Posted on Jun 4, 2016
How much time do you spend on RallyPoint every day?
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I'll admit it. I spend far too much time on RallyPoint every day. Sorry. It can't be avoided. I'm retired. And I don't get out much anymore since the State of California told me that I had to reduce my outdoor use by 50%.
This problem, too much time, was brought home to me yesterday when a brother-in-arms on RP laughed at me for not remembering him. Apparently, we had bumped into each other in five (by his count) separate discussions. Really. “Bumped” into each other is putting it mildly. We disagreed on almost everything. Thus, he took to making fun of me (maybe to discredit my opinion) after I mentioned that I didn't remember his name.
Actually, I'm good with names of people I've met. I'm a storyteller. I remember people, places, and events from the distant past, almost seventy-four years beginning in the cradle when I grabbed a steam radiator pipe. (You remember things like that) I wrote my journals of Infantry School and Vietnam about forty years after the fact and people comment all the time how accurate my descriptions are.
So, why didn't I remember this young soldier/sailor/airman? The simple truth is that I focus on the discussion, not the person. Don't believe me? I'm always surprised when I click on a comment to vote it up or respond and Grumpy Cat jumps out of my screen to announce I've been blocked. That's happened countless times with the same people because I simply don't remember them by name and they keep posting topics that interest me.
Actually, I don't have to remember every discussion. I'm not a liar. (I'm lazy. It takes too much effort to remember lies so that you don't contradict yourself when you fall in with the same people or topic each time. Maybe that's why Hillary always looks exhausted, ya think?) Also, my comments are based on my principles. I don't have to worry about saying something different than I've said before nor saying something different than what I do. My principles guide me consistently.
So, there you have it. I spend way too much time on RallyPoint. Do you?
This problem, too much time, was brought home to me yesterday when a brother-in-arms on RP laughed at me for not remembering him. Apparently, we had bumped into each other in five (by his count) separate discussions. Really. “Bumped” into each other is putting it mildly. We disagreed on almost everything. Thus, he took to making fun of me (maybe to discredit my opinion) after I mentioned that I didn't remember his name.
Actually, I'm good with names of people I've met. I'm a storyteller. I remember people, places, and events from the distant past, almost seventy-four years beginning in the cradle when I grabbed a steam radiator pipe. (You remember things like that) I wrote my journals of Infantry School and Vietnam about forty years after the fact and people comment all the time how accurate my descriptions are.
So, why didn't I remember this young soldier/sailor/airman? The simple truth is that I focus on the discussion, not the person. Don't believe me? I'm always surprised when I click on a comment to vote it up or respond and Grumpy Cat jumps out of my screen to announce I've been blocked. That's happened countless times with the same people because I simply don't remember them by name and they keep posting topics that interest me.
Actually, I don't have to remember every discussion. I'm not a liar. (I'm lazy. It takes too much effort to remember lies so that you don't contradict yourself when you fall in with the same people or topic each time. Maybe that's why Hillary always looks exhausted, ya think?) Also, my comments are based on my principles. I don't have to worry about saying something different than I've said before nor saying something different than what I do. My principles guide me consistently.
So, there you have it. I spend way too much time on RallyPoint. Do you?
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Too much depends on your discretionary time. Many times I peruse the site while I'm sitting on my porch overlooking the scenery and listening to 50s music. I would refer to that as multitasking.
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Same as I do MCPO Roger Collins, just like I'm doing now!!! Enjoying the view and the breeze infinitely more than being on this site. I think it deadens the electronic experience.
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PO1 Brian Austin
With a view like that, i would completely "zone out"! I'd be like "Huh? What's a RP?" :)
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Daily at a minimum. But length of time varies. All depends on my work schedule (currently on lunch break as i type this), my wife's schedule and how much my wife and dog are nagging me.
I haven't blocked or down voted anyone as of yet. Some topics i'm in "agree to disagree mode". Everybody has their opinions. Though some folks on here get a little worked up when disagreed with.
I haven't blocked or down voted anyone as of yet. Some topics i'm in "agree to disagree mode". Everybody has their opinions. Though some folks on here get a little worked up when disagreed with.
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I check it every day. My mind does not function as it did 20+ years ago so trying to figure out how to get around some sites and pages take me a few minutes to hours to figure out. smh I think I sniffed to much JP-4 and JP-8 back in the day lol
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