I Want To Contact An Acquaintance That I Haven't Spoken To In A Few Years But I Don't Want To Make It Weird, Should I Just Let It Go?

[ClaireWilkes]

So, I used to be friends with this guy in high school and I've been trying to reestablish contact with people who I have considered friends over the years but have since then lost contact with. I've been able to find many of them on social media but I can't seem to find his. I do, however, have his phone number. I have given this some thought and figured I might call or text him and see how he's doing and if it's even still his number but I don't know if I should. We didn't know each other for a super long time so I feel like it'd be weird if he didn't even remember me and I don't want to come across as creepy or anything like that. I might just be overthinking this but I'd really appreciate some ideas or advice. There are other details to be considered as well but this is already super long so I figured if necessary, I'll clarify later.

[Peter Pedant]

// if you haven't been in contact for 40 years then why suddenly after that time..//

oh god we should have a rejoinder put down contest !
I have had - "I remember you as a punk and you clearly havent changed"
and
"you may find what you write sidesplittingly funny but I dont......"
and
"I only reply because of what you say on the internet what I did at primary school...."
and
" o god I had forgotten I had taken that course at uni - my wife doesnt remember you"
and
" you're the one who failed .... "

obviously modified for a family site

[aelmpvw]

//I have a super long memory and can enumerate who was in my class at age 7//
that impressive, especially if you were the teacher . . .

[Peter Pedant]

so clearly I have done it more than you Claire
o god and what about:

"was it your Dad who told the headmaster I was pregnant ?"
no it wasnt - as another classmate rejoined who had as good a memory as me - "no she had something sticking out the front
and THAT was what told the headmaster" art master I think

[Peter Pedant]

ael - - come around - I have other things I can impress you with!

[dave50]

Why are people now starting sentences with the word 'so'?

[douglas9401]

For the same reason that sportsmen, mainly F1 drivers say ...yeah any number of times when being interviewed, everybody elso is doing it so a bandwagon starts rolling and the perception of cool, pronounced 'kewel', appears.

I've also noticed more and more people are finding things 'tough' and they're 'reaching out' to someone or other.

Makes folk feel spesh like their heroes.