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    Things are slow this week! Seriously, where is everybody?!

    Is that because so many people out east are snowed in?

    What, no power, or catching up on housework while not at the office?
    Last edited by Alagirl; Feb. 11, 2010, 01:38 PM.
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    I don't know, I'm on here more than usual b/c I'm sitting at home (I teach so we have a snow day) so I can't account for anyone else. Shoveling out maybe?

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      Yes, it has been veeerrry slow this week. Usually COTH helps occupy hours of my time while I'm at work (shhh ), but today I perused most of it in an hour. Gosh, I'm bored.

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        I know, I am actually forced to do dishes....

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          All I know is that I've spent waaaaayyy more time on here than I usually do because I'm not in school- the good part of the snow! I do agree though it's been really slow and I've been forced to find ways to otherwise occupy my time- I'm really enjoying some old threads!
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          • #6
            I'm not sure it's as much "snowed in" as it is "snowed out"! In the past week we've gotten 42" of snow and, although the snow ended yesterday morning, we're still not completely shoveled out.

            Hubby hasn't been to work for two days so I'm busy dancing around him, making pots of coffee and lots of stuff to eat since we weren't supposed to go out during the blizzard....

            Man, I loved my darling little TB mare but I am so glad neither she nor I had to go through these storms at the barn this year (had to put her down a year ago this past October).
            "Don't blame Hogg or the other teens. The adults are supposed to know better. If only we could find any." ~Tom Nichols, professor of national security affairs at the Naval War College~

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              Originally posted by acking01 View Post
              Yes, it has been veeerrry slow this week. Usually COTH helps occupy hours of my time while I'm at work (shhh ), but today I perused most of it in an hour. Gosh, I'm bored.
              Hang in there. We're preparing a great man auction.

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              • #8
                I wonder if, in general, more and more people are leaving forums for texting, facebook, twitter and such other, being weaned to the forms that don't require so much time as reading thru forums does.

                Maybe some of that, along with many posters being too busy getting things done with the snow taking so much of their time.

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                • #9
                  As a semi-lurker, I can say that I'm contemplating a trip to Wellington for a session with barka.lounger
                  I'm a bit tired of shoveling snow that's higher than the fences I'm currently jumping!

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                    Originally posted by Bluey View Post
                    I wonder if, in general, more and more people are leaving forums for texting, facebook, twitter and such other, being weaned to the forms that don't require so much time as reading thru forums does.

                    Maybe some of that, along with many posters being too busy getting things done with the snow taking so much of their time.
                    Or maybe people like soap operas, the more heavily this forum is moderated in a "moderate" fashion, the more people are likely to find their kicks elsewhere...where is Erin when you need her?
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                    • #11
                      Power out for me...and probably a lot of other East Coasters. So happy to have it back....

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                      • #12
                        ...over here we are probably sitting on our expanding rear ends watching the
                        Olympics...or will be after tomorrow. Actually, on second thoughts, there are probably not that many riders intersted in winter sports (except the toss the manure, sweep the stall, skate to the barn, Games.)
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                          Originally posted by Bluey View Post
                          I wonder if, in general, more and more people are leaving forums for texting, facebook, twitter and such other, being weaned to the forms that don't require so much time as reading thru forums does.

                          Maybe some of that, along with many posters being too busy getting things done with the snow taking so much of their time.
                          Forum was hot last week, slowed for the weekend and never got back to speed...very unusual for COTH.

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                          • #14
                            No loss of power here...not that it matters with a generator.
                            But I've been off the computer more often since the snow due to refinishing kitchen cabinets and also reading a new series of books someone else suggested on the last OT day. The Margaret of Ashbury series...pretty addicting reading. I read the first two books in 3 days, afraid to start the last because I get nothing else done once I start reading one, they're pretty funny.
                            Whoever suggested them, thanks! I'm getting nothing done but am enjoying them, LOL!
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                              Originally posted by Foxtrot's View Post
                              ...over here we are probably sitting on our expanding rear ends watching the
                              Olympics...or will be after tomorrow. Actually, on second thoughts, there are probably not that many riders intersted in winter sports (except the toss the manure, sweep the stall, skate to the barn, Games.)
                              i LOVE THE WINTER OLYMPICS...CAN'T WAIT FOR THEM TO START. lOVE THE SKIING, SKATING AND SNOWBOARDERS!

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                              • #16
                                I think those of us in the SNOWWWWW are so darned busy trying to keep up with everything we don't have much time to post. Luckily my DH is doing all the barn work because I'm still getting over some surgery.

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                                  Originally posted by Bluey View Post
                                  I wonder if, in general, more and more people are leaving forums for texting, facebook, twitter and such other, being weaned to the forms that don't require so much time as reading thru forums does.

                                  Maybe some of that, along with many posters being too busy getting things done with the snow taking so much of their time.
                                  I hope you're not right, because I refuse to text, twitter, or participate on facebook.

                                  Personally, after I get in from doing chores in waist deep snow and the total frustration of having horses that I can't do a darned thing with (which of course doesn't stop the bills$$$) I don't really want to talk about them much. Or think about them. I just want to rest up for the next round of barn chores in 3ft snow over a layer of ice.

                                  If there ever was a time for an Off-Topic day this is it, 'cause I don't want to talk or think about horses right now, but I sure am bored!!!
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                                  • #18
                                    I think everyone's recovering from the drama drama last week... the one with the 2 girls who were actually one girl who was actually the girl's sister or something?
                                    Different flavors of crazy, but totally NUTS. You know its true. - GreyHunterHorse

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                                      Originally posted by blackcat95 View Post
                                      I think everyone's recovering from the drama drama last week... the one with the 2 girls who were actually one girl who was actually the girl's sister or something?

                                      LOL, what drama llama was that?

                                      Did I miss it?

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                                      • #20
                                        For me it's a combination of few thread topics that are general enough/silly enough that I have anything to say (bit comparisons are waaaay over my head) and a desire to not disgrace myself by taking out my rotten post-shoveling/cabin fever/why do I live with these people? mood on some hapless fellow poster.

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