Moan, moan, moan----get it off your chest or have a chat

[Maggi Young]

174 days, 3 hours and 35 minutes....... but who's counting!  

 And after all it is is part of my "job description" to be here  

 In my next quiet moment I'm going to work out what that could have earned me in gainful employment at minimum wage ..... though that is likely something a volunteer should never do in case of suffering shock!  

[Maggi Young]

Surely this should be in the happy thread?  There are many worse ways of spending your time.

(Says she who feels guilty about her 7 days, 17hours and 26 mins!)

I quite agree, Gail.... it is reason to be happy., not guilty.... at the moment the Forum stats are :
161337 Posts in 4936 Topics by 1304 Members....... now how could it be a waste of effort to spend time communicating with like-minded folk and gaining access to the accumulated knowledge and expertise that is gathered here?
If one spent the time in a library, would that be considered a waste, surely not... and there is  both education and and human interaction to be gained here in one happy place..... wash away your guilt... get real my  Friends.... this is the place to be. Half of the info in these pages cannot be found in any book, however great the library... these are real people with real experiences.... it doesn't get any better than this!

[Anthony Darby]

174 days, 3 hours and 35 minutes....... but who's counting!  

 And after all it is is part of my "job description" to be here  

 In my next quiet moment I'm going to work out what that could have earned me in gainful employment at minimum wage ..... though that is likely something a volunteer should never do in case of suffering shock!  

Don't forget evenings count as overtime at time and a half and weekends are double time!

[angie]

Just a gentle moan ...

I have just noticed that each member of this magnificent forum can ascertain exactly how many minutes they have spent on these pages since they joined way back in the mists of time ... view Home Page under your Hello message ...

... and to my chagrin I have discovered that I have spent ONE MONTH of my life on these pages!!!

It could, of course, be worse ... I could have spent it in Alcatraz!!!   

Total time logged in: 30 days, 23 hours and 48 minutes.

May we enquire what your logged-in time is Maggi?   

I am glad that you all have spent so much time on this forum, you have made me smile, laugh, and envy you all. So here's all to you reaching a grand old age and keeping me happy.
My time 14 days 19 hrs and 27 min...forgot to mention I have learnt more from this forum than any book
Thanks to you all.

Angie

[daveyp1970]

Well bored bored and bored again i've ruptured my Achilles tendon again on a run so can't do a thing.I think i might make a few hundred more plant tags,Maggie that was a fantastic tip all (well most)my pots look uniform now instead of different tags everywhere.

[Maggi Young]

Sorry to hear about the Achilles tendon, Davey. 
Happy the labels from venetian blinds tip was useful.

There's always the Old Forum Archive to keep you in reading material if you've exhausted the 4939 topics in this Forum, you know...........

[Lesley Cox]

37 - 6 - 31.
Those are my vital statistics, not my time on the Forum.

I'll have to look for Venetian slats because now that Staedtler has stopped their Pancolor pen (because of the alcohol content I think) there's no pen that makes for a permanent name. The replacement Lumicolor lasts only 2 months where the other lasted up to 5 years. Ordinary pencil is otherwise the best but that doesn't work well on plastic labels.

[Paul T]

Just a gentle moan ...

I have just noticed that each member of this magnificent forum can ascertain exactly how many minutes they have spent on these pages since they joined way back in the mists of time ... view Home Page under your Hello message ...

... and to my chagrin I have discovered that I have spent ONE MONTH of my life on these pages!!!

It could, of course, be worse ... I could have spent it in Alcatraz!!!    

Total time logged in: 30 days, 23 hours and 48 minutes.

May we enquire what your logged-in time is Maggi?   

Cliff,

Take a look at the top of every page....... next to my avatar there is a Total Time Logged In field, which displays that information.  Or is that just one of my settings?  I'm up to 82 days, 5 hours and 17 minutes, and I really haven't contributed much at all in the last 7 months.... so imagine what it COULD have been. 

[Ray]

Grand final of the AFL here today ended in a draw,I am smiling because Collingwood didn't win and sad because St Kilda didn't ,so they will be back next Saturday to do it all again.So all those involed in putting this game on will be laughing all the way to the bank.bye Ray

[Anthony Darby]

Well pissed off tonight. Tried to find a 'clipart' pic of a virus. Showed me hundreds of picturs of poorly drawn computers and one virus with a smiley face (why does a certain mouse come to mind? ). I then tried a different approach and typed "cell". Millions of pictures of mobile phones. Having to resort to Google images!

[Ray]

Went to the Post Office today to get an International Money Order and was told by the staff that they are no longer available in Australia.They used to cost $8.00, now have to get a bank draft which cost $25.00
bye Ray

[Maggi Young]

Went to the Post Office today to get an International Money Order and was told by the staff that they are no longer available in Australia.They used to cost $8.00, now have to get a bank draft which cost $25.00
bye Ray

Daylight robbery, Ray and all the more despicable for being legal!  

I use Paypal and though I know this system has its detractors (which system doesn't?!!) I have  found this to be a great boon in making international payments.

[Paul T]

Ray,

Not good to hear at all.    I have found paypal very useful, if you're dealing with someone who uses it..... very fast and efficient, and certainly not costing an extra $25 for the privilege. 

[Lesley Cox]

I'm a bit tempted by Paypal except that over the last 3 or 4 months they have sent me at least 100 "phishing" messages saying my account is being used improperly by someone else or is about to run out or other rubbish when I have no such account. All that has put me right off.

Some of our banks (the Australian owned ones), charge $25 for a draft but my bank charges $15. I pay be credit card where possible.

[rob krejzl]

Paid my sub to the Frit Group recently - the $15 dollar fee for raising the funds in sterling virtually doubled the cost of the sub. How I wish they would open a paypal account.