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Jeff-Groves · 12-28-17, 01:10 PM

I came from a small town in Ohio. My family, like many of ours, was not rich by any stretch of the imagination.
My father worked in a steel mill in the early days. Then would come home and spend hours in the garage working on cars late into the night.
I was always attached to my father as he was and is a great man. He always had time for me even as he struggled to provide for us.
In a lot of ways that ingrained the work ethic I have today. Be it real life or my Modding work.
My Mother was an avid reader. Television was not a given as it is today. She ingrained in me the wonders of a good book!
I still can read a book in a single day where others may take weeks to read the same book.
She was one of the best at pushing me for what seemed natural talents to me.
Combined? They gave me the ground work and determination to be the best I could be at anything I tried.
I can recall going to school in hand me down clothes and other kids laughing at me and pointing out that i was wearing thier old stuff that was donated to goodWill and such.
That pretty much created my some what anti-social personnality that has a lasting effect to this day.
I spent most of my time reading and drawing when the other kids were outside playing football or baseball.
I was reading about WWI, WWII, and anything Sci-fi! Then I'd draw the tanks and planes and such.
When the space race started and Star Trek came out? I saw the future! And I mean that in a literal way.
One way or another I was determined to be a part of all that.
My father paid to get me into the NASA club and I had all the models and posters that came with it.
That was when I first learned there were, infact, real computers!

12-28-17, 01:10 PM	#11
Jeff-Groves GLOBAL MODDING TERRORIST Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5,650 Downloads: 137 Uploads: 0	Who is Privateer? I came from a small town in Ohio. My family, like many of ours, was not rich by any stretch of the imagination. My father worked in a steel mill in the early days. Then would come home and spend hours in the garage working on cars late into the night. I was always attached to my father as he was and is a great man. He always had time for me even as he struggled to provide for us. In a lot of ways that ingrained the work ethic I have today. Be it real life or my Modding work. My Mother was an avid reader. Television was not a given as it is today. She ingrained in me the wonders of a good book! I still can read a book in a single day where others may take weeks to read the same book. She was one of the best at pushing me for what seemed natural talents to me. Combined? They gave me the ground work and determination to be the best I could be at anything I tried. I can recall going to school in hand me down clothes and other kids laughing at me and pointing out that i was wearing thier old stuff that was donated to goodWill and such. That pretty much created my some what anti-social personnality that has a lasting effect to this day. I spent most of my time reading and drawing when the other kids were outside playing football or baseball. I was reading about WWI, WWII, and anything Sci-fi! Then I'd draw the tanks and planes and such. When the space race started and Star Trek came out? I saw the future! And I mean that in a literal way. One way or another I was determined to be a part of all that. My father paid to get me into the NASA club and I had all the models and posters that came with it. That was when I first learned there were, infact, real computers!