Baller Stevie Boy Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 I have to confess and accept that I have a serious problem, I am addicted to Carbon Fibre Water Skis, I currently have a 2015 Radar Vapor Lithium ski that works really well for me, I am not a top class skier and the ski will do everything that I need it to, I have lost count of the number of skis, I have brought over the last ten years, I do not believe I have just done it again, I have just brought one of the most expensive ski,s ever, what am I doing, will the 2017 Pro Build be a good move or a bad move ? How am I going to tell the Wife ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dchristman Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 @Stevie Boy yes, it's a sickness. Here's what I do to hide my disease... Buy a lot of old skis to camouflage the new ones. They all look the same to the wife ;) Maybe we should start a support group. We can do interventions and hold the skis of the afflicted for safekeeping while they recover... yeah, that's it, safekeeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bigskieridaho Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 @Stevie Boy she will probably be mad, you should give it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Orlando76 Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 I'm contemplating opening a separate, secret bank account with PayPal attached to it just for waterskiing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paco Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Wow! This all sounds just like me! @Orlando76 , best idea yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wtrskior Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 I sold my "dummy ski" last year as it was just collecting dust and was offered a good price for it. I now realize I need to replace it for this season so when she looks in the "ski room", still sees a ski and doesn't think twice about all the hard work you're putting in at the office when I cut out early to hit the lake. Don't forget to leave your old vest, rope, and gloves hanging nearby as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 Replace non-skiing wife Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikegile Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Good move! That ski is awesome, a noticeable step up from your current mode. Cheaper than most other addictions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller cragginshred Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 In the guitar world we call it 'GAS' or 'Gear acquisition syndrome' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted March 6, 2017 Administrators Share Posted March 6, 2017 One thing I can tell you is it's a bad idea to leave your new ski in your bed on your wife's side. They never think that is funny. Of course I would never do this. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Become a Supporting Member or make a One-time Donation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mateo_Vargas Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 And another reason not to use dual-lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller klindy Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 We already have a support group! It's called www.ski-it-again.com I'm no help in how to break the news however.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bill22 Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 My UCI (Unregistered Carbon Item) arrives tomorrow 2016 Vapor Graphite 66". @Orlando76 just ship it to work. Not that I have ever done that. @klindy ski-it-again doesn't help! It only makes it worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddA Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 @Stevie Boy , can you use the "What...This old thing?!?" response when she finds the new stick? Just tell her that a new ski justifies her clothing allowance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddA Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 Also, you might get away with, "Radar felt the need to send me a new ski as a "replacement" in the off-chance that something were to happen to my other ski...At the retail price". That last part may or may not be mumbled... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller bishop8950 Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 Embrace your addiction, don't fight it. Resistance is futile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Shell Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 @aupatking i like your way of thinking:) Have a wife who ski's and id bet she be hiding a ski or two on you! Or she would at least deff understand, i know i would:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ozski Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 Wife watched me ski the new Nano XT last week and remarked how balanced I looked on it. Wife and ski are both keepers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddA Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 Seriously, though, a ski is much less than a lifetime of Prozac and counseling, right?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Shell Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 @ToddA what is Prozac and counseling??? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddA Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 @Shell...It is what I have convinced my wife I would need if I had to ever give up skiing! ;). Whenever I have picked out new gear, and she looks at me with a "questioning" in her expression, I just say, "Prozac and Counseling..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Shell Posted March 6, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 6, 2017 @ToddA VERY creative :) i like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller sunvalleylaw Posted March 7, 2017 Baller Share Posted March 7, 2017 *Drops in to brag about wife's Christmas gift to me, but decided against it.* ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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