Thread: Young People Posting from School

This is a very odd thread.

Originally Posted by Bubba

This is a very odd thread.

LOL
Yeah, I started to just delete the 'off topic' posts in the report thread which spawned this, but recounted seeing a 'new' thread (in Off Topic) could possibly have merit at least by defering blah-blah from the reports ;-)

Fire away boyz!

I won't inciminate myself too much by saying what all I was doing in HS, but I did fish and surf like a maniac and I NEVER missed a day of school to do it.
My mom worked too hard sending me to private school for me to 'blow it off' just to do 'fun stuff'.
And I worked too! Had to support my own habits ;-)
Spent many a late evening in front of those HOT grills flipping steaks with a sunburn from being on the pier or in the water since sunup.
Talk about yer 'afterglow' ...
But I was groovin on it.

Yessir, those were the 'good ole dayz' fer me!

Life brings REAL responsibility soon enough, so sow your oats while you're young.
But do it RESPONSIBLY!

It makes me proud we seem to have 'good kids' as part of our online community here,
even if they act that way sometimes ;-)
Hopefully they will continue to grow in the right direction!

Threads do take on a life of their own.....I'm ready to see one with 4 pages of replies from fish pictures.

Keep dodging the teachers at school to check the forum, guys. Shoot, I bet one or two on here have to dodge their boss to do it at work.

Am i the only one here who this thread has made me want to go fishing, eat a burger, and built fishing rods ????? , scratch that, that's all I ever want to do, lol and again

Rich nailed it. So what is the difference between posting at school or posting at work?

Originally Posted by john g

Rich nailed it. So what is the difference between posting at school or posting at work?

The difference is who pays for the wasted time.

Let me add this, John:
Let's say you have a big order to get out. Are you ok with the employee filling that order stopping to text message or post on facebook or GSPF.com? If you are, that's all good. That's your decision about how to spend your money. You've obviously made the right decisions based on the success of your business. But not all companies would agree with that. I've worked at places that have absolute internet blocks on all employees terminals and issue penalties if they are caught doing it on their phone.
Kids wasting time at school comes out of all our pockets and we pretty much don't have any say about it.

Let me add on other fact to give a little perspective on where I come from on this discussion:
I recently retired as a corporate controller. For those who don't know what that is, I was in charge of managing the company owner's money. Day's pay for a day's work. Whether it's internet or smoke breaks outside of regular break time, I see it as taking money from the owner. I see the posting at school in the same light. If it's ok for them to post in school hours they'll think it's ok to do it while they are at work.
Just my 2 cents worth as an uncool old guy who thinks work is for working and school is for learning.

I know I should stay out of this, but:
I just think it's great that we got us a bunch of younguns that love fishin and the pier. The forum keeps them interested and involved.
Even though I'm 60 I remember how I was at 14-15 years old at the end of a school year.
Perhaps we just need to make sure they stay focused on whats important.

They are the future.

Originally Posted by sandflea

I know I should stay out of this, but:
I just think it's great that we got us a bunch of younguns that love fishin and the pier. The forum keeps them interested and involved.
Even though I'm 60 I remember how I was at 14-15 years old at the end of a school year.
Perhaps we just need to make sure they stay focused on whats important.

They are the future.

Biggest thing I love about this forum is that everyone can have their own opinion in a discussion without it getting personal. It's a conversation and nothing more. I've been on many boards where this would have devolved into a personal pi**ing match. Generally, things stay pretty civil on here.
Again, this isn't about it being the end of the year. Posting during school hours has been going on for months and this is not the 1st time the subject has come up.

If they are like it was for me, when the internet was still only known to some of us nerds, they do it between classes or during lunch. Our phones didn't text yet then though.

That is a great comment Haywire!

Originally Posted by Haywire

The only thing better about the old days than now is that my mom and dad were still alive.