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Bcahn836 28-11-2004 12:12

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
...When your mentors give you homework to look up something on chief delphi

Arefin Bari 28-11-2004 13:06

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
... when you realize you have so many friends in FIRST who appreciates you and cares about you... (no i am not going to make a list again... but i will direct you to this post )

JanineF 02-12-2004 12:37

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
I only made it through the first three pages, so I may be repeating, but some things just need to be said.

-You no longer talk about a BAC (Blood Alchohol Content) but instead your BCC (Blood Caffeine Content)

-You have dumped a non-FIRSTer because they just did not understand

-The robot can be described as sexy

-You have a friend to whom you tried to point out an attractive individual and instead they looked at a gear ratio in that attractive individuals vicinity

-You start calling your head engineer "Dad" on accident

-You have a designated "nap area" in your machine shop

-You add to this list instead of researching for a history paper (not that I know this from VERY RECENT experience ::cough:: )

-You understand everything said on this forum

-You can look at a set of numbers and understand why they are funny

-As soon as someone mentions something which is even remotely related to robotics you are there

-People tried to vote you "Most Robotics Oriented" in your high school yearbook

-You follow my quote that "FIRST is not a hobby, it is a lifestyle!"

-After dumping that non-FIRSTer...you cannot remember ever dating anyone who was not from FIRST

-Online you have added T#(team number) to the end of A/S/L/P (age/sex/location/picture) just in case

RbtGal1351 07-12-2004 21:42

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by JanineF
-The robot can be described as sexy
....
-You have a designated "nap area" in your machine shop
-You add to this list instead of researching for a history paper (not that I know this from VERY RECENT experience ::cough:: )
...
-Online you have added T#(team number) to the end of A/S/L/P (age/sex/location/picture) just in case

ummmmmm wow those all describe my WHOLE TEAM...
-ok first of all NO i dont describe the robot as sexy.. but all the guys do...
-"nap area"? WE WISH!!!
-history paper? what history paper? i dont have a history paper do i? ooooo shoot........ :ahh:
-well where do you think the 1351 came from?

and some more:
-when you turn in the robot schematics you were doing during math class in instead of the hw
-when all of your friends are FIRSTers... whether this is because you made them all join, or because you dont associate with anyone else, we wont say...
-when you wouldnt even consider dating a nonFIRSTer
-when you've officially been the first girl at school because you had to stay past midnight :yikes:

<edit> -you know ur addicted to FIRST when in order to figure out how many days til xmas, you subtract 13 from however many days are left til kickoff instead of subtracting todays date from 25. </edit>


:D ~Stephanie

Squirrelrock 08-12-2004 19:12

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
Actually did accidentaly turn in IR sensor trig in instead of my trig hw last year.
Yeah, I subtract 13 days. Makes more sense, don't it?

... when you skimp on the physics hw you should be doing now to post this (then on to check the rest of your subscribed threads, and the latest Unofficial Caption Contest)
... when the only people you really know include your second family, the team, and your family is just the people you spend parts of your weekend with :o .

<edit>
dave lavery was the latest poster on UCC #22
</edit>

pakrat 08-12-2004 21:24

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
-When your car fails, you say, "darn program"

-You start to call people by their CD IDs instead of their names

-You stop studying for finals afer january 8

-Extreme case: You stop doing homework after january 8

-You havent eaten at home in 6 weeks

-You refer to games, and any other computer application as "the software"

- You start finding Achronyms for everything in your life

-Instead of calling your FIRST significant other, you PM them

-You keep random peices of metal, claiming "this was part of the robot of '03

-You draw schematics for fun

- When people sing "hail to the victors" you start thinking (speed controillers)"

Jaine Perotti 08-12-2004 21:31

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pakrat
-Extreme case: You stop doing homework after january 8

...when you don't think this is an extreme case...;)

Squirrelrock 09-12-2004 16:37

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by pakrat
Extreme case: you stop doing homework after Jan 8

... when extreme case becomes going to school just to work on the robot, and you skip every class to do so ...

pakrat 09-12-2004 17:01

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
yeah, i guess so. I never had to do that stuff, i was always pretty busy, but i just programmed at home.

-if someone asks you when new years is, istead of saying, "a week after christmas" you say, "a week before kickoff"

-you read this whole thread

J15.5h 09-12-2004 21:33

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jferrante
ok. i'm really scared because i can relate to about 90% of those.
- parents understanding <-- never gonna happen
- 45 miles to go work on the bot <-- i would but the shops alot closer than that


- Miss 3 days of school with 103+ fever, yet only half of one robotics meeting.

- Have holes and saw marks in your furniture for lack of a better workplace.

- give yourself a nosebleed due to programming for to long at one time (yes i did this my rookie year)

- Write the majority of your college/scholarship essays about your experience in FIRST (i did this... and it worked. :))

-First thing you do when waking up is to check for any new information on chiefdelphi or FIRST's websight

I agree with U, I can relate. PLUS I AGREE WITH U GOD BLESS THE U.S.ofA. (I AM A FIRE EXPLORER IN NEW HAMPSHIRE) :)

shyra1353 09-12-2004 23:15

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Squirrelrock
... when extreme case becomes going to school just to work on the robot, and you skip every class to do so ...

when this is normal and teachers dont expect you in class so they email your assignments to you with 8 week extensions so you have time to do them

scitobor 617 09-12-2004 23:46

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
...when all you can think about in physics(which by the way is the greatest class in the world!) is the awesome autonomous mode your a writing and it is only September.

Squirrelrock 10-12-2004 09:56

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by shyra1353
when this is normal and teachers dont expect you in class so they email your assignments to you with 8 week extensions so you have time to do them

I wish they'd do that for me.
Then, of course, I would skip school entirely the week I got all of that work to get it all done and skip school the next seven weeks to work on the robot.

... when you learn physics and calulus so that you can calculate the exact arc of a projectile for a hang idea, even though nationals has come and gone :rolleyes: .

Elgin Clock 02-01-2005 16:31

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
You actually read THIS WHOLE THREAD and NONE of your posts have started with the comment, "I don't know if this has been said before, but..."

Rich Wong 02-01-2005 17:49

Re: You know you're addicted to FIRST when...
 
I don't know if this has been said before, but...
Did anyone get the Midnight posting on New Year Evening? I saw a couple of postings just after Midnight.
I thought about how people got to get a life... but than I was checking CD also. duh! :yikes:


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