Unplug
#7261161
05/09/21 09:47 PM
05/09/21 09:47 PM
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Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 5,948 2A Sanctuaries-W. OK & N. NM
Blaine County
OP
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OP
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2A Sanctuaries-W. OK & N. NM
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Yes, I understand the irony of what I am going to say because I am posting this on the internet.
I spent the day splitting and stacking firewood--one of my favorite obsessions. No phone, no computer, no television and no internet. I didn't watch or listen to the news. I didn't think about Biden, Trump, Covid, politics in general, our screwed up country or the economy.
I am outside a lot but I always have my darn phone with me. Not today.
Unplug boys and girls (especially some of the boys on here). Get outside without a connection to anything. It's good for the brain and soul. These stupid computers (and phones) are making us--well, kind of crazy at times.
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261205
05/09/21 10:37 PM
05/09/21 10:37 PM
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Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 3,077 Wyoming
cmcf
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Ignoring the problem won’t make it go away, libs are living proof of that.
“The world is governed by very different personages from what is imagined” B. Disraeli
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261208
05/09/21 10:41 PM
05/09/21 10:41 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 11,219 Oregon
beaverpeeler
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I sometimes have to carry a smart phone with me on the farm but not usually. I much prefer to listen to the crows, geese, hum of bees, etc.
I hear what you're saying Blaine.
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Unplug
[Re: cmcf]
#7261209
05/09/21 10:42 PM
05/09/21 10:42 PM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,500 Kenai AK
KenaiKid
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Ignoring the problem won’t make it go away, libs are living proof of that. Obsessing about it doesn't make it go away either. Good reminder BC. We are more effective when we are mentally and emotionally healthy anyway.
Boco couldn't catch a cold. But if he did, it would be Top Lot.
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261215
05/09/21 10:49 PM
05/09/21 10:49 PM
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Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 3,617 N. Carolina
Scout1
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N. Carolina
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Yes, I understand the irony of what I am going to say because I am posting this on the internet.
I spent the day splitting and stacking firewood--one of my favorite obsessions. No phone, no computer, no television and no internet. I didn't watch or listen to the news. I didn't think about Biden, Trump, Covid, politics in general, our screwed up country or the economy.
I am outside a lot but I always have my darn phone with me. Not today.
Unplug boys and girls (especially some of the boys on here). Get outside without a connection to anything. It's good for the brain and soul. These stupid computers (and phones) are making us--well, kind of crazy at times. Plus great exercise. You'll sleep well tonight. Swinging that Go-Devil is good for the mind and soul.
------------------------------------- DJT & MTG in 2024!
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261277
05/10/21 04:09 AM
05/10/21 04:09 AM
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Joined: Mar 2020
Posts: 7,365 W NY
Turtledale
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W NY
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Too many people let the almighty cell phone dictate their day. I too leave it inside the house or car when I'm out and about.
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Unplug
[Re: mole]
#7261306
05/10/21 06:14 AM
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Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 1,482 Ne pa
Jerry Jr.
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Ne pa
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I like this thread. I do not own a cell phone but see all to many young & old that are slaves to their phone and other electronic devices . Same here other than a couple of times getting a throw away one for out of state hunting trips. It is rather annoying when someone pulls out their phone in the middle of the conversation that you are having to answer the phone/text.
Time is more precious than gold if you know how to spend it .... but what do I know, I'm just a dumb farmer.~My Dad NRA LIFE MEMBER, Endowment Member
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261316
05/10/21 06:40 AM
05/10/21 06:40 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 17,379 Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
James
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"Minka"
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I have a cellphone, but use it so seldom that I always forget to take it when I go out.
I like splitting and stacking firewood too, Blaine County. Except I learned something: never try to split larch trees. Can't be done.
Jim
Forum Infidel since 2001
"And that troll bs is something triggered snowflakes say when they dont like what someone posts." - Boco
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261330
05/10/21 07:13 AM
05/10/21 07:13 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 20,067 SEPA
Lugnut
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Been "unplugged" for a while now. I quit watching the news about a year ago. I no longer give a crap about politics. I finally put that annoying forum troll (the dipstick that posted something above) on ignore and no longer participate in political threads.
Live is a lot more enjoyable and less stressful now.
Oh, and I just got back from an extended stay at camp chasing thunder chickens around the endless mountains of Potter County Pa. It's easy to stay unplugged up there.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261339
05/10/21 07:34 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 29,882 williamsburg ks
danny clifton
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"Grumpy Old Man"
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williamsburg ks
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I havnt watched TV in years. I do keep my phone handy. Not working today. Too much rain over the weekend. No dirt work going on anywhere. Could haul a few loads of driveway rock or something but I am going fishing.
Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261352
05/10/21 08:06 AM
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Joined: Dec 2018
Posts: 5,214 Crivitz WI
Sprung & Rusty
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Yes, I understand the irony of what I am going to say because I am posting this on the internet.
I spent the day splitting and stacking firewood--one of my favorite obsessions. No phone, no computer, no television and no internet. I didn't watch or listen to the news. I didn't think about Biden, Trump, Covid, politics in general, our screwed up country or the economy.
I am outside a lot but I always have my darn phone with me. Not today.
Unplug boys and girls (especially some of the boys on here). Get outside without a connection to anything. It's good for the brain and soul. These stupid computers (and phones) are making us--well, kind of crazy at times. I agree.
No Jab.
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261353
05/10/21 08:06 AM
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Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 6,487 central Haudenosaunee, the De...
white marlin
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Unplug boys and girls (especially some of the boys on here). Get outside without a connection to anything. It's good for the brain and soul. These stupid computers (and phones) are making us--well, kind of crazy at times. GREAT post! could not agree more! (and yeah...I get that you might have directed that at me)
Last edited by white marlin; 05/10/21 08:07 AM.
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Re: Unplug
[Re: Blaine County]
#7261357
05/10/21 08:22 AM
05/10/21 08:22 AM
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Joined: May 2011
Posts: 2,494 Garden,Michigan
Buck (Zandra)
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It seems like every time I go out to eat I see families come in,take a seat,and mom and dad take out their cell phones and start scrolling ,they do it before,during,and after the meal,tuning out the kids.The one group that doesn't do this as much are the older folks.
Buck(formely known as Zandra)
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