So, what is your excuse?

**Mikkel** · 23rd May 2008, 10:14

...for spending hours upon hours on KiwiBiker during work hours.

I've caught myself wondering, how so many people can be so active on a forum which for 99.99% of the population must be considered work-unrelated.
So, what is it?

My own excuse: Being a PhD student means my work is very flexible - it's my project, I set the deadlines, etc. Furthermore, I am at an engineering department so there's computers just about everywhere. Also, working with research there's a lot of 'Change a parameter, run the process again (wait 2 hours)' and 'Run a simulation (wait 10 minutes), change a parameter, run the simulation again (wait another 10 minutes)'... that and the fact that I have an addiction to procrastination (or pissing the time away as it might be).

**nodrog:Me** · 23rd May 2008, 10:18

i just cant be arsed doing any work

**Colapop** · 23rd May 2008, 10:20

I managed to break myself this morning...

**EJK** · 23rd May 2008, 10:22

I'm addicted...

**marioc** · 23rd May 2008, 10:29

I quite often have no work to do and to fill in this time I do some web surfing.
Of course being a network admin has some advantages

**ManDownUnder** · 23rd May 2008, 10:35

I haven't been caught yet... and it's only been 5 years

**SpeedyGirl** · 23rd May 2008, 11:12

I just dont want to work!

**moT** · 23rd May 2008, 11:16

My doctaor says its good for me. If im not Racing or rideing i have to do something motorcycle related between classes at tech

**gijoe1313** · 23rd May 2008, 11:24

Hmm school ... kiwibiker ... lappy ... all too easy sometimes! Whoops! Must go! Things to mark!

**Dilligaf** · 23rd May 2008, 11:28

Well my job at the moment is being a puppy walker. And the puppy is asleep.
Bless*

**chubby** · 23rd May 2008, 11:31

I only come on here as a break between doing more important things at work. its a break that allows me to freshen up mentally to tackle the next task.

Plus I'm addicted and its better than spending all day on a dating service

**megageoff76** · 23rd May 2008, 11:31

Originally Posted by nodrog

i just cant be arsed doing any work

Thats the one! although its been an extremely quite week, so ive got nothing else to do.

**more_fasterer** · 23rd May 2008, 11:39

It's better than taking an entire "mental health" day once a week

**Badjelly** · 23rd May 2008, 11:59

Originally Posted by Mikkel

Also, working with research there's a lot of 'Change a parameter, run the process again (wait 2 hours)' and 'Run a simulation (wait 10 minutes), change a parameter, run the simulation again (wait another 10 minutes)

Yeah, me too.

But you know you could be doing something else productive during that time, don't you?