I SUCK at basic arithmetic. But i'm stupidly fast with a slide rule.
I'm in between useless and obtuse! On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 11:56 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On Sun, 25 Feb 2018, Zane Healy wrote: > >> I’ve started seeing toys (mainly action figures) from the 80’s and early >> 90’s in Antique Shops. :-( >> > > When Erector sets switched from their mains powered motor with gears to a > plastic batter powerd, I wondered about the future of engineering in the > USA. > > With it discontinued, I no longer wonder. > > With the advent of digital watches, kids need to stop and think for a > while to figure out which way is "clockwise". > > With calculators, kids can no longer do simple arithmetic. > > > Just keep them off of my lawn. > > > -- Gary G. Sparkes Jr. KB3HAG
