RE: [ihc] RE:

["Ed Sohm" <idaemes@xxxxxxxxxx>]

We better slip some IH content in here soon or we may get in trouble.
<g>

My only problem is the high standards applied to me by my kids.  I
mentioned that my son (and I) is building a robot.  We have an inverted
1 quart galvanized bucket with eye holes drilled in it and a slit for
the mouth.  Bolts and washers used to suffice for the eyes until we got
a new garage door opener so we have two spare "eyes" for the old one.  I
shouldn't have called them "eyes" because he is devastated that his
robot won't really be able to see or shoot lasers out them.  He has a
6X9 speaker for the mouth and a stethoscope for the ears.  We need a new
head to get this all to fit. I keep telling him it really won't all work
when put together but he has lots of mis-placed faith in me.  He wants
to be able to interact with it. I need to step my involvement up a
notch.  I can come up with a way for someone to stand behind it and talk
into a mic and it come out the 6X9, but the lasers are out of my reach.
Maybe a red light inside the head to make the eyes glow red. It will
eventually be impressive hanging off the cherry picker talking to him
even though it will never come near his vision of doing chores so he
doesn't have to.  

His sister will enjoy scaring the bejesus out of him by making it talk
when he isn't expecting it and by making the robot sing the songs she
has learned in preschool.  
 

Ed


-----Original Message-----
From: John Hofstetter [mailto:hofs@domain.elided] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:04 AM
To: Ed Sohm
Cc: 'Mac McMuffin'; 'Ryan Moore'; 'John Adams'; ihc-digest@domain.elided
Subject: Re: [ihc] RE:



On May 25, 2004, at 8:50 AM, Ed Sohm wrote:

> I don't get much done, but I wouldn't have it any other way. <g>
>
>
> Ed Sohm
> Battle Creek, IA

Nice post, Ed. I remember those days. Actually, my mechanic son took a 
day off of work yesterday to come up and help his Dad. Really nice to 
have him back home even for a day.

Among other things that he did for me he put a patch on the rubber roof 
of the travel trailer. He told me that he was rounding the corners of 
the patch before he put it on.

Looking for a compliment, I asked him how he had learned so much about 
mechanical things. He said, "My mother taught me."

His mom, for all her many assets, can't put a lid on a jar straight, so 
we all had a great laugh about his joke. Really tickled his mom.

John Hofstetter