tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post5708438811601310423..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Day at the racesGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32874393023825146882011-03-06T22:01:07.171-05:002011-03-06T22:01:07.171-05:00as an avid scout volunteer and running a district ...as an avid scout volunteer and running a district pinewood derby for years, i've never sold snacks. and they start on time.<br />and i've never seen a 1st or 2nd grader knowing how to use a "laser" to draw out his car ... so hence "outlaw" races for parents best invention ever.<br />one of my scouts was decorating his car when his dog bit into block of wood. he thought the dog spit would be lucky ... it won even the city championship!<br />and btw ... my sons cars looked like they designed their cars because they did!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86537510255660397422011-03-02T20:54:28.393-05:002011-03-02T20:54:28.393-05:00"I figured if anyone fell and hurt themselves..."I figured if anyone fell and hurt themselves, I could hand out business cards."<br /><br />that's hilarious :)Jennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-79354263134347624522011-03-02T15:13:56.039-05:002011-03-02T15:13:56.039-05:00Brilliantly written . . . kind of Dave Barryish. ...Brilliantly written . . . kind of Dave Barryish. I was in exactly two Pinewood Derbies. I finished 4th and 6th respectively. <br /><br />My dad is a car buff.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794712479594188124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-36793557974254086912011-03-02T06:05:43.319-05:002011-03-02T06:05:43.319-05:00Repeat this post for anything involving a "fa...Repeat this post for anything involving a "fair" at school with posters or dioramas. My kid made his own diorama once and it was just like some Play-Doh, stolen tongue depressors, and Legos randomly arranged. He had this whole story about what it was and it made no sense.Nurse Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408755992926959084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-51287017515744323282011-03-01T19:58:42.393-05:002011-03-01T19:58:42.393-05:00We used to run a parents' lap as a way to (may...We used to run a parents' lap as a way to (maybe) have the boys make their own. The best real race we ever had was the one that included a car that had had nothing done other than weights added and a coat of paint. Seriously...the car was the block of wood with the wheels. No shaping, no trim. The scout had painted it red and put washers on the top with a metal screw. No one even knew which end was the front. And it won its division! So much for high tech and aerodynamics!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-8645470760346268682011-03-01T18:36:15.419-05:002011-03-01T18:36:15.419-05:00earth to patrick.....earth to patrick.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-16732170272024889302011-03-01T14:44:18.636-05:002011-03-01T14:44:18.636-05:00Teri - "Best Car Made By A Boy" - LOL!
...Teri - "Best Car Made By A Boy" - LOL!<br /><br />Grumpy - I know you weren't at our PWD on Saturday, because we had the track set up and tested the night before, and the race began within a few minutes of when it was scheduled. Although our last-minute final test of the track & timing system proved useful since one track sensor went loopy overnight.<br /><br />Our software also generates a scale MPH, so you get a computer/projector readout of the the order of the finishers, their elapsed time (3.0082 sec) and MPH (316.3 MPH). <br /><br />I am recommending we have an "Outlaw Class" race next year on Friday night before the Saturday kids race, where we can just hose each other with testosterone after we get the track assembled. Then, maybe the kids will get a chance.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10681011337931740108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-31178211451916122302011-03-01T13:25:23.921-05:002011-03-01T13:25:23.921-05:00When I was a little kid, all the pinewood derby ca...When I was a little kid, all the pinewood derby cars got displayed in a local mall before or after the event. That was just so damn cool to me when I was in the target age group.Kipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813906736744684985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-74241728129874062202011-03-01T12:11:40.298-05:002011-03-01T12:11:40.298-05:00My son did Cub Scouts for about a year as I recall...My son did Cub Scouts for about a year as I recall. We were hoping it would help with social skills. He liked the camping. He's been camping as part of a medieval reenactment group since he was born. He hated everything else.<br /><br />OTOH my daughter loved Girl Scouts. That may be due to the fact that GS are more inclusive, allow each troop autonomy, make sure that disabled girls (and parents!) can participate in activities, and on and on...<br /><br />My son built his own car with just a bit of help from the adults in his life. He only got a participation trophy but everyone in the family made a BIG deal out of the fact that <b>he</b> made <b>his</b> car by himself instead of 'cheating' like the other guys. Can you say treats? I thought you could.<br /><br />Kudos on braving it out Dr. Grumpy! Personally I always let the ex and my current husband know ahead of time when I'm going to make them suffer... uh, I mean volunteer them.Kat's Katshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519016601947528061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67218070314305275622011-03-01T06:57:07.994-05:002011-03-01T06:57:07.994-05:00oh goodness... that sounds.... ick loloh goodness... that sounds.... ick lolJenniebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09255947001287483688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-91222802378734201362011-02-28T23:33:02.237-05:002011-02-28T23:33:02.237-05:00Okay, the Pinewood Derby might be over for another...Okay, the Pinewood Derby might be over for another year but in 3 months your pack will have the Rain Gutter Regatta.Eagle Scout's Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-53898731101431555782011-02-28T23:28:31.004-05:002011-02-28T23:28:31.004-05:00Both my sons went all the way thru cub scouts and ...Both my sons went all the way thru cub scouts and refused to do the pine wood derby every year. I was glad because I didn't want to have to go. Now my 3 year old daughter is "making" one to race next week for the Awana Grand Prix. I hope she gets it out of her system soon.Trigemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-49630027293087241082011-02-28T20:54:10.569-05:002011-02-28T20:54:10.569-05:00mmm, just moved the girls from Girl Guides to Cub ...mmm, just moved the girls from Girl Guides to Cub Scouts, so hoping they don't have PWDs here! So far, however, all they have done at Cubs is blow things up - which I'm all in favour of!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506274310934059070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-13834847496234416012011-02-28T20:06:47.904-05:002011-02-28T20:06:47.904-05:00I once did a derby as a Girl Scout. They actually...I once did a derby as a Girl Scout. They actually told dads not to be off in a corner discussing work because we needed everyone concentrating on the cars racing down the track. I guess that's the difference between Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts...<br /><br />Didn't win. Don't remember (care?) who did. Helped build the car myself. Still have it... somewhere.<br /><br /><>< KatieKatie Axelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361471654719262744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-18315180863960893062011-02-28T18:24:05.287-05:002011-02-28T18:24:05.287-05:00My church, when I was growing up, had it's ow...My church, when I was growing up, had it's own Pinewood Derby for the kids. And yes, my dad (who had plenty of carpentry tools & machines) did most of the work for me. Somewhere in the basement is the trophy for first place I got one year. There were no computer displays back then, though.Aleighnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-22445382328710157482011-02-28T17:34:04.084-05:002011-02-28T17:34:04.084-05:00That always made me really sad when adults try to ...That always made me really sad when adults try to encroach on little kid things. Look, just because YOU didn't win the PD doesn't mean that if junior doesn't he's going to be a failure as a son and a person. <br /><br />Also, I agree on calling shenanigans on these kinds of things starting at whatever time they say. On principle, I rarely come on time, because the day they start on time is the day I roll over and die.Not Househttp://iamnothouse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-80825491780759568432011-02-28T17:09:29.783-05:002011-02-28T17:09:29.783-05:00B-P, Yes adults can ruin a good thing, just look w...B-P, Yes adults can ruin a good thing, just look what they did to Little League, and Soccer--they turned it into Traveling Soccer, which is like and adult social scene. I have to say that the Scout Group I was involved with was all about kids in the outdoors and for that reason we thrived. But don't even get me started on Pop Warner and PAL, and Toddlers and Tiarras.Packerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10790343423937405624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20424206204371876992011-02-28T16:23:53.126-05:002011-02-28T16:23:53.126-05:00My mother also helped build mine (forever ago), wh...My mother also helped build mine (forever ago), which is probably why I lost. My friends dads were engineers, so I was f'ed from the get go. I swear one was painted professionally. One man's pin wood derby is another man's midlife crisis,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-13668007482361062412011-02-28T16:16:12.598-05:002011-02-28T16:16:12.598-05:00I'm a Scouting volunteer (Boy Scouts and Cub S...I'm a Scouting volunteer (Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts) and I agree: Scouting is now for the adults. I'm just a tiny cog in a huge machine, so I have little say. I do my best to make it about the kids, but I'm surrounded by all these men and women looking stupid in their uniforms trying to pretend like they are Survivorman or something.B-Pnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-39189686316074880002011-02-28T15:52:05.611-05:002011-02-28T15:52:05.611-05:00Thanx..I panicked!
WV: bulail : Someone who sla...Thanx..I panicked!<br /><br /><br /><br />WV: bulail : Someone who slathers<br />the bull when they are ail(ing). Like some of your patients !donnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-57452576558207128932011-02-28T15:30:17.762-05:002011-02-28T15:30:17.762-05:00Cub Pack Committee Chair right here at your servic...Cub Pack Committee Chair right here at your service. Isn't Cub Scouts just really a huge chaotic circus - like event? Although I get a kick out of when they earn a rank advancement at Pack Meetings.<br /><br />That sounds like quite the ordeal! How big is the pack? Or did this involve multiple packs?<br /><br />We don't sell anything at our PD's... but do provide some kind of snack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-10572899891208527882011-02-28T14:50:38.158-05:002011-02-28T14:50:38.158-05:00My son joined the Cub Scouts in September 2008 and...My son joined the Cub Scouts in September 2008 and by December 2008 he decided that there wasn't anything about it that he liked, so he quit. That was good...saved me from things like overpriced popcorn and the Pinewood Derby!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37759262252449004072011-02-28T14:07:53.740-05:002011-02-28T14:07:53.740-05:00My son won the award for the "Best Car Made B...My son won the award for the "Best Car Made By A Boy". Sad thing is, we actually did help him.Terihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963866738372943658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-32578473085578192042011-02-28T13:21:53.915-05:002011-02-28T13:21:53.915-05:00I HATE the P.D. and I go every freaking year. They...I HATE the P.D. and I go every freaking year. They changed the format of our races so that nobody can leave early. They run one heat from each age group at a time. It's 4 hours minimum. I bring a cooler with snacks. I am not paying for the privilege of my kids eating crap that I've already paid for. They run ours starting at noon, but they insist on doing all of the inspections on race day so you have to be there at 11am. PLUS they have races for the adults afterward, so then I have to stay another freaking hour to watch my ex-husband race.Courtney Schoenfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222517204680586543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-55366142105268023592011-02-28T13:21:40.875-05:002011-02-28T13:21:40.875-05:00At this point I'd take a derby car race... I h...At this point I'd take a derby car race... I have my choice of:<br />1) Taking one girl to dance class and being subjected to sitting in a painfully crowded, smelly, noisy, waiting room where every kid from intro ballet to tap feels the need to practice dancing in the lobby (when they're not supposed to), or feels the need to chatter incessantly at rising decibels of volume to talk over one another.<br />Or 2) take the other girl to Guides and be subjected to endless authorization forms (yes, I realized from the beginning that every activity has a risk of slight injury, could we skip 3 pages of legalese each time they go on a 'hike' to the local park?? It's not like you're taking them to scale a cliff).<br />My sole entertainment consists of occasionally hauling old phone books to the recycler to raise funds for Guides, no derby car races or anything fun here :)MrBorednoreply@blogger.com