[World Leader Pretend]

Originally Posted by Windswept Any 16-year-old who can remodel an old attic filled with dust and spiders is tops in my book. Yeah, WLP, you're an all-around good guy. Glad you're here.

Thanks, I need to put some more pics up sometime. We've got paint on the walls, but the Christmas break has understandably slowed progress down.

I think one of the true marvels of messageboards is that a 16-year-old can participate fully in extended conversations with adults of various ages. In 'real' life, I don't think that would happen to the same degree, would it?

I get some opportunities to interact with adults in social settings, but I mostly just shut up and listen. (Like that Churchill quote, better to keep your mouth shut and be presumed a fool than to open it and remove all doubt) The online community is much easier to interact in. (plus there is spell check!)

On a side note, I have been *so* surprised from time to time when I have found that someone I considered rather curmudgeonly and surely at least in their late 30s (no offense to pscates and others ) turns out to be, like, 18 years old! Quite a shock, I can tell you.

I'm not sure that's a good thing