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CAGIV | Posted in General Discussion on January 28, 2004 07:06am

How many don’t really want to know?   ; )

I for one…

but i’m spending less and less time lately.

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  1. misfit | Jan 28, 2004 07:12am | #1

    TOO MANY

     A bad day at home is still better than a good day at work

  2. Piffin | Jan 28, 2004 07:12am | #2

    I refuse to answer on the grounds that it may tend to incriminate me.

    .

    Excellence is its own reward!

  3. Mooney | Jan 28, 2004 07:35am | #3

    I thought it was in the Breaktime by laws  that we never admit to anything like that and stick to the story .

    I dont know.  

    I havent thought about it .

    Not much [ not much as compared to a life time ]

    Oh, I work in the office while I read  breaktime . [thats worked the most times although little gets done ]

    My all time favorite answer :

    Are you on that computer again ??????? [with hands on hips ]  Oh , Im just reading email . [ every post ends up as email . I didnt say my mail ] Your daughter sent pictures of your grandson . [ been posted a week and she already got them at the office ]  Really ? Are they the same ones I got ? [ She has bought it lock stock and barrell . All in and all done . ]

    Tim Mooney

  4. 4Lorn2 | Jan 28, 2004 07:37am | #4

    Interesting question. Hmmm.

    A lot if you are counting the number of hours BT is on on one of my computers. A lot of time it is in a separate window hidden behind another program or site. Maybe 50.

    Of course if you count only those hours I'm either reading or writing post on the site it would be a lot fewer hours. Something like 7 - 10 hours a week.

    1. joeh | Jan 28, 2004 08:04am | #5

      Compute is on 24 usually. BT is an open window usually.

      Along with my favorite barelylegalteens site and the weather in various spots where I have friends.

      Oh yeah, the Far Right Marching Orders sites so I'll know what to say tomorrow.

      Joe H

      1. BowBear | Jan 28, 2004 07:33pm | #15

        Good one JoeH

        I must spent 5-7 hours.An ex-boat builder treading water!

      2. xMikeSmith | Jan 30, 2004 01:34am | #32

        i knew it....i knew it....

        i knew you guys all got your info from some command central..

         now.. splain to me howcome ront always gets the orders screwed up ?Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

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          GoldenWreckedAngle | Jan 30, 2004 01:57am | #33

          Wrong brand of foil...Kevin Halliburton

          "I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity."  - I.M. Pei -

        2. joeh | Jan 30, 2004 02:59am | #34

          He lives in a bar, under a table. It's dark, his eyes are bad too.

          Marching to the Right, Joe H

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    jonblakemore | Jan 28, 2004 08:16am | #6

    Don't let my wife see this thread...

    I would guess right now about 10-15, but as some have said I usually try to be doing something else semi-profitable, at the same time in another window.

    I have had a cable modem after being offline for about 6 months.  Access was limited to library, friends houses and limited time at work.  I probably need to start cutting down again...

     

    Jon Blakemore

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      jagwah | Jan 28, 2004 08:31am | #7

      More than I'd like to admit. Usually check it in the morning before I go out to the shop, check around lunch, when i come back in at the end of the day and before bed. Whats that 20. and it's not even the weekend yet.Wow I gotta get a life.

      Maybe I should take some viagra so it'll be harder to get near the computer. Sorry 

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        Sphere | Jan 28, 2004 04:20pm | #8

        BT is on a backwindow when the laptop is on..walk by take peek, if something looks interesting..both eyes open..it's "research" for the house Honey..

        Go Stab yourself Ya Putz! Ya think I Parked here?

        1. scooleen | Jan 28, 2004 04:49pm | #9

          right now, alot, because my work has me in front of a computer connected to the fattest internet pipe this side of the Mississippi!  I am considering a career move, and if sucessful, my visits will drop off.

          1. VaTom | Jan 28, 2004 09:41pm | #16

            connected to the fattest internet pipe this side of the Mississippi!

            Ooh, ooh,  can you tee me into that here outside Charlottesville?  It'd cut down my BT waiting time.  PAHS Designer/Builder- Bury it!

          2. scooleen | Jan 28, 2004 10:11pm | #17

            It actually keeps me from using the computer at home, because at home I have dialup and I cannot stand the load times.

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    BossHog | Jan 28, 2004 04:54pm | #10

    I don't know how many hours it is.

    I "multi-task" quite a bit at work. Always have the engineering program going. And I often have Breaktime open in a window too.

    I click over on Breaktime once in a while and see what's going on. Particularly if I'm waiting on a the printer or a phone call. (Or if I'm on the phone talking to someone boring, or on hold)

    Sometimes if I'm under pressure I'll shut Netscape down and try to concentrate more on work.

    Sometimes it takes me a long time to reply to a message this way - I've been working on this one for 10 minutes off and on.

    I also check Breaktime off and on in the evening and on weekends if I'm home.

    Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself [George Washington]

    1. mitch | Jan 28, 2004 05:03pm | #11

      a lot- but it's cut way down on the time i spend at the local cathouse, so the loml is pretty cool about it.  ;-)

      m

  7. Mooney | Jan 28, 2004 05:19pm | #12

    Judeging from the responses so far , this is a negative question . LOL.

    Breaktime always running in a window ,........ wow , I might be normal after all. :)

    I thought it was pretty good time spent to others I know that take R&R away from family and spend quite a bit of money . Ive always known it was counter productive , but so is most all past times. Still , it would be good to be able to limit it as others have said . Gosh it was hard to even say it .

    Tim Mooney

    1. blues_hound | Jan 30, 2004 07:17pm | #39

      I ah well had to check the posts while we were waiting for a plane and had to spend 10 dollars to read all i wanted too. man found sitting on toilet is said to be high on pot!

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    NickNukeEm | Jan 28, 2004 05:55pm | #13

    Between DW and I, this question has two totally different answers.  It varies, however, with work load.  I found when the jobs were stacked up and I was working 10-12 hours a day, I only got on BT in the evening for about 1/2 hour.  These days, with the projects in the 'planning' phase, I'm in the office more on the computer, so it's probably more around the 2 hour point.  DW would say it's 5, but she doesn't differentiate the spades games, BT, and anything else I have running on the computer.

    Either way, it's time well spent, IMO.

    I never met a tool I didn't like!
  9. KGambit | Jan 28, 2004 06:33pm | #14

    Good question, some weeks 0 hrs, some weeks 3 or 4. My free time to goof off on the computer varies widely from week to week.

    I don't understand! I cut it twice and it's still too short!

  10. JerraldHayes | Jan 28, 2004 10:17pm | #18

    Well let's see. It's Wednesday, January 28, 2004 ; 2:16 PM surfed a little, nothing to say other than this report. Back to some real work....


    View Image

    ParadigmProjects.com | Paradigm-360.com | Mac4Construction.com

    1. shoemaker | Jan 30, 2004 04:27am | #35

      You know its bad when you double click your tv remote

      " Looks good from my house!!" 

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    GoldenWreckedAngle | Jan 29, 2004 12:25am | #19

    Honestly, this place is killing my productivity and I need to cut back bigtime. I work a lot of overtime on salary and often take some home with me but I'm not sure it always makes up for it.

    There is just something inherantly wrong with me spending 4 hours of my employer's time trying to advance the cause of righteousness while Hell freezes over. Does any one know where I can get help? :-)>

    Kevin Halliburton

    "I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity."  - I.M. Pei -

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      johnnyd | Jan 29, 2004 12:44am | #21

      Hello, my name is johnnyd,  I've gone 15 minutes and 9 seconds without clicking on Breaktime.

      <applause>

      1. JerraldHayes | Jan 29, 2004 02:09am | #22

        Well I'm back again. Wednesday, January 28, 2004 ; 6:07 PM Checking to see what's happening. I going to sign off to take a shower and clean myself up and I'll probably be back later this evening.

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        ParadigmProjects.com | Paradigm-360.com | Mac4Construction.com

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      CapnMac | Jan 29, 2004 06:44am | #25

      Does any one know where I can get help?

      Dunno, suppose you could post the question in the Tavern . . . <:-D>

      It does occur that one of the first symptoms of addiction is difficulty with truth.  Naw, can't be, I only spend 30-25 minutes week here--honest, really. yah, thas' it.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)

  12. Sancho | Jan 29, 2004 12:43am | #20

    I used to spend alot more than I do now. it seems at least in the tav the threads have lost their zing and humour. Now to much seriousness going on..maybe its the time of the year or something. But I lurk more then I actually participate anymore...

     

    Darkworksite4:

    Estamos ganando detrás el estado de Calif. Derrotando a un #### a la vez. DESEA VIVO LA REVOLUCIÓN

  13. MojoMan | Jan 29, 2004 02:43am | #23

    It's known as a "soft addiction." Some have "hard addictions" to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, etc. Some of us get addicted to softer things like TV or the internet. As well as know how much time we spend on BT, it might be enlightening to know WHY?

    Al Mollitor, Sharon MA

    1. Piffin | Jan 29, 2004 03:18pm | #27

      OK

      Tell me what kind of addiction Ben Franklin had. This guy was knon as one of the hardest working of our founding fathers and his success was won the old fashioned way, by round the clock work and productive activity

      But he got to the point where he spent six hours a day in the local brew masters pub, knocking around ideas and words with his buddies. I think he was there more for the companionship and mental stimulation that for the brews. Was he 'addicted'? or just making a choice how to spend his time on things..

      Welcome to the

      Taunton University of Knowledge

      FHB Campus at Breaktime.

      where

      Excellence is its own reward!

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        BossHog | Jan 29, 2004 04:17pm | #29

        Apparently Breaktime addiction is worse than we thought:

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        1. steve | Jan 30, 2004 01:02am | #30

          i would say at least anhour every evening and sunday mornings

          so 8 or so hours a week and i rarely log out, should i?

          i find the whole thing most entertaining and imformative at the same time

          and if i post something, i cant wait to see repliescaulking is not a piece of trim

  14. MojoMan | Jan 29, 2004 06:29am | #24

    Hello. My name is Al. I'm a Breaktime addict.

    Why do I spend way too much time here? I love the feel of the mouse clicking under my index finger as I see it make things happen on the screen. I can (sometimes) get good answers to specific construction-related questions I have by posting the question directly. More often, I learn things by reading questions and answers posted by others about things I have encountered in real life. As one who used to fantasize about being the "Handyman On Call" columnist for the Boston Globe (Isn't Peter Hotten EVER going to retire??), I like to offer my answers to questions, but try (with varying degrees of success) to limit myself to things I really think I know something about, but try not to get irritated when my suggestions are ignored. I like to observe the community you guys have created here, and am impressed at the quality of the information and the civility of the discussion. I find myself becoming a fan of some of the people on here. I got a real kick today out of the way people jumped all over a guy for 'dissing' Piffin, the way Piffin was very cool about the whole thing and the way the original poster seemed to come to understand that this was not your usual internet flame fest. It's a lot healthier than other places on the net I could spend time. It makes me feel like I'm not alone as I struggle in my carpentry business, and it sometimes inspires me to want to be better and more dedicated and it helps me be more proud of what I do. While I have peeked into the "Tavern' I find it can be scary, and one should be careful there. I like reading about building practices in different parts of the country...and world, for that matter.

    I could think of more reasons why I spend so much time here, but it's past my bedtime and my wife is convinced I have an online girlfriend.

    Al Mollitor, Sharon MA

  15. HeavyDuty | Jan 29, 2004 07:14am | #26

    Is this supposed to be BT Anonymous?

    Honestly, I am spending more time here than with DW. I am feeling so much better already.

    Thanks folks.

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      BossHog | Jan 29, 2004 04:08pm | #28

      "I am spending more time here than with DW."

      Reminds me of a story. I told this once before here on Breaktime, but what the heck...

      One time a few years back DW complained that I was spending more time with the computer than with her. So one night on the way home from work I decided to mess with her a bit.

      As I walked up to the door of the house she opened it to greet me. I didn't say anything, but pushed past her. I walked in to the computer, wrapped my arms around the monitor, kissed it and said: "How ya doin' honey".

      DW was NOT impressed. She spit and sputtered and said a few things. Don't remember exactly what it was.

      The next night DW met me at the door as usual. This time as soon as she opened the door she said: "Are you gonna kiss ME or the computer tonight?"

      As it happened, I was carrying a floopy disk in one hand. I thought for a moment, held up the floppy disk, and said: "At least the computer lets me stick something in it whenever I want to".The horse weighs 1,000 pounds and I weigh 95. I guess I'd better get him to cooperate [Lee Trevino]

      1. HeavyDuty | Jan 30, 2004 07:24am | #37

        Is that your real life experience? I thought it was me telling the story.

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          BossHog | Jan 30, 2004 04:16pm | #38

          Yeah, I really said that.

          Wish our couch wasn't so lumpy - Hard to sleep on.....................(-:Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important

  16. xMikeSmith | Jan 30, 2004 01:31am | #31

    10 !....... you piker....

    everyonce in a while, i reintroduce myself to my wife..

    hey, if it bothers you... ask blodgett how he weened his hours back...

    something about a 12 step process

    Mike Smith   Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore

  17. MojoMan | Jan 30, 2004 04:28am | #36

    Thanks for the feedback. I'm a boomer, so it's fun to contemplate the navel once in a while. I hope I didn't make this sound too much like something in the "Tavern"!

    Al

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