You know you've been away from FIRST too long when...

[indieFan]

... you forget to use a punch before drilling.
... the first hardware store you think of us the one your mother frequents instead of the one you need.

[DonRotolo]

... there is not one but two new motor controllers

[Billfred]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

... there is not one but two new motor controllers

...and none are made by Tekin.

[Suitster]

...you don't read every new post on Chief Delphi anymore.

[kacisq]

you don't read every new post on Chief Delphi anymore.

[Taylor]

...you wonder why everybody's listening to the Black Eyed Peas.

...you wonder why nobody talks about flag holders or Krispy Kremes anymore.

...wait, what? Robots have padding?

...oh, that's cool. There are a few Canadian teams now.

...oink oink huh?

...John Neun had a kid in college - did he ever do anything?

...Where's the Small Parts catalog?

[Jay O'Donnell]

...you wonder where all the corn went

[Littleboy]

Who's Frank Merrick? Where did Bill's Blog go? What happened to the FIRST wiki?