no 800s) not bragging but seen some discussion in the thread, I fish, I hunt.
I am going on 50 years old. Video games have always been apart of my ever since playing my friends odyssey system.
My gaming rigs have been
Atari 2600 bought with paper route money
Colecovision
Commodore 64
Sega Genesis
Nintendo
Every playstation
Had about 7 year itch with PC gaming then just quit keeping up. I miss some of the quality though but not the headache.
That’s about it for now
You can call me GW or John, I play fair I want to compete but winning is t everything.
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Post by booze on Feb 23, 2020 16:10:03 GMT
Hi all, I was just admitted into the club! I don’t have a lot of time right now. So I will make this brief for now. I live in MN, am a huge Vikings NFL fan. I golf, I bowl (2- 300s but no 800s) not bragging but seen some discussion in the thread, I fish, I hunt. I am going on 50 years old. Video games have always been apart of my ever since playing my friends odyssey system. My gaming rigs have been Atari 2600 bought with paper route money Colecovision Commodore 64 Sega Genesis Nintendo Every playstation Had about 7 year itch with PC gaming then just quit keeping up. I miss some of the quality though but not the headache. That’s about it for now You can call me GW or John, I play fair I want to compete but winning is t everything. No Intellivision? That was my first system. I kinda want to hook it up now! |
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Post by GW_Hope on Feb 23, 2020 19:50:56 GMT
Hi all, I was just admitted into the club! I don’t have a lot of time right now. So I will make this brief for now. I live in MN, am a huge Vikings NFL fan. I golf, I bowl (2- 300s but no 800s) not bragging but seen some discussion in the thread, I fish, I hunt. I am going on 50 years old. Video games have always been apart of my ever since playing my friends odyssey system. My gaming rigs have been Atari 2600 bought with paper route money Colecovision Commodore 64 Sega Genesis Nintendo Every playstation Had about 7 year itch with PC gaming then just quit keeping up. I miss some of the quality though but not the headache. That’s about it for now You can call me GW or John, I play fair I want to compete but winning is t everything. No Intellivision? That was my first system. I kinda want to hook it up now! No, that had the odd controller didn’t it? |
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Post by booze on Feb 23, 2020 20:41:35 GMT
No Intellivision? That was my first system. I kinda want to hook it up now! No, that had the odd controller didn’t it? Yep! It looked like a remote with a big disc at the bottom that you used to move. |
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