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Offline pseman

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Growing addiction
« on: July 11, 2007, 05:48:00 PM »
You people are a bad influence on me! I used to look on this site and wonder how you guys could own so many bows, trade bows all the time, and spend so much money on bows. I used to think that no one needed more than 1 or 2 bows. Then I started looking at the beautiful bows on this site and after going to a 3-d shoot and seeing many different custom bows first hand, I purchased my first custom bow. Now I find myself browsing the classifieds daily on not only this site but several others just to see what is for sale and what I should buy next. I also now have a "bow stash"($$) and I'll bet that very soon there will be another bow on it's way to my door.

Now I wonder, How do you guys explain to your wives that you NEED another bow??

Gotta go browse the classified's again....
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Offline Jack Guard

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2007, 06:34:00 PM »
Welcome, to the club.  My name is Jack, and i am an addict too.
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Offline eagle24

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #2 on: July 11, 2007, 07:15:00 PM »
Welcome Mark!  I'll plead the 5th on the "how do you explain to your wives?".  I'm afraid I am an addict also.
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Offline jacobsladder

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #3 on: July 11, 2007, 07:19:00 PM »
i have to hide it from my wife.. yes i am a bowaholic...my favorite flavor is longbow....
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Offline madness522

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #4 on: July 11, 2007, 07:27:00 PM »
I tell my wife I need to buy some wood.  I have 5 on my rack, one with a bowyer for a little refinish, and one on order. Guess I'm addicted too.  By the way when and where is the next meeting of Bowaholics annon?
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Offline redfish

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #5 on: July 11, 2007, 07:39:00 PM »
Don't even tell them you "need" one. They are smarter than that and will probably get mad that you think they can be conned.
Price the local golf club fees and other "man" hobbies or past times. A new bow a year (or two) is much cheaper than any of those.
It is a healthy and wholesome activity compared to other stupid things men do when exposed to alcohol, etc.
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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #6 on: July 11, 2007, 08:06:00 PM »
Guess I'm lucky, my wife encourages my addiction. She even participates by shooting with me.

She doesn't ask what it is any more when something shows up in the mail....she just asks what kind or which one?    :saywhat:
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Offline Dave Coalter

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #7 on: July 11, 2007, 08:08:00 PM »
Hey guys you have it all wrong. You just hide it with your other bows for a while than kinda bring it out one day and when she ask when did you get that bow, you just say that old thing I had it for a while you just notice it now.
Kinda like your wife does with a pair of shoes.
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Offline Jack Guard

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #8 on: July 11, 2007, 08:12:00 PM »
Dave, Dog gone it, you must know my x.  she use to say that about all the cloths she had in her closet.
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Offline jacobsladder

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #9 on: July 11, 2007, 09:04:00 PM »
my wife bought me my first longbow for christmas..ive now replaced it with 3 different ones.. I always remind her how much i love the longbow she got me for christmas...  :saywhat:
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Offline mmgrode

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #10 on: July 11, 2007, 09:10:00 PM »
Wait till you start building them... then you're done for  :bigsmyl:
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Offline Horne Shooter

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #11 on: July 11, 2007, 09:41:00 PM »
Dave, I was going to write the same thing.  I laughed out loud when I read your post.  I thought I had patented that technique....guess not!
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Offline Tim Fishell

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #12 on: July 11, 2007, 09:50:00 PM »
Hi my name is Tim and I am a Bowaholic.  

The first step towards a cure is first admitting you have a problem....wait what I am talking about it is not a problem.

Welcome to the club
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Offline Benha

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #13 on: July 12, 2007, 08:35:00 PM »
I'm a bowaholic.
But I can change.
If I have to.
I guess.
Who am I kidding no I can't!
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Offline Blackhawk

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #14 on: July 12, 2007, 08:52:00 PM »
The best advice I have is to tell your wife NOTHING.  If she knows bows and shoots too, I feel sorry for you.
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Offline Oscararrow

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #15 on: July 12, 2007, 09:17:00 PM »
You will get to a point where you will slow down-at that point the damage is done.

My girlfriend has more shoes then I have bows, so when you see me bidding BACKOFF!!!  LOL  ;)

I picked up five in the last 3 months. I was on the wagon for a good two years!  Good luck brother...
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Offline hill boy

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #16 on: July 12, 2007, 10:39:00 PM »
Bow aholic!Well they say the first step is admitting it.Ok boys next session same place same time.  :clapper:
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Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2007, 01:36:00 AM »
When i decided to go traditional and build my own bow i bought enough glass and epoxy to build 8 of them....i have a shop full of exotic wood and bamboo.....do you think this was premeditated? Or do i have the same disease?

does staying up till midnite building way too many arrows mean i may have a problem too?

What? am i strung out?  :eek:    :eek:    :eek:    :saywhat:
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Offline V-Archer

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2007, 02:49:00 AM »
Hey guys don't worry we are just doing the same things that women do, we buy what we like.
Some weeks ago there was an inquiry about "woman's buying behaviour" in the Netherlands. You know what came out? Most of them lie about heir purchases and they have all kind of excuses for that. It's their addiction.
My point: Every one has the right to have an addiction (not alcohol, drugs or any other bad things!)
Maybe in the (near) future we also need a dutch AB (Anonimous Bowyers) forum to discuss our addiction LOL.
Like KirkII, I also have also a few bows hanging around, glass, wood and stuff but my wife says it's OK it keeps you off the street or getting bored. On top of that our tradbow community in the Netherlands is growing. I and some others are a sort of pioneer in my country.

V-Archer   :archer:
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Offline Izzy

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Re: Growing addiction
« Reply #19 on: July 13, 2007, 12:24:00 PM »
Just dont tell your wife.I had my bow on the patio table last week when the Queen took a seat next to it.She never noticed a difference.I guess the bocote worked as camo.
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