Morning, Just reading through todays thread, gee whiz!!! I have a bit to add to the main topic here. First of all, I can think back to almost a year ago when I joined OLLDS. There is easily half a dozen who at one time were regulars and now are not heard from. Some, occasionally will post on a thread but daily Olld convo. is no longer. I had quit coming to houzz all together for a few months and was glad to see all your new faces here when I came back. At times like any site, it gets stale, people can be down right rude and ignorant, self centred or just out cruising for an argument, none of which I will entertain. The olld thread was a place to chat about this and that, nothing specific really. For me, late winter/early spring is a busy time. We have several rental properties and run another business as well, so just no time. On top of it all we were finishing the plans on our dream home, spare time..... I had none!!!! I shut my e-mail notifications OFF, it's easy to do if you don't wan't to be bothered by them. I now limit my time here but in the dead of winter I was here several times a day. Some people here get along with everyone, some don't, who cares. Nobody is to blame if someone chooses not to participate, that's there decision. At one point, there was even rules discussed as to what we might talk about.....really, cause the last time I checked I wasn't 12. Had those rules been enforced I'd have left instantly. I'll talk about what I wan't to, if someones willing to listen. I'll answer if I know it. I can scroll right past conversations I don't wan't to be a part of, I have that power. I won't beg someone to stay and I won't tell someone to leave. Come and join in if you can:) I guess for me bottom line is if you wan't to be here then here you'll be, if not, you won't.