amazing toy claw machine skills, though. He frequently wins miscellaneous junk for the kids, some of which we've actually kept around. By far the worst, though, was a Gene Simmons doll. We kept it aroun d for a little while because David got a kick out of it, but finally I said no more, and banished the plush demon.
Tuesday, October 02, 2007
smash!
Today for our homeschool field trip we went to a metal recycling facility. They recycle copper, steel & aluminum. We got to observe big machines doing cool stuff. By far the coolest was the giant pincher that could lift cars up, carry them over to a "poker" to puncture the gas tanks, then set them down and proceed to SMASH them flat using the "head" that weighs 14,000 lbs! The giant claw was also very cool, and according to the claw operator, much easier to use than the claws in those toy machines. His claw actually holds onto things. Sidenote: My father-in-law has pretty
amazing toy claw machine skills, though. He frequently wins miscellaneous junk for the kids, some of which we've actually kept around. By far the worst, though, was a Gene Simmons doll. We kept it aroun d for a little while because David got a kick out of it, but finally I said no more, and banished the plush demon.
amazing toy claw machine skills, though. He frequently wins miscellaneous junk for the kids, some of which we've actually kept around. By far the worst, though, was a Gene Simmons doll. We kept it aroun d for a little while because David got a kick out of it, but finally I said no more, and banished the plush demon.
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do you go with other home schoolers?
by the way, very funny as was your last post. I'm glad you are feeling better!
I would have loved that Gene Simmons doll. It'd fit in well with the other junk in my office.
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