I missed a milestone

@JudyEv (325759)
Rockingham, Australia
September 15, 2016 1:20am CST
Well, how did that happen? I've been keeping a bit of an eye on my statistics and knew post 400 was coming up and blow me down, this is 401. It is queer how you can be watching out for something and it sneaks past you. There isn't really a photo that goes with 'post 400' so I'll take the opportunity to add another gnome photo for those who have missed out on earlier ones. And I wonder if the programme will allow 'queer'? Probably not. Do you have set number of posts you hope to put up each day? I try to do at least one every few day but if I have an appropriate photo and a story to go with it then I become very keen to share and may post several over a relatively short period of time.
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• United States
15 Sep 16
I waited for my car mileage to hit 88,888. Caught it. Silly fun stuff.
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@marlina (154166)
• Canada
15 Sep 16
And now, I guess you will be waiting for the 99,999?
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 16
Vin is always watching the car mileage. And for some reason, the time 7.47 (am or pm) is always showing up in our lives and we always tell one another if we happen to see it.
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• United States
15 Sep 16
@marlina Yes, but since I drive so little now, it's going to take years.
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@sofssu (23662)
15 Sep 16
Congrats on your 400 .. I never really keep track of any of these things.. I used too on B site.. Now I am happy if I can find time to be here everyday LOL.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 16
If you hover over your username it shows you how many - along with a lot of other stuff.
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@sofssu (23662)
15 Sep 16
@JudyEv I guess I know that but I never really bother LOL
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
15 Sep 16
Wow! I don't. I never really tried to count how many posts I have or set a goal that I should post a day or such. I'm fine with just interacting and when I'm in the mood to share something, I make a post.
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv I know. I just don't set goals for myself here. So i hardly check those things including my bank.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 16
That's a good way to be but if you want to know how many posts you've written, you just need to hover over your username and the stats are down below.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
15 Sep 16
i don't have goals and milestones and maybe that's exactly the problem! hahaha! your posts are always informative and you have great pictures so we don't mind if you post several a day. queer slipped through, but i had my first bad word warning yesterday. the surname of a person was longer than the 4 letter c word so i just put a space to break the name.
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• Philippines
15 Sep 16
@JudyEv in the old mylot someone was surprised that spi c-and-span was blocked (which only means clean and neat
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 16
It's funny what words it allows and what it doesn't. And I love that it says 'bad word' rather than 'unacceptable' or something. Always makes me feel like a naughty kid.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
@hereandthere I think it was the first word I tried to use and it took an American member to tell me why it wasn't okay.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
15 Sep 16
Congratulations Judy, I write a lot less, I think I did not even wrote 200 discussions. I should check.
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@LadyDuck (458091)
• Switzerland
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv Thank you Judy, I knew that I had not yet reached the 200 discussions, but a lot of interaction.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 16
@LadyDuck You have more than me on all the other stats. I just checked and how about this? I have 22490 comments and you have 22490 responses!! Of course, it will have changed by now even but isn't that a coincidence?
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
I just checked for you. You have 193. :)
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@Inlemay (17714)
• South Africa
15 Sep 16
well you were so busy with all the Gnomies that you missed it - ha ha luckily you didnt get to 409 and realise it - its just one over the mark. I just love these photos of Gnomeville
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@Inlemay (17714)
• South Africa
15 Sep 16
@JudyEv they creep up on us quicker than we think - that just goes to show how much we actually attribute here without even realizing it.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 16
I was way back at 395 and thinking I had quite a way to go then suddenly I had a few interesting posts to put up and suddenly I'm there!
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
16 Sep 16
I have no fixed programme regarding initiation of posts. If any new topic comes to my mind, I start a new post (discussion) else I respond to posts started by others. I do not pay much attention to statistics. When I am here, I just enjoy myself rather than worrying about number of posts or looking at the Dollars ($).
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv I feel when we come on mylot, we come here to lighten ourselves and to de-stress ourselves, so no serious thinking.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
That is very much the best way to be. :)
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
@dpk262006 Good idea. I might take it up myself. :)
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
15 Sep 16
I wish I could remember to keep track of things like that.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
15 Sep 16
@JudyEv Cool, thanks. I need to get busy and post more.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 16
You've posted 83 discussions. If you go to your home-page it gives the number of discussions, responses, etc.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
@velvet53 The interaction is more important but if you don't have any posts it is harder for me to 'talk' to you - at least in some ways. I have to find a comment or response of yours. If you are regularly commenting on my posts, I like to return the favour, It is easier if you have at least some discussions for me to read.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv It always happens.I am reminded of the proverb.''Watched Pot Never Boils''.I think that photo of the wild flower for the discussion number 400 was the apt one.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv Absolutely right.May be we will wait for discussion no 425 or better still 444 ?
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
@silvermist Yes, I'll watch out for 444 and try to make it special.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
Some of these things flit past and are gone while we're still thinking about something else.
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@Butchcass4 (5895)
• United States
15 Sep 16
Am I to understand that you have posted 401 discussions? Wow! I need material for more discussions and I am having a hard time finding things to write about.
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• United States
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv Thanks for the encouraging words. I am still learning the how to's on myLot. If you don't mind me asking about how much do you make a month on myLot?
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
Plenty of people have posted more but it's not all about how many posts. If you're interacting a lot that's just as good - probably better. :)
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 16
@Butchcass4 I'll PM you.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
15 Sep 16
The word 'queer' has passed the decency police! :-) I could post more. I have enough ideas but sometimes I'm too lazy to type.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv This happened to me once. It took me a long time until I understood what was wrong with the word and that it contained a syllable which someone with a dirty imagination could misunderstand.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
@MALUSE Yes, it seemed really strange that it would reject a syllable. And another word it rejected meant nothing to me but was apparently a racist term in the US.
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 16
When so many other words get knocked back, I'm surprised 'queer' made it through. Even if a 'bad word' is in the middle of a longer word, it will sometimes get rejected.
@DianneN (246817)
• United States
15 Sep 16
I don't have the time to look at my stats, let alone catch up on my notifications. Something has to change here and soon! Btw, you can't post enough gnome photos!
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@DianneN (246817)
• United States
17 Sep 16
@JudyEv He still has some pain, but his arms are useless. We're hanging to our sanity. He can remove his neck brace for a bit, and went for a short walk outside yesterday and today. That's a lot of progress. Thanks for asking.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
18 Sep 16
@DianneN Hang on to the thought of the progress he has made while you're waiting for more. :)
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
I must check if I'm done a gnome slideshow. Maybe I just put a heap on BB once. Hang in there in the meantime. Hope your husband is doing well.
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
15 Sep 16
i made a milestone with my 2000th interaction. now, i don't do landmarks anymore.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
Wow, that's pretty amazing. The number of posts is about the only one I take any notice of.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Sep 16
@ridingbet That's even more amazing! Well done you!
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@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
17 Sep 16
@JudyEv oh, i am so sorry, it was supposed to be my 3000th interaction, not 2000th.
I am making my first milestone here, my dear friends. I will have that number after my username reach 3000, and that includes the comments/interactions I am...
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
15 Sep 16
I do not counte, im the kind who just go with the flow.Im not even sure how many posts l have already.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
@miniam I do spend a lot of time here some days.
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv Thanks Judy,122 seem too less,there are days i feel im spending all my time here
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@miniam (9154)
• Bern, Switzerland
17 Sep 16
@JudyEv Recently im trying to reduce the time i spend here,my websites got ignored when i spent too much time here
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@vandana7 (98826)
• India
15 Sep 16
No reverse gear? Hmm...no..a thought just comes out of nowhere and here I am writing it down kind.
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@vandana7 (98826)
• India
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv .. I meant if there is a milestone on road, which we miss, we can reverse back. But when it comes to posts and thoughts, that is not possible. Sorry for being ambiguous.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
Not sure what reverse gear has to do with anything but that's okay.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
@vandana7 I would have picked that up once but now I've started my 'thick' club, I miss these things. lol
• United States
15 Sep 16
I miss a lot of milestones...don't even know how many I've done, probably tooooo many LOL. Some days I do only one, other days maybe 2 but I have not done more than that in a day in a long time.
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• United States
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv LOL - I don't blame you.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
I've slowed down a lot too but every now and then lots of interesting things happen and away I go.
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• United States
15 Sep 16
wholy gnomesville! no wonder there's a shortage 'f 'em 'em here'n the states - they're all livin' out'n yer neck 'f the woods. congrats'n reachin' that milestone, hon. i've nary a clue how many i've dribbled so lemme go'n see if'n i can find such a magical number. brb...ah, i'm sittin' 't 129 myself. seems i'm quite the slacker :)
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• United States
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
You need to pull your socks up!!!
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• West Haven, Connecticut
15 Sep 16
I find gnomes to be a bit creepy lol
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• West Haven, Connecticut
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv Yeah reminds me off a RL STINE GOOSEBUMPS book I read a while back
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
I know quite a few people find gnomes creepy so you're not alone.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Sep 16
I try to post once a day, keeping up with discussions and comments that's about all I have time for. Love your picture. I'm not sure how many posts i have but not near that many. I looked and I have 117.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Sep 16
It's not all about the number of posts. Just that I was keeping an eye on it and then forgot.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
16 Sep 16
@JudyEv I understand. I forgot to take my eyedrops with me when I went out today. I could have kicked myself.
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@5thHouse (1678)
• Sheffield, England
15 Sep 16
Wow, that's a great achievement to pass 400. Just going to add up how many I've done. I reckon it'll be about 10.
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@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 16
If you hover over your username on your home page it would tell you the number of posts you've put up.
@JudyEv (325759)
• Rockingham, Australia
15 Sep 16
@5thHouse Sometimes there seems an awful lot to learn, doesn't there?
@5thHouse (1678)
• Sheffield, England
15 Sep 16
@JudyEv Ah, okay. Something new I've learned today!
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