> > I too read the Rinkchat and felt like I ought to bring out the cane and the support hose.
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> Hey, great idea. Kicking all these insultingly young Rinkies out of chat didn't work; they're still blatantly going around with birthdates in the mid-eighties or some such ridiculous era. Caning them while koalamom stands by to soak 'em down with a garden hose as backup support might work better.
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> Brunnen-"well, OK, it wouldn't, but it might be fun ;-)"G

I never really thought of age as important. I have friends who are kids and friends who are past 80. I wouldn't want to part with any of them.
There is a considerable age range on RinkWorks. I think about 90% fall into the 15 to 40 range, but that's 25 years. Those of us who are in the other 10% don't worry about the age difference. A couple of times, I thought I was talking to a 30-year-old and they turned out to be 12. I'm always glad to see the young'uns on here, because I know they are learning communication skills that will serve them for a lifetime. I never will forget the time when I thought I was talking to an adult American male and it turned out that she was an English-speaking, 15-year-old Russian school girl! How do kids like that get to be so fluent in English, when they live in a non-English-speaking country?
Like they say, you're only as old as you feel. After spending the morning waterproofing the deck, I must be 100. And I might be a little goofier than usual because of the fumes.
Howard