I'm New Here.
By Lucas
@emptydog (36)
United States
December 2, 2018 3:11am CST
I signed up yesterday and spent the day lurking about. I have read the rules and they seem reasonable and straightforward. That was the easy part.
The hard part is that first post. Stepping into the community. There is a feeling of exposure and vulnerability for me. And yet, I know that one is anonymous here to the extent they wish.
But the community is why I am here, though. Not the money. It seems friendly and well-run. I am glad I happened across this site.
As for the introduction: I like to run. I spend too much time online. I am old enough to be your grandfather.
So, here we go.
Best wishes,
Lucas.
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34 responses
@DWDavis (25805)
• United States
2 Dec 18
Welcome to myLot. I think it's awesome that a person of your age (you must be at about 97 if you're old enough to be my grandfather 
) is willing to jump into a discussion group and take part. Do you credit you're running with your longevity?
) is willing to jump into a discussion group and take part. Do you credit you're running with your longevity?4 people like this
@emptydog (36)
• United States
2 Dec 18
I didn't start running until I was 65. Now I run about 6 or 7 miles four times each week. I lost a lot of weight prior to the running and feel better and sleep better now.
I have a 5K race next Saturday and have run six 5K races this year.
I signed up for my first half marathon coming up in August. I alternate between being both excited and terrified about the half marathon.
Thanks for asking and your kind welcome.
Lucas.
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@emptydog (36)
• United States
2 Dec 18
@Susan2015 Thank you. I'm seeing that it is a nice place. Thanks for your comment.
Lucas.
@owlwings (43910)
• Cambridge, England
2 Dec 18
Welcome to myLot! The Guidelines and the Frequently Asked Questions pages have a lot of useful information. It's also worth 'following' @GoAskAlice (the Admin) and @MyLotBugs (the owner) because they post useful and relevant information from time to time. It's also worth looking at the list of discussions posted with the tag "MyLot 101" (see the link below). Tags can be a useful way of finding discussions on a similar topic. The 'Search' menu is worth exploring in that respect.
I understand your feeling of 'rawness' when starting off in a new site. Be assured that you'll soon get the hang of it and feel less of an outsider!
The most useful pages to scan regularly are probably in the 'Explore' menu. 'Most Recent Discussions' is, as it suggests. a list of the latest posts in date/time order with the newest first. 'Hot Discussions' and 'Top Rated Discussions' are arranged according to the most responded to and most 'liked' (respectively). You may find this useful when looking for members who engage in relevant, useful and interesting discussions the best - they are the ones worth following, if you intend to 'follow' anyone! Otherwise, the best advice is to 'hold your nose and jump in'! You'll soon find out who here is worth reading and following and who is not!
Here you'll find discussions related to the term 'mylot 101' as tagged by myLot users.
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
2 Dec 18
Grandpa Lucas. you did the first thing most of us don't do... Read the rules. Welcome... I am the cutest grand daughter you will have here...
- Mavic ...
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@Mavic123456 (21893)
• Thailand
2 Dec 18
@emptydog you are much welcome. just have fun and rock and roll...
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@arunima25 (87855)
• Bangalore, India
2 Dec 18
Welcome to this site. You are sure to enjoy this site interacting with friendly mylotters.
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@arunima25 (87855)
• Bangalore, India
2 Dec 18
@emptydog Hope to have more interactions with you in future.
@allknowing (137536)
• India
2 Dec 18
You are on the right track and seem to have picked up the ropes. And as for your being a grandfather here there are many gand mothers too
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
2 Dec 18
Welcome to Mylot!! Reading the rules is a GREAT start and I see you are interacting which is great as well. =)
There are lovely people here and it is a great community! I hope you enjoy it too. God Bless. :)
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
2 Dec 18
@emptydog We are glad you joined as well! =)
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@resukill22 (25050)
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
2 Dec 18
Welcome here in my lot, enjoy here always of staying,, hope you had a good day and find new friends here, good luck
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@DAMARWULAN303 (643)
• Surabaya, Indonesia
2 Dec 18
Welcome to my best friend mylot
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@DAMARWULAN303 (643)
• Surabaya, Indonesia
2 Dec 18
@emptydog Hopefully it will be good, at the beginning of this meeting
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
2 Dec 18
hello and welcome to mylot. i like that there is a mix of ages here and we freely interact with one another. our oldest members that i'm aware of are 88 and 92. in terms of anonymity, i think as along as you don't use your real first and last name, your picture, and location, you can enjoy being open yet anonymous. do you have a paypal account already? if yes, be sure to input your paypal email address in your account settings here.
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@freelancermariagrace (28588)
• Philippines
2 Dec 18
Hello, welcome to Mylot. Enjoy your time here
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