Reading myLot comments is sort of like opening packages
@JamesHxstatic (29413)
Eugene, Oregon
September 27, 2016 8:34pm CST
When you write a discussion and throw it out there, you really never know how it will go over. If you have been around a while and interact with a lot of people, chances are a lot of those myLotters will read and comment. Then there are the new people out there from all over the world who are exploring the site. It is great to hear from them too.
I used this same photo last week in writing about the sort of silly idea of lighted toilet seats. The photo came up when I searched Pixabay for photos of toilet seats. The image is actually the Huzhou Hotel in China. A teacher, @williamjisir66 in China happened to see the image and his comment was that the hotel and lake is near his home and he goes there to the lake with his family quite often.
Funny thing that he came to read my post because of a photo I chose for novelty value. His comment was my surprise package on that discussion.
Do you get surprises in the comments on discussions?
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
28 Sep 16
Not too often. I hear from the same people.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Sep 16
It is always great to hear from those people who make a point of reading your discussions too.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
28 Sep 16
reading comments is like finding missing links. they are pieces of a puzzle that creates the picture i have of people here. they help me understand them more.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
Very true. We only have the vaguest idea about who we are communicating with, but the words do help.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
29 Sep 16
that's wonderful that'cha got to 'meet' that fella due to that pic, hon. i'm always shocked anybody reads, much less leaves a response to any 'f my dribbles, lol. i'm so far 'hind now (my notifications only show 7??) that i'll n'er catch'p. my fault, mind'ja....
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@crazyhorseladycx (39509)
• United States
30 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic don't take a week 'r better hiatus from here if'n ya think yer' 'hind now, lol. mercy...
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
30 Sep 16
@crazyhorseladycx I can imagine!
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
Working all day yesterday has put me behind as well.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
28 Sep 16
That is amazing that happened- no-I never get any odd things like that yet- but who knows?
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
This one was a surprise for me for certain.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
3 Oct 16
@JamesHxstatic Ha at least there's never too much of a shock--lol
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
28 Sep 16
Sometimes I get a comment from someone I've never heard of. What surprises me is when I get more than four or five comments.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Sep 16
It is always gratifying to get comments.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Sep 16
@teamfreak16 I understand. Music is something everyone likes, but not what everyone wants to dig into I guess.
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
28 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic - I find I get more response when I write about something other than music. Which I expect.
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@celticeagle (168361)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Sep 16
Sometimes I do. I am surprised at how different people take different things I write too. THey come up with some different ways of looking at life and things in it.
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@celticeagle (168361)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Sep 16
@JamesHxstatic .....Yes, we have quite a cross section of people on here.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
That is always interesting too.
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@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
24 Oct 16
I am with some of other people I get a lot of comments from same people daily on all my stuff. And I always try to return the favor to everyone that comments on mine I comment on theirs.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 Sep 16
Yes! These are always fun and what keeps this site unique. Although I am on several sites, this one is really the most fun at the moment.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
Yes it is always fun. I hope the other sites are too and pay at least this well.
@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
28 Sep 16
All the time, I am surprised who comments and often the comments make me laugh. I also take for granted that most know what I'm talking about but occasionally someone will ask what is that???
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
That is very true too. I suppose it could be a cultural misunderstanding.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
I suppose it is odd to be smiling or laughing at a screen, had not thought of that.
@5thHouse (1678)
• Sheffield, England
28 Sep 16
That's a good way of looking at it, comparing it to opening parcels. Usually the parcels contain something nice, often something amusing, often surprising and I guess very occasionally you might wonder if the wrong parcel has been sent because the comment doesn't seem to fit with the original post at all!
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@ThatWifeyLife (150)
• United States
29 Sep 16
As you already know, I very much enjoy your discussions and comments. I never really thought about the comments like opening packages but you are certainly right. That's a great metaphor for it. Especially since the comments are so different and unique like wrapping paper as well as the different gifts hidden beneath the paper. That's a lovely architectural photo and I would have never thought it was a hotel!
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
I was quite surprised to see that photo as well when I looked for an image. Thanks for the kind words.
@changjiangzhibin89 (16790)
• China
28 Sep 16
It did surprise you,you never have thought the image was from his hometown.
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Sep 16
Yes, that was a real surprise, especially since the shape of that hotel is so unusual.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
2 Oct 16
I haven't across such surprises but I do learn new things when I read comments on discussions ..
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@JamesHxstatic (29413)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Sep 16
That is what keeps this site so interesting, I agree.
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@Hannihar (130213)
• Israel
1 Jan 18
I was wondering what the picture was of. Thanks James for telling us. Now, I understand your title after you explained it here.
