When you look around and see almost $1000 worth of ebay cells laying around because you havent found the best way to mount them yet.
When you have to step over parts from printers and microwaves to get into the room.
When you realize that all your lights are cfls.
When you have multiple drawers dedicated to the storage of electronic parts from things you've scrapped over the years.
When you have a tub of dried coffee grinds for burning.
When you have a 5000 watt inverter sitting next to you that you bought because it was a "good buy", when a 500 watt inverter is all you truely needed at the time.
When you put all your electronics on strips that you turn off at night.
When you have spools of used magnet wire laying around for the projects that you know you will do wrong the first time.
When you're shopping and you find stuff that would work great for an RE application, but wasnt intended for that use.
When you spend an hour taking something apart for a switch and a LED that would have cost you $1.
When you see a gallon jug of mash every time you open the fridge because you havent found a free heater for a distiller yet.
When you spend that much time thinking of stuff to write on fieldlines.com at 1:32AM.
