Post your RC Addicts Anonymous war story here!!

[jayjay283]

Originally Posted by Ryu James

forget stickers. i want to make sure everyone gets a free can, t-shirts, whatever. in blind taste tests amongst energy drink users and virgins alike Fighting Cock was picked 4 out 5 times as the favorite over Redbull, Monster, Rockstar, and Full Throttle. and the times it wasnt the favorite it was the 2nd favorite. that no marketing hype. thats real taste tests i conducted.

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I suck down 4 passion fruit rockstars a day and my nephews drink 1 or 2 green Monsters, love to try something better !!.. I lived in England for 2 years too and im still hooked on the fags and love to give wankers a right kicking.

[MTBikerTim]

Hi, my name is Tim and I have a problem.

I don't even want to add up how much I have spent on RC this year. It would be scary. I really want to buy a Medusa 80mm for the brushless savage (around $230au) to replace the POS Feigao but I am being really good and I haven't bought one, yet. I am spending close to $2k australian on a trex 450 for christmas so I am no where near rehabilitated.

Also because my trex is sadly not going to be here before christmas I decided to spend a heap of money to bling up my little coax for something to do over the christmas break. Buying parts in australia Sucks balls. If it's not the price that kills you its the stupid distributors never having stock of anything. My trex was ordered back in early november. I ordered the XL style dog bone kit for the Savage X not long after it was released and it still hasn't shown up. How long has that been out for, 4 or 5 months?

On a side note I took the brushless savage for a rap last night. I thought to my self I need to learn to drive this thing hard and stop babying it so much. So I was giving it heaps and of course I ended up putting it into a drain hard. I actually thought I was going to demolish our wheely bin but the drain stopped it first. Thankfully only damage was a bit of a mangled Losi shock.

Yeah I have a problem but at least I am another person who doesn't drink, smoke or inject.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by Arct1k

I just can't see myself in a bar shouting - Two cocks please.... Two roosters no issue...

i totally see your point Arct1k. you know whats funny though - Wild Turkey has a new whiskey out that has a light honey flavor to it. and although whiskey and energy drinks dont mix well they are using this new WildTurkey Honey to mix with energy drinks and they are calling it a "Beehive". however, when my friend heard about Fighting Cock he immediately came up with a new name for the FightingCock and WildTurkey mix. its called a "CockGobbler".
anyway, like you, most men probably wont order this drink. however, the gay bars will eat this up...no pun intended.

[George16]

Originally Posted by lincpimp

RC keeps me busy, and I quit drinking and going out as much. So I saved about 150-200 a weekend on drinking and going out to dinner. Plus it keeps me away from the single women, who always seem more interested when you are "taken"...

Good decision James .


Well it's funny because I currently work as an Addictions Counselor for the Navy now. I tell the guys to buy an RC and join our club instead of wasting their money on booze. One of the topics in our treatment program lets them figure out how much money they spend on a weekly basis and almost all of them were dumbfounded to find out exactly how much they were spending. Needless to say, our club is bigger now.

Let me officially start the group session now.

[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.

[JThiessen]

Originally Posted by MTBikerTim

Hi, my name is Tim and I have a problem.

to spend a heap of money to bling up my little coax .......................demolish our wheely bin

What's a coax and a wheely bin????

[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.

[Ryu James]

Originally Posted by BrianG

lol, that's funny.

But in all seriousness, be careful! Women will only take so much of that before they feel neglected and move on - along with your money...

I have a similar problem, but I try to spend some time with the missus and kids and try to wait until they go to bed before slinking off into the basement to tinker.

i figured before everyone thinks i am scum i should clear this up. i always crack jokes about the wife but in all honesty she is my queen. in fact, she reads my posts and gets a laugh out of them too. i work from home and spend a ton of time with my wife and 3 daughters. i am surrounded by women and absolutely love it!! and i have the coolest wife in the world. we both spoil each other and never forget it. and as far as the RC stuff. she knows all about it. and most of the time she gives me one of those "oh brother" looks when she sees me not working and spending all my time and money on RC. she knows we will always be just fine and i love that she has trust in me to not say a word about it.

[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......