How Many Warriors Will Be Working On Christmas Day ? Let's Get Some Stats !

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Hey fellow warriors...

I was interesting in obtaining some data here....
and I think it would be benificial to everyone, so
please put in your vote.

I am wondering....

How many Warriors plan to be online Christmas Day ?

Will it be business as usual for most ? Or....

Is the percent of people that will shut off the computer on Christmas Day,
to spend it with family HIGHER then the percent of people that will be online ?

There are so many different scenarios. Some people live alone,
some people have huge Christmas Dinners, Some people don't
celibrate Christmas at all, and Some people will have had
too much egg-nogg to operate a computer ! lol :p

SO, put in your vote.

#main internet marketing discussion forum #christmas #day #stats #warriors #working
  • I know I will be.

    Yes.
  • Having been forced to stay offline for several months due to an illness I intend to work extensively on Christmas night after my wife and kids are in bed and on Christmas day after I have spent the monrnign with the family.

    While my kids and wife are enjoying/playing with their gifts I'll be enjoying some quality work time.

    Respectfully,
    Tim
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    • Pretty much the same here. I'm just really happy to be "back in the game".
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  • Banned
    I don't have to plan it. Why?

    My online presence is automated...It's on autopilot...I just see myself working online each and everyday.

    Ask other warriors and they will tell you it's true that King Shiloh is always online, of course working.
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  • I'm invited to gatherings at 2 different friends houses,
    but since my friends spend as much time as I do online
    (they just spend it at Farmville), I'm sure I'll be online
    some.

    Even when out cruising or partying I'm reachable by
    my team members. I have iPhone apps that also keep
    me in touch with some things... like my hosting company.

    However, now when I work on Christmas day it's only
    if I want to and am doing something that I enjoy... which
    might imply I lead a boring life. I've notice that my friends
    whose bosses give them the day off sit around talking
    about work at these gatherings. They just spend a lot of
    time complaining about their jobs, and I tell them that I'll
    be in Aruba in 2 weeks :-)

    Willie
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  • Hi Warriors,
    Happy Holiday's to all!! I will probably check in early Christmas morning just to see what is going on. But I plan on spending the day with my family.
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  • Christmas is always going to be a family day for me but in order for me to be the best family man I can I have to also support my family. If you really want something you can't let distractions restrict you. So on the big day I will be working like it is any other day, until I pass out on my laptop from feeling like a stuffed turkey. Some one has to take care of the responsibilites. Even if that means losing some shut eye.
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    • I plan to work 'jack in the box style' on Christmas Day. Most of it will be spent with the family, cooking and playing with new toys but during the break times I'll probably pop on.

      Right after we eat one of 3 meals, (yes, that's right, I said 3 MEALS,) and we are sufficiently stuffed and barely able to roll off the couch, a movie or three will come to order and I will undoubtedly place my laptop on, well... my lap and check in at WarriorForum, post to my blog, bookmark more outsourcing services (I'm on a kick), and of course, check stats and email.

      -Dani
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  • Hey

    I will be online. Because I want to access FB to wish for my friends
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  • My business is online 24/7.

    Will I be physically sitting at my computer, possibly as the food starts to settle, but more to chat to family than do any work.

    Q
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  • I'll be working. No rest for my online activities
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  • no, I wiil not...................................
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  • LOL, Hi yall, I got a little giggle out of this...

    We will be at some stage online for a quick "check in" but not officially working

    Happy holidays everyone, enjoy and take care ;0)

    Ryan & Em
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    • I'll be online but not working. Christmas day is the best sales day of the year for Kindle books. Last year I sat and clicked refresh and every time I had more sales. I have been waiting for this day all year long!!!
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  • I hope to be working online on christmas day as i have a lot of work to catch up on . That does not however rule out my fun for the celebrations later on.
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  • I'll still be online on and off checking up on things on Christmas day, but won't really be working per se. It'll be a light day for me, and with all the eating I'll be doing on that day, I'll be too stuffed to do any serious work. I'll most probably also check in here, make a few posts and do some light browsing.
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  • Christmas season is the day when Jesus born. We must go to church and praise him.
    After that, it is the time for our family to celebrate the christmas season. A single and short break from business and internet world
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  • Online? yes. Doing IM? Doubtful. I might read a little WF or my business FB site, but I won't be working on getting articles published on my sites, etc.
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  • I won't be working on Christmas day but I'll be working on the 25th
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    • I'll probably hit and get 5 more articles done. will take me an hour to complete me thinks.
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  • I'm not christian so obviously i'm going to work online. I rarely celebrate any festival of any religion. My earnings are down this holiday season due to lack of planning, so have to work more harder to improve earnings for next quarter.
  • This IM makes my head hurt!
  • Nope. I worked many hours to set up all of my sites months and months ago to ensure that I don't have to work when I don't want to. My little nephew is coming. I'll be enjoying his company and taking bets on how long it'll take him to tip over the Christmas tree.

    Actually I probably wouldn't even be awake and on here right now, but said nephew and his mom are driving to Colorado and I'm terrified they are going to hit nasty weather (or at least icy roads) in Flagstaff...
  • Wow, this is great. This is priceless info.

    Everyone pitching in what they'll be doing is awsome.

    This gives us all a " perspective " of what Warriors will be doing on Christmas Day.
    This info could prove to be valuable for NEXT year. : )

    Merry Christmas everyone. ( if you celibrate it )
    and Happy New Year too !

    cheers
    Jeff
  • Merry Christmas Everyone !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And yes I will be working on creating a new product!
  • Wait a minute...Adding it to edit my previous post...I will not be working at Christmas night.... Need some time to sleep too
  • It's a public holiday here so every man and his dog has the day off. But I will still be working (more on personal side projects though )
  • I will not be working. It's Saturday, my weekly day off

    But if it'd been any other day, yes. Then I would have worked.
  • I'll hopefully be working online, depending on the hangover from Christmas Eve. I tend to celebrate Christmas Eve more with plenty of drinks in the evening, rather than Christmas Day as my family is over in the UK and I'm in Thailand. I can't go out for Christmas Dinner here because nowhere caters for me as I'm a vegetarian. In a funny sort of way, I quite like it like that - just as long as my Christmas Eve is fun.

  • I do plan on posting a little and learning a little on the forum
  • I own two business outside the internet and dont feeel that christmas is anything other than another day unfortunatly
  • I will be online come Christmas Day! I get online everyday just to check my email and my commission stats. Hopefully the I-Pad I have been working on is on my warriors list this Christmas Day! But to answer your question again...I will be working in some form or fashion on this Christmas Day 2010!
  • I'm sure I will find myself drawn to the computer to get some "work" in, after all it is one of my favorite things to do!

    Plus my husband is working a double shift so I'm just having my father and sister over for dinner and then the rest of the day is for me!

    Hubby and I will celebrate on Monday (his day off) so I probably won't be working that day .... well, ok, I'm sure I won't be able to resist checking my email and the threads here but other than that and any customer problems I won't be working!

    Lee
  • Very unlikely, having worked xmas day for the last few years I think I'm going to resist the urge to get online and work.....

    I'll send a few emails, make a few phone calls and if inspiration strikes maybe do a lil research but ultimately I want to spend it with family and those I love.
  • Sadly, I probably will. Although I'd like not to be... maybe I'll just say to hell with it and go fishing instead.
  • It will be business as usual for me on that day
  • Hell no, I need my PREZZYS!
  • Production at the sock puppet factory never ends.

    Christmas eve (tonight) I'm gettin' drunk!

    I'm not visiting the family down in good 'ol Los Angeles this year so Christmas will probably be a working or drinking holiday. Activities dependent on tonights activities and if David DeAngelo is telling me the truth in his ebook. We shall see.

    Heat vs. Lakers should be epic
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    • Unlike a few on here, I am not actually tied to my PC with an umbilical cord.

      Offline and spending time with my kids and family. No point making money if you don't enjoy life.

      Seriously, will 1 day off make that much difference to your bottom line?

      Life's too short.

      I suggest people grab a copy of the 4 hour work week.

      Merry Christmas.
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  • Not work mind you, because that would just be well, wrong, LOL, but I always do something every day, be it research, article writing, mild SEO, updating websites, answering emails, ect, but for the most no,
  • It's work 365 days of the year. But the hours vary. Some days it is 14 hours, while some days it is only 30 minutes.
  • Nope! I will check emails and urgent messages first thing in the morning, then the laptop goes off and I partake in lots of eating, drinking and singing with family and friends!

    Merry Christmas everyone!

    J.M
  • Yes, I will be working on Christmas. Since I still work a full time job outside of IM I have to take advantage of the time I have away from that job to work on my internet business.
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    • I think it depends how you view work. To me it's relaxing to set up someone's site and do graphics etc. If there is no pressure then it's almost like a passtime.

      Most of my day will be spent with family but in the evening I will come online and play/work.


      V
    • I will be online sending some gifts to my subscribers and friends, then having some friends over for the night in!
  • I will be working OL .. because i have to complete some of my online works .. And Hey guys Merry Christmas ..
  • This year I have to!!! My company created all the marketing to a adventure event launching the 26th, so I know some last minute issues will arise.

    But no worries: Laptop fully loaded with everything I need and 2 web connections.

  • I will be online, but I won't be working unfortunately. Nothing to work on, and even if I did, I don't have money to work with.
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    • Hi I've been lurking here for months, I decided to register finally. Yes I will be working on Christmas Day. I have a barely functional website that requires TLC. Even so it is making money. I unfortunately chose Yahoo as my host and any upgrades to the functionality of the site seems to be a problem for Yahoo. I could be making so much more money had I known about them with the .htaccess problem.
    • Geez, what can I say? Im already online right now. Christmas will be a regular day for me. I guess that works for people who lives alone like me.
    • Always wondered why Xmas missed us...and birthdays was the worst days..now we sip champagne when we thirstay!! Yaa boy!
  • It seems the percentage of people that ARE going to be on the warrior forum for Christmas Day is much higher..... SO far.

    And... I'm willing to bet the people saying " I might just do a little "
    will end up doing a LOT ! ; )

    Merry Christmas everyone.
    & Happy New Year
  • I am Ortodox Christian, and I will be working on both Christmases Our is on 7th of January
  • I will online on early morning and at night.

    Gotta watch some good NBA matchups
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    • Well I'm EARNING on Christmas Day ..... does that count as working?

      That's what I like best about IM.
  • I might take this Christmas off, then resume when everyone leaves.
  • That's the hustler mentality.

    Hopefully this new year will be the turn around I really need. Planning on working 80 hour work weeks to get the ball really rolling.
  • I plan to be working on Christmas day, but then again that is how it is. The best part is that I need to crunch my yearly data and see which campaigns to keep going. Have a lot of plans for next year.
  • I will be working.
  • It is worth noting that this year, christmas day falls on a Saturday.

    And most Warriors don't work on Saturdays anyway.

    EDIT:

    In addition, it's worth noting that when you start a thread asking "are you going to do X?" in any forum anywhere, the overwhelming majority of responses will always come from people saying "yes." It's a social thing; human beings like to either agree or argue with the opinions of others, so people who disagree are only going to chime in if they think they can change someone else's mind.
  • I will be at least working part-time. I have gotten to the point that I feel guilty when I don't.
  • My day won't be "business as usual" and I won't be online much. But I will at least check my email and probably do a few other things online before/after family stuff.
  • Well, I think everyone's putting in real opinions here. I don't think people are just " following the lead "

    If you read some of these posts they all seem like rather honest clips of
    " what I'll be doing " by warriors.

    I think this is good info to read through for next year planning.

    Merry Christmas everyone. ( if ya celibrate )
    and Happy New Year too.

    cheers
    Jeff
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    • You don't seem to get it.

      Human beings do not normally say "no" and leave.

      They say "no" and explain why YOU should say no, too.

      Nobody is going to do that here.

      So the only people responding to this thread are going to be the people who are saying "yes."

      They're not lying or pretending or anything. They're honestly saying "yes." But you are not getting a valid impression or statistic of any sort, because the people who would say "no" aren't going to show up.

      It's still a good way for everyone who will be working to get together and say "yay, we're all going to be working, good for us" because that's a valid and useful thing human beings like to do. But don't fool yourself into thinking you're learning anything except "people like to cluster."
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  • Hey

    Wish you a happy merry Christmas

    I just login to internet.

    Thanks
    Rukshan
  • I will be working in the afternoon and evening, but not in the morning.
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    • I am planning on spending time with my family during the morning. Towards the evening I will begin to work. Oh well, money doesn't sleep.
    • This is a tough question to answer as I don't work too many days during
      the month as it is. I'll put in an hour or two here and there when I feel I
      need or want to, but my days of working 9 to 5 are over.

      I might write an article on Christmas day and call it a day after that. I
      honestly don't know. Depends on how bored I get before I take the family
      to the in-laws for Christmas dinner.

      Today I wanted to finish up my EZA challenge (I was shooting for 200 articles
      in the 100 days) so I wrote 4 today. But had I not had to, I probably would
      have taken the whole day off.

      So tomorrow is kind of up in the air for me. If an emergency pops up, like a
      site going down or something like that, yes, I'll drop everything and get on
      it. But for the most part, I have no real plans for tomorrow.
  • I'll be working at least part of the day, even if it's only monitoring the Incansoft help desk. Our kids are grown and on their own. They do their own thing on Christmas Day, and they spend part of Christmas Eve with us. We feasted today and gave the grandkids their presents. Frankly, if it weren't for my wife and grandkids, I don't know that I'd celebrate Christmas at all.

    John
  • I wil spend the majority of the day with family and friends, however I will spend some time online early tomorrow morning and then again later in the evening.

    Merry Christmas

    Joel
  • I'll be online
  • I will be online a bit here and there. Checking stats which I find intoxicating, lol. I have very little family and I am in a long distance relationship. My SO will be here all next week and I will barely be online. And that is what I love so much. I can take the time I want or need. I can work at odd hours and days and the best part is it doesn't feel like work because I am happy with what I am doing.

    Merry Christmas, Happy New Years and Happy Holidays Warriors!
  • I love my work. And I love family and friends and parties and
    alchohol....










    so I'll do all of the above.
  • I will be writing articles all day tomorrow while on no doz
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    I don't work on holidays such as Christmas and New Year's Eve. These are important occasions where I'll spend more time with my family and loved ones. A few days off from my business and work activities won't hurt. Besides, family and friends are more important than money for me.

    One day off from work/business = hundreds of dollars in lost profits
    Time spent with family and loved ones in just one day = PRICELESS!
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  • I will be watching NBA Basketball all day long. I might do a few work related things. But not very much.
  • I will be working/playing on Christmas day.

    As for the "have a family" bit, I never understood it. Since I am not married and have no children, I have nothing else to do? J/k, of course.

    RB
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    • I like your style.
    • It's not that you have nothing else to do. It's that you're the one in charge of whether you do it.

      When you have a family, there are all these other people in your life, and they have this annoying tendency to need things from you, and for some reason you actually care whether they get them.
  • It's truly pathetic...I'm working too. After I put the kids to bed and the presents under the tree I jumped into answering emails and sending out reports to my clients. Only thing is it doesn't seem like work to me. I actually enjoy it.
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    • Greatest feeling in the world, isn't it.
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  • I'll be Online Too as others and I want to wish all my fellow warriors a Merry Christmas.
  • Well, I think I just answered that question with this post......
  • Im working...every day. Christmas day about 4 hours...normally about 14 hours.

    I wish everyone a GREAT X-MAS!
  • I work 7 days a week 365 days a year. I'll a take a few hours off here and there but not tomorrow. Tomorrow will be a full work day for me and after work I'll be going to Dennys for some dinner
  • Got a lot of stuff going on in the morning and afternoon, but the evening and night is ALL MINE.
  • Merry Christmas to all,

    It is Christmas day and I have been working.

    My day job (grave yard shift) is security. I do an hour tour when I arrive and a half hour tour when I leave. The rest of the shift I set the alarm on my phone to do a 10 minute tour.

    The rest of the time I work on and/or study IM.

    Whats even better is that the security company I work for and the client both know this is what I do and have no problem with me doing this.

    Unfortunately, I'm not making a lot of money on the internet yet.

    Will I ever be willing to leave this quiet, office space where I am being paid
    to work on my business?
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    • Yes, I will be working.

      I do celebrate Christmas, but we have already had our family gatherings due to everyone else's schedules.

      Kids are grown and will be doing their own thing with the grandchildren, so it's just me, the wife and my mother - who we care for.

      Mother usually sleeps most of the day, and the wife is working on a project for one of the g/kids, so I am going to utilize my time best I can.

      I intend to spend the next week preparing for 2011 - establishing my goals and doing my best to devise a consistent plan of action for at least January.

      2010 has not been what I would have liked, but to my own negligence, no one else's.

      So, I am determined to change that this year, and I need all the time I can get before then.

      Will take a break now and then to drop by here and browse a little, but mostly studying the things I want to implement for the upcoming year.

      Hope you all have a Very Merry Christmas.

      God Bless You All!

      Robert
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  • Well its 8.30 pm on Christmas day here ... and I am slacking off.

    I got up at 630 am (my normal time) and spent 2 hours scratching together the bones of a website and sending out some emails. Then stopped to enjoy my grandson opening his presents .. checked a couple of forums and spent the rest of the day enjoying time with my family and friends.

    Now I am back to check forums and send out some more emails .. then I have a week off. I will be visiting my mother and internet access is limited, so I will be able to quickly check emails and reply .. but that is all.
  • I will not be working on Christmas. I think my sites can survive a day without me.
  • I'll certainly not be working on Christmas Day. It's a time for family, food and celebration of our Lord's birth into this World.

    When's Christmas again?
  • I was online all day yesterday.
  • To the Warriors who are yet to celebrate Christmas....celebrate the day. Be with your family.

    Then at night come in and check out the warrior forum. It is 9.15pm Christmas Day in Australia. I have had an awesome day talking with friends and family.

    Merry Christmas Everyone
  • Hi there Vendor, I will be working on christmas day because i have some campaigns that need a lot of work to it still. In fact i will work till end of februari every day, then will take a break for 3 weeks going to train for a marathon. Sometimes you have to sacrafice thing in order to reach your goals. Do not get me wrong, it is not just about the money, it about myself in order to grow i have to reach some goals i set.

    Merry Christmas,

    Alex Fields.
  • Yes , but only for a couple of wee hours in the morning before the rest of the household wakes up... they'll never know.
  • Add me too!
  • In my view IMers dont work but they have become habitual like a cell phone users in today's environment. So there is no question either its a holiday or not.
  • Of course, I never stop working Not on sundays not on saturdays not on christmas, just never. As long as I am able to leave the bed and switch the PC on I will continue working
  • Marry Christmas to all my warrior friends.

    Now let me go for work.
  • I'm not celebrating Christmas, but it's also a big holiday here in my country. So I think I will be working half day today.
  • I'm online but I don't consider this work!
  • I will be on and off....as a matter of fact it's officially Christmas now

    Merry Christmas All!













  • I find myself online every day 365 today will be no different.
  • Holiday? Vacation?

    Sorry, those words do not compute.

    Yep, working as always.
  • Let's see. It's 11:00 AM and I have been online since 7:30. Yep, I'm working.

    Of course, no one else is awake yet, so it would be foolish not to take advantage of the quite.
  • Well, I am online. Am I working? That's another question. Just checking mails from time to time, otherwise I have a few hundred when I get back (it seems that mailinglists I'm a member of don't believe in Christmas *sigh*)

    Leslie
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    • Yes, I am online off and on today. Most of the celebrating here was done last night. It is a light day for me today, adding twitter followers, facebook friends, tweaking my onsite seo on some sites.

      Just had some more champagne and feeling good.

      I never really have considered this to be "work". I enjoy it too much !
  • Working? I'd like to be, but in reality I won't be getting that much done.

    Just a little bit of communications, such as this forum, and perhaps I will sneak in a few training videos in some of my free time this afternoon...

    Most of the day will be spent enjoying watching my 3 year old niece have the time of her life. . . Much better than working, even when 'work' doesn't seem like work. It's still nice to see a little girl so happy.
  • Most of our celebrating was with the grandkids yesterday. I just finished working for a bit, but will spend most of the day relaxing.

    Wrir!
  • Kids are busy playing with their gifts from Santa - Wife is napping so I have some free time to work online....muahahahaha!!

    Merry Christmas Everyone!!

    Respectfully,
    Tim
  • +1 warrior working in christmas day :S
  • Yes I will be working. Of course, I'll do the usual stuff with family but in between, it is a normal work day. I've got too much to do to take off.
  • Working as I type this.

    I am single, and my family is 9 hours away, so I do not have any reason not to work.

    Many of you other warriors have big family days planned, so I do not mind writing articles for those people who are busy with their loved ones.
    It helps me and them.

    I will have 10+ hours in today, but I love what I do, so that makes it easy.

    Merry Christmas to all!
  • One has to have a peek even when there are holidays
  • I was online and working most of the day yesterday, though spend the eve with family and friends.

    Cheers everyone!
  • Had a great christmas, but the fun only lasts so long. Back to work.
  • Yeah, I have been working 16 hours on christmas day and I spend only 2 hours with my family. Me and my wife are broke and we need to stand up again. I believe on new years eve I will be working too. This has been like that for the last 5 months. I should hold on.
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    • Spent most of my time with family but worked in a couple hours of work... and a little forum time.
    • WTF??

      What if you had an email that you just had to answer? :confused:

      And you call yourself a business man?

      Pfffft!

      In all seriousness though...

      Are people on here who justify being online because their sites are open 24/7 honestly believe that the rest of the world.. let alone the few visitors you have.. will go ape dropppings because you take a day off?

      OMG!

      I can understand making the use of time to get a project done, or catch up on things... but to stay online in case you might get an email or a refund request?

      OMG!

      End of rant.
  • Have had the PC on since mid-afternoon with the intention of doing something useful, but never quite got there as even this morning's hangover did not detract from this one being the best Christmas I've ever had, one that unusually I just didn't want ever to end. It really was that fab thanks to the kids - if ever there was a day that I wish I could bottle and keep it was this one. Days like that don't keep though, but IM does and will still be there tomorrow. I wouldn't have changed a thing. Except maybe the hangover I hope everyone else had a great day too
  • I will spend the morning with the family and the rest of the day working only because I enjoy what I do.
  • Absolutely!! Kept getting told off for it though lol!
  • I will be working in the afternoon and evening, but not in the morning.
  • I guess it all depends on your current situation.
    Some people have family, so it's family first...
    but some don't have any family at all.

    I wish everyone a Happy Holiday no matter what your situation is.

    cheers
    Jeff
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  • Family comes first on Christmas
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