thanks a lot Bob this article, I loved it! And I must say that I'm guilty too :-)
Actually, I could shut down the PC and have a coffee with my wife..... but hey, who am I kidding ;-)
Not me, no way am I addicted. I only answered yes to 13 1/2 of the 23 bullet points and 2 of the 5 additions. That's not even 60%. Do I get points for posting comments?
of course many of those points apply to me :)
would add one more:
* thinking of the sentences you're gonna write in your trip report while being in the mountains
Thank you-- and I am going to add your idea to the list! I am certainly guilty of working on mountain and route pages as I am on a mountain. The trip reports usually come later, after reflection, but it's the same idea. Thanks again!
Funny stuff, Bob. I certainly saw a little of myself (okay, maybe a little more than a little). But, you missed a couple things, I think:
1. What the heck is up with this bookmark SP stuff? SP is your home page! You relish the opportunity to click on the Internet icon on your desktop because the first thing you'll see is your profile page on SP.
2. It's all about power points. You add a comment to a forum discussion or another object just because you think it will be enough to get you one more power point. Then, you check back every few minutes to see if your power points have ratcheted up by that one!
I'm less an addict than last year. Here's something that will make you wonder. On Christmas morning, before the kids came crashing down the stairs, I jumped on SP, considering I wouldn't get back to the site for the rest of the day. I went to "Memebers" and saw at leasd 90% of the top members had been "active" already that morning! SCARY!
Can you hear me laughing? That sounds almost exactly like my Christmas this year! After my early peek, I slunk around all day waiting for my chance to look, finally getting to somewhere around 10 P.M.
How did you know Bob???
• When SP was down for several days this past spring, you checked at least three times a day to see if it was back up. Sometimes when you checked and saw it wasn’t back up, you clicked right back on before shutting your computer down, just in case SP had just come back.
I was hoping SP could be considered an addiction...I was wondering why I was going thru withdrawals this spring...Great read Bob!!
Hey, since addiction is a disease, I imagine some people are already pressing for full coverage of addiction treatment by health plans. So just think-- maybe someday soon, your health insurance may reimburse you somehow for your time on SP.
I climb a mountain and not finding it. Going to the mountain climbing it, taking pictures thinking they would look good in your article and all of the great things you want to say ONLY TO COME HOME AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE ALREADY DID IT (it just wasn't located under the logical heading) AND WHATS WORSE? YOU KNOW THAT YOUR PAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER!!!
I think I'll add that one, Eric. That hasn't happened to me exactly that way, but something similar did. I had made plans for a certain peak and to make a page for it, and about a week before I left home, someone put up a page for it (and it wasn't too good).
Thats what happened to me and I was like "how could I not have seen that it was already done? damn I should have gone to this other mountain instead!" Thats when I settled for writing a trip report instead of a Mountain & Rock page. I was also thinking, I bet this person just whipped this page out to increase his points, he didn't even have a primary image photo!
An amusing article to say the least, you mention alot of thigs people think but Never would dare say.
Nikman - Dec 24, 2007 3:46 am - Voted 10/10
My wife says:I am guilty, too!
And I say: she is damn right!
So where is the article, that explains a way "how to get rid of your partners discussions and impeachments" because of someones addiction?
Bob Sihler - Dec 24, 2007 5:26 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: My wife says:It's waiting for you to write it!
Jeroen Vels - Dec 25, 2007 2:33 pm - Hasn't voted
Like a mirror...thanks a lot Bob this article, I loved it! And I must say that I'm guilty too :-)
Actually, I could shut down the PC and have a coffee with my wife..... but hey, who am I kidding ;-)
Cheers,
Jeroen
Bob Sihler - Dec 26, 2007 9:35 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Like a mirror...Thank you, Jeroen, and don't feel guilty. It's our wives that need to change, not us. And you heard that here on SP!
Dennis Poulin - Dec 26, 2007 1:24 pm - Voted 10/10
Mountain PornNot me, no way am I addicted. I only answered yes to 13 1/2 of the 23 bullet points and 2 of the 5 additions. That's not even 60%. Do I get points for posting comments?
Bob Sihler - Dec 26, 2007 9:39 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Mountain PornMountain Porn-- I like it. I'll have to work that in.
Instead of "addicted," perhaps you have a "tendency" or an "inclination." Gotta love euphemisms.
Plus, we don't have problems; we're just victims. It's the people who think we have problems who really have the problems.
kamil - Dec 27, 2007 10:28 am - Voted 10/10
lauged my arse off!of course many of those points apply to me :)
would add one more:
* thinking of the sentences you're gonna write in your trip report while being in the mountains
cheers,
kamil
Bob Sihler - Dec 27, 2007 8:27 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: lauged my arse off!Thank you-- and I am going to add your idea to the list! I am certainly guilty of working on mountain and route pages as I am on a mountain. The trip reports usually come later, after reflection, but it's the same idea. Thanks again!
Mark Doiron - Dec 29, 2007 6:54 am - Voted 10/10
Funny Stuff!Funny stuff, Bob. I certainly saw a little of myself (okay, maybe a little more than a little). But, you missed a couple things, I think:
1. What the heck is up with this bookmark SP stuff? SP is your home page! You relish the opportunity to click on the Internet icon on your desktop because the first thing you'll see is your profile page on SP.
2. It's all about power points. You add a comment to a forum discussion or another object just because you think it will be enough to get you one more power point. Then, you check back every few minutes to see if your power points have ratcheted up by that one!
--mark d.
Bob Sihler - Dec 30, 2007 12:31 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Funny Stuff!Added, Mark-- be careful what you wish for!
Kane - Dec 29, 2007 9:12 pm - Voted 10/10
Lots of addictsI'm less an addict than last year. Here's something that will make you wonder. On Christmas morning, before the kids came crashing down the stairs, I jumped on SP, considering I wouldn't get back to the site for the rest of the day. I went to "Memebers" and saw at leasd 90% of the top members had been "active" already that morning! SCARY!
Bob Sihler - Dec 29, 2007 9:57 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Lots of addictsCan you hear me laughing? That sounds almost exactly like my Christmas this year! After my early peek, I slunk around all day waiting for my chance to look, finally getting to somewhere around 10 P.M.
Tie-Dye Mike - Jan 3, 2008 6:42 pm - Voted 10/10
Were you watching me???How did you know Bob???
• When SP was down for several days this past spring, you checked at least three times a day to see if it was back up. Sometimes when you checked and saw it wasn’t back up, you clicked right back on before shutting your computer down, just in case SP had just come back.
I was hoping SP could be considered an addiction...I was wondering why I was going thru withdrawals this spring...Great read Bob!!
Bob Sihler - Jan 3, 2008 9:43 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Were you watching me???Thanks, Mike.
Hey, since addiction is a disease, I imagine some people are already pressing for full coverage of addiction treatment by health plans. So just think-- maybe someday soon, your health insurance may reimburse you somehow for your time on SP.
eric b - Jan 9, 2008 8:27 pm - Voted 10/10
Checking SP beforeI climb a mountain and not finding it. Going to the mountain climbing it, taking pictures thinking they would look good in your article and all of the great things you want to say ONLY TO COME HOME AND FIND SOMEONE ELSE ALREADY DID IT (it just wasn't located under the logical heading) AND WHATS WORSE? YOU KNOW THAT YOUR PAGE WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER!!!
Bob Sihler - Jan 9, 2008 9:17 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Checking SP beforeI think I'll add that one, Eric. That hasn't happened to me exactly that way, but something similar did. I had made plans for a certain peak and to make a page for it, and about a week before I left home, someone put up a page for it (and it wasn't too good).
eric b - Jan 10, 2008 3:29 pm - Voted 10/10
Re: Checking SP beforeThats what happened to me and I was like "how could I not have seen that it was already done? damn I should have gone to this other mountain instead!" Thats when I settled for writing a trip report instead of a Mountain & Rock page. I was also thinking, I bet this person just whipped this page out to increase his points, he didn't even have a primary image photo!
An amusing article to say the least, you mention alot of thigs people think but Never would dare say.
Winter8000m - Jan 9, 2008 9:24 pm - Hasn't voted
AddictionI dont have an adiction with sp
I can quit going anytime
I want, I just dont want to.
Pretty funny
Bob Sihler - Jan 9, 2008 9:30 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: AddictionThank you, but don't be in denial!
lcarreau - Jan 11, 2008 12:48 pm - Voted 10/10
Denial ???That's a river in Egypt, right? : - )