How many of you spend hours on this forum?

[trek1500]

I just started reading these threads again after a long layoff because I found myself spending a lot of time here...Now I'm semi retired and living off of my investments...still pretty young so I can do this but those of you at work...do you plant yourself here? LOL!

It's addictive I admit and some of the threads are very interesting...there are a lot of smart people who frequent this great forum!

But I have found that I have to on occasion "wean" myself away...

It's been months and I'm glad I'm back until it gets crazy again...

[GTomcan]

Hey Trek1500 welcome back, I visit this forum every day, have been since way back,2002 I'm hoplessly addicted, to acoustic and this forum is what did it it's my in home hobby. I spend roughly 30-40 minutes a day here.
I don't post much any more, I read alot and visit the for sale area much. I need to post a few for sale now. I'm just a closet played and a admirer of wood insturments.
Love Taylors and Martin. I've too many can't believe what my addiction has caused me to amass. Not a bad thing.
Gotta go... in process of buying back a Taylor I sold year an a half ago Haha .

[ljguitar]

Originally Posted by trek1500

…It's been months and I'm glad I'm back until it gets crazy again...

Hi trek...

It sits open in my browser all the time, but I drop by three or four times a day (We're retired and do pretty much what we like when we like).

I enjoy fielding newbie questions, and chatting about some points of interest. I'll usually make one large post a day, and comment on 5 or 6, and maybe get into a discussion or two.

Glad for the iPad with Verizon connectivity when we travel.

[reholli]

I do, but generally not daily...actually, I go in spurts with lots of time off.

[chitz]

I'm retired so I check in here 4-5 times a day, in between putzings.

[psychojohn]

Too many !

[Glennwillow]

I spend a fair amount of time here and appreciate the forum and the large majority of the folks here. And yes, there ARE a lot of very smart people who take part here. Many times I am amazed at the high level of discussion here.

I am not retired, though I am 66. It's lunchtime at work for me right now. I intend to work a few more years before hanging up my spurs.

- Glenn

[MexicoMike]

I find it MUCH easier to be here and talk (type) about playing guitars than to actually bother with trying to play them. Practicing is hard/ running my mouth (fingers) is easy.

[okieboy]

I'm fully and happily retired. I check AGF several times each day. I've used the forum as my major guitar learning tool -- and being mostly home-bound I also enjoy the sense of community and common interest I find here. And there have been times when I've read every post on a certain thread. And there are certain members (you know who you are) whose posts I read no matter what the topic!

[Long Jon]

Originally Posted by MexicoMike

I find it MUCH easier to be here and talk (type) about playing guitars than to actually bother with trying to play them. Practicing is hard/ running my mouth (fingers) is easy.

Haha! Ain't that the truth.
I'm probably not really here quite as much as it looks like tho'.
Often got it on a tab in the background and then forget I'm logged on.

[scottishrogue]

I have this site open and check back every so often, just to see if there are any threads I can contribute to. I enjoy helping people with their questions of all things guitar, and I enjoy the humor that many member interject into their comments.

And, one big advantage of spending time here on the AGF, it keeps me from looking for another guitar that I don't need! This forum has saved me a lot of money!

I also learn a lot from members with more knowledge or experience. I also spend some time doing "political" rants on another site (not allowed here), and I play scrabble on FB with my friends. And I do a lot of independent research, mostly about guitars, since I have purchased many books in 50 years of playing guitar. And, it's great fun!!!

And, I occasionally actually practice, or do upgrades, or repairs.

Glen

[JLed79]

I am not retired and work way too much actually. That said I still find the time to check in here multiple times a day. Sometimes I post, sometimes I don't.
As spring and summer arrive I will spend less time here and more on the other forum I frequent (automobile enthusiast). Seems like, for me, guitar related stuff (forum reading, playing and whatever else) are more of a winter time activity.

[oxygenman]

I'm a college professor, so I don't work a nine to five job, and I look at AGF maybe twice a day. The exception to that is when I'm out of the country for a couple of months, as I am every summer, and then I look a lot more often.

[Rmz76]

Originally Posted by trek1500

I just started reading these threads again after a long layoff because I found myself spending a lot of time here...Now I'm semi retired and living off of my investments...still pretty young so I can do this but those of you at work...do you plant yourself here? LOL!

It's addictive I admit and some of the threads are very interesting...there are a lot of smart people who frequent this great forum!

But I have found that I have to on occasion "wean" myself away...

It's been months and I'm glad I'm back until it gets crazy again...

Based on the stats at the main page it seems I'm on here far too often.

[franchelB]

I used to spend a LOT of hours here, until they've cut the pages down to 8. So, now I just read through the 8 pages of topics just once a day.