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Old May 10, 2015 | 07:51 AM
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I've always wondered , how many of you are retired like me so you have the time to post often on here ? And how many have a job where you have the idle time at your job that you can check in here through out the day without getting in trouble with the boss . The ideal situation is if you own the company and let the other people do the work. but we are not all that lucky. Talking about these cars is an addiction and I know it's hard for some of us to stay away.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 07:55 AM
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I work full time and do not access this forum while on the job. I do however check it daily usually more than once. Mike
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Old May 10, 2015 | 07:59 AM
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Check the forum on breaks and lunch.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 08:03 AM
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Check the forum on breaks and lunch.
I did the same thing, from 2001 through early 2008. Then, I retired....
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Old May 10, 2015 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Burnt71
Check the forum on breaks and lunch.
Same thing for me.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 08:10 AM
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I check the forum a couple times a day. Sometimes during working hours. I own my own business and I jump on and off to look at the parts for sale sections.

What I do not do is spend hours surfing the net. Just a quick on and off. I always have too many things to do and not enough time to do them.

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Old May 10, 2015 | 08:39 AM
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Retired September, 2014
I'm new to Corvettes so I've been searching this forum quite a bit.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 08:43 AM
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I am retired and I have a Corvette Forum Addiction.

There is so much information here. I need to get on here at least once a day to read the updated posts and try to learn something.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 08:59 AM
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I work on the average of about 60 hours a week (yeah I know way to many for someone my age but it's expensive to live in New York). I have no access to the Corvette Forum at work so most of my time here is in the evening after dinner or weekends.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Bob K
I check the forum a couple times a day. Sometimes during working hours. I own my own business and I jump on and off to look at the parts for sale sections.

What I do not do is spend hours surfing the net. Just a quick on and off. I always have too many things to do and not enough time to do them.

Bob K.
I can relate because I ran my own business for 25 years and there was so much work to do that there was no time for surfing , but I always found enough time to check in here a few times per day. Now that I'm retired I am really addicted but I still occasionally get people coming into the shop wanting some work done so I have to compromise .
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Old May 10, 2015 | 09:26 AM
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Before and after work only, I retire at the end of June and don't need any issues with using co equipment and time for private use.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 09:28 AM
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I check in on the forum daily but have a long way to go before retirement. So daily constitutes after work and on weekends.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 09:45 AM
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I retired early so I could play with cars I go into the Forum once or twice a day.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 09:58 AM
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I retired the end of December 2012 and didn't find the forum until nearly a year later. Sure glad I did due to the wealth of information on here and all the knowledgeable members. I check the forum at least twice a day.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 10:01 AM
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Hi bj1k,
Tell me about this concept of "letting other people do the work".
Are you saying that actually happens?
I can't even get new grass seed to grow much less get people to do what I'd like them to do.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 10:07 AM
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Retired check in twice a day. Phil
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Old May 10, 2015 | 10:15 AM
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i usually check the forum before i go to work or after.
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Still punching the clock & twisting wrenches ....
...I'm always checking , at work or when off ....
My name is Brack & I have a forum addiction !!
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i'm retired at work.
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Old May 10, 2015 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Alan 71
Hi bj1k,
Tell me about this concept of "letting other people do the work".
Are you saying that actually happens?
I can't even get new grass seed to grow much less get people to do what I'd like them to do.
Regards,
Alan
I was thinking back when I was in my early twenties and would work for construction jobs and the working foreman who was supposed to be working with us would sit in the air conditioned truck on a hot day and watch us work. But this was back before computers etc.
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