Originally Posted by eightblack

I will readily admit that I am all over the place when it comes to trip reports. I am merely a hack, and dont have the patience or skill of the resident experts such as Seat 2A, matthandy or SFO777.

There's a thing called life that gets in the way. Kids, spouses, dogs, cats, in-laws and parents. And then work.

When I write a TR, I do it on the fly. I dont set the alarm, wake up, have a wash and then sit down at the desk in my underwear and look longingly through the bedroom window at a squirrel enjoying the morning sunshine, playing with his nuts.

A post might take me 30-mins. Or a couple of hours. Just depends what happens. And if I think there's nothing worth writing about, I just dont write it. Take the Japan Do this year. I thought it was a good idea to start off a TR. Then it wasnt. Was more important to me to have a good time - and to be honest, while it was a great event, it was pretty uneventful.

I'd hate to see writers be stifled on this forum with a whole bunch of rules. I have enough aggravation in my life without adding any more...

As an aside, I had to go London a few weeks ago for work. Probably the funniest trip home on AA in J I have had (LHR to MIA) Sat beside a mad Columbian called Carlos. His son Carlos Jnr was down the back. It still makes me smile as I remember the experience. Or what I can remember of it.

But the rest of trip was as boring as blazes. I wont write TR's anymore unless I have finished them and to me, they need to be interesting. I'm also not a fan of reserving places (post holders) for future updates.

I have no idea how I got to this thread. I thought I was looking at soft porn and then all of a sudden, I ended up here...