This is in no way intended to offend anyone but is the sort of subject I might start in the pub hence posting it on this forum.

Prior to my latest trip I was convinced to get a computer tablet thingy in the hope of remaining in touch with friends and family for once. The additional reason is that for the first time ever I'm also doing a blog in the hope that those less fortunate may benefit from my ill conceived wafflings.

Anyway, I digress. The reason for this entry - I don't make many - is due to my thoughts and observations whilst browsing this site and enjoying free wifi on my travels.

In my opinion most of the information contained within is excellent however a lot of the new posts/topics/threads don't really appear to hold much relevance to what is an overlander travelling site.

I'm not naming individuals but all I'll say is do we really need regular posts about the more mundane silliness or am I just being old school and a tad grumpy?

The question I would like to ask is if we didn't have 24/7 www access would we really need answers to questions we should all maybe already have the answers to? Or, as is more likely the case, questions that didn't really needed posting in the first place?

Albert Einstein said "I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots"

Now I'm not saying for one minute that this site is full of idiots but do we really need all the information we think we do? What would you do if you couldn't ask everything? What I'm basically trying to say is crack on, stop typing, start riding!

If you keep asking all the questions but know in your heart of hearts you'll never do it, accept the fact and enjoy your life for what it is - it doesn't make it wrong. To those still thinking, imagine your computer screen as a mirror - the biggest problem is staring you right in the face!

As I said at the start, not meant to offend anyone but do we really need all the silliness?

Not sure I really expect (or require ) many replies - for obvious reasons - but just thought I'd air my thoughts and observations in 'the pub'.