tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post1767137840856342212..comments2024-03-27T05:30:07.368-04:00Comments on The More, The Messier: Speed RacerSuburban Correspondenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-26256211735453715872012-07-21T18:57:25.440-04:002012-07-21T18:57:25.440-04:00And if Brian had been born in 1397, he would have ...And if Brian had been born in 1397, he would have nothing electronic or mechanical to tinker with, and you would have bubonic plague. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-63050175918256346282012-07-19T11:35:34.098-04:002012-07-19T11:35:34.098-04:00Tell that son of yours to send D his resume when h...Tell that son of yours to send D his resume when he's looking for his job. Tear-down techies are in HUGE demand!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-9029474994466488672012-07-18T18:37:43.816-04:002012-07-18T18:37:43.816-04:00Just think of all the side money he can make when ...Just think of all the side money he can make when he has it all figured out. I hope my son finds a passion other than playing his DS soon. I know he's only 9 but it doesn't look like he's picking up on fixing cars anytime soon.Julie Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827476441219850741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-44505418802102933822012-07-18T13:36:25.544-04:002012-07-18T13:36:25.544-04:00My teen geek only wants to play and program games....My teen geek only wants to play and program games. *sigh*<br />A guest room shower is a small price to pay for lack of lawn ornaments!Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16705613736966783261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-29414695093784446122012-07-18T01:48:45.628-04:002012-07-18T01:48:45.628-04:00It's great when kids find their passion.It's great when kids find their passion.Jenn @ Juggling Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14455967210924573398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-20217513558441961882012-07-17T23:43:46.635-04:002012-07-17T23:43:46.635-04:00Your son should look into A+ Certification. It so...Your son should look into A+ Certification. It sounds like he's got the practical side down pretty well. I'm not sure if there is a minimum age but it would be a good thing to have for, say, working his way through college.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-91954362108550711152012-07-17T22:24:57.783-04:002012-07-17T22:24:57.783-04:00My MIL insists that homemade hot lemonade with hon...My MIL insists that homemade hot lemonade with honey cures everything. Why not try some cold to get her off my back for once and for all?!<br /><br />Be proud of your son! Stuff the shower, sink and toilet full of computer parts. My kids have become half brain dead this summer break "Drawing Something" instead of becoming the next Bill Gates (like some people's kids).Corporate Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01028920061212672052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-64703609303019633382012-07-17T21:39:34.397-04:002012-07-17T21:39:34.397-04:00Oh, I love this story about your son! Heart warmin...Oh, I love this story about your son! Heart warming, 'tis.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11436136381389948570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-36862228856369790072012-07-17T16:19:11.574-04:002012-07-17T16:19:11.574-04:00Hubby still has his first computer, a Packard Bell...Hubby still has his first computer, a Packard Bell 386 purchase in spring 1992. It still works, he hasn't used it in years...mommeeof10https://www.blogger.com/profile/03611832953435781430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-26850590664254089852012-07-17T15:59:22.578-04:002012-07-17T15:59:22.578-04:00I have two sons that are the same way. Computer pa...I have two sons that are the same way. Computer parts EVERYWHERE! I finally made them stash it all in one of thier bedrooms.<br />Unfortunately, soon after they got everything out of my sight, the word got out to all the neighbors that my boys like to tear apart and fix old computers, so now instead of throwing away thier old computers, the neighbors give them to us.<br />It's amazing how many parts there are in a computer, and how much of a mess it can make on my family room floor.<br /> On the bright side, they have managed to bring to life a computer and a laptop which are running well enough to be used for homework, so now when they think they want to use my computer, I remind them that there are other computers in the house they can use :)Jillybeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12150574987267072428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-30566779257745797462012-07-17T15:26:57.420-04:002012-07-17T15:26:57.420-04:00You SHOULD be glad it is computers and not cars! ...You SHOULD be glad it is computers and not cars! My youngest two, in particular, thinking nothing of taking a car apart on the street and leaving all the parts on the floor of my garage. Granted, they are now using these skills to open their own welding business, but still, I lived for years with a variety of beat-up cars and a RACE CAR in my driveway and garage.<br /><br />The computer connection would put me in a happy place! Luckily, my oldest son is into those as well.Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08556301919720689325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-5664896214833923672012-07-17T15:25:11.649-04:002012-07-17T15:25:11.649-04:00A pool is bad enough. Try a huge salt pond that is...A pool is bad enough. Try a huge salt pond that is fed by the Atlantic Ocean. Way, way too warm for my liking lately. Like a bathtub. The other day the weather guy said the ocean water temp--actual ocean--was 72. That's just not right. The pond is way warmer. Ick.amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02429539000041713324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-87890424937715623352012-07-17T14:14:51.827-04:002012-07-17T14:14:51.827-04:00Well, previously they were spread all over the fam...Well, previously they were spread all over the family room; and that just wasn't working for me.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-42267372673555431492012-07-17T14:10:56.452-04:002012-07-17T14:10:56.452-04:00Why the shower stall?Why the shower stall?angelawdhttp://angelawd.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-76595995809536506362012-07-17T14:03:43.054-04:002012-07-17T14:03:43.054-04:00My husband is building a computer from scratch. I...My husband is building a computer from scratch. It's insane. I have no idea about any of it, but it makes him happy and I'm just glad he uses his powers for good.korinthiahttp://the-quiet-corner.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-83406089676314679442012-07-17T12:50:14.961-04:002012-07-17T12:50:14.961-04:00Funnily enough, my technologically-oriented son (y...Funnily enough, my technologically-oriented son (younger than yours and without the ability to dismantle computers... so far) also loves the idea of car engines, plane engines, even clock motors. I think some kids are just engineers by nature.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741485605994137496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29186394.post-45450653821426860992012-07-17T12:46:55.305-04:002012-07-17T12:46:55.305-04:00My kids now understand the concept of power surge ...My kids now understand the concept of power surge and lightning strikes are bad for computers. It only took not leaving everything unplugged during a lightening strike in our yard, which fried the motherboard on 1 pc, network cards on 2 pc's, the router and 2 hubs to explain it to them... :( It also killed the fax component of my all in one printer, which will still copy, scan and print, but not initialize a fax.mommeeof10https://www.blogger.com/profile/03611832953435781430noreply@blogger.com