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WendyP
Citizen
Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 3449
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 1:03 pm: | 
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Here are my reasons:
I’ve made a couple wonderful new friends who I enjoy spending time with IRL.
I look forward to meeting a few more.
I got a free piano so my kids can take lessons, thanks in great part to Composerjohn.
I get lots of great information and advice. Most recently, I found out from sk8mom that there could be a physical reason why my middle child has been suffering from night terrors for the last 2.5 years. And I was able to do what was necessary to rule out that possibility.
It is a great community where people will pull together to help each other when it’s necessary, with incredible results. Case in point: helping Pippi find her engagement ring after she dropped it at the train station; helping to find all manner of lost pets.
I'm much better informed about certain goings-on around town, and in the school system.
It gives me something to do instead of laundry? 
What about you? |
las
Citizen
Username: Las
Post Number: 1414
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 1:10 pm: |
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- Invaluable old house tips, contacts, contractors, information;
- The phenomenal support I received when my husband left, which leads to my having made the closest friends I could have imagined, as well as the unwavering support I still get daily;
- Computer tips and advice I wouldn't have known where to look for otherwise;
- A good laugh when I need it;
- A sense of community and friendship, even at 4 am when you think you're the only person awake in the world. |
Monster©
Supporter
Username: Monster
Post Number: 2651
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 2:27 pm: |
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Joan
Supporter
Username: Joancrystal
Post Number: 7187
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 5:00 pm: |
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A sense of belonging.
A sense of community.
People who are always willing to listen to a gripe and pitch in with the solution to a problem.
Some of the most creative people I have met anywhere.
A few laughs and a load of commraderie.
Thank you all for making this a virtual web site which feels like a very IRL home. |
Pizzaz
Supporter
Username: Pizzaz
Post Number: 3390
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 6:05 pm: |
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We love you too, Joan.....  |
Buzzsaw
Citizen
Username: Buzzsaw
Post Number: 4281
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 7:41 pm: |
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it keeps me off the streets |
LibraryLady(ncjanow)
Supporter
Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 3198
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 7:44 pm: |
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It keeps me online. |
campbell29
Citizen
Username: Campbell29
Post Number: 390
Registered: 4-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 7:45 pm: |
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My husband takes his politcal rantings here so I don't have to pretend to listen to them. He also prefers this because he gets a much better response.
Also, MOL is good for cat care tips, child school information and other miscellany that I couldn't learn anywhere else. - And we found a great babysitter in Little LL. |
Alleygater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 1485
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 - 9:36 pm: |
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Where else could my eyes see such seizure inducing graphics? Only on maplewoodonline I tell ya. |
MHD
Citizen
Username: Mayhewdrive
Post Number: 3728
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 - 11:46 am: |
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It gives me something to do at work.  |
kmk
Supporter
Username: Kmk
Post Number: 1115
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 7:57 am: |
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It reminds me of a "party line"!
I love listening to others' conversations and jumping in when I can't help myself.
It is also a great outlet for a SAHM (me) who is so busy she doesn't have a social life. |
CLK
Supporter
Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 2103
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, March 30, 2006 - 8:51 pm: |
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When there is too much stress at work, it provides a brief escape that helps me to stay sane. If I am posting a lot you can be sure that my stress is in the red zone. If you don't see me, things are going well. Where would I be without MOL? The insane asylum, no doubt. |
ffof
Citizen
Username: Ffof
Post Number: 4615
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 7:12 am: |
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CLK, hate to break it to you, but MOL IS an insane asylum! |
CLK
Supporter
Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 2109
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 7:17 am: |
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Well, ffof, thanks for that clarification. It certainly explains a lot! |
susan1014
Supporter
Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 1453
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Friday, March 31, 2006 - 8:34 pm: |
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- Great advice on practical matters of many sorts, as well as a chance to give what help I can to others from what I know
- An additional source of news (however unverified) to balance the sometimes biased or inaccurate News Record coverage of South Orange government and other local issues -- MOL has done a lot to make me a more engaged citizen of my town (and school district)
- A forum for discussing all sorts of interesting, important and sometimes infuriating issues, with a community of fascinating and opinionated people...and the ability to visit at the times when I'm available. Given I haven't lived in a college dorm in a long time, not a terrible alternative
- Laughs, entertainment and sometimes sadness, shared with a community that cares, even when we haven't met in "real life"
- And, on the downside, a great way to use up large chunks of time that I don't have, sometimes while raising my blood pressure...
Thanks again to our hosts! |
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