On 1/25/2016 3:22 PM, OFWW wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:37:54 -0500, "G. Ross" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Spalted Walt wrote:
>>> Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
>>>
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqfJJ2F6iM
>>>
>>>
>> Makes me feel terrible. I wouldn't know a TIG welder from a MIG
>> welder. He is getting a good education. Can you imagine "What's this
>> Daddy? What does it do? Why?"
>
> Ah, yes, the never ending questions, but that kid has in nailed. He
> almost picked up the razor blade by the wrong end, ouch
The kid is a natural. Amazing what they pick up as kids just "hangin'"
When I was grown and started doing woodworking, construction at my home,
my father (whom I'd watch as a lad of 5 years build new kitchen cabinets
for our new home and then a fancy brick room divider and planter) would
marvel at my "accomplishments" and ask where I learned that stuff. I
told him "from you, by osmosis." When he replied that "Hell, I never
did anything that good (he lied!)!" I told him,
"No, you just don't know how good a teacher you were. Okay, so maybe I
improved and improvised as I went along, but without the fundamentals
I'd had from you, the bookcase would have been assembled with nails"<g>
Spalted Walt wrote:
> Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqfJJ2F6iM
>
>
Makes me feel terrible. I wouldn't know a TIG welder from a MIG
welder. He is getting a good education. Can you imagine "What's this
Daddy? What does it do? Why?"
--
GW Ross
Death to all fanatics!
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:50:17 -0500, [email protected] wrote:
>On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:05:49 +0000, Spalted Walt
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
>>
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqfJJ2F6iM
>>
>
>
> That's quite the display of memory ! Wow.
>I just finished reading a book about Aspergers -
> Be Different by John Robison
>http://www.johnrobison.com/purchase-books.php
> .. in which Robison describes his own personal
>experience - including a common trait -
>the ability to super-focus on certain things.
> As for little Hunter in the video - I wonder how he
>gets along playing with other 4 year olds
>.. in the playground or sandbox.
> John T.
>
>
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A nephew of mine was dissassembling the interior of a car at that
age. My brother ran a body shop - and his wife helped out. The little
guy's "playpen" was a wreck just outside the shop. He removed the
radio, the heater controls, the instrument panel, all the switches,
all the trim - all before going to jr kindergarten.
He's a bit of o Geek / Nerdnow in his 30's - working for a large
computer software/ virtual machine company both here and in the UE.
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:05:49 +0000, Spalted Walt
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqfJJ2F6iM
>
That's quite the display of memory ! Wow.
I just finished reading a book about Aspergers -
Be Different by John Robison
http://www.johnrobison.com/purchase-books.php
.. in which Robison describes his own personal
experience - including a common trait -
the ability to super-focus on certain things.
As for little Hunter in the video - I wonder how he
gets along playing with other 4 year olds
.. in the playground or sandbox.
John T.
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On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 8:00:11 PM UTC-6, OFWW wrote:
=20
> When my kids were really young I was still pulling up A/C compressors
> to the roofs of commercial bulldog's by hand. Straight roping it up,
> no pulleys, the smaller ones less than 10 tons. Never gave it a
> thought when I was discussing the various jobs with HVAC friends.
>=20
> Not until I found my kids were bragging on me at their grammar schools
> about how strong their daddy was. :)
>=20
> I hated having to tell them that in HVAC language that one ton equaled
> 12,000 BTU capacity and the ones I handled were actually less than 250
> pounds each. Nowadays they are considerably lighter with all the
> alloys in use plus the increased efficiencies, anyhow the kids looked
> a bit disappointed, but I don't think they said anything to their
> friends in school afterwards.
Buddy, if you can lift 250lbs straight up onto a commercial building height=
roof with nothing but a rope and your muscles, you have nothing to hold yo=
ur hat in your hand about. On my best day I could never have leaned over t=
he side of a roof and off balance, dead lift 250lbs by hand using only a ro=
pe. Knowing that you would also have to hold the rope about 3 - 4 feet off =
the side of the building to keep from scraping the building or unit makes i=
t even more impressive. It would be a sight to see, no doubt!
Robert
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:05:49 +0000, Spalted Walt
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqfJJ2F6iM
>
That little guy knows more than some of my highschool shop students
did!!
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:37:54 -0500, "G. Ross" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Spalted Walt wrote:
>> Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqfJJ2F6iM
>>
>>
>Makes me feel terrible. I wouldn't know a TIG welder from a MIG
>welder. He is getting a good education. Can you imagine "What's this
>Daddy? What does it do? Why?"
Ah, yes, the never ending questions, but that kid has in nailed. He
almost picked up the razor blade by the wrong end, ouch
{{{{SHUDDER}}}}
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:59:37 -0800 (PST), "[email protected]"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On Monday, January 25, 2016 at 8:00:11 PM UTC-6, OFWW wrote:
>
>> When my kids were really young I was still pulling up A/C compressors
>> to the roofs of commercial bulldog's by hand. Straight roping it up,
>> no pulleys, the smaller ones less than 10 tons. Never gave it a
>> thought when I was discussing the various jobs with HVAC friends.
>>
>> Not until I found my kids were bragging on me at their grammar schools
>> about how strong their daddy was. :)
>>
>> I hated having to tell them that in HVAC language that one ton equaled
>> 12,000 BTU capacity and the ones I handled were actually less than 250
>> pounds each. Nowadays they are considerably lighter with all the
>> alloys in use plus the increased efficiencies, anyhow the kids looked
>> a bit disappointed, but I don't think they said anything to their
>> friends in school afterwards.
>
>Buddy, if you can lift 250lbs straight up onto a commercial building height roof with nothing but a rope and your muscles, you have nothing to hold your hat in your hand about. On my best day I could never have leaned over the side of a roof and off balance, dead lift 250lbs by hand using only a rope. Knowing that you would also have to hold the rope about 3 - 4 feet off the side of the building to keep from scraping the building or unit makes it even more impressive. It would be a sight to see, no doubt!
>
>Robert
This was years ago, and while I didn't like it I did it because I had
to. What you said is true about keeping it away from the bldg and all,
and at the end just hanging on taking a breath before the final heave
up to the edge of a parapet. (SP) then down to the roof. Usually they
were a bit lighter. I only needed to keep it a half foot or so off the
wall. When you're young you just don't think about it wisely.
I really never gave it much thought, but if you look at my spine now
with an X-Ray you will see very little padding between much of the
spine.
[email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:05:49 +0000, Spalted Walt
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
>>
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqfJJ2F6iM
>>
> That little guy knows more than some of my highschool shop students
> did!!
He's got a lot of cool toys!
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:05:49 +0000
Spalted Walt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
100 years ago they would have him in a circus show act of some kind
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:05:49 +0000, Spalted Walt
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
>
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqfJJ2F6iM
>
My wife said, WOW! He knows a lot more than I do.
Smart little guy.
On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 18:12:34 -0600, Unquestionably Confused
<[email protected]> wrote:
>On 1/25/2016 3:22 PM, OFWW wrote:
>> On Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:37:54 -0500, "G. Ross" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Spalted Walt wrote:
>>>> Inquisitive 3 1/2 yr old gives a shop tour ;)
>>>>
>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAqfJJ2F6iM
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Makes me feel terrible. I wouldn't know a TIG welder from a MIG
>>> welder. He is getting a good education. Can you imagine "What's this
>>> Daddy? What does it do? Why?"
>>
>> Ah, yes, the never ending questions, but that kid has in nailed. He
>> almost picked up the razor blade by the wrong end, ouch
>
>The kid is a natural. Amazing what they pick up as kids just "hangin'"
>
>When I was grown and started doing woodworking, construction at my home,
>my father (whom I'd watch as a lad of 5 years build new kitchen cabinets
>for our new home and then a fancy brick room divider and planter) would
>marvel at my "accomplishments" and ask where I learned that stuff. I
>told him "from you, by osmosis." When he replied that "Hell, I never
>did anything that good (he lied!)!" I told him,
>"No, you just don't know how good a teacher you were. Okay, so maybe I
>improved and improvised as I went along, but without the fundamentals
>I'd had from you, the bookcase would have been assembled with nails"<g>
>
>
It's surprising what kids pick up, the smart ones.
When my kids were really young I was still pulling up A/C compressors
to the roofs of commercial bulldog's by hand. Straight roping it up,
no pulleys, the smaller ones less than 10 tons. Never gave it a
thought when I was discussing the various jobs with HVAC friends.
Not until I found my kids were bragging on me at their grammar schools
about how strong their daddy was. :)
I hated having to tell them that in HVAC language that one ton equaled
12,000 BTU capacity and the ones I handled were actually less than 250
pounds each. Nowadays they are considerably lighter with all the
alloys in use plus the increased efficiencies, anyhow the kids looked
a bit disappointed, but I don't think they said anything to their
friends in school afterwards.