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And now, the meandering tale of an ethereal journey into the nether regions of the inane
As the Stomach Churns... |
My doctor is younger than me. That's a weird thing to comprehend. When I was a kid I had a lot more respect for cashiers and whatnot, because they were older than me. Now I have a hard time believing that the pimply-faced kid behind the counter is smart enough to dress himself every morning.
I find myself ranting more and more about the decline of western society. Even now I'm trying to select my stories carefully so as not to offend those who may read.
Lately I've learned a few things. I will not homeschool my children; I haven't met any homeschooled children (going back as far as 1992) that have really "re-entered society" well. I won't have my children attend the school in which I work. I won't beat up the teacher if my kid's having a hard time in school; good training for when Jr. gets a boss he doesn't like. Like the rest of life.
Oh here's a good one. I teach Math as well as Shop. Math student was doing poorly in class. Question #1 from parent was "Were there things on the test that weren't covered in class?" The test was written by the writers of the textbook, and I work entirely out of the textbook. Question #2 was "So I understand you're more of a Tech Ed Teacher." Nice. I called the parent on the comment, and they said they didn't mean it to sound like "you can't possibly be qualified as a Shop Teacher to teach Math," but the timing was sure uncool.
I have a drafting project that involves designing a unique vehicle that can travel on land, in air, under water (which technically would be ~through~ water), or space. Most kids do well. One grade 12 kid drew a 1967 VW Microbus. Not exactly "creative." A grade 9 student asked if she could draw a bubble. Now THAT is creative thinking! This also required that the said vehicle show a method of propulsion.
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Also did the brakes with Brembo rotors and Raybestos semi-metallic pads (see how it stops before going to a competition pad). Plumbed the clutch pedal (which works, miraculously - my own design pedal), and started plumbing the brakes.
I also started wiring the car. Slight changes to the lighting loom, no changes (yet) to the engine loom, I spent an entire day removing excess wire from the dash loom (like power windows, cruise, A/C, etc.). Not a lot lighter, but a lot of work. Also had to shorten the harness to fit the 7 dash. Used about 6' of shrink tube.
I had been using home-made coilover sleeves and spring mounts. I finally broke down and bought proper sleeves from AFCO Racing. I also ordered some stiffer springs for the front - as the 225# springs I was using were way too soft with the different shock mounting. I ordered a pair of 320# 1-7/8" springs from Suspension Spring Specialties - a very friendly shop, I was very happy to do business with them!
Finished the transmission tunnel too, and fabricated three cowls, none of which fit.