You know you're addicted to FIRST when...

[mtaman02]

.....when you know every regional directors name but have only gone to 3 out of the 27 regionals.

...when you read "KIDS ROBUSTO" post and agree with it 100%

....when even having a bandaged hand doesn't stop u from using the drill press. or any other machining tool


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...When pictures of robots as well as team photos out number the amount of pictures of family on your walls or in your house.

...When even after you graduated HS you continue to go to that HS to help build the robot (or compete) and your parents keep wondering is this a phase and will it ever end :-)

[Mike Schroeder]

You Know you are addicted to FIRST, when you realized you cant not comeback (few people will get this sorry)

Originally Posted by Big Mike

You Know you are addicted to FIRST, when you realized you cant not comeback (few people will get this sorry)

...when you read the above and nod because you've been planning about becoming a mentor next year since you're a senior and you're graduating yet you're not ready to leave the FIRST family yet.

...You've come to see FIRST and your team as family instead of just a bunch of people who build robots.

[kid robusto]

-you lose a girlfriend, because u need to work on the robot

- you skip your midterms just to work on the robot

- your out of school for 2 weeks, becasue you back is so bad u cant walk, and you still attand most of the meetings

- your school kicks you out, by cutting power, and u think of trying to work in the dark with cordless tools

- u have two cars, and they both die, and you think of used extra robot parts to fix them (87 saab 900, front tire was ripped off, was thinking of useing pnumatics and ducttape to fix it. 94 sentra brakes fail and was thinking of using more pnumatcis to fix it)

-the only reason you go to school somedays, is just to work on the bot

- can down more than 2 pizza's in 30 mins

-are willing to drive 20+ hours, just to see your team at nationals(i hoping that we can go this year team 195, i need a nice drive)

[Joe J.]

When you're out bowling with some of your teammates and you don't see peoples scores you see team numbers and then match the numbers with the team names. Akuu knows what I'm talking about.

[Mike Heinowski]

Yep.

Not many people can relate to this on but here it goes.

You check both your teams site and Chief Delphi before you put your hearing aids on in the morining.

[Jonathan M.]

..when it's sunday, and you prepare to take a shower, then sit down to browse Chief Delphi quickly.. two hours pass and then you realize how long you've been there.. then you post about it in the "You know you're addicted to FIRST when..." thread.

[Xufer]

You know you're addicted to FIRST when:
1. You fix things that just arent broken
2. You think a small bit of reprograming will fix your toasters autonomous mode
3. You lose sleep over match strategy
4. You know everything will be fine once the ball pops. --> http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/pi...gle&picid=7040

...you see that picture of the two robots pressing against the yellow bot and are jealous you don't have such a cool picture with your robot.

...you get upset when other subteams meet and don't tell you because you could have been there filming it, darn it! What if something cool happened?

...you've messed up your back and you're on medicine for it and you really shouldn't be doing anything yet you go to your meeting anyway and film, even though you don't want to and it hurts.

[kid robusto]

hehe, i hurt my back soo badly, that i wasnt able to go to school,let alone walk all that well. this happened on the 3rd through 5th week of the build, but i still made it to most of the meetings

[Jay H 237]

When you're at a competition and on Chief Delphi at the same time.

(Thanks to the wireless network at UTC this weekend I was able to sit in the stands with my laptop with a wireless card and browse and post updates on CD while watching the comp.)

[Steve Horn]

Originally Posted by Jay H 237

When you're at a competition and on Chief Delphi at the same time.

(Thanks to the wireless network at UTC this weekend I was able to sit in the stands with my laptop with a wireless card and browse and post updates on CD while watching the comp.)

YES!!! Exactly what I did at UTC also. I had a chance to use a laptop from my team for a few minutes so the first thing I did was check Chief Delphi.

[mtaman02]

...when you have a spereate drawer for just FIRST T-shirts and only where them during the build or at any other FIRST / Team sanctioned event.

...when you create a perimeter using other clothes so that your pets don't get hair all over the FIRST attire when they go to lay down.

...when your driving on the expressway and you see a 18 wheel trailer heading towards the competition site and wonder if that trailer is carrying either robots or the field.

NYC Regionals is just 3 days away.

[Mike Heinowski]

...When you go Bowling with your team and are still wearing your safety glasses.

LOL! A couple of people from my team last year went ice skating and I remember hearing one of our team mates (I think it was Carlo) had has green safety glasses with him and told they lady "He built robots."

...when you've threatened non-FIRST people with duct tape and have actually meant it (my brother learned this the hard way. Unforantally...I also learned the hard way that my brother is alot stronger then I thought!)