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Old Oct 3, 2009, 2:14 pm
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I think I am obsessed with FlyerTalk...

How often do you all check this board?

I have noticed I seem to waste at least an hour a day on here now. I don't think this is very healthy.

I am curious how old most of the people on here are and how long they have been "frequent flyers" (more then a few times a year)... Is there a good place to see people's profiles or something?
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 2:18 pm
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There's no need to hide your obsession from the rest of the Community; let's move this to the CommunityBuzz! Forum.

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p.s. Acceptance is a good first step.
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 2:20 pm
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RdFltErr, your condition describes so many of our members! As my co-moderator beat me to moving this thread, I'd invite you to check out the first and third "sticky" threads at the top of the Community Buzz forum. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, United and TravelBuzz forums.
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 2:36 pm
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Originally Posted by RdFltErr
How often do you all check this board?

I have noticed I seem to waste at least an hour a day on here now. I don't think this is very healthy.
Waste? or Positive-Compulsiveness?... i think the latter...

Well...time for me to go log my daily 3 hours of learning, laughter, and compulsiveness...
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 2:41 pm
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Originally Posted by RdFltErr
at least an hour a day
That's it? And you call yourself obsessed?!?!
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 2:42 pm
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Originally Posted by lucky9876coins
That's it? And you call yourself obsessed?!?!
yes well clearly there are worse cases out there

"Posts: 23,397"

haha
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 2:59 pm
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Originally Posted by RdFltErr
How often do you all check this board?

I have noticed I seem to waste at least an hour a day on here now. I don't think this is very healthy.

One hour, wow. My wife wishes that's all the time I spent here
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 3:49 pm
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Originally Posted by RdFltErr
How often do you all check this board?

I have noticed I seem to waste at least an hour a day on here now. I don't think this is very healthy.

I am curious how old most of the people on here are and how long they have been "frequent flyers" (more then a few times a year)... Is there a good place to see people's profiles or something?
I am on here much longer than an hour a day.

Don't be ashamed. It is perfectly okay.
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 3:57 pm
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If by an hour, you mean an hour for every two hours you're awake....
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 4:06 pm
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Thumbs up

Don't feel like the Lone Ranger. An hour all day??? I have spent over an hour composing a single post! Of course, it was an extensive post with a lot of specific destination information but still ... ...


EDIT: How the heck did that thumbs up get at the top of my response? I didn't put it there. (????)
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 5:01 pm
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I don't sleep anymore.
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 5:19 pm
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I definitely spend way too much time on here. At first, I was reading all the threads and absorbing a lot, so it was great. I still learn new things, but it's a much smaller percentage of the time I spend here. But I got in the habit, and I can't break it!
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 5:39 pm
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Originally Posted by justforfun
If by an hour, you mean an hour for every two hours you're awake....

Ditto! Not to mention FT is set as my home page
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Old Oct 3, 2009, 5:54 pm
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LOL . After over 2 years here, I wish I could say I was only here for an hour....

I do 1 hr in my lunch break for the FT chatroom and then I am usually back here most nights for way MORE than 1 hour . Since I am on hols now I am not averaging very much time at all....so thats a good thing, I think .

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Old Oct 3, 2009, 6:05 pm
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Originally Posted by coachrowsey
One hour, wow. My wife wishes that's all the time I spent here
my husband, too!

on the other hand, once we started getting in on a few deals and getting some status and upgrades, he decided maybe my little hobby was a good use of time after all!
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