How do you use the forum?

[Wayne Davy]

I had puzzled about that in the past with other Poll threads then I realised it was because someone voted on the Poll but did not leave a new message. Therefore, the thread had changed and comes up in the new posts search. (I think :confused: )

[bitingmidge]

Thanks Wayne....now I'll see if that works for all the others as well!


Cheers,

P

[ozwinner]

Very interesting Watson.


Holmes.

[Sir Stinkalot]

Yep ... as a pollologist I can say that any new vote cast in the poll will make it a new post in the new post list.

[Oldblock]

Changed the sound thingy that tells me when an email has arrived to a very loud bell sound. My computer is in my workshop (playshop) so except when I'm routing I hear Ubeaut telling me someone has contibuted yet another mind numbing witicism (90%) or life changing pearl of wisdom (10%).

Retirement allows working and playing in my 9mx6m airconditioned fully soundproofed heaven.

In order of importance and or frequency.
Activites include:
Responding to intercom commands to attend coffee breaks
Counting my cramps.
Sharpening chisels
Responding to intercom commands to attend coffee breaks
Grinding rust off old tools
Re-arranging shelves
Re-organising my toolbox
Responding to intercom commands to attend coffee breaks
Reflecting on life before my brain returned to it's cranium
Wondering how some of you guys find the time to monopolise this forum. (Don't stop)
Making things

[Wood Borer]

The only time I have to do woodwork is on the weekends and holidays. During those times I only access the BB when some glue is drying or when it is too late to make a noise.

Oldblock, I am working up to what you already do. It must be like you say - absolute Heaven.

- Wood Borer

[Caliban]

First
Mick, sorry about the missus, been there, done that. Really feel your hurt.
Ozwinner
Finally I find one of your posts to like, see, if you hang around long enough, anything's possible, I still don't know how (or why) you gave me that red square, but good on ya, it keeps me thinking if not honest.
SilentC
shut up!!!!!, just for once.
Wongo
Where have you gone? Not doing, gulp, woodwork, I hope!
Stinky
I notice that I've recently started using this thing at work, wish the heading wasn't so big. At this stage I always have two browsers open so I can switch to something legitimate at a mouse click. So there is perhaps, hope for me. :confused:
Otherwise, SilentC is right about the watercooler.
cop-u-later guys and Jackie.

[ozwinner]

Ozwinner
Finally I find one of your posts to like, see, if you hang around long enough, anything's possible, I still don't know how (or why) you gave me that red square, but good on ya, it keeps me thinking if not honest.

Maybe you think too much, thats why you were a spelling nazi.

Al

[Caliban]

Oz
No mate
I was only a spelling Nazi because I thought it was funny.
Sad isn't it?
I'm over that now, although at times it really is tempting to have a friendly dig at someone who ought to know better. But since I now realise that some people can't help their spelling, or even more sadly, are totally unaware of their mistakes, I leave it alone. Unless, of course, someone like Kenmill or Bob or Silent makes a blue; then the gloves are off and I don't expect any crap from anyone about that. I'm not going to be a complete prick about it anymore, but neither am I going to have a personality transplant! As Darren so rightly pointed out, it is the diversity of these forums that makes them worthwhile. Conformity sucks, so I can be nice to you when you earn it and get stuck into you (not that I ever have) if you deserve it. I call that being an Australian.
Maybe I'm wrong, but I like to give as good as I get. I'm not going to spit the dummy and leave like some others have, because that is shameful, but I also take your point about not causing others to feel that they need to leave.
So lets agree to live and let live. If you were in my area I'd offer to buy you a beer and have a laugh or two. So if you want to join Zed and me at Newcastle on the Saturday of that show, We'll buy you one.

[vsquizz]

Now that I work from home its great. I can check the BB couple of times a day. At first its a bit sad to realise that the computer is making up for a lack of the water cooler but hey, its fun, its social... and you can learn lots.

Having spent some years at sea you tend to really the miss all the "guys" that you shipped half way around the world with (several times) and went to lots of exotic places and got really drunk with.

When I was 15 I left home to become a shipwright apprentice. Imagine my disappointment when I found out my apprenticeship would be predominantly boilermaking ("don't makem out of wood anymore sonny"). A total of 16 weeks in the joinery shop, bugger!. 23 years later and I'm getting back to some conversion of fine timber into sawdust and I'm really enjoying it. The welder has a nice covering of jarrah shavings over it. This BB is a bit like the icing on the cake.

[Woodgrub]

I don’t work so I can use it all day

Funny how this question is the only one in Italics.

I don't work due to an industrial accident so i have in a serious manner taken up woodworking as a relief from the boredom by joining the local woodworking clubs.
I try not to spend to much time reading the posts but many times the sun comes up before i know it.
Then shmbo gets up and has the impertinence to tell me to get orf and take her to work.
The impudence of her to disturb me like that!
Can't complain to much as shmbo is the bread winner now.
At least i can get back after taking her to work.

[Kris.Parker1]

Work, play, it's all the same to me!

[beejay1]

I too work from home and am able to flit in and out of the forum between phone calls and meetings etc so I use the forum quite a lot. I make a point however of only posting sensible and informative articles that will benefit the less experienced woodworker.
I never partake of political, social,or internetal chit chat and small talk and never acknowledge the lewdness and smut that appears all too often in my opinion as I feel it offends and wastes the valuable time of the purists who enjoy reading genuine woodworking related articles.
I find now that I spend more time looking for and listing said offenders whom I shall report to Mr. along with my recommendation that they be dismissed from the forum thereby giving more quality time to the skilled craftsmen like myself.
Oh yes, you all know who you are so take heed, your days are numbered and will be wielding the forumular axe very shortly.
Beejay1

http://community.webshots.com/user/eunos9

[echnidna]

I too work from home and am able to flit in and out of the forum between phone calls and meetings etc so I use the forum quite a lot. I make a point however of only posting sensible and informative articles that will benefit the less experienced woodworker.
I never partake of political, social,or internetal chit chat and small talk and never acknowledge the lewdness and smut that appears all too often in my opinion as I feel it offends and wastes the valuable time of the purists who enjoy reading genuine woodworking related articles.
I find now that I spend more time looking for and listing said offenders whom I shall report to Mr. along with my recommendation that they be dismissed from the forum thereby giving more quality time to the skilled craftsmen like myself.
Oh yes, you all know who you are so take heed, your days are numbered and will be wielding the forumular axe very shortly.
Beejay1

http://community.webshots.com/user/eunos9

Point yaken Reverend.

[Sturdee]

I too work from home and am able to flit in and out of the forum between phone calls and meetings etc so I use the forum quite a lot. I make a point however of only posting sensible and informative articles that will benefit the less experienced woodworker.
I never partake of political, social,or internetal chit chat and small talk and never acknowledge the lewdness and smut that appears all too often in my opinion as I feel it offends and wastes the valuable time of the purists who enjoy reading genuine woodworking related articles.
I find now that I spend more time looking for and listing said offenders whom I shall report to Mr. along with my recommendation that they be dismissed from the forum thereby giving more quality time to the skilled craftsmen like myself.
Oh yes, you all know who you are so take heed, your days are numbered and will be wielding the forumular axe very shortly.
Beejay1

Oh no, then it would become like a british forum. All posh and proper and so boooring.

It be like killing of the goose that lays the golden eggs or gives out pearls of wisdom.

Peter