When do you know you are hooked on EF?

[GrandMasterKC]

I laughed all the way to work this morning thinking of a conversation I had with one of the local Coaches. We were talking about stuff I won on ebay and how hard it is not to bid. I said " I need to stop bidding for I keep winning even when I dont want to...I might get bitten by the EF bug".....he responded"... Coach..you already are"
I thought about the many $$$ spent on bases, teams, travel to fellowship with other Coaches on game days, tourneys, phone calls overbidding, overpaying:rolleyes:, wanting those new tweakers, getting bases from the new tweaking sensation, getting bases from the tweak masters, 120 widetops or frosties is not enough, 400+ tweaked bases not being used isnt either playing a league game 3-5 in the am, the feeling of "dang" it's over when the clock indicates "0".. meaning that the ..games really over , the need for another game, another play, another TD, another nice run, another nice pass, hours of conversation about the EF lifestyle, talking to regular folks as if they understand what a "looper" is dissapointed because your 4 year old son quit in the 1st quarter, your 11 year old daughter quit when the score was 21-0, your oldest son wont play at all the list go's on... etc. When did you know the EF bug had bitten you? When did you know? When did you know when did you know that the electric Football bug had bitten you?

[The Rookie]

I knew when I was 12 years old and I had a job for a dollar a day to clean the local barbor shop .
Every penny that I could gather went to by new bases and teams .
I bought all 26 teams by the time I was 14.

But I really got hooked last christmas again
And I love it!!!!!!!!
And would you stop overbidding me on Ebay.
We need to have a system to buy on ebay so we dont drive the price up/

I think you know your addicted, when you watch your high school team play, and when the running back runs in circles you consider it normal.

Also when your outside in the yard and you hear buzzing, you start thinking of your electric football board instead of running away from a giant swarm of bees.

[GrandMasterKC]

Coach I have committed to no bids for 2 months ....I may sell back some of the stuff I won...but no bidding Coaches honor

Originally Posted by boston21

I knew when I was 12 years old and I had a job for a dollar a day to clean the local barbor shop .
Every penny that I could gather went to by new bases and teams .
I bought all 26 teams by the time I was 14.

But I really got hooked last christmas again
And I love it!!!!!!!!
And would you stop overbidding me on Ebay.
We need to have a system to buy on ebay so we dont drive the price up/

[The Rookie]

In the NFL if we got to gether and decided to cap our bids on ebay I think it would be called collution.

[GrandMasterKC]

I just thought of another sign of being hooked....When you tweak a base until the last hour then go to sleep ...awaken before work to check the base for consistancy....before 7AM

Originally Posted by boston21

In the NFL if we got to gether and decided to cap our bids on ebay I think it would be called collution.

[detroitchild]

...after spending waaaaay more time on this site then I should. When I'm out with friends and I can't wait to get back home to play EF. When I go to Home Depot/Lowes/Michaels often to see if I can purchase items to improve my EF experience. When I go to FF.com every few days to drool over items that I know I should not be buying right now. Did I mention that I spend waaaaay to much time on this site? When I'm constantly tweaking bases to get players to perform better. When reading the Tweak is more interesting then reading the daily newspaper. When I rather watch this hobby's supreme customizers create a better product then what we Detroiters see on the real gridiron every Sunday. When I day dream of some day building my own field from scratch and make it with as many bells and whistles that I can think of. When watching the ever important Presidential debates I get figety and want to go scrimmage a couple of my solitaire teams.

I did say that I spend way to much time on this site....right?

[jeff]

When you lie to your Wife about how much money you have invested in your team, board, bases , etc.......

[Silverhorse 228]

I was hooked at the age of 4...but I am reminded today everytime I go into the grocery store and go down the utensil isle looking to see if I can use anything for my football stadium!

It is amazing what can be used for this hobby with just a little imagination...

[46defense]

yea!!! what jeff said