Pro Stock at St. Louis

[Ed Wright]

Heck, they can't even count your change back at whatever summer job they have if the computer is down.

[Crew Chief]

Speaking of students that cannot do math, a friend of mine took early retirement from teaching. The school board threatened to fire him because he was flunking too many students and he was making the local school system look bad. He is thinking about writing a book exposing the system. I told him he had better watch his back!

[Ed Wright]

I have a niece that is a 4th grade teacher. I asked her why can't kids even make change after graduating high school? She says that is not what they are told to teach them. I told her she should teach that anyway, counting change back is so stinking basic and easy, they should be taught that. You would think it is so easy they would not have to be taught to do that. Sure screws most of them up if you drag out some change after they have typed in the numbers for the bills you handed them.

Parents don't want them flunking their kids, no matter how dumb they are. Just pass them on for the next teacher to deal with.

[david ring]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Parents don't want them flunking their kids, no matter how dumb they are.

This is often the problem-we like to blame schools for the problems kids have, but a lot of the time it is as much the fault of the parents as it is of the students. When I was a kid, it used to piss me off that my parents made me spend so much time reading and studying when other kids were out playing. Now that I have a great job that requires me to read and study all the time, I'm not as pissed off at them as I was as a kid. I guess they knew what they were doing.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by david ring

This is often the problem-we like to blame schools for the problems kids have, but a lot of the time it is as much the fault of the parents as it is of the students. When I was a kid, it used to piss me off that my parents made me spend so much time reading and studying when other kids were out playing. Now that I have a great job that requires me to read and study all the time, I'm not as pissed off at them as I was as a kid. I guess they knew what they were doing.

Yeah, mine kept getting smarter and smarter after I passed about 30/35 years of age.

[will prater]

Having Jeannie around all this time sure didn't hurt you any too! hahaha

Deb asked me if you were going to Topeka this year.

[herbjr]

They werent teching the car when it crashed. They take the seat belts and cut them in 1/2 and take the chassis tag off. Anything that is certified when it crashes gets this. The TECH guy is over the seat I'm sure cutting the belts.

[Adger Smith]

If you are really hurt, responsive or non responsive they will cut your firesuit off, too!
I told them how much that suit cost, but they kept cutting...

[joe176]

Originally Posted by Bruno 3776

So true. Anyone remember when Bob Glidden wrecked, the first thing he did was take his coat off and cover the carbs and intake because the scoop was gone.

I remember that...I still have the tape...happened in Atlanta.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by will prater

Having Jeannie around all this time sure didn't hurt you any too! hahaha

Deb asked me if you were going to Topeka this year.

Depends on next weekend out here. You guys coming down for the Div 4 race here?