2 Feb
2006
2 Feb
'06
3:28 p.m.
In article <3.0.6.16.20060202164030.4107b960 at pop-server.cfl.rr.com>,
"Joe R." <rigdonj at cfl.rr.com> writes:
I was talking to a buddy of mine about this at
lunch. He's an old ham and
used to build a lot of stuff. We were noting how people don't buy their
kids things like Tinker Toys or Erector sets or anything that encourages
them to build things. [...]
<shrug> It depends on the person and the area. For instance, robot
competitions with kit robots are very popular these days. I know
people that work on cars with custom mods and whatnot, but for special
applications like 4-wheeling in southern Utah.
Me, I was never a motor head. A car is a tool to me, not a device I
feel like learning about. My computers are the opposite.
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