Ralph Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Hi I am Ralph you may have read my posts (and cringed at my horrible spelling) hopefully you havent minded my presence. Due to certain event involving the authorities (no it isnt what you think they didnt look for anything but my name is on a list) thankyou for having me here i have enjoyed this wonderful resource bye
Ralph Posted March 20, 2009 Author Posted March 20, 2009 Adelaide what do you want to buy note to admins im not selling just answering the question behind the question
andyboy Posted March 20, 2009 Posted March 20, 2009 Sorry to hear that you are having problems and to bad that you feel like you have to quit. See you around when things clear up, I know you will come back, they always do.
nick2354 Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 (edited) Due to certain event involving the authorities (no it isnt what you think they didnt look for anything but my name is on a list) t I know the story Ralph told me on msn. "One of his neighbors rang the police cause they heard a large noise coming Ralphs house (fountain to report).The police then came into Ralphs house and took down his details." Im trying to convince Ralph that the Police dont have anything. They take lots of peoples details down, I have a friend that had his details taken down for yelling "1 nill, 1 nill!" at opposition supporters at an A-League match (Adelaide vs Queensland, Semi-final, for any Aussie soccer fans). It really isn't that big of a deal.What would anyone do in his situation? to give him some perspective, on how tiny and insignificant it is. I advised Ralph to continue making stuff, but to drive to beaches to light stuff, and that if he is worried about having his house raided for things he didnt do e.g someone lights a sparkler bomb. He should just hide his stars/burst inside ice cream containers underground or find a suitable place that police will not look. Edited March 22, 2009 by nick2354
Arthur Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 LEOs all round the world do trawl the www for "interesting" posts, sites and people. Everyone's house is on a list (or a hundred) somewhere. Actually they cannot find all the makers of devices but they can find all the people who annoy the neighbours.
mike_au Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 Damn, that's a bit rough, but I think you will be OK. Lay low for a while, don't do so much as test a star around your house, find a good shooting site a couple of km away from your neighbours and in 6 months it will be forgotten. Did you tell them it was homemade? Anyone who is with me when I'm letting anything off is told that the story is "My mate picked up a couple of rockets/fountains/shells/whatever overseas and we just set off the last one". I think the chances of being raided are practically zero. Getting some sort of warning/fine if the neighbours complain again is a possibility though.
Ralph Posted March 22, 2009 Author Posted March 22, 2009 i have been considewring leaving since before i joined apc (my reception didnt really encorage me but anyway (spelling and gramer) ) but i am doing year 12 and am realy bussy right now and dont have much time for pyro though it always manages to get preference over homework. also the costs were getting higher (as i moved on to nicer chems some went down some went up). and the final thing that made me give up (just as my perc is going to arive) was the police
Brakkie Posted March 22, 2009 Posted March 22, 2009 If you wanna quit for any reason that you have, feel free to do so Ralph. If you decide to quit because of the cops visiting I think it's a shame that you're driving yourself crazy over that. The cops don't have a shit on you, cops will always write down details and 9 out of 10 times they won't even file it in the computer anymore.
Ralph Posted March 23, 2009 Author Posted March 23, 2009 well pyro is great as you all know but it costs money and truthfully it has been interupting with my homework and my grades have suffered and this just pushed me over the line
WarezWally Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 I've had the coppers take my details down once for letting off commercial firecrackers, nothing happened Dont do it again, piss off
Mumbles Posted March 23, 2009 Posted March 23, 2009 well pyro is great as you all know but it costs money and truthfully it has been interupting with my homework and my grades have suffered and this just pushed me over the line I believe that is the definition of a "hobby".
Swede Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 I believe that is the definition of a "hobby". ^^^^^ DING DING DING Moderation is the key. I'm not a good role model for moderation, but I understand the concept. ANY hobby can do this. If a hobby becomes overly intrusive, then definitely scale it back, but there's usually no need to entirely quit. Whatever you do, best of luck. You'll eventually be back! I started as a Kewl, then a more responsible adult. Kids, marriage, and a hiatus of 20 years. But it was always in the back of my mind, and I was sucked right back in now that I have some time.
andyboy Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 (edited) These are signs that you are in to pyro over your head (or doing drugs, same symptoms). * Increased activity * Decreased sociability * Decreased desire for sleep or rest * Excitement or "hyper" behavior * Decreased hunger * Impulsive decisions * Risky or impulsive choices * Refusing to say where they've been or what they've been doing, or lying about it. * Missing important meetings or failing to show up for social occasions. * Forgetting important dates or events. * Becoming angry without a good cause. * Acting defensive. * Neglecting old friends and family to spend time with other pyros Edited March 24, 2009 by andyboy
FrKoNaLeaSh1010 Posted April 4, 2009 Posted April 4, 2009 Andy those are signs an addict as well as a serious pyro hobbyist although one could argue that pyro is a psychological addiction...I know it was for me.
daron Posted April 5, 2009 Posted April 5, 2009 hey Ralph sad to see ya give it up I'm in Adelaide also and yeah some pl just complain for the tinniest thing give it arest for a few weeks then get back into itpm me if ya wanna get rid of anything:) or need someone to build things with:)
WarezWally Posted April 5, 2009 Posted April 5, 2009 If your finishing up I'll buy any fuse you may have left.
Yankie Posted April 5, 2009 Posted April 5, 2009 If your finishing up I'll buy any fuse you may have left.I can sell you some Wally, I have 100m 2.5mm and 50m 1.8mm, about $3.50/m
BPinthemorning Posted April 5, 2009 Posted April 5, 2009 Sucks dude... but, "Due to certain event involving the authorities (no it isnt what you think they didnt look for anything but my name is on a list) thankyou for having me here i have enjoyed this wonderful resource." is not a complete thought. I wouldn't worry if I was you, eventually, you'll move. Don't consider yourself done, just take this time to go on a learning hiatus. Read some, and gather more knowledge, so when you do get the chance, you come back better than ever. Good luck, and remember; you smelt the smoke, don't think your gonna let it go so easy.
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