Comments on: Pinewood Derby – Do Your Best? http://raven.phoenyx.net/mutterings/2007/12/pinewood-derby-do-your-best/ Wherein Carl Cravens talks about geeky stuff Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:56:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: chuk_g http://raven.phoenyx.net/mutterings/2007/12/pinewood-derby-do-your-best/comment-page-1/#comment-150 chuk_g Fri, 21 Dec 2007 12:33:45 +0000 http://raven.phoenyx.net/mutterings/2007/12/pinewood-derby-do-your-best/#comment-150 <p>That is pretty bad. I guess it's not surprising (my own PWD car was quite hideous and didn't win anything, but I certainly did it on my own), I just hadn't thought it would go that far.</p> That is pretty bad. I guess it’s not surprising (my own PWD car was quite hideous and didn’t win anything, but I certainly did it on my own), I just hadn’t thought it would go that far.

]]> By: Carl http://raven.phoenyx.net/mutterings/2007/12/pinewood-derby-do-your-best/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Carl Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:12:38 +0000 http://raven.phoenyx.net/mutterings/2007/12/pinewood-derby-do-your-best/#comment-149 <p>I think my biggest frustration is knowing that, if others are going to this extent, my son may not stand a chance of winning. I have no idea how cut-throat the competition is in our District. </p> <p>I guess PWD teaches a real-life lesson... real life ain't fair.</p> I think my biggest frustration is knowing that, if others are going to this extent, my son may not stand a chance of winning. I have no idea how cut-throat the competition is in our District.

I guess PWD teaches a real-life lesson… real life ain’t fair.

]]> By: billwerk http://raven.phoenyx.net/mutterings/2007/12/pinewood-derby-do-your-best/comment-page-1/#comment-148 billwerk Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:21:04 +0000 http://raven.phoenyx.net/mutterings/2007/12/pinewood-derby-do-your-best/#comment-148 <p>I'm not so much shocked as depressed. Nowadays I expect this kind of thing from people.</p> I’m not so much shocked as depressed. Nowadays I expect this kind of thing from people.

]]> By: chadu http://raven.phoenyx.net/mutterings/2007/12/pinewood-derby-do-your-best/comment-page-1/#comment-147 chadu Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:22:50 +0000 http://raven.phoenyx.net/mutterings/2007/12/pinewood-derby-do-your-best/#comment-147 <p>When I was a Cub, I loved the PWD.</p> <p>My cars, which I made myself with dad's help, often won the aesthetic competitions ("best looking car") and once I went to the District competition (and got my ass handed to me, bigtime).</p> <p>I knew there were cheaters out there, but not to the extent you're discussing.</p> <p>Shock, horror, and anger.</p> <p>CU</p> When I was a Cub, I loved the PWD.

My cars, which I made myself with dad’s help, often won the aesthetic competitions (“best looking car”) and once I went to the District competition (and got my ass handed to me, bigtime).

I knew there were cheaters out there, but not to the extent you’re discussing.

Shock, horror, and anger.

CU

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