# What is your personal slippery slope? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 1, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606 "2018-09-01T13:43:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/1 "2018-09-01T13:43:32Z")
The thing you have to watch so you don’t slide all the way down… I walk at the local mall every morning. It’s too hot to walk outside here most of the year (except when it’s too cold) so I join the other old fogeys in the perfectly climate-controlled spaceship-like mall. I go between 7:30 and 830 (should have left ten minutes ago) six or seven days a week. I enjoy it, look forward to it, and don’t have to make myself do it, especially if I have a good audiobook to listen to. Must go before the stores open at 10, or there are too many people to dodge. The best time is 7:30 on Sunday morning when there are only a couple of walkers, and the cleaning people aren’t even there yet. I often take one day a week off, and sometimes circumstances demand that I miss two days. But then I absolutely make sure I go the next day. It would be so easy to let two days become three days… and then four and then a week. And down the slope. I also have to simply NOT buy certain snacks at the grocery store. I have no control. If it’s a cookie I like, or ice cream in anything except a single-serve cup, or a big bag of Hanover’s Honey Mustard Pretzel Bits\*–forget it. I tell myself in the store that I can meter my consumption, but when I get home…resolutions fails mightily. I can buy the big bag of chips or cookies that contain smaller, single-serve bags. I might eat two of those, but I’m not going to eat all of them the way I can easily go through half a bag of pretzel bits or sour cream & onion potato chips. It’s all about “know thyself.” What are yours? I’m off to walk! \*If you haven’t tried these, gitchyseff some. One of the best snacks _ever_. You can thank/curse me later. ---
**Author:** ![LegendHasit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/legendhasit/32/8246_2.png) [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/2 "2018-09-01T14:30:42Z")
Peanut butter. Especially the crunchy kind. Right out of the jar with a little salt pm a spoon. Mmmmm (sticky mouth). I try to limit myself to one spoonful. But sometimes I use a BIG spoon. It’s hard not to go back for seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/3 "2018-09-01T15:19:12Z")
_One_ glass of wine. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/4 "2018-09-01T15:38:08Z")
Cheap “BBQ” Real, proper BBQ is too expensive for me to eat very often. Roast, shredded pork shoulder with KC Masterpiece, red pepper flakes and jalopenos - yeah, I’m all over that. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/5 "2018-09-01T15:38:27Z")
If I do anything more than once I need to get a reading from an obsessometer. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/6 "2018-09-01T15:54:18Z")
Anything sweet, pretty much. It sucks too because a lot of my favorites can not be purchased in a small enough portion for me to safely bring it into my house. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/7 "2018-09-01T16:15:05Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > If I do anything more than once I need to get a reading from an obsessometer. And duh :smack: posting on the Dope is a perfect example. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/8 "2018-09-01T16:56:21Z")
Nuts. Any and all nuts. And any and all cheese. j ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/9 "2018-09-01T17:09:59Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > If I do anything more than once I need to get a reading from an obsessometer. Yups for me, especially if it’s a new activity that I can buy stuff, and stuff, and MORE STUFF for. Just last weekend a friend inherited all of my top-o-the-line kayaking equipment, unused for three years after one summer of use. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/10 "2018-09-01T17:11:38Z")
> [@Jennshark](#): > > Yups for me, especially if it’s a new activity that I can buy stuff, and stuff, and MORE STUFF for. Just last weekend a friend inherited all of my top-o-the-line kayaking equipment, unused for three years after one summer of use. Oh yes. I love stocking up on all the gear required for a new activity. As for the activity itself… well… ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/11 "2018-09-01T17:19:14Z")
cookies, ice cream, crackers, all snacks really. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/12 "2018-09-01T18:20:58Z")
Salted pistachios, Ben and Jerry’s Smores ice cream, Jeni’s Salted Caramel ice cream, Caramel M&Ms. And I’m not so good with potato chips, either. And yeah, about that activity thing…I try really hard not to do that, because I tend to obsess on expensive hobbies. Used to be hockey, and motorcycling. These days it’s board games. At least when I play MMOs, I can accumulate _virtual_ stuff… ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/13 "2018-09-01T19:04:50Z")
Cheese puffs and beef jerky. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/14 "2018-09-01T19:25:04Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > Cheese puffs and beef jerky. Oh…cheese puffs… yesssss… ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/15 "2018-09-01T19:29:43Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Oh yes. I love stocking up on all the gear required for a new activity. As for the activity itself… well… You’re in a jewelry-making phase, yes? The funnest part can be buying the accoutrement . . . I’ve been through woodworking, fossil hunting, metal detecting, mountain biking, kayaking, and stock investing over just the past 15 years. I think we should start a Doper hobby supply exchange: “Metal detector, used twice, will exchange for beekeeper’s hat veil, an ice ax, or beveled scrapbooking scissors.” ---
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/16 "2018-09-01T20:34:48Z")
“Buy two get one free.” I don’t need two. I don’t even need one! I really don’t need six. ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/17 "2018-09-01T20:34:53Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Oh yes. I love stocking up on all the gear required for a new activity. As for the activity itself… well… That’s a good one. I’ve been known to spend quite a bit on a new hobby before I’ve even started. Then I do it for a while, then I’ll really push myself for a while longer, but eventually it’s all just sitting there. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy to have know the basics of a lot of the stuff I dove into, but some of those things got expensive, fast. The worst part is, for some of them, I could probably go find small class and get a few hours of training from a pro and find that actually doing it right (instead of teaching myself) would spark my interest in it again. Someday. ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/18 "2018-09-01T21:22:15Z")
baby animals. ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/19 "2018-09-01T22:33:30Z")
Baking. I do NOT bake often, for a very good reason. I could easily eat myself into a cake-coma. ---
**Author:** ![dwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwyr/32/363_2.png) [@dwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwyr)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606/20 "2018-09-01T22:42:53Z")
> [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](#): > > “Buy two get one free.” > > I don’t need two. I don’t even need one! I really don’t need six. Oh, cripes. This is me. Slap a sale sticker on it and I’m drawn like a moth to a flame. I also have a closet half full of various craft supplies, all used a few times before being abandoned for something else. I’ll get back to them some day… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-slippery-slope/820606.md?page=2)