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Forum: The Clubhouse
05-18-2022, 03:13 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Glad to hear you are making some progress on...

Glad to hear you are making some progress on finding a new place. That treatment protocol sounds really bad ... I am squirming here in my chair just thinking about ... but we're all rooting for you!
Forum: The Clubhouse
05-17-2022, 02:45 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Hey Donny, Haven't seen you here in a while....

Hey Donny,
Haven't seen you here in a while. Did find a place yet?
Forum: The Clubhouse
04-17-2022, 02:41 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Happy Easter from the "frigid" lands of...

Happy Easter from the "frigid" lands of Connecticut!

We had beautiful weather on Friday, but it feels like we are back to winter again today. We even have had snow flurries this afternoon and a...
Forum: The Clubhouse
04-07-2022, 02:34 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Very cool indeed! Just needs a bit of WWII nose...

Very cool indeed! Just needs a bit of WWII nose art to complete the effect! :)
Forum: The Clubhouse
04-03-2022, 06:37 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

I had the same problem. We had a good perk test,...

I had the same problem. We had a good perk test, but the ground water table was very shallow, so we had install massively oversized leaching field runs with truckloads of sand to raise the ground...
Forum: The Clubhouse
04-02-2022, 02:02 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Be sure to check if there are any designated...

Be sure to check if there are any designated "wetlands" on the property and (assuming you're looking in a rural area) that there is a good perk test for the septic. These can turn into massive...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-26-2022, 05:17 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

I've done this three times now (twice for myself...

I've done this three times now (twice for myself and once for my parents), and it was a lot of work each time. I can't say that we ever saved a dime doing it, but like you said, we got exactly what...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-15-2022, 03:14 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

That looks interesting. What are you building?

That looks interesting. What are you building?
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-13-2022, 08:43 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

I am in total agreement with you here (except...

I am in total agreement with you here (except maybe the "Kingston Trio and Chad Mitchel stuff" - I just don't know them well enough to have an opinion). There are bands that have popped up in the...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-09-2022, 12:48 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

i have always felt luthiers were amongst the most...

i have always felt luthiers were amongst the most skilled of craftsman. Building an acoustic guitar (or similar) for my daughter is on my own bucket list.
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-06-2022, 06:26 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Thanks! I started collecting before things...

Thanks!

I started collecting before things went crazy with collectors and was able to score a bunch of kits on eBay for very reasonable prices (I put in a low bid, most of the time I lost, but...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-06-2022, 05:40 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

You got me beat. I built a bunch of stick and...

You got me beat. I built a bunch of stick and tissue kits when I was kid (Guillows and Sterling), but my interests shifted to cars and girls by the time I got to high school. I got back in about 10...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-05-2022, 03:51 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Best part of the hobby in my book! Have you done...

Best part of the hobby in my book! Have you done much building?
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-05-2022, 10:44 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

If private industry can do this without an army...

If private industry can do this without an army of administrators why can't educational institutions? I agree that it would require changing some paradigms, but I do not accept that it is...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-04-2022, 11:12 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

I have heard the comment about how difficult it...

I have heard the comment about how difficult it is to measure teacher performance before and it always makes me scratch my head a bit since nearly every profession faces the same challenge. Agreed...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-04-2022, 09:53 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

I can't say if this is true in general, but in...

I can't say if this is true in general, but in the school system I was involved with there was zero (and I mean zero) fat in overhead. We scrutinized every penny of expenditure and looked for even...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-04-2022, 07:43 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

I mostly agree with your sentiment, but based on...

I mostly agree with your sentiment, but based on my experience on the board of education, I can also say that there are a number of other factors at play here. The first is that most teacher's union...
Forum: The Clubhouse
03-04-2022, 06:07 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

While I agree with everything said here (our...

While I agree with everything said here (our public schools are woefully underfunded, curriculums do not focus on the basics, teaching to the test, political agendas driving educational decisions,...
Forum: The Clubhouse
02-25-2022, 04:04 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

I just posted about how I let life get in the way...

I just posted about how I let life get in the way these last few years myself. Now that I read your story I am even more inspired to get back at too!
Forum: The Clubhouse
02-25-2022, 03:42 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Unfortunately no. I took a break from the hobby...

Unfortunately no. I took a break from the hobby for a bit to get back into woodworking (I started making toys for my new grandson), then I ran into some health issues (all resolved now). So other...
Forum: The Clubhouse
02-25-2022, 11:13 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Yeah. Cheap to buy though and depending on the...

Yeah. Cheap to buy though and depending on the plane, cheap to repair sometimes too. I have Freewing Rebel EDF foamy that has had a few "hard" landings. A field repair with a bit of tape got her back...
Forum: The Clubhouse
02-25-2022, 06:18 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

I had one mid-air not too long after I got back...

I had one mid-air not too long after I got back into the hobby as an adult. I was flying a Hanger-9 Alpha trainer in the pattern and somehow got tangled with someone flying one of those little foamy...
Forum: The Clubhouse
02-19-2022, 09:37 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

Yeah, I know the sound isn't the same ... But you...

Yeah, I know the sound isn't the same ... But you would be surprised at just how much sound at speed is actually prop noise (in a former life I used to run a lot of acoustic tests on high speed prop...
Forum: The Clubhouse
02-18-2022, 02:16 PM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

I played around with a lot of nitro engines when...

I played around with a lot of nitro engines when I was a kid, and when I decided to get back into the hobby as an adult, I started out heading down that route. I do appreciate the engineering and as...
Forum: The Clubhouse
02-18-2022, 10:05 AM
Replies: 12,300
Views: 1,344,904
Posted By aymodeler

That is a beautiful piece of engineering, but the...

That is a beautiful piece of engineering, but the thought of all the work needed to get it tuned right (and to keep it in tune) would scare me off. I know that for many, it is a total labor of love...
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