Subj : Re: Hi
To   : Apam
From : Avon
Date : Mon Jun 06 2022 14:23:31

On 06 Jun 2022 at 09:56a, Apam pondered and said...
 
 Ap> Ah yeah, I think it's on planes here too though I've not been on a plane
 Ap> since before the pandemic.

I have flown a couple of flights this year so far and it's a bit of a pain but not too much so. They stopped serving nibbles mid-flight and coffee/tea also but that made sense when you're asking folks to keep masks on. They just started giving out food options as you departed at the end of the flight.

 Ap>  > Sounds good, so long as it's fun and/or of interest then chip away at s
 Ap>  > I say. I have been putting off doing some BBS stuff because it feels a 
 Ap>  > overwhelming... and it's probably not.
 Ap> 
 Ap> I know how that feels - especially when you feel as though people are
 Ap> waiting on you. I guess that's when it starts to stop being a hobby and
 Ap> start being a job, then the fun can drain away. 

There is something in that yes, but at the moment it's more that just there's only so much mental energy to go around, what with all the dramas with covid-19 lockdowns and trying to avoid getting sick, remote working for months at a time, sick parents, keeping my own kids on the straight and narrow and supporting them during these crazy times, my wife still working through her mums death (and estate wind-up some 2 years later that will get sorted by Christmas). .. it's a mix of things to be fair.

 Ap> Having said that, it's not like I don't want to help solve problems and
 Ap> add features, I just have to do it on my own time and not rush thinking
 Ap> someone is there tapping their foot urging me to hurry up.

I kind of feel like I need to make time to focus on fsxNet and I certainly do do that but perhaps not as much as before because of all of the stuff above. I'm a bit slower to respond to some new membership requests (and feel a bit bad about that) at times but like you remind myself it's a hobby and to do things at my own pace and when it feels enjoyable etc. to do so.

 Ap> It's all in my head though really, I don't experience people wanting me
 Ap> to hurry up - perhaps some kind of anxiety related thing.
 Ap> I wonder if it's similar to running a popular net? 

Haha... it's not just in your head, perhaps we start a support group for like minded folks :)

 Ap> I don't know to be honest. I don't really keep track of the weather,
 Ap> except to say that it's been cold that last few days / weeks. Yesterday
 Ap> was cold but it didn't rain until night time, so we could have got some
 Ap> washing done (but didn't because thinking it might rain) today we're
 Ap> doing washing, and hoping it doesn't rain.

I'm probably more attuned to it at the moment as we burn a lot of wood to keep warm and with that comes lugging it into the house most nights... so I know when it's cooler heh... but I do like that warmth of a fireplace and as such have to be prepared to keep at the lifting and lugging of wood. I hope never go down the path of a heat pump... still I should never say never.

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