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Originally Posted by Patrick DeZeeuw
thanks Pokie part of the story is I was listening to the radio before we got our first motorcycle and they said the problem with Zeke's generation is that they didn't "tinker" and that tinkerers are inventors and we need more inventors like you.
It is the "bash and tinker" method that pretty much describes what many kids need to learn. Zeke is no exception. It is their learning style. Unfortunately we are sometimes more worried about them getting hurt than allowing them to learn that way. Up until last week I didn't know that metal fume was an issue until someone pointed it out to me.
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Hey Patrick,
Sure enjoyed seeing your 175 doing the hot runs. That one mph can sure be elusive, eh?
Good to see Zeke taking this on. My own son was taught from a very early age (5), setting rivets, pressing, drilling. By age 9 he could handle a torch, and was so focused that he would weld off the end of the frame and onto the concrete floor! He is an excellent weldor now, having done yachts in Newport, aerospace and undersea robot power arms in CA, and now hi-po diesel.
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Keep those projects coming his way, and Zeke will continue to make things happen. Good lad.
You guys are in Austin? I get out to San Antonio a few times a year. It would be good to meet up.