OLC - Often a Lost Cause

[Dan Marotta]

Yesterday I flew with Uli Neumann in his Caproni A-21 S, and what fun we
had! Uli, who flies out of South Carolina, said happily, "This is
almost like cheating!" We made a simple 300k triangle with very few
turns and then retired to my home for a beer and cheese burger (thanks,
Patti!).

After dinner and conversation, we attempted to upload our flight to
OLC. Everything went well until we attempted to list me as copilot.
Imagine my surprise (not really any more) to learn that I'm not a valid
competitor! In frustration we listed Patti as the copilot and made a
note in the comments section. I really don't care any more about OLC
and am just blowing off steam.
--
Dan, 5J

[Duster[_2_]]

Let me get this straight. You woke up alive (some of us don't). Got to fly in a rare Caproni glider for around 300 miles in scenic countryside and in booming conditions. Celebrated with beers and burgers, all served up by a woman. And still you felt compelled to take time to complain? What do you consider a good day?

[Dan Marotta]

A good day is all of the above and NOT being told that I don't exist by
a piece of software.

It's kinda like that old episode of the Twilight Zone (or was it The
Outer Limits) where the leader tells the old scholar that he's
"obsolete". Look it up for the full story.

On 6/22/2017 9:05 AM, Duster wrote:
> Let me get this straight. You woke up alive (some of us don't). Got to fly in a rare Caproni glider for around 300 miles in scenic countryside and in booming conditions. Celebrated with beers and burgers, all served up by a woman. And still you felt compelled to take time to complain? What do you consider a good day?

--
Dan, 5J

[[email protected]]

On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 10:00:09 AM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
> Yesterday I flew with Uli Neumann in his Caproni A-21 S, and what fun we
> had! Uli, who flies out of South Carolina, said happily, "This is
> almost like cheating!" We made a simple 300k triangle with very few
> turns and then retired to my home for a beer and cheese burger (thanks,
> Patti!).
>
> After dinner and conversation, we attempted to upload our flight to
> OLC. Everything went well until we attempted to list me as copilot.
> Imagine my surprise (not really any more) to learn that I'm not a valid
> competitor! In frustration we listed Patti as the copilot and made a
> note in the comments section. I really don't care any more about OLC
> and am just blowing off steam.
> --
> Dan, 5J

Just entered a flight when I went to see the trace it wouldn't let me sign in and said something about a daily limit and kept rejecting my password without allowing me any options... what is the deal?

Dennis

DC

[Renny[_2_]]

On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 9:51:57 AM UTC-6, Dan Marotta wrote:
> A good day is all of the above and NOT being told that I don't exist by
> a piece of software.
>
> It's kinda like that old episode of the Twilight Zone (or was it The
> Outer Limits) where the leader tells the old scholar that he's
> "obsolete". Look it up for the full story.
>
> On 6/22/2017 9:05 AM, Duster wrote:
> > Let me get this straight. You woke up alive (some of us don't). Got to fly in a rare Caproni glider for around 300 miles in scenic countryside and in booming conditions. Celebrated with beers and burgers, all served up by a woman. And still you felt compelled to take time to complain? What do you consider a good day?
>
> --
> Dan, 5J

Dan,
It was "The Twilight Zone" with Burgess Meredith and Fritz Weaver....First aired 6/2/61 and was called "The Obsolete Man!" You have an excellent memory!
Renny

[Dan Marotta]

Someone suggested deleting the cookies set by the OLC site. That worked
for me for about 3 days and, today I was again unable to log in. Once
again I deleted the cookies for OLC and was able to log in. Someone
else suggested using Firefox instead of Chrome.

On 6/22/2017 7:48 PM, wrote:
> On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 10:00:09 AM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
>> Yesterday I flew with Uli Neumann in his Caproni A-21 S, and what fun we
>> had! Uli, who flies out of South Carolina, said happily, "This is
>> almost like cheating!" We made a simple 300k triangle with very few
>> turns and then retired to my home for a beer and cheese burger (thanks,
>> Patti!).
>>
>> After dinner and conversation, we attempted to upload our flight to
>> OLC. Everything went well until we attempted to list me as copilot.
>> Imagine my surprise (not really any more) to learn that I'm not a valid
>> competitor! In frustration we listed Patti as the copilot and made a
>> note in the comments section. I really don't care any more about OLC
>> and am just blowing off steam.
>> --
>> Dan, 5J
> Just entered a flight when I went to see the trace it wouldn't let me sign in and said something about a daily limit and kept rejecting my password without allowing me any options... what is the deal?
>
> Dennis
>
> DC

--
Dan, 5J

[Jonathan St. Cloud]

Can't help but comment on what a 1st world problem this is :)

On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 8:51:57 AM UTC-7, Dan Marotta wrote:
> A good day is all of the above and NOT being told that I don't exist by
> a piece of software.
>
> It's kinda like that old episode of the Twilight Zone (or was it The
> Outer Limits) where the leader tells the old scholar that he's
> "obsolete". Look it up for the full story.
>
> On 6/22/2017 9:05 AM, Duster wrote:
> > Let me get this straight. You woke up alive (some of us don't). Got to fly in a rare Caproni glider for around 300 miles in scenic countryside and in booming conditions. Celebrated with beers and burgers, all served up by a woman. And still you felt compelled to take time to complain? What do you consider a good day?
>
> --
> Dan, 5J

[Paul B[_2_]]

Dan, instead of deleting cookies all the time, which is a pain and may impact other sites if you delete all cookies, use the incognito mode. It always start fresh and deletes cookies after you finish.

Cheers

Paul


On Friday, 23 June 2017 12:48:16 UTC+10, Dan Marotta wrote:
> Someone suggested deleting the cookies set by the OLC site. That worked
> for me for about 3 days and, today I was again unable to log in. Once
> again I deleted the cookies for OLC and was able to log in. Someone
> else suggested using Firefox instead of Chrome.
>
> On 6/22/2017 7:48 PM, wrote:
> > On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 10:00:09 AM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
> >> Yesterday I flew with Uli Neumann in his Caproni A-21 S, and what fun we
> >> had! Uli, who flies out of South Carolina, said happily, "This is
> >> almost like cheating!" We made a simple 300k triangle with very few
> >> turns and then retired to my home for a beer and cheese burger (thanks,
> >> Patti!).
> >>
> >> After dinner and conversation, we attempted to upload our flight to
> >> OLC. Everything went well until we attempted to list me as copilot.
> >> Imagine my surprise (not really any more) to learn that I'm not a valid
> >> competitor! In frustration we listed Patti as the copilot and made a
> >> note in the comments section. I really don't care any more about OLC
> >> and am just blowing off steam.
> >> --
> >> Dan, 5J
> > Just entered a flight when I went to see the trace it wouldn't let me sign in and said something about a daily limit and kept rejecting my password without allowing me any options... what is the deal?
> >
> > Dennis
> >
> > DC
>
> --
> Dan, 5J

[Dan Marotta]

Thanks, I'll try that!

And Jonathan, I was one of the last holders on with film and barograph.
I'm no Luddite, but progress simply for the sake of progress is not
always the best way. I'll admit that I really like knowing exactly
where I am in flight, but that makes it all the more frustrating (and
fun!) when I have to resort to the old ways to get where I'm going. The
pain comes from trying to remember what time I took off and my exact
turn points.

On 6/23/2017 1:06 AM, Paul B wrote:
> Dan, instead of deleting cookies all the time, which is a pain and may impact other sites if you delete all cookies, use the incognito mode. It always start fresh and deletes cookies after you finish.
>
> Cheers
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Friday, 23 June 2017 12:48:16 UTC+10, Dan Marotta wrote:
>> Someone suggested deleting the cookies set by the OLC site. That worked
>> for me for about 3 days and, today I was again unable to log in. Once
>> again I deleted the cookies for OLC and was able to log in. Someone
>> else suggested using Firefox instead of Chrome.
>>
>> On 6/22/2017 7:48 PM, wrote:
>>> On Thursday, June 22, 2017 at 10:00:09 AM UTC-4, Dan Marotta wrote:
>>>> Yesterday I flew with Uli Neumann in his Caproni A-21 S, and what fun we
>>>> had! Uli, who flies out of South Carolina, said happily, "This is
>>>> almost like cheating!" We made a simple 300k triangle with very few
>>>> turns and then retired to my home for a beer and cheese burger (thanks,
>>>> Patti!).
>>>>
>>>> After dinner and conversation, we attempted to upload our flight to
>>>> OLC. Everything went well until we attempted to list me as copilot.
>>>> Imagine my surprise (not really any more) to learn that I'm not a valid
>>>> competitor! In frustration we listed Patti as the copilot and made a
>>>> note in the comments section. I really don't care any more about OLC
>>>> and am just blowing off steam.
>>>> --
>>>> Dan, 5J
>>> Just entered a flight when I went to see the trace it wouldn't let me sign in and said something about a daily limit and kept rejecting my password without allowing me any options... what is the deal?
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>> DC
>> --
>> Dan, 5J

--
Dan, 5J

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