Random Thoughts From The Workshop

Below are a few article titles and ten random thoughts from the workshop.   They sort of popped up during my break times from building or when I was faced with a dilemma—like not being able to find a tool! I couldn’t seem to stop the gears turning when it came to deciding on a title, so I just jotted down a few likely candidates. Here they are: Ten Ways to Tell You're a R/C Old Timer.  Ten Signs You Should Give Up the R/C Hobby. How to Know if You're a R/C Veteran. Does R/C and Mowing the Lawn Make you Remember Stupid Things? 10 Proofs Balsa Dust Causes Dementia. 10 Reasons Why the Workshop is Not a Safe Space. Ten Indicators Proving You Need a R/C Detox. None of them seemed to work for me so I just went with the random thoughts idea. Some say random thoughts are manifested by old age (which I vehemently disagree with...<cough>), but I prefer to attribute some behaviors and occasional reminiscing as just simple symptoms of the sport! Read them and you decide! 1. You spend more time deciding what to do in the workshop instead of actually doing something. 2. Small metallic objects on the floor are picked up using a telescopic magnet. 3. Wood thicker than 1/8” is always cut with a variable speed scroll or band saw. 4. Cutting out airplane parts from plans is no longer a nuisance. You now consider it good therapy and it helps you relax. Complicated parts are best. Squares and rectangle suck because making anything square, square, isn’t as easy as one may think 5. You've rearranged and cleaned up the workshop so you can find things better. Unfortunately, you can't remember where you put everything and waste 20 minutes looking for a tool. 6. You can name at least 8 companies that have gone out of the R/C business since you've been flying 7. You change the classic rock radio station to sports talk because you can't stand to hear “Freebird” or Neil Young's “Rocking in the Free World” one more time. 8. You and only one other guy in the R/C club have ever heard of an airplane called the “Hots.” The one other guy—owns the “Hots.” 9. You recall your flight instructors comments while demonstrating 4 point rolls: “My 4 pointers don't get really clean looking until I’ve finished a six pack”. 10. You consider adding some items from your vast R/C collection to your Last Will and Testament. Fly Crashless! John W. Blossick Tail Slide Haven johnb@tslidehaven.com August 2019