Thread Drift

[Pax]

Hey VBC, congrats on grad school, happy you're getting to move as well.

[emily_in_nc]

Oh man on the dropped calls...hope it doesn't influence the manager. Technology can really be a bee-yotch!

GOOD LUCK to you!

[shootingstar]

Best of luck VeganBike Chic!

[Crankin]

Are people getting sick of TE? There seems to be much less conversation. Maybe I have too much time on my hands? I don't think so, though.

[Blueberry]

I've noticed the drop off too. I read more than I post, but still check in pretty much every day. I wonder where people have gone?

[SheFly]

I wouldn't say sick of TE - I love this place. That said, I am pretty prolific at social media (FB, Twitter and Instagram) for myself, and our bike team. I find that managing that takes up enough time that I don't get to TE as often, and certainly don't post as much. For anyone that might have read my blog in the past, that has also become a victim of social media. I do miss my TE family though, and am here reading often!

SheFly

[Pax]

I try to post when I check in, seems worthwhile to keep this place up and running.

[maillotpois]

I'm one of those who used to post a lot, then didn't at all and now I'm lurking and occasionally posting. Like SheFly and some others of you, I'm more active on Facebook.

I think really fondly of you all, especially the ones who were posting when I was more active, say 2005 - 2010 or so. I really treasure the friendships I have made here. I was lucky enough to most recently get to meet Blueberry while in NC for daughter's college auditions last spring. We had a GREAT time and it was so much fun to have a friendly face in such a far away place. I felt like I'd known her forever.

I'm riding a lot following a period of some orthopedic challenges (I had hip surgery in 2013). I'm aiming at the CA Triple Crown Stage Race this year (3 really hard double centuries). DD is a freshman in college in Boston. Work is very busy.

Hugs to all of you.

[shootingstar]

I don't FB nor twitter. No interest and my personal contacts don't use these tools at all or hardly at all.

So still drop by TE forums here. I sense a lot less women participating in discussion here. Wonder the administrator can tell us if there are a lot more readers vs. participants. It does take a longer period of time to understand forum dynamics and how to communicate in a manner that facilitates useful responses. I just think some folks on social media tend to be more shorthand and prefer it that way.