You should. Its awsome. Its a great way to meet new people. make friends in your local area. Ive met heaps of new people. I find it really hard to make friends, I just cant seem to find the confidence to do it. I find once Ive chatted to people online for a while, I feel ok about meeting them.
i can relate to your post about not keeping up with notices. i have 127 notices after being away less that 24 hours. it took me a couple of hours just to go through the invites and shouts!