How do you use the forum?

[AlexS]

I need 2 things when I get to work (3 if you count the VR I'm praying for) - a Chernbyl strength coffee and the woodwork BB. At night, when I've done the things I have to do at home, another hit of the BB.

[journeyman Mick]

I voted "other". I have a home office, but time in the office doesn't directly produce money. Having said that however, if I don't spend time in the office writing quotes and invoices then the money and work dries up. My use of this BB is inversely proportionate to the amount of "real" work I am doing. I had a killer dose of the flu a few weeks ago and was online for most of the day for well over a week. To further complicate things my wife has serious ongoing health problems and I spend a lot of my time looking after her and thus my work patterns are extremely variable. Time on this BB for me is often my surrogate social interraction.

Mick

[silentC]

Mick, I'm sorry to hear that your wife is not well and I hope things are otherwise OK.

Your last comment on the BB being your "surrogate social interraction" is an interesting one. I am a gregarious person by nature but in my current situation, I have no face to face contact with anybody at all during the day. All of my work-related interaction is via the phone or email. I find that the conversations that I get involved in on this board fill in for the old 'water cooler' talk that I used to have in the office.

This is probably the first forum I've been involved in where I've actually gotten to know a lot of the personalities. It reminds me of large projects I have worked on where you have people from all walks of life thrown together in the one place and you see all the interactions. Some people naturally get along, others rub each other the wrong way. It's really interesting to see this coming through in a medium such as this.

One thing's for sure, it's addictive....

[craigb]

Mick, I'm sorry to hear that your wife is not well and I hope things are otherwise OK.

Same here

[AlexS]

Likewise Mick, we all hope things work out well.

[Cliff Rogers]

G'day.

I'm a bit like Mick, 'cept I don't have a crook wife, well, I do have a wife & sometimes/often, she does go crook but ...anyway, hope yours gets better soon Mick.

This poll needs a shade of grey somewhere between the top 2 options 'cos I check it from work & home 'cos I live at work & work at home & I usually have a look in at lunchtime or when I get 5 minutes for a coffe & then again later at night but not 50 times a day.

[ndru]

my wife has serious ongoing health problems and I spend a lot of my time looking after her...Time on this BB for me is often my surrogate social interraction.

Sorry to hear that, Mick. Having cared for my wife for a few months I have had a glimpse of your lives must be like. Hope she is in good spirits.

Don't forget to take care of yourself as well. Its good to see you enjoy this forum!

[ozwinner]

Geez sorry to hear about the missus Mick, I hope everything turns out OK.


See how much I care, I even sacrificed my Gold Member for you.

Cheers, Al the SNAG

[ndru]

Oh, and there is me, self-employed, poor tired bugger who works harder than all the rest of you and doesn't get to the computer till after dinner.

...and your taxes pay for my salary! MWAH HA HA! Ahhhh - after that nice laugh I think I need to get back to finishing that very nasty crossword that has been bothering me all week....

[Driver]

This is probably the first forum I've been involved in where I've actually gotten to know a lot of the personalities. It reminds me of large projects I have worked on where you have people from all walks of life thrown together in the one place and you see all the interactions. Some people naturally get along, others rub each other the wrong way. It's really interesting to see this coming through in a medium such as this.

One thing's for sure, it's addictive....

It sure is! And I agree with you, Darren, about the similarity to large project work. I have been involved with manufacturing for the last 15 years and one of the things I've missed about the big projects (from my previous career) is the really wide cross-section of personalities, opinions and experience. These forums provide quite a good virtual alternative. Even down to the tantrums and dummy-spits!

I tend to log in while I'm at my desk doing a bit of "strategic planning". This time of year is consumed with budget-setting so I have more opportunity to hop in and out of the BB than usual. It makes an interesting break from trying to construct financial and productivity forecasts.

Mick: sorry to hear about your wife. I hope everything works out well for you both.

Col

[journeyman Mick]

Hi .... my name is Stinky and I am a reformed boardaholic.........Yes its been hard .... I am sure that not eveybody can do what I have done. Would I recommend it? No..........My name is Stinky and I am a reformed boardaholic.

Stinky, go on, we know you want to! Just log on at lunchtime, maybe during morning tea break as well, it would be totally unreasonable for the boss to mind, after all it's your meal break. And you might as well just check for new posts as soon as you get in in the morning and again just before you go home. It's not an addiction, don't worry, you'll be able to stop anytime you want. And maybe you should check for new posts every hour or so just in case there's material there that could be helpful to the latest job you're working on. I'm sure the boss would see it as initiative, probably be quite impressed. Go on Stinky, it's all here waiting for you, you want it, you need it, you're craving it, don't deny your self the heady exhilaration that only we can deliver! And no one is forcing you to do anything you don't already want, I'm your friend Stinky, I know what you want, I've got what you need, don't try to fight it!

Mick

[Sir Stinkalot]

Mick .....

Oh I want to ..... oh I want to.

Sometimes I do a search in google with a word that I know will find a result that will direct to this board. It gives me a warm feeling inside just to know that the board is still there. Will I go in???? no I must not. Be strong Stinky be strong Stinky ... I say as my work mates look at me strangely. I must stay strong.

[ozwinner]

Stinky, go on, we know you want to! Just log on at lunchtime, maybe during morning tea break as well, it would be totally unreasonable for the boss to mind, after all it's your meal break. And you might as well just check for new posts as soon as you get in in the morning and again just before you go home. It's not an addiction, don't worry, you'll be able to stop anytime you want. And maybe you should check for new posts every hour or so just in case there's material there that could be helpful to the latest job you're working on. I'm sure the boss would see it as initiative, probably be quite impressed. Go on Stinky, it's all here waiting for you, you want it, you need it, you're craving it, don't deny your self the heady exhilaration that only we can deliver! And no one is forcing you to do anything you don't already want, I'm your friend Stinky, I know what you want, I've got what you need, don't try to fight it!

Mick

Geez Mick you sound like a drug dealer.

Al

[bitingmidge]

What is going on here!
Ozwinner's post keeps bobbing up as new and it's a week old!

Monkey spooks!
:eek:

P

[ozwinner]

I got that too.


Spooky

Al