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Doubting Thomases

Posted By: Minnie on 2007-01-14
In Reply to: I type 1000 lines in about 2.5 hours (sm) - SC Rad MT

I do a combination of VR and straight and absolutely possible but there are always ones who doubt. So be it. Thanks for the input.


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I just noticed the post doubting someone sm

could make 3000 lines a day?  WHY?  As someone pointed out, just because you cannot do it, does not mean others cannot.  My personal best is 3500 (65 ccl), but I could never do it on a regular basis.  Does that mean that I should think I'm the fastest human in the universe and doubt if someone says he/she can do 4000?  I would simply wonder how someone does that and be in awe.


I used to make a commitment of 2000 lines per day, and even that pushes it anymore.  Can I do more?  Yes.  Will I have a life?  No.   I'm older now, and cannot just sit and pound away at a keyboard all day long.  I type an hour or two ... get up ...play with the doggie ... type some more ... do some laundry ... type some more ... visit some friends .. you get the drift.  Otherwise, I probably would have had carpal tunnel surgery 3 times by now (ha).


Can I do 3000 lines in a day if I have to/want to?  YES.   Can I do it every day?  No.   I understand that a lot of people have their Expanders built up way more than mine, though, and probably can do quite more than me.  I admire them.   I have an email buddy who finally has her Dragon Medical trained well enough to do 400 wpm  -- THAT line count has to be amazing -- but it also took her 2 years to do it.


Why not just share in each others' triumphs and hug each other when it is not so good.  Sure, there are braggarts out there.  I personally have a "friend," if I told her I jumped off the Empire State Building, she would have jumped off something higher and twice!!  (ha)  


Ok, doubting Thomas, breaking down what we pay
No health insurance (husband is union- nada, nothing, zilch), I paid 1500 in taxes last year and husband paid out more on his job and when we did out taxes, itemizing got back 3500 on that, 900+ month for house pmt and he has paid that, we have 2 new vehicles and he pays for both, the house and vehicle insurance both run a little over 1000 each- both came due in May and we each pay half of those - he 500 and I pay 500. The small house bills I pay, 184 for cable, television, internet combined, 75 budget billing for gas, about 200 for electric. We eat very reasonably as he cooks and the other night he did stir fry. He had used 1 chicken breast, package of mixed vegetables and with the rice I counted that meal to be less than $5.00 for dinner. He and I both have plenty left over. We both like to do shopping on QVC and HSN and do frequently. I do not see how so many unbelievers out here. We do it and have left overs.
Doubting this seriously myself. Even the highest producers here don't crank it out that fast. nm
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