Hello,
@cory! Thanks for asking. A combination of factors were keeping me away from the forums.
I had a very old handheld computer that I used to use as my primary means of accessing the forums. It was more portable, convenient and faster to turn on than a laptop, allowing me to read and contribute while out getting a meal, for instance. Over time, the software of the internet changed, eventually making it impossible for me to access the forums on that device. I did not often want to take the time to sit in one place using my laptop, so my participation dropped off. Just recently a couple of different people I know each gave me a different phone they were no longer using due to the fact that they had upgraded their phone to newer technology. Their old phones were much newer and more powerful than my much older device, and they are both capable of being used in a stand alone fashion, without having to activate them on a mobile phone network. So I’ve been familiarizing myself with both devices of late. Both are compatible with the recently changed web site software, so now I again have access like I used to.
The other thing keeping me away is the fact that I have a family member who has been health compromised, and it has been taking most of my time trying to assist them in any way that I’m able. As a side effect of that, my opportunities to climb have been greatly reduced. Being actively involved in something causes one to need to seek answers to questions about it. Not climbing as often reduced my need for those answers, so that also played a part in my absence.
Sorry to be so long winded, but that is the basic explanation for my too-long lack of participation in the tree forums. Thanks again for asking, Cory. Stay well. Tim.