Subj : Re: Stage 4 COVID To : Rixter From : calcmandan Date : Tue Dec 17 2024 09:38 pm On 17 Dec 2024, Rixter said the following... Ri> Ri> Ri> > On 14 Jul 2020, The Godfather said the following... Ri> Ri> > Sorry, I just got this message - not sure why. I did then, and still do, Ri> > network engineering. Still working from home too. At this point, I can't Ri> > imagine going back. Ri> Ri> > D Ri> Ri> > ... Classic: A book which people praise but don't read. - Mark Twain Ri> Ri> > --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Linux/64) Ri> > * Origin: The Bottomless Abyss BBS * bbs.bottomlessabyss.net (21:1/172) Ri> Ri> Ri> Working from home sounds dreadful. You must be single or childless? I Ri> would miss the interaction with people too much. Do you get lonely? I As of October, I'm married nineteen years and not lonely in the least. My wife is home every day at 4:08PM which is just thirty minutes after I'm off. Not sure why working from home would lead you to the conclusion of a lonely life - sort of boggles the mind. I also have friends outside of work, actually, all my friends are outside of work. And this didn't change since working remotely. I see them more now than before since some are retired and have time to hang out. Sure, I have acquaintances I work with and I still meet them for beers after work whenever we have the desire to let off some steam. We have breweries all over town and they're often hot spots for professional meetups. These only increased the last four years. Working from home has drastically changed my life for the better. The commute alone has saved me a good ninety minutes a day off the top. My car logs far fewer miles with very little wear and tear. My car has logged fewer than six thousand miles since 2020 - which encapsulates road trips more than anything. I don't buy new clothing as much. The extra time not spent in traffic has transformed my free time to a degree that I never would have had otherwise. For instance, I have far more time for hobbies and time in the gym lifting weights. Also, I have more time to grocery shop, research new recipes, do chores in the yard or landscape, write software, bbs, or just fart around. Don't even get me started on the volume of books I've read. Needless to say, I've saved WAY MORE MONEY. This impacted my investment portfolio to a point that I never conceived possible. It is pinch-myself shocking how well I've done financially as a result. I retire in six years and look forward to the next chapter. A chapter, I'd say, is under heavy planning. Ri> hope you have a great choice of of restaurants and clubs near you so you Ri> can get out of the house some. It’s too busy here for me to even Ri> consider working from home. What’s a day like for you? I am just Ri> curious. If you don’t answer I will not take it personally. Read above. Working from home doesn't make me a hermit. Far from it. I could say alot more but I'd bore you. Anyway. Ri> Ri> telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23 Ri> http://ricksbbs.synchro.net:8080 Ri> Madison,NC Ri> --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 Ri> * Origin: Rick's BBS - telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23 (21:1/242) .... What does it mean to pre-board? Do you get on before you get on? --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Linux/64) * Origin: The Bottomless Abyss BBS * bbs.bottomlessabyss.net (21:1/172) .