Signs your been doing rocketry to much!

[Rocketman 13]

I got bored so I thought I should posst some signs of doing rocketry to much.



You find yourself using recovery wadding as K-leenex

Your find yourself using black powder grains instead of coffee grains in your coffee maker and you find out it wakes you up better than coffee.

You find yourself at the local hobby shop more often than at the local hardware store.


You find paint is cheaper by the gallon

You find all your little brothers toy army guys are missing there parchutes


Thats all I could think of so if you have any bright ideas post them!!

 

[Ryan S.]

Originally posted by Rocketman 13

Your find yourself using black powder grains instead of coffee grains in your coffee maker and you find out it wakes you up better than coffee.

and makes you impotent, therefore getting rid of the possible responsibility of having kids, which would only draw you away from your rockets.

 

[Rocketman 13]

good one!! Rocketman 13

 

[rstaff3]

Naw, kids are the reason to get back into rocketry after other things draw you away

 

[kenobi65]

- Anytime you drive anywhere, you're on the lookout for fields that are big enough to launch rockets.
- You constantly check weather conditions (especially wind) on the Web.
- You encourage your wife to get into a craft hobby, just so you have an excuse to go to Hobby Lobby or Michael's.
- You know when Vern Estes's birthday is.
- You know when Jim Flis's birthday is.

 

[Dbarrm]

Originally posted by kenobi65
- Anytime you drive anywhere, you're on the lookout for fields that are big enough to launch rockets.

Im guilty of this one.

Dan

 

[kenobi65]

- When you change the toilet paper roll, you take the empty tube and think to yourself, "BT-70."

 

[DJ Delorie]

- You've memorized the IDs and ODs of all the BT sizes.

- Even your wife is starting to point out rocket launching fields for you.

 

[Fore Check]

Originally posted by kenobi65
- When you change the toilet paper roll, you take the empty tube and think to yourself, "BT-70."

Nah, they're only a tad bigger than a BT60.

 

[Fore Check]

Originally posted by DJ Delorie
- You've memorized the IDs and ODs of all the BT sizes.

...and you can put together a RocSim file for every rocket in your fleet without looking anything up.

 

[rabidsheeep]

Originally posted by Dbarrm
Im guilty of this one.

Dan

ditto.

You know your too far into this when you see a mailing tube and it makes your day.

You know your too far when every morning you look at your neighbors flag before looking at your relatives to see the wind.

You know your too far into this when you walk up into where your rockets are in the morning and say "morning" to every one of them with nicknames (pheony, funkster, mikey etc.)

i wonder if this is a medical condition, like rocketeeronderitis.

 

[dr wogz]

"trying to justify the $500 'rocket engine' purchase on teh credit card to the wife!!"

"You tie them to the ceiling fan to check aerodynamics / drag / flight profiles. To which you soon have 3-5 rockets all swinging dangerously around the room!! (And now the fan needs to be re-balanced! and have pierced the 'antique' lampshade)"

"you start unbending coat hangers for launch rods.."

 

[Elapid]

your clothes all have little hard spots from drops of CA glue

your fingernails have more than one color of enamel overspray

you have the schedule for NASA Channel memorized for the next week

you name your children after rockets...

when you see a pretty girl in a revealing skirt, you wonder how good the material would work for a parachute!

 

[jflis]

Guilty of the coat hanger thing as well as the field thing...

I bugged my brother one day we were out for a drive and I commented, pointing out to a smallish field "Now, there's an A field"... a bit later we passed a much nicer field and I said "that there's a C field"... He asked why that was a C field when it was *much* better than the other one that rated an A... :

You know...
when you grocery list looks like this:

Eggs,
Bread
Milk
CA
soup
1/8" balsa
butter
soda

...

If you've ever played the rocketry version of "name that tune"... "I can make *that* fly with FIVE modifications!"

If you've ever looked for a colonge that smelled like spent motors...

If you know which centering ring is YOUR ring size... (CRF-50-..)

As for body tube diameters... from memory (ID/OD):

BT5: .515/.541
BT20: .710/736
BT50: .950/.976
BT55: 1.283/1.325
BT60: 1.595/1.637
BT70: 2.175/2.217

The geek-o-meter has been pegged!
jim

 

[phaar]

Originally posted by Dr Wogz

"You tie them to the ceiling fan to check aerodynamics / drag / flight profiles. To which you soon have 3-5 rockets all swinging dangerously around the room!! (And now the fan needs to be re-balanced! and have pierced the 'antique' lampshade)"

Haha. Sounds as though you are speaking from experience!!???

 

[Donaldsrockets]

Ok, here's a few. You know you've been doing rocketry too much if:

1. You can remember the designation of ALL of Aerotech's reloads by heart, size, propellant type, which casing they go into etc.

2. You forget to use the casing with a Pro38 reload and burn your rocket down to the forward centering ring. I have seen this happen THREE times!!!

3. A certain location in your house is starting to resemble a fireworks factory. I'm guilty here, someone throw the book at me.

4. You basically use the internet to look up rocketry websites or have a lot of rocketry sites in your favorites list, I'm guilty here too.

5. You lose count of the times that you've surfed EMRR, I lost count a lllooonnnggg time ago.

6. You always ask for a new kit for your birthday or Christmas every year like me.

7. You go onto the Estes website and see if they've released anything new.

8. You also know if you're in too deep if you have an ammo box that contains at least $100 of APCP motors, Oh God, I'm dead now!!! :kill:

9. You refuse to pass up good deals offered to you by your fellow club members. I got my PML Matrix for $40 from my club president.

10. Your user feedback on ROL is higher than 30.

 

[kenobi65]

- Your attic insulation is a bit thin in spots, due to being "harvested" for recovery wadding.

 

[kenobi65]

- You name your son "Vern" (1 point)
- You name your son "Estes" (2 points)
- You name your son "Astron" (5 points)
- You name your son "Orbital Transport" (10 points)

 

[Fore Check]

Originally posted by kenobi65
- You name your son "Vern" (1 point)
- You name your son "Estes" (2 points)
- You name your son "Astron" (5 points)
- You name your son "Orbital Transport" (10 points)

Those are certainly better than the alternatives which would cause you to lose points...

- You name your son "Big Daddy" (-1 point)
- You name your son "The Dude" (-2 points)
- You name your son "Big Dawg" (-4 points)
- You name your son "Fat Boy" (-8 points)
- You name your son "Big Bertha" (-50 points)

 

[Justy]

Originally posted by Fore Check
Those are certainly better than the alternatives which would cause you to lose points...

"Screamin' Mimi! Time for dinner!"

 

[Hospital_Rocket]

Originally posted by Fore Check
Those are certainly better than the alternatives which would cause you to lose points...

- You name your son "Big Daddy" (-1 point)
- You name your son "The Dude" (-2 points)
- You name your son "Big Dawg" (-4 points)
- You name your son "Fat Boy" (-8 points)
- You name your son "Big Bertha" (-50 points)

Or you refer to your wife as

Screaming Mimi (-100)
Big Bertha (-1000)
The Dude (you are already dead)

I wonder if you could put a 2G Pro38 in a Big Dawg...

 

[Dbarrm]

When the wife tells you "all you talk about is rockets"

You open your own business and "all you talk about is rockets"

Dan

 

[Rocketmaniac]

Originally posted by kenobi65
- Anytime you drive anywhere, you're on the lookout for fields that are big enough to launch rockets.

Yep, that's me......

A while ago, my daughter used the last paper towel and came to me the cardboard roll and asked "daddy, do you want to use this for a rocket?"

 

[Karl]

Originally posted by Dbarrm
Im guilty of this one.

Dan

I'll be doing a lot of that tomorow as I look for a nice launch site . Just me , my dad , my friend ,a map , and a trunk load of rockets & BP Beach here we come!

 

[n3tjm]

Originally posted by Donaldsrockets
Ok, here's a few. You know you've been doing rocketry too much if:

1. You can remember the designation of ALL of Aerotech's reloads by heart, size, propellant type, which casing they go into etc.

Guilty! Well... every thing below 29mm, most of 38mm and 54mm... above that... well... M1315... M1419... M1939... N2000... Its hard to remember motors I do not get to use or see often .

Originally posted by Donaldsrockets
3. A certain location in your house is starting to resemble a fireworks factory. I'm guilty here, someone throw the book at me.

Guilty! I store some of my stuff at a friends house so it does not look too bad

Originally posted by Donaldsrockets
4. You basically use the internet to look up rocketry websites or have a lot of rocketry sites in your favorites list, I'm guilty here too.

You should see my favorites list! I do not remember what half of this stuff is from

 

[n3tjm]

Originally posted by Donaldsrockets
5. You lose count of the times that you've surfed EMRR, I lost count a lllooonnnggg time ago.

EMRR is a great site, though in my opinion, not as addictive as TRF

Originally posted by Donaldsrockets
7. You go onto the Estes website and see if they've released anything new.

I keep looking for information about thier new video camera rocket...

Originally posted by Donaldsrockets
8. You also know if you're in too deep if you have an ammo box that contains at least $100 of APCP motors, Oh God, I'm dead now!!!

Several Hundred Dollars Worth... and still... Jim is picking up a order for me at NARAM!!!

Originally posted by Donaldsrockets
9. You refuse to pass up good deals offered to you by your fellow club members. I got my PML Matrix for $40 from my club president.

VERRY VERY Guilty... Gotten good hardware and reloads for free or next to nothing through club members...

Same can hold true with TRF Members... Recently... I just bought a Astrobee D for $20, and a RMS 38/240-480 set and the 54/8xx-1706 set for only $150 off of someone else

 

[jetra2]

If anytime you hear a countdown, your ears automatically perk up listening for a launch!

Jason

 

[DJ Delorie]

Originally posted by jetra2
If anytime you hear a countdown, your ears automatically perk up listening for a launch!

Jason

When we were kids, our DOG learned to recognize a countdown. At about "5" she went nuts looking for the rocket.

 

[loopy]

The president of Quark sent this out awhile ago...I love this list!!!

-You own more than 1/2 stock in Aerotech.

Aerotech calls to ask about your planned flights this year because
they're consdidering how much space they'll need to restart motor
production.

-You pay annual property tax for a lot at Black Rock.

LEUP fees are part of your household budget.

-Your wife sends you to the store for diapers and you come back with
Quaker Oats and Pringles canisters.

Wife? What wife? Oh, yea, her. I remember her. We used to be married
or something, right?

-All the neighbors on your block go on vacation around the fourth of
July.

Your neighbors' kids are forbibben to enter your yard.

-The FAA knows your name and location of your house by heart.

The FAA has your cell phone on speed dial.

-Your wife's nick-name is "copperhead".

Your dog's name is "THOY". (You don't have a wife, anymore, remember?)

-You get arrested at least twice a year by NASA for trespassing at
the Space Shuttle launches.

You get CALLED at least twice a year by NASA to ferry supplies up to
the ISS.

-The bumper sticker on your van reads "I BRAKE FOR TUBES"

You bought your van to carry rockets. (I know at least two QUARKers
who have done this.)

-Your wife doesn't have to ask you what you want for Christmas.

Your wife has no idea what you want for Xmas.
Your wife is worried that she might get arrested buying you what you
want for Xmas.
Your wife calls ME to find out what you want for Xmas. (True story.)

-Your clothes line is made out of surplus Kevlar.

You don't have a clothesline, as the old one looked like tubular nylon
to you.

-You use "D" engines to light the fire place.

You wonder if fireplace starter material could be combined with sugar
to make decent rocket candy.

-You count down from 5 each time you flip a light switch.

You've used parts from an Estes Electron Beam launch controller for
anything else around the house.

-Frank Kosdon files a restraining order against you for stalking.

You think Frank Kodson is only mildly extreme.

-You hold a year-long 23,000 ft. waiver on your property.

Your property appears on pilot maps in the same color as military
testing ranges.

-Your wife leaves you and you file for Rocket support.

Your wife leaves you for a guy in a Montana militia because "he's not
crazy".

-You have pin-ups of "M" flights all over your living room.

Because its too big to store anywhere else, you have an M-class rocket
IN your living room.

-Your rocket collection has it's own photo album and family tree.

Your rocket collection hsa been the subject of an "Extreme Machines"
documentary.

-You cut off all the elastic on your underwear to use on your L1
project.

You know that elastic from underwear will fail on deployment from
experience.

-You request a funeral with military honors when your full-scale
Patriot lawn-darts.

You bring a shovel to launches.

-You install a car alarm on your L3 project.

Your L3 project budget includes a new vehicle with a higher towing
capacity.

 

[Steward]

If you've started parking your car (or truck) outside the garage...

because of all of the rockets being built and stored where your car should be...

ask my wife...!!!