Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When You can't sleep because your anticipating kickoff.

When the air coming out of your car vents starts smelling like a machine shop, and instead of getting worried you take a big whiff and think about kickoff!

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...your various account passwords contain your team number.
...you're on winter break in China, and stay home reading this thread rather than going to see the Olympic stadium.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

no, Dykum (the red stuff used to mark metal...)

that stuff's trippy... jk, always wear a respirator, or at least a mask...

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

...when your parents get you safety glasses for Christmas

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

YES! BEST SOAP EVER!!!! :D

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

when your mentors are trying to get you to stop working on the robot so you will eat, and you say "just one more bolt!"

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When FRC Kickoff Year means more than New Year

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

-when you copy and send this to your friend cause you can relate to almost every one
-when you just love hearing the word robot
-when around your team, non-robotics personel have no idea what you are talking about either due to the inside jokes or robot lingo
-Your coaches don't call you by your actual name anymore, just the robotics nickname
-when your parents finally stop asking what time they should expect you home and just ask for you to let them know when you're leaving the school
-When you develope a twitch during off season

I FREAKING LOVE FIRST ROBOTICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

When you walk into your house at 10pm and your mom asks where you've been since 6am and all you can do is grin and say "It's build season".


When your mom understands completely.

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

-When you go to your first competition (even off season) and come back with 4 hours of sleep
-When your non-robotic freinds don't understand half the jokes you tell
-When you start Christmas break thinking kickoff is almost here
-When you stay up til 2 on Cheif Delphi despite the fact that you have a Bio Project Due the next day (and history homework)
-That remonds me; I gotta get to work

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

-you take speed reading classes in the off season just so you can get through CD threads or the rule manual faster
-you're on CD instead of sleeping
-your dates with your significant other (not your robot) happen at build sessions during FIRST season

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

-All during kickoff with all the speeches you say "that must be a game hint" and basically all the ones you pointed out, did have a good connection to the game(even the not so settle ones that they said)
-When you got no sleep the night before kickoff because you are to excited, editing and placing member photos on your website that you just took, and more and yet I'm on CD after 1 in the morning and show no signs of stopping soon.
-When it was the day or two before New Years and people ask what are you doing, and then you reply I forgot that there is a new years because I've been thinking too much about the Robotics Kickoff.
-When the janitors at school have stopped asking you WHY you need to get into the tech ed room because you have asked many times before and have answered Robotics.
-When you make sure you have a new, full ink cartrages for printing of the manual, and other related forms for kickoff.
-Don't know why you are on this late without sleep for the past like 39 hours
-Are going to work on the remaining member photos you got today for website and upload photos to website from kickoff tonight, I guess now this morning.
-Think that you should stop this but you can't, but now I am

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

when you stay up til 4am on January 4th because that is when the Live Kick-off Webcast starts (NZ Time - GMT +12 - go figure)
when the Kick-off you stayed up insistently for is for a competition that you dont compete in un til June :p

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

... when your room is littered with machine parts and your sleeping with a screwdriver and sautering iron (<--- i'm pretty sure that's spelt wrong) in your hand next to your robot

Re: You know you've overdosed on FIRST when...
 

when you hear it's going to snow and you say "it had better not! we can't miss another day of build for SNOW!"

your family stops asking where you'll be or what you're doing.

your physics teacher teaches a lesson about the cofficient of friction and you say "that's lunacy!" and start laughing hysterically while everyone just stares at you and wonders if you need a doctor (you do).

all things moon related make you start thinking about the cRIO.