TEA Remission!?
After an exhaustive search for the word remission on this site, I only found a few occurrences of some beating some real and serious stuff (awesome, guys!) but nothing talking about TEA remission.
I was looking at buying some used test gear that I really didn't need for more money than I should be spending, but the deal fell through. Telling my wife about the defeat (coincidentally the same day she gets a big bonus at work ) she actually suggested I just buy a new one. (yeah, I know! But that's not the strangest part of this story)
I actually told her, "Nah, I really don't even need it and probably wouldn't even use it too much right now." There was a moment of silence as both of us were taken back by my utterance. She didn't even respond, and I think I saw some worry in her eyes as she walked away.
Is TEA Remission real? Or do I now have some other affliction that is merely masking my TEA symptoms?
Probably the reason there's no talk of TEA remission is because it doesn't exist. What you're experiencing is just TEA fatigue, a temporary condition that can fool you into thinking you're in remission, only to have your TEA return just when you think you're cured.
Sorry, Bill, it's not that easy to escape. It's like Hotel California.
I've had TEA fatigue a few times. In fact, I just got over it the other day when I bought an HP 6114A precision power supply that was in need of TLC. For less than $30 with the 10-turn current pot, how could I not?