You know you've been playing the Uilleann-pipe too long when

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 8:52 am

You know you've been playing the Uilleann-pipe too long when...

-playing the tin-whistle, your arm is contracting when reaching the 2nd octave.

-the day Kennedy died is for you some 200 years ago.

...

Calum · Post by **Calum** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 3:28 pm

...when everyone you know knows *exactly* what uilleann pipes are and you're desperately trying to find someone new to explain it to.

MacEachain · Post by **MacEachain** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 5:12 pm

When the next person who says "Oh aye, they're the ones you play with your leg" isn't the first person to say it :roll:

Cheers, Mac

fancypiper · Post by **fancypiper** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 5:25 pm

....when you can play backstitching perfectly.

tok · Post by **tok** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 5:30 pm

When you want to try that tune you used to play on your best reed , that o ' carolan tine on the harp , this time , it is quieter .

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 5:57 pm

When you have calluses in places you shouldn't

tok · Post by **tok** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:01 pm

when your 2nd wife says ,, " stop that and go to bed .

Tony · Post by **Tony** » Fri Nov 07, 2003 6:05 pm

.... When your Chiropractor can no longer make any 'posture adjustments'

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 5:46 pm

......when you find a pint at midday makes life a little easier....

marcpipes · Post by **marcpipes** » Mon Nov 10, 2003 11:19 pm

.....when that pint is the 4th of the day and there are no signs it will be the last.
Marc

Pat Cannady · Post by **Pat Cannady** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 11:26 am

When dropping your whole life and moving to the pacific northwest solely for its UP-friendly climate seems like a reasonable thing to do.

Kevin L. Rietmann · Post by **Kevin L. Rietmann** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 12:18 pm

you find yourself inside a bus shelter and can't get out.

No wait, that's when you might be a drunk...

you try to change a light bulb by holding onto it and letting the room spin...

http://www.youmightbe.com/

marcpipes · Post by **marcpipes** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 6:07 pm

Or when you hold on to the bulb and let the world revolve around you.

....when you try to rewire every motor in the house to hum in tune with your drones

fancypiper · Post by **fancypiper** » Tue Nov 11, 2003 6:10 pm

...you spend 25 minutes tuning your drones before you notice that the ceiling fan is running..

Pat Cannady · Post by **Pat Cannady** » Thu Nov 13, 2003 1:20 pm

When you develop a preference for rainy, damp, cheerless weather and curse sunny days without a cloud in the sky.

When you would rather deal with the boiler insurance premiums, increased fuel costs, and regular upkeep of a steam-heated dwelling than deal with forced-air central heating...and what it does to your reeds.

You have portable ultrasonic humidifiers in every room of the house during winter.

When your cats run and hide at the first sign of you reaching for the pipes box