How Many Hours Per Week Do You Estimate That You Spend Posting and/or Reading on DU?

[Emit]

Contrary to what my husband says, I do not spend 100 hours or more per week posting and reading on DU, or at least I don't think I do. I'm curious how many hours other DUers spend, or think they spend, posting or reading on DU, specifically (not on line, in general). Comments are welcome, of course. :hi:

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Usually, an hour or two. This week, lots.

I was in the hospital recently with a bag of antibiotics stuck in my arm to cure a case of cellulitis. I had a laptop, a public internet portal, and a lot of free time.

I'm home now, but still not doing much, so I'm posting on DU more.

--d!

[Emit]

9. I'm sorry to hear you we hospitalized and hope you are on the path to recovery

Are you okay now?

Sick days are my favorite time to post on DU ~ I feel less guilty and I don't have to get dressed in the morning, lol.

[Dogmudgeon]

13. Oh, things are doing well now

Cellulitis ls mean-looking, but antibiotics kill it right off. I just have chronic strep and staph from longstanding ear and sinus damage. I actually seldom get ear/sinus infections these days, and the cellulitis probably developed as a response to my increasing the vigor of my fitness program, combined by a small callous split on my heel.

Of course, no visit to the hospital is complete without a brush with death. My meds were incorrectly recorded and I was not given my alpha/beta-blocker meds; I have some weird kind of neurologically-triggered high blood pressure and need to take alpha and beta blockers. After 55+ hours, I went into an hypertensive crisis. My good fortune is that I am in otherwise excellent cardiovascular health and didn't have much of a problem. It felt awful, of course, but that part didn't last too long, especially after I asked the nurse "who do I have to SUE to get my meds?"

I used to work for hospitals back in the 1980s and 1990s, and they were having problems even then. These days, I consider them to be death traps. In my past 4 visits, all for rather trivial problems, I have endured THREE significant drug foul-ups. The technical and nursing staff is seriously overworked (4 nurses for 45 patients, including at least 5 demented/retarded/traumatic brain injury patients the night I was there) and are now required to do physicians' work in many cases.

Health care reform can't come fast enough!

--d!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Emit!

Heck, I LIVE on DU!

Many, many hours here, all through the day, and after dinner, well into the evening!

And I've been doing this since 2005!

I have many friends here, and I love being here so I can talk with them!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Emit]

7. I feel like I live here, too, CaliforniaPeggy!

But with three kids ~ one just in college and the other two in elementary ~ and working part-time to three quarter time per week, I know I can't be here all the time, as hubby suggests. :D (truth be told, I log on at work some days just to read up a bit).

It's a great resource with lots of shared ideas, thoughts and info that I value a great deal.

I missed it when I was away for a few months ~ had to take a break for personal reasons and only checked in sporadically ... stopped posting even, for a bit. But, couldn't stay away. :hi:

[Swamp Rat]

3. Unknown

:D

[Emit]

5. unfair!

:spank: Not and option!

You must answer the question or else this highly scientific poll will be tainted!

I must know how many other people live on DU!

:rofl:

:hi:

[Swamp Rat]

8. If you add "Unknown" as a choice, then I will vote "Unknown."

I like to vote. :D

[Emit]

10. And everyone else will, too. That's no FUN!

Then we won't know!

The question will remain Unknown!

:crazy:

[Swamp Rat]

12. LOL!

;):D

[aaaaaa5a]

4. DU is a great place to get information

Most of the time I just skim over the top stories and read some of the threads. However during the campaign I spent hours here every day. Over the weekend with the big HCR bill, I would guess I spent several hours here too.

[NYC_SKP]

6. You mean my "paid for posting" hours, my free time hours, or both combined?

:evilgrin:

[Emit]

11. ...

:rofl:









Seriously, though, how much do they pay you?

;)