Great poll...

I agree with Falconvan. This site keeps me motivated. In the old days, I used to have to wait 'til the show season started and go to the local shows to shake the winter off and get motivated to do something. Now, I logon and it is a much more constant motivater.

While I understand that it takes time away from something else, for me, it isn't the building of or working on my projects. More realistically, it takes time away from watching T.V. or working extra at home for free (not on overtime). At least this provides some interaction and is something that still falls under the header of recreation at a very affordable rate.

See, during 3 weeks in the spring, and then from the month of July through the end of Football season, I am rarely on here because of the time I spend prepping for our season, reviewing game film, going over depth charts, game-planning etc. That's a hobby too, and it does eat up time that could be spent working on my stuff, a lot of time. More time than I could have ever imagined. In fact it's more like a 2nd fulltime job that eats up more time than my actual job does, for no pay and sometimes miserable conditions. I won't stop anytime soon though, as I enjoy working with the kids way too much.

I actually need the time spent on here during the winter and early spring to get my mind shifted and re-focused on my "car season" starting in the late spring/early summer. Otherwise, I'd get nothing done on my projects, ever.

Cheers,
Dutch