Double Standard!

[Creative Mayhem]

I have been playing for 12 yrs and I have gotten this almost the entire time. I just tell them that its's better than spending that same money on drugs... I love the narrow mindedness of people when it concerns another hobby or sport. I have spent a lot of money on CD/DVD's, car stereos, model rockets and SCUBA gear in the past, and I see no acertainable difference between any of them... they are part of a hobby/sport, and it's what I like, so these narrow minded people can just take a leap off a short pier.

[v_3Sterns]

Golf : It can be used for buisness, so it's "ok" to drop money on it. It's an investment.

Bowling : It's a social activity, so it's ok because you cna hang out with friends.

Paintball : It's kinda out there, and the golfers dont' know what to do with it. So, they fear what they don't know, and ridicule it.

CUE THE BANANA!

-Tyger

Hey good idea, lets all make our own business and write off our paint on taxes, who is with me?

[IronCore]

...ah paintball, the first time I played paintball was with my cousin around '94. We hitched a ride with a friend of his. Anyways his buddy got his camo off the trunk and proceeded to reload his 9mm and said to the effect of "somebody better not be messin with me out there". And the rest of the day my pucker factor was over 12 (with a scale from 1 to 10). I think that's what most people think about paintball, especially your parents, the nagging about how much it cost is just a way to discourage you from playing. Lets face it, it involves a gun (marker) and involves shooting somebody and that dont go too well.

I didn't play paintball again until '96 after a couple of years of persuation from my co-workers it was at least a departmental bragging rights. Then I realized that it was not about gun and shooting, it was moronic of me to think that just because I would shoot people with a painball marker it would make me some kind of a masachistic mass murderer (just gotta say this one - people kill people not guns - I don't even own a gun) So its just like any other game, its even less paintfull than playing football, hockey or basketball and definitely has more action that baseball or golf

Anyways what matter is that your having fun and learning about good sprotsmanship, developing some communication skills, etc. all of which is essential to your growth as a decent human being. But as with everything else there is always that 0.1% of the people that messes things up; just stay clear off them.

[slade]

i think the reason that people have a problem with the money spent on paintball is that paintball is a new sport. it seems perfectly ok for people to spend $2000+ on golf, because its been happening for a while and so many people do it. same with any other sport that has been around for a while and is currently well developed. also, the same goes for other things. i just saw my second cousin for his highschool graduation party, and found out that he had spent $20,000+ on his second car. no one calls that a waste of money, even though its excessive, because expensive cars have been around for a long time, and so many people spend that much on cars. the same thing goes for horses, or anything else mentioned here. think of other newer sports, the same thing applies to them as it does to paintball. would many parents approve of skateboarding if a good board cost $2000+?

[1stdeadeye]

Golf : It can be used for buisness, so it's "ok" to drop money on it. It's an investment.

Bowling : It's a social activity, so it's ok because you cna hang out with friends.

Paintball : It's kinda out there, and the golfers dont' know what to do with it. So, they fear what they don't know, and ridicule it.

CUE THE BANANA!

-Tyger

Or the more enlightened and professional among us can corrolate for people.

On the Golf COurse is where I conduct business. I have a very expensive set of Tommy Armour Titanium Irons and Calloway Woods. A lot of deals are done here. It is an investment in my career.

The paintball fiield is where I blow off the stress I worked up on the golf course! Paintball is an investment in my sanity!

[Albinonewt]

Then you need to spend more on paintball, because it ain't working

[1stdeadeye]

Then you need to spend more on paintball, because it ain't working

Oh yes it is. I still have not gone in my office yet!

[CoFFeY[NiTrO]]

My parents think that it is ridiculos on how much $ I spend on paintball equiptment, but they say its your money. They would not chip in a penny for any of my stuff including my xmag(and I love them for it).

I have been playing for 12 yrs and I have gotten this almost the entire time. I just tell them that its's better than spending that same money on drugs... I love the narrow mindedness of people when it concerns another hobby or sport. I have spent a lot of money on CD/DVD's, car stereos, model rockets and SCUBA gear in the past, and I see no acertainable difference between any of them... they are part of a hobby/sport, and it's what I like, so these narrow minded people can just take a leap off a short pier.

- Creative Mayhem

I think the reason people freak out is because when most people think of paintball they think of guns and a barbaric(sp?) war game in the woods.

[RiddalinJunkie08]

I was talking to some of my friends at school the other day about paintball and stuff and this "popular" cheerleader walked up to us and proceeded to tell me how big of a waste of money it is to buy paint just to shoot it all in a day. I countered her arguement by asking why it was any less of a waste of money for her to go out and buy all the makeup that she buys just so she can put it on in the morning and wash it off that evening. That shut her up and she walked back to the "popular" group and left us losers alone.
-Mark

[GT]

I was talking to some of my friends at school the other day about paintball and stuff and this "popular" cheerleader walked up to us and proceeded to tell me how big of a waste of money it is to buy paint just to shoot it all in a day. I countered her arguement by asking why it was any less of a waste of money for her to go out and buy all the makeup that she buys just so she can put it on in the morning and wash it off that evening. That shut her up and she walked back to the "popular" group and left us losers alone.
-Mark

better yet, the cheerleader stuff she buys that her fat *** wont fit into by her mid 20's

[desslock]

Im the youngest of 3 my parents are pretty old 71(pops) 66(mom) Im 31 and have a "real" job, but I also have real bills. mortgage, car insurance, car payment, utilities, food, gas, clothes etc etc. When I was younger and buying skateboards, shoes my 1st marker. I heard the same things you guys hear from your parents, except for me it was worse. You see my parent grew up around the end of the depression, they dont spend money on anything!!! I guess it was drilled into theri head to save save cause the poop might hit the fan. So my old man would tell me I was wasting money on crap and I couldnt even have a comeback. So the point is it can always be worse.

[GT]

Im the youngest of 3 my parents are pretty old 71(pops) 66(mom) Im 31 and have a "real" job, but I also have real bills. mortgage, car insurance, car payment, utilities, food, gas, clothes etc etc.

True,
I also think when you get into the real world and view your bills wholistically you begin to realize that the mortatge alone is 2 xmags. kinda start to put things like paintball in to perspective, i.e. 1k+ for a rig isnt all that much money.

gt