I have to admit to wandering far afield on this one, too. But, for quite a while, it seems everytime I’ve checked there is either no one in there or maybe 1 person. I was just wondering…it would be nice to visit sometime.
Robin
I think there’s more activity in the evening…and the problem for Easterners (US) is that we really have to be night owls to catch the busy time.
Yeah, and those of us on GMT - well…
Slan,
D.
I have never been in any chat room and wouldn’t even know how to do it.
Ron
We used to get up to 20 folks in the chat room, and most evenings there were 7 or 8 at a time, but it seems to have slowed w-a-a-y down the last few months. When I check now, there are never more than two people. People’s lives got busy, I guess.
Susan
I’ve heard of talking to yourself . . . but this is ridiculous. 
Sigh…those were the days. Maybe when the blizzards strike again.
Robin
Hehehe…I’ve gone in when there were “zero”…hehehe…
Robin
Well, I am ridiculous in or out of the chatroom but when I am there by myself I usually spend the time fluting as I wait for others to arrive rather than talking to myself. I have more than ample opportunity for the latter during the course of a typical day.
Chat attendance has been rather variable lately and you can seldom predict the time that may see increased activity.
I go in there some times when I can’t sleep.
For people who aren’t familiar with the chat, “gh” means “f” and it’s an entirely off-topic room.
Most of the time, we discuss food.
There are usually chatters in the following time frame.
Central Time Zone (North America–also Jamaica, Colombia & Peru) 10:00 P.M.-3:00 A.M.
U.K. & Ireland 4:00-9:00 A.M.
Philippines/H.K./Singapore 11:00 A.M.-4:00 P.M. (Japan an hr. later)
Eastern Time Zone (North America) 11:00 P.M.-4:00 A.M.
Pacific Time Zone (North America) 8:00 P.M.-1:00 A.M.
Mountain Time Zone (North America) 9:00 P.M.-2:00 A.M.
Sydney, Australia 1:00-6:00 P.M.
These are approximations… no guarantees.
I haven’t been in ages…
maybe I’ll be back one day. 
Well..I for one confess…I am in the chatroom just about every night for several hours..but usually after 11 pm Ontario Canada time. The usual diehards are there too..Alan, Eld, Walden to name a few. Would love to see more people come in and miss those that used to come in more often.
And yes, Joannie Madden has come in to chat a few times too. (verified)
And yes, we talk about food fairly often..and politics and genealogy and the weather and have the occasional squaredance and once I think we talked about whistles…and maybe flutes too…oh, and pipes and fiddles and new tunes we were learning and embouchures and rolls came up a time or two..and , and…well come see for yourself..
What was the recipe for cornbread again Walden?
I am often in the chatroom between 7 and 9 am (GMT!) whenever I have time. Sometimes I would like to chat in the evening between 6 and 9 pm (GMT again), but all I can do at that hour is a virtual monologue 
. . . well, I guess that makes more sense.
Will O’Ban
I checked in about 10:00 mountain time last night and there were 7 of us - just like the old days! It’s like seeing old friends. Well, it IS seeing old friends. Spent a fun half hour visiting. Alan is definitely the Punmaster.
Susan
Chat room? There is a chat room?
<going off to hunt for it now . . . .
Top of the page…main website…free email newsletter…LIVE CHAT. At the bottom of the forum index page it tells you how many people are chatting (it’s frequently wrong, so check in the evenings even if says 0).
Susan
Darn, I didn’t make it in last night, sounds great! Someday soon, however, soon…
Robin