Addiction or bad habit.

whughett said:

Seems lately I rise in the morning, brew a pot of coffee, pour a cup then spend the next two hours or more sitting in the easy chair checking “new posts” on the THR. Reading and responding to more than my share. Of course this leads to checking out others links on the web or YouTube.
Well my excuse is it’s informative as well as entertaining.

Happy New Year to all. I’ll be back tomorrow morning.

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It can be addictive.

Lately I find it far more entertaining than a lot of things in my life.

whughett said:

Seems lately I rise in the morning, brew a pot of coffee, pour a cup then spend the next two hours or more sitting in the easy chair checking “new posts” on the THR. Reading and responding to more than my share. Of course this leads to checking out others links on the web or YouTube.
Well my excuse is it’s informative as well as entertaining.

Happy New Year to all. I’ll be back tomorrow morning.

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Dang! You've been looking at me, except you forgot to let the dogs out. Glad to see I'm not the only one.

I used to do the same thing with woodworking forums. Eventually I started woodworking more and reading the posts less. Hasn’t worked out that way so far with me shooting and hunting more and reading these forums less.

The other day I was in my treestand and reading the new posts at the same time.

I follow a similar routine. I think of it as an indulgence not a bad habit. (It may be addicting.) One of the many benefits of being retired. And it's quiet. An old dog and my aging bladder ensure I'm awake early, anyway, so this lets me check the various firearms forums without disturbing my wife. The dog gets fed, I get caffeinated and informed and my wife gets more sleep. Win win win.

Jeff

It’s apart of my “morning” routine. Whether I work or not. Like right now in fact.

whughett said:

LOL. In my hunting days, long past it was a paper back book.

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Same here. I'd have a couple paperbacks in my pack.
Or Readers Digest, which I quit buying as the content turned more political and less general interest.

whughett said:

LOL. In my hunting days, long past it was a paper back book.

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I finished up Patrick McManis', HOW I GOT THIS WAY. in my blind Saturday. Didn't see a deer. They probably heard me laughing.

I check in, back & forth as I use the computer for research.

It keeps my mind agile shifting gears so regularly.

I used to do this with a MotoGuzzi forum and a couple of fraternal groups on fasebooq. Got too damn aggravating having politics CONTINUALLY edge into issues.

Here - excepting firearms laws - I am able to completely avoid the issue.

Now, back to transit-geometry!
Or not.

Todd.

I can quit any time I want to....

BigBore44 said:

It’s apart of my “morning” routine. Whether I work or not. Like right now in fact.

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Mine too coffee and thr, while all 3 dogs go in and out.

I get a sore back if I sleep too long, needless to say I'm up periodically through the night and I'm almost always up by 5. Got to check THR , there could have been some news about something or another. You guys are great, only forum I participate in.

The forum is infested with Boomers i guess. My morning routine is shower, cheerios, coffee, work.

Balrog said:

The forum is infested with Boomers i guess. My morning routine is shower, cheerios, coffee, work.

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Not a boomer... My parents are.

Who cares, I like to say I am unemployed but am retired from 2 careers and I drink a pot of coffee alllll day loooong and watch tv and kill time here on the computer.....gosh I love my life.

Work days I may check the forum once or twice during the day, a lot of times not till I get home from work.

Weekends I'm a little more regular checking in.

Either way I'd much rather be running drills shooting in the back yard or turning on the lathe in the garage and I often am doing one or the other.


But I do like checking in. For me though it's not a pot of coffee in the morning (dont drink coffee) but a cold beer after putting in a long day. Like to see what folks are talking about on here.

Weekly podcasts.
5 days a week 6am, Alaska Time (10 am Eastern)
The Michael Dukes Show.

https://soundcloud.com/themichaeldu...problem-wjeff-knox-2a-headlines-willie-waffle

https://www.michaeldukesshow.com

Not quite in my "morning" routine. On "w**days more my evening routine. Here, while on vacation from w**k, it is right after the rest of my routine.
That being said, coffee and THR are an excellent way to greet the day.

Happy New Year!

My routine is similar. I also pop in several times a day. This is a really nice forum.

Same here. Even though hard times has forced the sale of all but my much loved model 65, I'm here every morning, 7 days a week while having coffee. And I drop in a few times a day as well.

Member for very many years, very low post count. Guess you can say I try not to open my mouth unless I can add to the conversation.

Happy New Year everyone.

ApacheCoTodd said:

It keeps my mind agile shifting gears so regularly.

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Would you mind if I use this “excuse”? It might come in handy someday.

Bandit67 said:

The other day I was in my treestand and reading the new posts at the same time.

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I like that. Multitasking.