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Community Spotlight - Curmudgeon

EmilieT — Tue, 15 May 2018 11:33:05 GMT

Happy Friday everyone!

It's time for the first Community Spotlight of the year, and today we'll be learning more about ...

Curmudgeon

Since he joined the forum last November, he has become a regular contributor around here. He answered a few of our questions to help you guys get to know him better but you can ask him some more in the below if you're curious about anything

What’s your name and where are you from?

Leigh from Leeds, but I now live in The Midlands

Why did you join the O2 forum initially?

To find out about the network, it’s strengths, weaknesses & info on the Moto G5 I bought on a Black Friday deal

What do you like best about the Community?

@Glory1 because they too are a Good Wife / Good Fight fan!

Apple, Android or Windows?

Apple for phone, Android for tv shows (Metal Mickey anyone?) and Windows for a 90s gaming pc.. (Red Alert & Carmageddon)

Favourite movie and/or TV Show?

Movies - Mary Poppins / The Sound of Music / Victor/Victoria

TV - Wentworth Prison / Prisoner Cell Block H / The Good Fight

Do you have any pets?

I’d love a pet, but with the amount of time I spend out of the house it would be unfair to leave him/her alone.

What is your favourite word?

GRIM

What is your zombie apocalypse plan?

Trip you up and leave you!

What is your perfect pizza like?

Pepperoni, Chorizo and extra cheese please!

Future developments in mobile tech you’re looking forward to?

I’m not looking forward to anything really. I just sit here amazed at the things people invent, but then find myself wondering why such simple ideas weren’t thought up &/or implemented sooner!

What do you like to do in your spare time, besides hanging out around here?

After getting rid of my car 11 years ago I began walking everywhere, but with dodgy feet I turned to biking instead.

I bought a hybrid for £65 from a friend. Covering 8000 miles in my first year meant I needed to save for a Road Bike, which I did. Up until last year I was accident free(near enough) but after 3 consecutive months of offs & a stay in hospital, I swapped it for an ex hire mountain bike. It took me a few months to outgrow that and now I’m currently waiting for my Cube Acid 2018 to be invisi-framed & built ready for my 1st reliability trial in June & a few off road races over the summer!

My other passion.. music.. it’s on 24/7. Madonna, Muse, Bette Midler, ELO, Fleetwood Mac, Steps, The 80s & 90s ..but none of that stuff the kids of today call music.. ugh ..

Awesome stuff, thanks again @Curmudgeon for your answers!

Feel free to say hi or ask any follow-up questions in the comments, and have a lovely weekend everyone

Re: Member Spotlight - Curmudgeon

Cleoriff — Fri, 11 May 2018 13:44:22 GMT

Hi @Anonymous Great spotlight and welcome.

Sorry I don't like the Good Wife /Good Fight but I will forgive you.

A couple of questions from me

1) Favourite bands/ music genres?

2) Where did your username come from? (I'm sure you aren't a 'bad tempered surly person')

Edited to say...forget question 1...I see you have listed them. I also love Muse and think ELO are brilliant. The most underrated band of the 70's. Superb musicians ...

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Cleoriff — Fri, 11 May 2018 13:48:39 GMT

PS re ELO this forms part of my ringtone...

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Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2018 13:48:50 GMT

1. I think my fave eras of music are the 80s and 90s. I listen to almost everything (except country)
2. I am old, I do stink & I am miserable! (Apparently)

Re: Member Spotlight - Curmudgeon

MI5 — Fri, 11 May 2018 13:50:52 GMT

Welcome

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Cleoriff — Fri, 11 May 2018 14:05:51 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
1. I think my fave eras of music are the 80s and 90s. I listen to almost everything (except country)
2. I am old, I do stink & I am miserable! (Apparently)

Country music has never done anything for me.......

And I love the answer to question 2

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Marjo — Fri, 11 May 2018 15:15:01 GMT

It's so nice to have the Spotlight up again after all this time! Thank you @Anonymous. Nice to learn some more about you.

Additional question from me:

If you did have a pet, what animal would it be and what name would you give him/her?

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Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2018 15:20:27 GMT

A pet.. I’d love to live surrounded by Meerkats.. they are the cutest things I’ve ever seen!

But realistically.. I’d get a Jird! They are inquisitive things but very hard to catch if they get loose! (They can jump)

As for a name.. I think I’d choose Jackson!

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pgn — Fri, 11 May 2018 17:00:30 GMT

Your favourite word reminds me of...

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Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2018 17:34:14 GMT

Hi @Anonymous ... good spotlight ... great to get to know you better ...

You say invisi-framed referring to your next bike ... what does that word mean?

What are your favourite colours?

What kind of books do you like to read?

What would be the preferred livery of your dream bike

I too like ELO, powerful melodic musical noise

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Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2018 17:52:05 GMT

Invisiframe is just a transparent vinyl film added to your frame to help prevent scratches and chips. Just like sticking a screen protector on your phone.. just more expensive & even more annoying to apply!

I’m colour blind so individual colours don’t mean that much to me!

I really lack concentration and find the art of reading boring. I can’t say I’ve really read anything since school apart from Danny The Champion of the World. Roald Dahl was a genius!

Livery.. ooo fab question.. I’m not sure.. but what I would like is some of those little name / country tags you see the professionals have on their bikes and helmets. (A bit pretentious for a casual rider like me!)

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Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2018 17:59:21 GMT

Thank you @Anonymous for answering my question on invisiframe ... you learn something new every day, don't you

I'm sorry to have mentioned colours ... I didn't know you were colour blind ... I apologise for my clumbsyness & hope I've not caused you any embarassment

Could you post a pic of those name / country tags the professionals have on their bikes & helmets?

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Glory1 — Fri, 11 May 2018 18:02:44 GMT

Welcome @Anonymous and I feel honoured, and slightly embarrassed, that I'm what you like best about the community. Thank you.

I see you also like Wentworth Prison and Prisoner Cell Block H (dogy sets and all). I'm a fan of both shows. I think the actress they have playing the freak in Wentworth Prison is better than the original in PCBH. She's far more scary and crazy.

We have similar tastes in music, though I do admit loving some of the new music around today, like RagnBone Man. His album Human is my favourite at the moment, and I play it a lot. Like you I love music and couldn't live without it. My tastes range from classical to rap and everything in-between. And, yes, I do like country music. I grew up watching the Grand Old Opry every week with my mum. It's still the biggest live TV show for country music.

My taste in films is a bit different to yours but you have chosen some classics.

It was very interesting to get to know you better. And I don't think you're a curmudgeon at all 😊

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Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2018 18:08:36 GMT

@Anonymous No clumsiness on your part & definitely no embarrassment here!

Thats what spotlight is for.. to learn more about people!

a Chris Froome sticker!

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Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2018 18:19:17 GMT

@Glory1 Sorry for the embarrassment.. but we have our own little corner of the forum.. how could I not mention you!

I think villains in the old days weren’t allowed to be ‘scary’ just imply that they were. I think without the old Joan as a template this new Freak wouldn’t be as good as she is!

thank you for sharing your tastes too!

Hearing Opry makes me smile.. my grandad was born on the same day it started (28/11/1925) he used to say ‘I’m just as old as the Grand Ole Opry but you never call me Grand Ole Grandad! Silly old fool he was!

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Anonymous — Fri, 11 May 2018 18:49:29 GMT

@Anonymous you say you're a casual rider ... where are your favourite places to go biking?

Before my son & his then fiance's mountain bikes were stolen ... they loved going to the Peak District, on a weekend, with their bikes & a picnic, they live in Leeds

Thank you for posting the Chris Froome & Union Jack sticker pic ...

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Glory1 — Fri, 11 May 2018 19:52:57 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Glory1 Sorry for the embarrassment.. but we have our own little corner of the forum.. how could I not mention you!

I think villains in the old days weren’t allowed to be ‘scary’ just imply that they were. I think without the old Joan as a template this new Freak wouldn’t be as good as she is!

thank you for sharing your tastes too!

Hearing Opry makes me smile.. my grandad was born on the same day it started (28/11/1925) he used to say ‘I’m just as old as the Grand Ole Opry but you never call me Grand Ole Grandad! Silly old fool he was!

Yes we do have our own little corner of the community and I do thank you and appreciate the mention, embarrassment aside

Interesting fact that your grandad was born the day Opry started. Amazing the Opry is still going strong 90+ years later. Can't think of any music show that's lasted so long; certainly not a live one.

And I totally agree the original Joan was a template for the newer version. Australian TV in general has improved tremendously over the years. Some good TV has come out like The Heart Doctor, A Place to Call Home, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries just to name a few. Nothing like Wentworth which is unique, gripping and must-see TV for me. Can't wait for the new season to see what happens next.

And have you watched the latest Good Fight episode yet and what did you think? As an American who hates Trump I found it amusing, very plausible with what's being reported in the news and particularly liked the the ending

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pgn — Fri, 11 May 2018 20:14:30 GMT

Just noticed, you're in the front-page Banner too!

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Cleoriff — Fri, 11 May 2018 20:16:44 GMT

WOW..... @Anonymous is BIG news....

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Glory1 — Fri, 11 May 2018 20:27:45 GMT

Nice one @Anonymous and so you should br.