You know you've been in FIRST too long...

[artdutra04]

...When being on Chief Delphi in the wee morning hours doesn't seem odd, but rather normal, you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When you explain to your math teacher why you didn't do their homework because you were at robotics, and then go on to explain in depth the amount of math and physics used when calculating everything out, you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When in the company of non-FIRSTers, the topic of a conversation seems to somehow always comes back to FIRST, you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When some of your non-FIRST friends ask you how was robotics, and you start telling them - in depth - about AndyMark's cool new products, (and they have no idea what "shift-on-the-fly" or "omni-wheels" mean ), you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When you are feel shocked when you meet someone who doesn't know who Dean Kamen, Woodie Flowers, or Dave Lavery are, you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When you think owning one of these giant Mountain Dew cans is cool, you know you are a FIRSTer.



...When you get out your calculator to find out exactly how much Mountain Dew would fit in the above can, you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When donuts, Dew, and pizza become food groups, you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When you force yourself to get less than four hours of sleep per night during January and February each year, you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When someone says CD and you think of a chiefdelphi.com instead of those plastic disks, you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When teachers stop asking you what all those drawings mean on the back of your homework and/or tests, you know you are a FIRSTer.

...When you know the rules of all the FIRST games going back at least four years before you became involved in FIRST, you know you are a FIRSTer.