IIS is affecting my work - help!

Robert_T · #1 13-01-2006, 12:30 PM

It seems like such a harmless thing having IIS forum open in a window in the background of my work PC ... it was just for lunchtime use OK, now I find each time I move from one task to another I think... might just go have a look at what new posts have come in, won't respond or anything, just a look. Then go ooh this looks interesting... just put in my 10c worth... about $3.50 worth later - bugger what was I really meant to be doing again.

Any other's out there (yes I'm talking to you DP

), maybe there should be an IIS anonomous...

cheers,

h0ughy (David) · #2 13-01-2006, 12:32 PM

yes iam constantly going back and forth. Mike how many times a day do we visit, surely you have a log?

At least at the end of the month we only have to yell over the field to each other for a change! (Lostock, for those going)

ving (David) · #3 13-01-2006, 12:34 PM

I am here constantly.... work is paying me to post here

davidpretorius · #4 13-01-2006, 12:50 PM

hmmmmmm wellll, i have the email option set to instant notification, so as soon as someone posts to a thread i have added to, then the old adsl straight to the pc. So basically, i am on this site 16 hours a day!!!

some may say addicted, but that is not true of course.... i live in denial!!!

I will turn it off saturday night as my lovely wife lisa and i go out to dinner and then pull out the projector, lay back the recliners and watch a dvd together.

h0ughy (David) · #5 13-01-2006, 12:52 PM

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Originally Posted by davidpretorius

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I will turn it off saturday night as my lovely wife lisa and i go out to dinner and then pull out the projector, lay back the recliners and watch a dvd together.

IS THAT THE HUBBLE DVD from the A&S mag ?

toetoe (Peter) · #6 13-01-2006, 12:54 PM

No computers at my work place, i log on in between shifts during the day sometimes when i am home, apart from that i wait till after work like a good boy that i am.

davidpretorius · #7 13-01-2006, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by h0ughy

IS THAT THE HUBBLE DVD from the A&S mag ?

hmmmmm well i haven't watched it yet and it is full of pretty colours, no violence!!!!

thanks houghy!!

h0ughy (David) · #8 13-01-2006, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by davidpretorius

hmmmmm well i haven't watched it yet and it is full of pretty colours, no violence!!!!

thanks houghy!!

true mate, and they say that the best things in life are free

, but you always pay a price for something

don't we!!!

Robert_T · #9 13-01-2006, 01:16 PM

I took deep breaths and didn't come back to this thraed for a whole 30min and already 7 posts!

...glad to see there are a few other naughty boys out there....

rochler · #10 13-01-2006, 01:21 PM

I keep it open in the background. I don't have a high pressure job hehe, so I get plenty of opportunity to have a peek at what's going on....

Moonshine · #11 13-01-2006, 01:23 PM

If you find it is affecting your work too much, you could always quit work

Don

33South (Chris) · #12 13-01-2006, 01:32 PM

Its not just work its affecting, its my mind.

for example now whenever I see the moon phase indicator showing waxing gibbous I think of Vings Waxing Gibbon.........

Thiink · #13 13-01-2006, 01:34 PM

I usually keep a few forums open while I am at work, or at least lurk in them. I usually lurk in most forums actually.

Its sad but I cant wait to go back to work next week to try and get some routine back, Ive done nothing these holidays!

avandonk · #14 13-01-2006, 01:45 PM

I am retired now so IIS only keeps me away from ?. The unofficial policy at CSIRO was it's OK during work time as long as it was not stopping from you from moving to the next task. In my case while waiting for a short x-ray exposure it was OK as I was sitting at a unix workstation anyway. The eleventh commandment still holds 'thou should not get caught'. Not getting the work done falls into this category.

Otherwise I am not addicted, just want to know what is happening in real time.

Bert

ving (David) · #15 13-01-2006, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by davidpretorius

some may say addicted, but that is not true of course.... i live in denial!!!.

how the weather over there in egypt davo? I heard about that bus crash, terrible, that was due to the wet wasnt it?

RB (Andrew) · #16 13-01-2006, 03:02 PM

Hi, just wanted to introduce myself.
I'm new to IIS, is it really that addictive?

I mean really, how much harm is there in one cigarette, oh I mean, reply on your lunch break?

Robert_T · #17 13-01-2006, 03:50 PM

Hello, my name is Robert and I'm a ISSaholic

It's been 2 hours and 11 minutes since my last IIS post....

RB (Andrew) · #18 13-01-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Robert_T

It's been 2 hours and 11 minutes since my last IIS post....

You need help Robert, it's only been 51 minutes for me....

asimov (John) · #19 13-01-2006, 03:57 PM

Get back to work....

asimov (John) · #20 13-01-2006, 03:58 PM

but...but....