Audiogoners Anonymous?

I can only commiserate and can't offer any solutions (other than removing internet access). I do admit to spending more time here than I should, but business is so bad these days (we service the airline industry) that I have more free time on my hands than I would want. A lot of my time here is spent offering advice. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think helping those who ask may nuture some growth to what is a shrinking hobby.

CW- scary, I could have written the same post, just putting wife in for girlfriend. Just let her know that its better than looking at porn sites (unless you do that, too.). BTW, a friend who is a computer tech says he's never been asked to service a computer that doesn't have in its history or temp files evidence of surfing to porn sites. So since you and I are the only two exceptions to this rule, we can proudly boast that its not a problem, its the price we pay for having high moral fiber ;~).

I've got it bad. I need a 12 step program, but I am in denial. I just bought another DL103R cartridge, as a spare. And the one I already have only has 100 hours on it. I press the refresh button every few minutes to see if another new forum post appears. I answer obvious "trolling" posts. I read the classifieds several times a day, even though I don't plan to buy anything. During my spare time, I look through all the virtual systems, to see what everybody else has. I do have some contact with the outside world(I email other Audiogon members and have e-conversations). Luckily, I am semi-retired, and don't have to do much work to live. But now I want to get more money to support my audio habit. I sometimes have nightmares that my computer broke, and I have to spend my audio money to replace the computer, so I can read about more audio stuff. Could my computer benefit from a hospital grade outlet and a high-end power cord? Sometimes I go grocery shopping and stop off at the pawn shops looking for used records and spend my grocery money, and come home with records. I keep some canned beans on hand for such emergencies. My Rottweiler views such behavior with much disdain. Some people reading this will think I am exaggerating.