A MOMENT WITH MIKE: Addicted to R/C

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Mike Garrison

0 July 31, 2018, 11:43 a.m.

By Mike Garrison
LiveRC.com

A Moment with Mike is a weekly opinion column where LiveRC’s Mike Garrison gives his take on hot-button issues, general topics, and conversations within the RC industry. The views and opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of LiveRC.

Over the past few months it has been non-stop traveling, racing, announcing, working, and everything in between – all for R/C cars. This past weekend I finally had a weekend of absolutely nothing to do. It was a dream come true, as I woke up Sunday morning with no plans, no responsibilities for the day, no place to be, no race to attend, and absolutely nothing to do. I had been waiting for this moment to come for well over a month now, and it had finally arrived.

As my wife will tell you, I have the attention span of a 3-year old. While I was so excited for a day of nothing to arrive, once it got here, I quickly began to suffer from severe boredom. I tried playing video games, I tried watching TV, I tried taking a nap, I tried playing fetch with the dogs, and I even tried cleaning the house. None of which satisfied my Sunday afternoon.

For my last attempt at curing my case of boredom, I decided to go clean the garage. I successfully cleaned for 11 minutes before I realized I have a problem. Here I was gifted one day of nothing to do with R/C, and I somehow transitioned from organizing weed killer and lawn tools to charging every LiPo battery I could find and spending the entire afternoon/evening racing down the gravel driveway, splashing through mud puddles, drifting on concrete, and wheeling through the fresh-cut grass with a Traxxas Slash.

Folks, please be warned – R/C cars should be used with caution. Despite what you may think from listening to those who are constantly whining, griping, complaining, and bitching about their day at the R/C track - IF you allow them to be, R/C cars have can create an ear-to-ear smile and fun factor that is more addictive than you will ever know. They are so addictive that after months of waiting for a day away from R/C cars, you'll end up spending that day "away" sitting in the driveway for hours making cheesy videos while you splash and bash until the sun goes down...