and you know sir, you are correct, 100 %. I am socially awkward (more comfortable by myself), but I’m intellectually inquizzitive, that is why I spend a lot of my time online (plus I struggle with anything physically demanding).
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Everyone’s welcome on this forum and even though I love my own company, I look forward to coming on here and socialising, and you can switch off the computer when you’ve had enough. Although I never seem to have had enough and the time just flies…
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Well, believe it or not, the people I appreciate most are the ones whom I disagree the most with, and Robin (through 2 different groups we’ve both been in) has always been one of my favorite people. I think it’s better we learn to disagree civilly than shooting at each other. Do not misconstrue my meaning, I appreciate everybody in the group, but those you differ with make you think, and as my neurologist has always said, the more you use your brain, the more you hold off / minimize mental health issues (depression/ anxiety / cognitive issues like dementia).
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True. >> Keep the Grey Matter Churning.
It beats talking to Yourself. Much less the Wall.
And the Keyboard getting rusty.
Don’t Argue. [Be cause your Right Anyway] 
Get Serious. Or try to Influence.
Just Blurt it out.
Its like a squirt of WD40. To the Trolley Wheels. Amen. 
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I tried talking to myself, didn’t work, I found myself very unreasonable.
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I’m the most reasonable bloke I’ve ever met [yawn]. Married to the most unreasonable, but I love her dearly. Unreasonable is a challenge we both enjoy.
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You can indeed but the thoughts tend to linger Foxy.
I don’t think many of us can entirely log out if you know what I mean.
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Yes,especially when I read how wrong everyone else is about everything 
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Absolutely Chilli, I’m always thinking about a reply to an interesting post or a satisfactory answer to a questioning one…
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That is because “people” make you think, and that is a good thing. You learn more from people you disagree with, because even though you may never agree with them, you are, many times, left pondering why they believed / supported / did things they way do.
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The thing is working out if you disagree with someone, or are they being deliberately disagreeable just to make you think.
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They also make you angry, jealous, frustrated, worthless, patronised, inadequate, disappointed and generally peed off…
People are best avoided in my experience… 
Read the consistencies in a person’s replies / posts, you’ll know if they are posting their views or patronizing.
People are people, expect it, do not get caught up in the drama.
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Yep, after 75 years of mixing with them I think I’ve pretty much sorted out the wheat from the chaff…Senile…Although there are still some surprises sometimes…
One should be more surprised if one does not encounter the occasional surprise.
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It’s about dealing with situations Foxy.
I find people fascinating… well most of the time anyway 
I still value my personal quiet time, nursing an old paperback and occasionally browsing a forum or two, wouldn’t have it any other way.
I can be very antisocial when I put my mind to it ! 
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Well, all I have to say, I am very social, once I’ve had a couple of cups of coffee (with whisky ) 
Truthfully, I’m very introverted.
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It was a bit ‘tongue in cheek’ when I said I avoid people Chilli…
In company I’m the life of the party (or a showoff according to Mrs Fox)
But the older I get the more quiet time I look forward to.
I also like meeting and getting to know people, and I’ll accept all comers, I pride myself of being very tolerant, even with the most challenging ones.
I do get caught out occasionally though…
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Best thing I did in 2002, jumping off the direct employment band wagon, people were seriously starting to get on my wick!
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