Re: OT-Cub Scout /Pinewood Derby

Posted by Mark - IN. on January 17, 2006 at 14:21:37 from (64.109.72.108):

In Reply to: OT-Cub Scout /Pinewood Derby posted by famousfather on January 16, 2006 at 00:31:44:

That's funny. Years back, a fellow phone guy's son was in a pridicament too - the perfect car. So Tim (father) brings his block of wood to the job site, and there were at least a dozen of us working on that thing. General contractor foreman, wood guys, electricians, iron workers, laborers, pipe fitters, painters, machinists, more phone guys. All getting paid like $20 - $30 an hour to come up with the perfect car, all day long. Was before Pentium processors and AutoCad. Best we had was an new (at the time) IBM286 that none of us knew how to turn on anyway. Polishing axles in the drill press, cutting and sanding, drilling holes and filling with lead, lead paint, you name it. What a beaute she was too. Then came race day. Got blown away in the first race, or pretty close to it as I recall hearing. Bet we screwed that kid up forever. And, was one expensive car to whomever that customer was whom paid our wages that day. We probably should've just tossed it into the forms and let the concrete guys pour over it.

Good luck, I'm bowing out of this one.

Mark

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