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Dear John,

How are you? It has been some time since I last ventured onto this board to post I think. I say I think, I can never be certain when it was that I last visited. I looked for my old post but didn't find it. I believe I last posted some time in either 2025 or 2024. It feels so strange to type that. The 18 years that I have been visiting this place for seem surreal to me, as if such a thing should never be capable of spanning such a time period. I feel like an old raver leaving a rave to discover its the late 2000s. At least I assume this is what they felt like.

Anyway; I notice many of our friends on this board seem to have strange posting manners. That is what tipped me off to how long it had been, as I do not recognise any of these posts or the kind of phrasing they would use. I hope I am not being too harsh here, but I wish the new Johns would show a little courtesy to us older folk.

What originally brought me here however I suspect is to echo some of the feelings I have seen the other Johns post. Lately I find myself imagining that the whole world is grey. Perhaps this is some malady that I am experiencing, but I am inclined to think it is something shared. I don't want to complain to you at length about how I am feeling or its cause, but I would like to express minor frustration and sadness. Due to the medications that I am on, I will be dealing with my emotions with a glass of tap water instead of the usual gin.

Sincerely,
John.