If you think spending $900 on a rocket might not be a rocket problem because you could argue that maybe it's a money problem instead, yes, you have a rocket problem.
My wife is weird. She starts every conversation with “are you even listening to me?”You might have a rocket problem because you don't hear a word your wife or girlfriend is saying because you're thinking about how you are going to get those internal fillets in the fin can.
If I dropped $2300 on a rocket my wife would hit the roof. That's because she knows we can't afford to drop that kind of money on hobby stuff, and I know it too. And that's why I wouldn't do it, not because of her inevitable anger.Wow! I assume some (or most) of you are kidding. My wife did support my hobbies and I supported hers. We've been together a long time and, I think, understand each other. She didn't blink when I spent $2300 at Wildman a year or two ago. Of course she does have a $6500 sewing machine that she doesn't use anymore. Don't get old it sucks badly for some.
Yeah, that's all me.
- If you spend too much time reading TRF at your desk at work, you might have a rocket problem.
- If every hollow cylindrical object you see looks like a body tube or motor mount, you might have a rocket problem.
- If you see the gussets at the bottoms of light poles and think they're fins, you might have a rocket problem.
- If you get excited about clever ways to organize your sand paper collection, you might have a rocket problem.
Well, it's not like we are independently wealthy or anything. I tried to plan well for our retirement. There were a lot of years living paycheck to paycheck, especially while I was in the military. If we want something we talk about it and save for it. And Wildman wasn't a rocket, it was a bunch of stuff including a pile of motors AND a rocket.If I dropped $2300 on a rocket my wife would hit the roof. That's because she knows we can't afford to drop that kind of money on hobby stuff, and I know it too. And that's why I wouldn't do it, not because of her inevitable anger.
If we were in a position to spend like that, I'd still tell her first. Then she'd say "Sure honey, sounds like fun," and that'd be that.
I like to think that we're pretty typical.
On the other hand:Yeah, that's all me.
On Twitter someone posted that his wife accused him of having a problem. He attached a picture of his rocket collection, which probably numbered about 20 LPR, which all fit on top of a single cabinet.Read all of comments....where were the problems?
Well, it's not like we are independently wealthy or anything. I tried to plan well for our retirement. There were a lot of years living paycheck to paycheck, especially while I was in the military. If we want something we talk about it and save for it. And Wildman wasn't a rocket, it was a bunch of stuff including a pile of motors AND a rocket.
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I agree with you. Unless you’ve hit the lottery or worked hard to retire comfortably, then we all “ live paycheck to paycheck”.
[SNARK=toung_in_cheek]Yes, you have a rocket problem: wrong wife.[/SNARK]On Twitter someone posted that his wife accused him of having a problem. He attached a picture of his rocket collection, which probably numbered about 20 LPR, which all fit on top of a single cabinet.
My first gut reaction was “yeah dude, you do have a problem: not enough rockets!”
Agreed, I was pretty amused. But for those who aren't exposed to the crazies here with their insane collections, it may seem like a lot.[SNARK=toung_in_cheek]Yes, you have a rocket problem: wrong wife.[/SNARK]
Seriously, 20 hobby items that all fit in a small space? Probably $400 worth, give or take, accumulated over how long? This guy does not have a rocket problem.
You have a headlamp so you can go outdoors and spray paint after dark.
You have a five minute break between meetings;
You use that time to run outside and apply a coat of paint to your rockets;
And you only remember that you forgot to take a "bio break" when you are joining the next meeting
If you can rattle off at least 5 responses to this thread without even trying!
- If your Facebook & Instagram profile pics have you and a rocket instead of you and your significant other.
- If you're sitting at your desk while reading this and can reach at least 5 rockets or rocket parts without getting up.
- If you have to budget for your epoxy purchases
- If everyone knows you at work as "that rocket guy" and you're not in a rocketry company
- When visitors at work all go to your desk to check out the rockets rather than the meeting they're in town for
If you need a whole room to store your reloadable motor cases, you might have a rocket problem.
Guilty of everything except the epoxy .
- If your Facebook & Instagram profile pics have you and a rocket instead of you and your significant other.
- If you're sitting at your desk while reading this and can reach at least 5 rockets or rocket parts without getting up.
- If you have to budget for your epoxy purchases
- If everyone knows you at work as "that rocket guy" and you're not in a rocketry company
- When visitors at work all go to your desk to check out the rockets rather than the meeting they're in town for
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