Post your RC Addicts Anonymous war story here!!

[JERRY2KONE]

Trust me dude if she is already yelling at you, then once you put that ring on her finger it is only going to get worse. Don't be one of those guys who thinks that getting married will change everything for the better. IT WON'T. Once you get married then come the ultimatems, and threats that if you don't do things her way you will be on your own, with HALF of your stuff and HALF of your money gone. Life is too short to put up with the ridicule and torture if your relationship is already heading in that direction.

I have been married twice before and I kept on trying thinking that things would get better, and believe me it never does. If you are not compatible then you are not compatible. Twice burned, but this time I found someone who truly cares about my feelings and what I want out of life, and she had to put up with the same kind of crap before from her EX's, and loves knowing that things really can be as good as our dreams tell us. We spoil one another all the time now. It is nice to give and know that it comes back to you one way or another, and without any expectations when two people can recipricate. Good luck with that man.

Originally Posted by Andrew32

i thought id give me story lol

NOt to sound corny but rc actually did bring my drinking down. I wont lie, i was a straight drunk in high school. Drank atleast twice a week and when i partied...i partied hard. After RC...i dont go to parties cuz im "too busy" or have "too many projects open."
now In college, i drink maybe once every month. Now i just get yelled at by my girl of 6 years (been dating since 9th grade)

i just may get her that ring...or buy a 1/5 scale buggy and do a 12s BL conversion....

well, here she goes yelling agian...but i say

[phatmonk]

Well ok my name is Will and I quit drinking 6 years ago only to replace the addiction with RC and I couldnt be happier.I have spent alot of money this year and allways get pinched by the wife but its totally worth it.

[George16]

Will, welcome to the group.

[redshift]

Haha great posts... I really enjoyed Edumakated's lol.

So now would switching to 1/32 scale be like a m-clinic for junkies?

I admit I am an RC binge-r, it's not a full time habit, but I enjoy an occasional pull on the throttle, and I like the smell of it, RC.

I am a long term abuser, I'll put it down fer awhile, then don't ya know... right back to the mistress' teat.

;)

Ahh what an excellent read!

My name is Sid and I also have an addiction. Thankfully, I can put the blame for my addiction fairly and squarely on the shoulders of my lovely missus. Back in '06 she really wanted a Suzuki Swift for a car. Being Christmas time (not the best time to buy cars) I thought I would get her the next best thing - a remote controlled one. Off to the hobby shop I went, and home I returned with a brand new Tamiya M-03 swift.

Needless to say, she drove it once, got bored after 10 minutes, and then I had a drive..... Need I say more lol?

This year I have converted 2 nitro trucks to electric, bought 3 new trucks (and sold a few) as well as investing in 2 new aircraft and a 1/5 scale Baja...

Having just ordered an 80mm Medusa for a Christmas pressent for myself, I am now minutes away from placing an order for some new LiPos from hobbycity.

My poor paypal account is thoroughly abused, my missus can't understand why I can't stop, my friends, instead of deserting me are all looking over my whenever I take one of the RC's out, and the neighbors all hate me! They hate me because their kids all want RCs now lol :)

I never drank or smoked much before either, just couldn't see the point to it, but I am constantly amazed at how much I am able to spend on this hobby and feel good about it.

I've done something else that's interesting tho. I am trying to (as best I can) record all of my spending's in an excel spread sheet. I reckon it'll be an interesting read at the end of next year :) I just have to make sure my better half doesn't get wind of it lol.

Anyway, salutations to all you other addicts out there. I feel your pain :)

[rootar]

IM not addicted i swear i could quit anytime i used to race rc when i was in middle school got out of it and into skateboarding, bmx, and MX. i dont bmx much and i got the itch to get back into rc just over a year ago when we saw a race going on at a track in LA on our way home from a weekend of mx racing. It was ok at first, then it went down hill from there, i do have my limits i will never let my checking account drop below 1,500 when i get under 2k i start looking at what im not using anymore and it leaves.

My big problem is i have 2 veichles (still paying on my new car), a 16' all aluminum Pace enclosed race trailer (generator, AC,folddown bed, cabinets, the works), i have 2 fully built crf hyrbrid race quads, and one fully built 400ex that i play on and ride fmx with (none even have stock frames), and a 125 CR3 pitbike. Id say my RC's arent that bad when you consider i have more money in the 4 sets of carbonfiber beadlocks for my 3 quads (200 ea x 16!!!! ) i have litrally spent every last dollar ive made in the last 7-8 years on my hobbies and id do it agian, ive got tons friends who worked just as much as i did and dont have much if anything to show for it. My dad always tell me im "cheap" cause i dont like to spend anymoney on little things like going to the movies just going out with everyone, but inreturn ive bought just about anything ive wanted within reason.

this sums me up

Originally Posted by cdis

I never drank or smoked much before either, just couldn't see the point to it, but I am constantly amazed at how much I am able to spend on this hobby and feel good about it.

ive always been too cheap to waste money i worked for on something i couldnt play with, ride, or use alot.

[George16]

Originally Posted by cdis

I've done something else that's interesting tho. I am trying to (as best I can) record all of my spending's in an excel spread sheet. I reckon it'll be an interesting read at the end of next year :) I just have to make sure my better half doesn't get wind of it lol.

Anyway, salutations to all you other addicts out there. I feel your pain :)

I got rid of mine after seeing how much I was spending on rc .

[JERRY2KONE]

Well my name is Jerry and I have an addiction. Yes some of you have already read some of my story before. Growing up in the Philli projects and never having any money to play was a crappy way to grow up. I have wanted to get into this hobby most of my life, but just could not afford to. A few years ago eight kids later my wife heard me talking about the hobby and decided to release my demons and make my dreams come true. She bought me the EMAXX RTR kit with all of the usual starter trimmings for my birthday and I was hooked right from the start. I tried to tell her then, that she had no idea what she had done/started.

Luckily my wife is fully supportive and she also agrees that this is better then a lot of other things that a husband can get into for stimulous pleasure. I have never smoked and as some have already said I just don't get it. I joined the Navy at 18 and stayed drunk for the first couple of years, before comming to the conclusion that it was just as bad if not worse than smoking. So now I spend most of my hard earned Navy penssion on R/C stuff. In the three years I have been playing with this stuff I have racked up well over $20K just getting started in this. I still have lots of wants, needs, and dreams for motors, ESC's, and custom RCM parts like the upcoming Maxx center diff kit, and slipperential, so I dare say that there is no end in sight for me either.

The wife kind of knows, but she never really says anything, because she always knows where I am and what I am doing right here at home. AND now I have my two boys getting into this. I may well spend more than I wish to, but I am happy and having fun doing what all of us love. So yes I am addicted and have no plans on kicking the habit any time soon. I will be 50 in Feb and I figure that I will be involved in this one way or another until I can no longer see, walk, or remember what an R/C is. Life is too short.

[George16]

Good to hear from you Jerry. How's Seoul? It has been raining here in Yokosuka for the past 5 days but it's slowly starting to clear up.

I can't wait for my retirement. I'm actually thinking of retiring in the Philippines so I don't have to work anymore or just get into an internet cafe business. At least over there, my Navy pension will be more than enough .

[Ryu James]

can i just say it is awesome reading everyones posts. how cool would it be to have a big RCM party at the Farm or some sick track like that and race all day and just have a great time. actually put a face with the name. if only......

[JERRY2KONE]

Yea we have mentioned this before, and it would be very cool if that could be arranged, but getting everyone together considering some of the places that we are writing from would be very difficult in deed. If you have been around here long enough you know that we probably have at least 20 countries represented here on RCM. Funny to mention that though. I jsut had a call last night from a friend about getting together again for the NASCAR race week in NC next October and I plan on doing some R/C racing while there. These are guys who I served with in the Navy in Holy Loch Scotland from 1977 to 1990, and one of them has a 45' custom motor coach. This will be our second gathering, but more guys have found out about it and want to join in on the fun. Having something like this with the RCM gang would be a blast.

Originally Posted by Ryu James

can i just say it is awesome reading everyones posts. how cool would it be to have a big RCM party at the Farm or some sick track like that and race all day and just have a great time. actually put a face with the name. if only......

[JERRY2KONE]

Doing ok Geroge, and Seoul is pretty cool for the most part. Thanks for asking. Of course you may have read that my wife is dealing with breast cancer right now. No worries as she is fine. Luckily we caught it early, and surgery went great. She is stateside right now awaiting radiation treatments, and we hope to have her back here at home by late Jan/09. With just getting custody of my three youngest(after 7 years) after losing their mother to cancer at 35 this past Feb, Xmas is kind of tough this year. Even in the midst of dealing with her issues, we just received three huge boxes from her full of Xmas gifts. This is the third union for both of us, and we love spoiling each other after being treated like crap by teh EX's. Life goes on and we will overcome.

Glad to hear that you are retiring soon. We discussed retiring overseas, but we love the states too darned much and want to be close to the kids and all of our family when that time comes. I have not had as much time with the R/C stuff as I would like with everything that we have going on, but I still have a lot of stuff arriving in the mail for when I do have the time. Plus I have my heart set on one of Mikes Slipperentials, and the new Maxx center diff kit hopefully sometime in Jan/09. Plus Plettenbergs new chassis setup. So 2009 is shaping up to be quite a year for us. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year guys.

[MetalMan]

Hey all, I am new here and am quite certain I have a problem. Over the past 5 years RC has immersed itself into my life to an extent which I couldn't have foreseen. It enabled me to get a job doing things not too different from what I had already been doing at home, and as a result, gave me more money to spend. Unfortunately, though, RC has taken back a good portion of my earnings due to having no expenses to account for.

In the past my spending went too far, to the point where I had no money to cover a small $500 accident without dipping into my [meager] savings. And there I went, for the longest time without savings. That is, until the summer rolled around and I could work more hours. I built my savings up, and then disaster struck: the rear derailleur on my mountain bike broke, bending the frame at that point. Thus I knew I needed a new bike and wanted to fork over a decent amount of cash. $800 later, I had blown about half my savings (keep in mind I was working part-time minimum wage, and had summer school)

Yet again it went downhill from there. I felt compelled to maintain my brushless/Lipo superiority at the LHS I work at and splurged on items like 5s Lipos and MMM ESCs. And that is not to mention the oh-so-custom projects I had going on! Let me tell you, custom builds aren't as cheap as they can seem! A few hundred screws here, another few hundred screws there, some bearings all around, more materials, and of course tools all add up!

I'm not much of the type to seek external help, so over the last couple months I have managed to reason with myself - and as a result my hobby spending has dropped drastically, my savings account has been skyrocketing (relative to my income), and I've been talking and going out with a girl I am interested in. This is not to mention that Josh (jnev) has resparked my interest in mountain biking (remember the bike I purchased?), so I must say, things have been turning around.

If you would like you can call this a success story for the self-help treatment. Now please, take this with a grain of salt. Oh and Neil, if you read this, there is hope .

[JERRY2KONE]

DOn't get too happy patting yourself on the back MetalMan. You must know by now that just when everything seems to be going your way that the inevitable catastrophy will strike. Enjoy your well deserved repreave while it lasts, because you will be back on her sharing bad news down the road. Be careful with your motorbike hobby, because it can hurt you much quicker than R/C can. We enjoy your support in here and love hearing good news when it comes our way. Stay safe and have fun(within reason of course).

Originally Posted by MetalMan

Hey all, I am new here and am quite certain I have a problem. Over the past 5 years RC has immersed itself into my life to an extent which I couldn't have foreseen. It enabled me to get a job doing things not too different from what I had already been doing at home, and as a result, gave me more money to spend. Unfortunately, though, RC has taken back a good portion of my earnings due to having no expenses to account for.

In the past my spending went too far, to the point where I had no money to cover a small $500 accident without dipping into my [meager] savings. And there I went, for the longest time without savings. That is, until the summer rolled around and I could work more hours. I built my savings up, and then disaster struck: the rear derailleur on my mountain bike broke, bending the frame at that point. Thus I knew I needed a new bike and wanted to fork over a decent amount of cash. $800 later, I had blown about half my savings (keep in mind I was working part-time minimum wage, and had summer school)

Yet again it went downhill from there. I felt compelled to maintain my brushless/Lipo superiority at the LHS I work at and splurged on items like 5s Lipos and MMM ESCs. And that is not to mention the oh-so-custom projects I had going on! Let me tell you, custom builds aren't as cheap as they can seem! A few hundred screws here, another few hundred screws there, some bearings all around, more materials, and of course tools all add up!

I'm not much of the type to seek external help, so over the last couple months I have managed to reason with myself - and as a result my hobby spending has dropped drastically, my savings account has been skyrocketing (relative to my income), and I've been talking and going out with a girl I am interested in. This is not to mention that Josh (jnev) has resparked my interest in mountain biking (remember the bike I purchased?), so I must say, things have been turning around.

If you would like you can call this a success story for the self-help treatment. Now please, take this with a grain of salt. Oh and Neil, if you read this, there is hope .

[MetalMan]

Originally Posted by JERRY2KONE

DOn't get too happy patting yourself on the back MetalMan. You must know by now that just when everything seems to be going your way that the inevitable catastrophy will strike. Enjoy your well deserved repreave while it lasts, because you will be back on her sharing bad news down the road. Be careful with your motorbike hobby, because it can hurt you much quicker than R/C can. We enjoy your support in here and love hearing good news when it comes our way. Stay safe and have fun(within reason of course).

You're right Jerry, I must work hard to maintain my current position in life so it doesn't go to waste. For some this would mean backing out of RC, but I just can't let that happen . Instead I must cut back on my technical side, and let my emotional side out to see the light. It is in my nature to be stoic when it comes to my emotions, but we shall see where that ends up!

Now if you think I need to be safe, then take a look at Josh (jnev). Recently he posted up some pictures of some extremely intense mountain biking, the sort I can only imagine in my dreams! Thanks for the kind words!