How many of you DEPEND on SF?

AZ Jim

AZ Jim

R.I.P. With Us In Spirit Only
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SURPRISE, ARIZONA
I am not too proud to admit you are very important to me. I am semi-disabled, just lost my life's companion, am very limited in my mobility in life. So, you guys have become my family. I come here to drink from the fountain of friendship. You, like it or not you have become my family. I honestly don't know how I would fill my waking hours without you. Now, that's as candid as I can be. How important is SF to you?
 

As most know, I took a break for a few weeks while my husband was sick. I did check in almost daily, but did not post. I have found, like AzJim, that this place has become a lifeline of sorts during this time. A place to just sit and chat, smile a but and just enjoy reading what others have to say. So, yes, until I am 100% ready to enter back into the real world, I will visit here.

Even when back in RL, I will always come here for the friendship this place offers.
 
I check in several times a day and would definitely miss SF and the regulars.

I enjoy the nonsense but I also appreciate the advice and experiences that people share on a variety of day to day purchases, issues, etc...
 
It seems like yesterday my daughter set up her old computer for me to use. I remember having the hardest time making the mouse move around on the screen. I've been on the Forum for 4 years now and I sure would miss it.

I have to pass the computer in my daughters old room in order to get to the bathroom. Many times I'll tell the hubby I'll be right back, I have to go. An hour later he will come looking for me and finds me typing away. He says,"I thought you had to go to the bathroom?" I tell him I did but someone posted the most interesting subject on the forum and I just had to read it . He just shakes his head. He really doesn't get it. His loss my gain. lol
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
It seems like yesterday my daughter set up her old computer for me to use. I remember having the hardest time making the mouse move around on the screen. I've been on the Forum for 4 years now and I sure would miss it.

I have to pass the computer in my daughters old room in order to get to the bathroom. Many times I'll tell the hubby I'll be right back, I have to go. An hour later he will come looking for me and finds me typing away. He says,"I thought you had to go to the bathroom?" I tell him I did but someone posted the most interesting subject on the forum and I just had to read it . He just shakes his head. He really doesn't get it. His loss my gain. lol
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Good for you Ruth...PS my favorite Grandma was named Ruth....
 
I like being in here. I've come to know some of you, in the context of SF, and I enjoy the conversations we share. I have been a loner, of sorts, since my high school days, even though I made my living onstage for thirty years, and had to work crowds of several thousand people, at times. In Austin, over the last forty-one years, I've made a few friends, not counting women I was married to or otherwise involved with, but I actually like the folks in here more than most I've met in my own town. I'd miss SF if it went away.
 
I love visiting SF and I visit it many times a day. I've never met so many very nice people like the people here. I love almost every subject discussed and advice given is very helpful. I love the humor section and the games too. This is my home away from home. :)
 
Though I am a "youngish" recent retiree, I like to check in a few times a week and look at the topics of discussion and see how everybody is doing. I find there is a lot of wisdom to be found as well as humor on SF.
But mostly, I feel that "you" are a bunch of very nice caring people! When I hear that someone has lost a loved one or is going through very difficult times, I find that I am hoping for the best, for them.
 
Guess I could say I’m dependent on SF for the pleasant distraction

So very many topics

So very many posts

So very many nice folks….even the not so nice I find stimulating

I belong to maybe a half dozen sites, but this one gets my full attention

Early morn, whenever my eyes can no longer stay shut (3-4a to maybe 6a)

Early eve (5-6p to maybe 10p or so)

I’m usually on 2-3 sites at once, but this one would surely sustain me by itself

In a nutshell, this place rocks my rocker


...or settles it down

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Yeahhh I guess I’ve come to enjoy popping in and socializing. There are many members whom I have grown very fond of and look forward to seeing their posts.
I’m actually pleasantly surprised :grin:
 
I found this site quite by accident while messing around on the computer. I now log in several times each day and enjoy the serious and not so serious post. The word games keep me coming back each day. I enjoy SF and give it and the persons here a 10.
 
AZ Jim said:
I am not too proud to admit you are very important to me. I am semi-disabled, just lost my life's companion, am very limited in my mobility in life. So, you guys have become my family. I come here to drink from the fountain of friendship. You, like it or not you have become my family. I honestly don't know how I would fill my waking hours without you. Now, that's as candid as I can be. How important is SF to you?
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Glad you're still posting here with us Jim after losing your lovely wife. I enjoy the forum very much, the only senior forum that I belong to and the posts here always bring a smile, laugh and sometimes a tear like just now when Squattingdog told us he lost two of his precious furbabies today. :(

I usually stop in mornings and evenings and like to hear about what members are doing, seeing their pictures and learning from their advice and experiences. I haven't been on too much this week, been busy shopping and packing for a camping trip after the holiday. Plan to head to the Colorado mountains for a couple of weeks, it's been snowing some here in town so it should be interesting. :D
 
I don't depend on it at this point in my life..

I do however love the camaraderie.

I like to hear the different takes on situations we all face in our lives.

I could also see myself later on , depending on the connection with other folks.

It's all good..in my opinion.

We all do what we gotta do to keep on keepin on.
 
I'll join in with the others in saying I thoroughly enjoy being a member of this forum. So many interesting people...such talent...such humor.

It's so pleasant to be able to talk about something in the past and not have someone look at me and say "WHUT? I wasn't even BORN then!" You guys....UNDERSTAND....
 
I pop in a few times a day and enjoy reminiscing, commenting on non political news, sharing and asking for information etc. My biggest goal is fighting to preserve as much mobility as I can, keeping the old Outback running and going out doing local daytime things probably 5-6 days a week. AZJim, I want to encourage you to fight to maintain and improve your mobility as much as you can. It must be terribly hard right now to do much besides mourn, but it is possible. In Jan 2017 I fell and broke my femur. Ended up in a wheel chair in assisted living. Worked my butt off in PT etc and by Dec 2017 worked my way onto a Walker and back to a smaller apartment in the same complex I was in before. When I was in AL, some folks in better shape than I was just bought themselves a power chair & a bib & called it a day. I preferred to keep fighting & learn lots of workarounds for the mobility issues. Takes a lot of mental conviction to figure out how to do thngs but very satisfying when achieving something new. My DD & SIL help me now & then maybe a couple of hours a month .
But it is very satisfying to keep working at it.
 
I also want to add that I just don't have the time to contribute the way I want to.

That in itself is what keeps me away at times.
 
Oh yes I'm here several times a day when I'm home, and since I took early retirement 18 months ago...it's been a very close companion, and I feel that just about all of you are friends, even tho' we've never met, and I look forward to hearing all your stories, and the humour from some that makes me laugh out loud

I'd miss you guys very much if you weren't here...

ETA...Oh I forgot to mention the photos, and albums...I love to see everybody's pictures and photos :D
 
I guess it depends on what you mean.

I don't rely on it for companionship or connection with the outside world. I am thankfully still completely mobile and I work a 40 - 50 hour week doing organizing and personal assistance, so I'm always busy, on my feet, on the go. That, and my ballroom dancing hobby, and my close family ties and friendships and an active social life keep me connected and involved with life. For that, for the good health that allows all that, I am very grateful and don't take it for granted.

I enjoy being here, a lot. I've found a kinship with you here, a similar mindset, and a connection with you all. I am both a member, and run, a variety of other forums, private groups, websites etc, along with a lot of general social media interaction, so I have lots of comparisons, and SF is one of my favorites. I am here more than anywhere else other than one of the other private face groups I'm part of.
 

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