You know it is off season because...

[spears312]

You know its off season because you have not only written January 2006 on your arm, but you spend most of your free time reading archived FIRST workshops and chief delphi white papers.

[Winged Wonder]

you're...

• doing lots of fundraisers to start raising money for expenses throughout the upcoming year (aka CAR WASHES!!!)
• recruiting new members
• trying to reorganize your team early on to make it more efficient
• working with the community to raise FIRST awareness new creative and innovative ways
• actually able to have some sort of a life

[JoeXIII'007]

You know it is off season beacause you, as a programmer, are no longer thinking green. Even more important, camera problems are no longer being discussed on a daily basis. Capping the center of anything is only being discussed around the fire pits of American campgrounds and not really on these forums anymore. The season is now a legendary story that you can tell your friends, buddies, relatives, and anyone else.

In short, you can tell it is off season because FIRST robotics has gone into hibernation for the summer. Get the rest you want and need, and just enjoy the break.

-Joe

[Freddy Schurr]

When you do not why the drill chuck not in your room

[Ian Curtis]

you have a timer counting down the time til Battlecry starts... which is t minus 456 hours and 30 minutes as of this post.

[Ryan Albright]

I Dont have the excuse to work less hours because of robotics, doing about 50 hours a week right now....blaa

[santosh]

You know it is off-season when there are posts in th "New-posts" area that are over 2 hrs old. You know it is offseason because your hands no more smell like Tap magic.

[Freddy Schurr]

when you see Woodie Flowers and Dean Kamen eating at McDonald

[KTorak]

You know is the off season when you're bored out of your mind with nothing to do

[tiffany34990]

you see your family and other friends more..
end of the year parties are here....
you no longer find in the washing machine nuts and bolts...

[macurtis]

(For anyone in Holland,MI)
You know it is off season (especially the beginning of off season) because you start counting down the days till you have to lock yourself in your house to avoid tourists coming for the Tulip Time Festival.

[NeedMoreEngines]

...everything no longer tastes like cold pizza and flat soda.

...you actually buy a Segway.

...you finally understand this year's game.

[Cobage]

your car gas expenses just got cut in half

[RbtGal1351]

you know its off season because...
...you miss build period so much, you go into the lab, trying to find something to build! (or program, wire, etc)
...the lab is actually somewhat slightly organized, rather than the usual chaos
...you actually went somewhere w/ friends besides robotics
...you accidentally said "Cyu tomorrow" on Friday, thinking there was robotics tomorrow - and there wasn't

~Stephanie
Team 1351

[Alex Pelan]

I can tell it's offseason because I'm not at a meeting right now.