What GAS?

[jcrmadden]

Pardon the newbie... I see the acronym GAS in several threads, and in context I gather that it's someone looking for a convenient excuse to buy more gear... But what does it stand for?

 

[fxdscon]

Pardon the newbie... I see the acronym GAS in several threads, and in context I gather that it's someone looking for a convenient excuse to buy more gear... But what does it stand for?

GAS (gear acquisition syndrome)

 

[jazzboypro]

That’s a new one to me. I like it.

 

[jcrmadden]

Sounds contagious...

 

[k6cpo]

Sounds contagious...

Highly...

 

[consys]

Well known and documented in the guitar world😜

 

[AB5ID]

Take a couple of these if your symptoms last more than 4 hours.

 

[K3YGX]

Gas-X won't stop me from buying another guitar!

 

[GlobalNorth]

Gas-X won't stop me from buying another guitar!

A spouse is the most effective anti-guitarial medication there is.

 

[Mogley]

That magical stuff that you put in your car to make it run.

 

[KK4JUG]

That magical stuff that you put in your car to make it run.

Negative. That's gasoline. Gas is something entirely different. (If you're using LNG or propane in your car, all bets are off.)

 

[prcguy]

Could it be you saw mention of a Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) transistor in whatever was being discussed? I typically have a lot of GaAs, just ask my wife.

 

[rf_patriot200]

Could it be you saw mention of a Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) transistor in whatever was being discussed? I typically have a lot of GaAs, just ask my wife.

GaAs-Fet ?

 

[prcguy]

GaAs-Fet ?

Could be.

 

[wwhitby]

Sounds contagious...

LDI (Lack of Disposable Income) is an effective antidote.....

 

[TGuelker]

Over in the Hubitat forums we have Wife Acceptance Factor.

For example, if a new thingamabob smart thing was added to the ecosystem and the wife wants the old switch back, the WAF has fallen.