Im so deticated to FIRST and robotics that......

[vincefitzgerald]

im so deticated that i find drill bits, alan wrenches, and nylon bolt
in my pants pockets and shoes randomly after regionals or after workin on the robot

[EricH]

Sounds like one for the Overdosed thread (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=47043) or the Addicted thread (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17937).

And I never had that happen, but I did tend to clear my pockets during meetings.

[vincefitzgerald]

yea im interested in wat happens to other people

[Andrew Schreiber]

I learned to spell and punctuate. ;)

[rsisk]

I have a PWM cable from 2008 and a potentiometer from 2009 regionals in my back pack and a blow up sword from team 1836 Milken Knights from 2008 LA Regional in the back seat of my car.

[JaneYoung]

I'm so dedicated that I've kept all my travel itineraries and luggage claim tickets from all the events that I've traveled to over the years. Not to mention beads and buttons.

[ttldomination]

that 42 actually makes sense...

[NorviewsVeteran]

That whenever I drive past a church all I can think is, "I wonder if I could start an FLL team there?"

[smurfgirl]

...that my roommate thinks I'm crazy. (I haven't succeeded in getting her to go to a competition yet, because then she will change her mind.)

[Katie_UPS]

... that I wear the same stuff we use to protect wiring as a bracelet (I can't take credit, this really awesome girl on my team made it for me).

[dipmeinaluminum]

chiefdelphi.com is my home page and i have a F.I.R.S.T.Tattoo... and if you DONT find drill bits, zip ties and screws your pockets, your not working hard enough! :p

[Katie_UPS]

I think this is also a good place to mention the part where I left my surprise birthday party sleepover thing as early as I could to go watch Championships last year with some of my team in a basement.

[vincefitzgerald]

im so deticated i find myself forgettin that i have my saftey glasses on my head and i wear them on my head everywhere even church.

[ErikEdhlund]

I am so dedicated to FIRST and robotics that my birthday was on kick off and I have been sleeping and been on chiefdelphi and TBA.

[Kimmeh]

I have a 1/4 screw that I refuse to part with. (Long story) I've got a matching washer for it...

A mentor (also the school district's IT guy) threatened to block CD when Cody and I were plotting to crash the school server. (He did it first...)

After the West Michigan event, I walked into a convince store in full FIRST regalia. Hard hat with Killer Bee antenna, safety glasses, BOB rag hanging from back pocket, and of course, covered in buttons.

I spend more hours of CD than on Facebook.

Cody and I are plotting to make 47 of something known as a delphi. As in 12 is a dozen, 13 a bakers dozen...47 will be a delphi.

[robotlover]

I'm so dedicated to FIRST that I don't throw out a single thing related to robots and keep it all in a box >< buttons, papers, extra safety glasses that suddenly appear in my house....

[vincefitzgerald]

wow so im not so crazy
more addictied

[JasonF]

I have recently been checking and posting on Chief Delphi from my phone in the middle of boring classes at school

[AndyB]

....at first, the feeling of safety glasses on my face would stick around for a few hours after a regional...

...now it's a permanent feeling.

[Logan Byers]

I've driven 2,000 miles roundtrip (from New Hampshire to Indiana) to volunteer at an event. Multiple times. '07 and '08 Boilermaker Regional and '07 IRI.

[vincefitzgerald]

im so deticated i found about 50 quarter 20 bolts all over my room

[andrew348]

My weekends in March are spent at regional (one or more) or watching webcasts.

I can count a dozen FIRST items in my direct line of sight right now

[NorviewsVeteran]

I've lined up four FRC medals, two FTC pins, an FLL ribbon, and a driver badge in my bedroom.

Along with various possible colleges' and careers' memorabilia:D

[Herodotus]

Cody and I are plotting to make 47 of something known as a delphi. As in 12 is a dozen, 13 a bakers dozen...47 will be a delphi.

I thought 45 was a Baker's dozen?
:P

[Andrew Schreiber]

I thought 45 was a Baker's dozen?
:P

UGH! Really? Did you have to go there? :P

On a related note, other ways I am dedicated to FIRST:

I used 2.5 of my vacation days to fly to Atlanta just to talk to students about scholarships and Kettering. (If you ever have questions about scholarships or just need advice about them send me a PM, Im more than willing to help)

I have made it a personal crusade to make it harder for the scholarship providers to choose by making sure people apply to every scholarship they could win.

Dinner conversations at my house and at my girlfriend's house always center around robotics (OCCRA, VEX, or FRC)

The conversations at my girlfriend's involve people from 3 different teams all with varying philosophies on how to run a team (They are REALLY fun)

Most of my best friends are from FRC

I have already started planning my world tour for next year (at least what teams I want to see)

The high point of my experience at Championship was not seeing a couple good friends from high school take World Finalist but was instead going down to award a scholarship to a young man who needed it to afford college at his university of choice.

I have to find out who my professors are for my Friday schedule this summer term so I can inform them I will be skipping their classes to attend IRI. (It is the FIRST week of classes in the summer term)

Perhaps dedicated isn't the proper word, addicted might be better.

[vincefitzgerald]

UGH! Really? Did you have to go there? :P

On a related note, other ways I am dedicated to FIRST:

I used 2.5 of my vacation days to fly to Atlanta just to talk to students about scholarships and Kettering. (If you ever have questions about scholarships or just need advice about them send me a PM, Im more than willing to help)

I have made it a personal crusade to make it harder for the scholarship providers to choose by making sure people apply to every scholarship they could win.

Dinner conversations at my house and at my girlfriend's house always center around robotics (OCCRA, VEX, or FRC)

The conversations at my girlfriend's involve people from 3 different teams all with varying philosophies on how to run a team (They are REALLY fun)

Most of my best friends are from FRC

I have already started planning my world tour for next year (at least what teams I want to see)

The high point of my experience at Championship was not seeing a couple good friends from high school take World Finalist but was instead going down to award a scholarship to a young man who needed it to afford college at his university of choice.

I have to find out who my professors are for my Friday schedule this summer term so I can inform them I will be skipping their classes to attend IRI. (It is the FIRST week of classes in the summer term)

Perhaps dedicated isn't the proper word, addicted might be better.

that real detication i got to find out how im going to pay for my college tuition for Embry-Riddle that is 50,000 a year for flight students so yea
i got my work cut out for me

[vincefitzgerald]

and now the season is over and i have no life wat so ever now