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New job is keeping me busy and we've been doing quite a bit of stuff on the weekends. As a result, I've not played much, but got a few well-deserved hours in the basement in this evening.

Prepping the T-Birds for SCCA action and am putting together a write up for that. Tonight I rolled the rear valance on them and sorted parts, etc. for them. Going with wheels from SCC, M/T motor, Slot.it gear and axles, and a PCS32 chassis. I hope to get dad over this week to build the chassis mounts, get the interiors sorted and start the body work in earnest.

Ran some laps too and selected the fantastic MRRC Cheetah that Lee gave me at Christmas. I'd discoved that the rear bearings were loose in their mounts, so I glued those and shimmed the front axle up. Why I didn't do that a month ago when I re-motored and tuned the car is beyond me. I loved it before the changes, but I LOVE it now. WOW!

The treatment I'm getting at the new job is kind of freakish. Like royalty. They actually listen to me and like what I'm saying. I cannot remember a time in 8 years where I was actually feeling that I'd contributed or that my boss actually believed what I was saying. Not only are these people nice, but they really seem to like working together.

I went to a meeting last Friday that was so opposite of my old job I actually think I may have pinched myself at one point. Instead of the beat-down screaming fest I'm used to, the conversation was very nice, hot topics were discussed in a rational manner, and no one got smacked. Incredible. When I was called upon for my expertise and gave it, there was no second guessing, condescending talk, or anything like that. I'm not kidding, I almost cried. My blood pressure is even down over 20 points.

Life is good!

Great to hear this, you earned a good time for a change :)

Sounds like fun with the Cheetah!

Glad to hear the job is going so well, its long deserved so enjoy it. Glad to hear the Cheetah brings smiles to you also. 8-)

David, happy to hear you are enjoying your new job. May you have many more days like the one you had.

A bad or hostile work environment is the worst possible situation... you don't even want to get out of bed in the morning. Glad you have found your niche, it took me a long time too. Maybe you ought to send this post to your old boss, "by accident."

""""Prepping the T-Birds for SCCA action and am putting together a write up for that. Tonight I rolled the rear valance on them and sorted parts, etc. for them. Going with wheels from SCC, M/T motor, Slot.it gear and axles, and a PCS32 chassis. I hope to get dad over this week to build the chassis mounts, get the interiors sorted and start the body work in earnest.""""


Hi David!

I look forward to your write up for the T-Birds.

I just acquired a snap tite '57 T Bird kit myself to make into a SCCA racer.

I can't wait to see yours for some ideas!

I look forward to it!

Wayne (Bolton's Speed Shop) :D :D :D :D

David; Glad you found that dream job. So many of the engineering meetings I was involved in ended
in name calling and throwing things that I can't imagine ever getting into that industry again. Oddly
enough some of those same people have contacted me now that I am retired, and my response has
been simply "Sorry, can't help you".

Bummer! Dad has a pinched nerve, so probably no playing cars until the weekend :(

As for the job - thanks! Not my dream job as that would be racing a car or flying an F16/22/35. Doesn't matter which one.

However, it is a very good job with some very nice people. Man, environment makes such a difference!!!

I'll let you know when the T-Birds are to the point of posting something.

Do you need some more Dum-Dum's to bring into your new job...? :lol:

Stay out of the F-35 JSF until they sort out the cracked titanium compressor blades. I would
much prefer that all the blades stay in the engine if I were flying one.

Well since I'm not remotely close to that dream job, I'll leave it to the real fighter jocks to deal with that little issue...would make my commute faster though!

Neither one of us will ever get that chance. Even though we payed for it.