Peace, I'm Out
cwazzy
Posts: 3,257 ✭
What's up my fellow CU members? It's hard to believe that I've been here for almost 3.5 years now. My how time flys. But the time has come for me to say good bye for awhile.
It has dawned on me that I may have an internet/baseball card addiction. I just got chewed out at work for spending an incredible amount of time on the internet and most of the time is at card sites such as this (please no lectures, I know I was in the wrong)
. I am lucky in that I get to keep my job but it has got me thinking. Even after the yelling I really had to fight the urge to login and see if anything new had been posted. All I could think about is that maybe I have a new PM! I should login and find out! I wonder if Jake has picked up a new Campy or if Paul has stumbled onto Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith. Or maybe Ross has more information on his Frank Thomas NNOF thread. I could go on and on.
It saddens me that I have become so dependent on the internet and sportscards that it has affected everything in my life. It has abviously affected my work and if I don't get a handle on it soon it's going to affect my marriage and family life. And it's not worth that.
So I am taking a long break. I'm not quitting the hobby or selling my cards but tonight my cards are going in the safe and my wife is taking the key. I am going to logoff of the CU and the other sites that I frequent and will try everything in my power to resist the urge to check in. I'm sure there will be times that I cave but I hope those times are few and far between.
I have already made my plans to attend Nationals in Baltimore in August. And I wouldn't miss it for the world. Hopefully I will be in a better state of mind and able to meet some of you there.
Anyway. Thanks for all the good times CU. To all the friends that I have made on here, please keep in touch via e-mail, phone, or facebook. I want to know how you are doing, what new additions you've been able to aquire, etc. Cards come and go but friends and family are forever.
Peace. I'm out.
Chris Wassmuth
cwazzy34@gmail.com
It has dawned on me that I may have an internet/baseball card addiction. I just got chewed out at work for spending an incredible amount of time on the internet and most of the time is at card sites such as this (please no lectures, I know I was in the wrong)
. I am lucky in that I get to keep my job but it has got me thinking. Even after the yelling I really had to fight the urge to login and see if anything new had been posted. All I could think about is that maybe I have a new PM! I should login and find out! I wonder if Jake has picked up a new Campy or if Paul has stumbled onto Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith. Or maybe Ross has more information on his Frank Thomas NNOF thread. I could go on and on.It saddens me that I have become so dependent on the internet and sportscards that it has affected everything in my life. It has abviously affected my work and if I don't get a handle on it soon it's going to affect my marriage and family life. And it's not worth that.
So I am taking a long break. I'm not quitting the hobby or selling my cards but tonight my cards are going in the safe and my wife is taking the key. I am going to logoff of the CU and the other sites that I frequent and will try everything in my power to resist the urge to check in. I'm sure there will be times that I cave but I hope those times are few and far between.
I have already made my plans to attend Nationals in Baltimore in August. And I wouldn't miss it for the world. Hopefully I will be in a better state of mind and able to meet some of you there.
Anyway. Thanks for all the good times CU. To all the friends that I have made on here, please keep in touch via e-mail, phone, or facebook. I want to know how you are doing, what new additions you've been able to aquire, etc. Cards come and go but friends and family are forever.
Peace. I'm out.
Chris Wassmuth
cwazzy34@gmail.com
Chris
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
My small collection
Want List:
'61 Topps Roy Campanella in PSA 5-7
Cardinal T206 cards
Adam Wainwright GU Jersey
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Isn't that just as addicting (more so for some people) as a message board?
It ain't going to be easy for you but it can be done and wish you and yours all the best.
Jeff
Miscut Museum
My Mess
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Bob
Hopefully it will for you...Donato
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Me I'm already gone, and I'm feeling strong. .............."
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
Seriously though...I hope this can give you time to put things in perspective. It's a hobby, it should be fun, not control you obsessively. Good luck!!!
net addiction test
<< <i>net addiction test >>
Congratulations, your score is: 34
20 - 49 points: You are an average on-line user. You may surf the Web a bit too long at times, but you have control over your usage.
Jeff
Miscut Museum
My Mess
Congratulations, your score is: 38
Wow, it seems like I'm on here all the time!
Good luck Chris.....we'll see you on the rebound
Steve
Wow, my score was only 42 ... and I AM on here ALL THE TIME!!!
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
1996 Select Certified Mirror Gold Ozzie Smith
2006 Bowman Chrome Orange Refractor Chris Carpenter
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My score was a 41. Probably expected higher. In my defense, I'm only online for long periods of time when I'm home alone or my wife is asleep during daylight hours.
Take a break and come back later.
Oh, and my score was only 26.
But to Mike's point on smoking, I'm on day 44 of no chewing tobacco after an all day, every day habit of 21 years. Quitting sucks, and nothing makes it suck less.
shawn
See you around I am sure.
Take off however long you need to - the cards will be waiting for you whenever you decide to get back into it...
Collecting: Topps 1952-79, Bowman 1952-55, OPC 1965-71, and Pre-War White Sox cards
come back when you fall off the wagon, in the future use someone elses computer to surf the web
My score was 51. The life of a college student I guess.
John
HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS
Good luck, Chris - you'll be fine.
Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
I am on the internet daily, but hardly any of those things applied. If they did, it was only rarely or occasionally.
Shane
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
One option you might want to consider when re-entering the hobby is the purchase of an IPhone. you can view the message board, read posts, check email and keep up to date all without having to log onto the web site on the computer. This can eliminate your need to go to these sites at work and dramatically reduce the amount of time at home. You can take a long bathroom break and be up to date on everything. The screen is small and it's tougher create long responses but it's a happy medium.
http://www.unisquare.com/store/brick/
Ralph
Congratulations, your score is: 67
<< <i>Sometimes just taking a break clears things up or puts other parts of our lives back into prospective.
Hopefully it will for you...Donato >>
I couldn't have said ^this^ any better.
BTW - Congratulations, your score is: 30
Steve
I'll blame it all on school.
Hopefully you'll sort things out and revisit cards down the road. Until then, best of luck with everything
"Molon Labe"
<< <i>Good Luck Chris, I think I'm taking the same path. My desire for sports cards has diminish in the last month or so. Spending way to much money on cardboard. >>
Don't everyone go!
https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/pdub1819/othersets/6204