rmaynard 14,897 #2 Posted July 23, 2016 I was driving the grandkids around in a wagon behind the 416-H yesterday. We captured at least 5 Pokémon just in my back woods alone. I don't get the attraction of it, but the kids love it. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigfish 146 #3 Posted July 23, 2016 I work in IT and its lost on me as well. The internet is the biggest waste of time and youth there is. None of them have an attention span past 30 seconds. Thanks Al Gore. Lol.. jk. Its DARPA. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JERSEYHAWG / Glenn 4,487 #4 Posted July 23, 2016 yep. my boys got the pokeman thing going to, and they are 14 and 15. lol Glenn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,928 #5 Posted July 23, 2016 We had a guy plow his car into a tree playing it when driving, 2 guys fell of a cliff and a teenager walked in a street sign in front of my house! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigfish 146 #6 Posted July 23, 2016 I dont know about you guys. Im 39 and the internet is baned in my house. They get an internet treat every now and then but unless its school or im alowing it, its not happening. The reason kids are the way they are is the internet. Dont get me wrong I make my living from it. I grew up on bbs and dial up. Ive see it transform to what it is today and its a time suck. I thought 10 yrs ago kids would be smarter and i would have to retool, but i dont have to and thats sad. They have no clue for various reasons. Im hanging my hat on the thoughtless internet. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marv 845 #7 Posted July 24, 2016 Don't know nuttin bout pokemon but I like what the picture represents. Marvin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,191 #8 Posted July 24, 2016 By me we had a couple of car accidents because of that game! I like your picture though! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 1,605 #9 Posted July 24, 2016 over here people are walking on the train tracks because of the damn game Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TDF5G 2,051 #10 Posted July 25, 2016 On 7/24/2016 at 3:48 AM, C-101plowerpower said: over here people are walking on the train tracks because of the damn game I've heard that is illegal, it's private property. Heard this a while back, I never knew that. Used to walk the tracks when I was a kid. My cousins took me rabbit hunting down the tracks once too, never thought anything about it. I don't get the pokemon thing either. My young 'un has been out in the neighborhood catching them also. I do understand that they are making bookhoos of money on it though, how ever that works. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WheelHorseNut 222 #11 Posted July 25, 2016 On 7/23/2016 at 7:06 PM, Bigfish said: I dont know about you guys. Im 39 and the internet is baned in my house. They get an internet treat every now and then but unless its school or im alowing it, its not happening. The reason kids are the way they are is the internet. Dont get me wrong I make my living from it. I grew up on bbs and dial up. Ive see it transform to what it is today and its a time suck. I thought 10 yrs ago kids would be smarter and i would have to retool, but i dont have to and thats sad. They have no clue for various reasons. Im hanging my hat on the thoughtless internet. Hah! Thanks for bringing me back to my childhood! I haven't heard the acronym, BBS, used in forever! I used to run a BBS (color64) on my C-64 with a Ram Expansion Unit (256K -- holy cow!). I started with a 300 baud modem that I later replaced with a 2400 baud... wow... dating myself... lol One of the first chat systems I ever used was a 4 line 'd-dial' or diversi-dial system. That was the hot ticket.... having the modem redialing until you got through. OK, back to tractors.... lol Nice picture! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimD 3,345 #12 Posted July 25, 2016 Well there is one benefit of this game, and that is that its getting people out and about developing new friendships with new people and playing together. Imagine, people actually using and developing social skills again like we did as kids. You parents out there who complain about your kids not going out to play should feel a bit of relief that something drug their butts off the couch and out the door! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigfish 146 #13 Posted July 26, 2016 19 hours ago, TDF5G said: I've heard that is illegal, it's private property. Heard this a while back, I never knew that. Used to walk the tracks when I was a kid. My cousins took me rabbit hunting down the tracks once too, never thought anything about it. I don't get the pokemon thing either. My young 'un has been out in the neighborhood catching them also. I do understand that they are making bookhoos of money on it though, how ever that works. My one experiance with RR tracks was also the one and only time I attempted to skipped school in high school. We ended up having one of the officers in my town catch the groups of us and had hauled us all back to school in cuffs. He never told our parents or the school. He scared the crap out of us and turned us loose behind the gym. None of us skipped school or got on those tracks again. Lol 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbone9 61 #14 Posted July 26, 2016 On July 23, 2016 at 6:06 PM, Bigfish said: I dont know about you guys. Im 39 and the internet is baned in my house. They get an internet treat every now and then but unless its school or im alowing it, its not happening. The reason kids are the way they are is the internet. Dont get me wrong I make my living from it. I grew up on bbs and dial up. Ive see it transform to what it is today and its a time suck. I thought 10 yrs ago kids would be smarter and i would have to retool, but i dont have to and thats sad. They have no clue for various reasons. Im hanging my hat on the thoughtless internet. Good for you. I have friends that raise they're kids to not be on the phone or internet steady. Those are the most respectable kids I know. Great personality and get this, they actually talk to you. Instead of staring at the phone that's permanently attached to their hand like some kids. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wheel-N-It 2,967 #15 Posted July 27, 2016 (edited) Looks like Bigfish and Bob Maynard found a way to outsmart smartphone technology!!! Good going guys Edited July 27, 2016 by Wheel-N-It Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
