Short but pointless update

Hmm.. not much progress on any one project.. several are on hold until i get the 2 meter sail plane covered.. (Ill post a pic or two of the completed mess if it doesnt look too wretched).  Made a nice slim water rocket fuse from a couple of cut off dr pepper bottle top ends and some Flourescent tube cover.. this is the same stuff the current Wrocket altitude record holder (1300 + feet)was made of, so I initially meant it to be a slim, efficient high altitude sort of project, but the more i look at it the more it seems to cry out for a pair of flat, carbon reinforced foam wings and maybe 2 channel r/c..ill pressure test it first, and if it doesnt go Blooey by 100psi, i;ll try some wings and a free flight version before i risk any electronics on the thing.

In other news, apparently some clever bastard in england has found a way to sweat the upper and lower halves of a 2l bottle over a single intact 2l bottle in such a way that the whole mess can hold around 320 psi! this may be the way to go for a high altitude rocket.. but i just have to try hydrogen before i get to that stage.. i have all the parts in my basement workshop now for the hydrogen/oxygen generating hand held flaming marshmallow shooter (or "fist full of sticky hot death".. hmm maybe i need a better name than that...).. just need the time to do the cutting and shaping and pvc welding..

Of course, my 8month old is my priority.. shes at the stage now where shes starting to get around a bit, and grabs anything within reach and shoves it into her mouth.. a fun age to have her of course, but it requires constant vigilance.. getting harder and harder to keep her happy and play oblivion at the same time!  Of course, oblivion loses out to the kid, as does everything else.. I have considered making a little 2 channel r/c car platform to put her in and driver her around the basement, but i think the wife might not approve.... and it would be hard to conceal a car big enough to hold the kid in my fairly petite workshop.. dangit..

Oh and I need to buy a new damned car in the next 2 months.. heres what i;m looking for:  AWD or 4WD, loads of head and leg room, under 25K, extreeeemely reliable and crash resistant..

Heres what i;m considering:  Toyota FJ-4 cruiser, rav 4, subaru forester, honda cr-v.. maaaybe a nissan xterra..

any suggestions from the peanut gallery will be gladly accepted and duly considered.