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When I was 14, I built a clock
Medium ^ | 9/20/2014 | jcarterwil

Posted on 09/20/2015 3:32:50 PM PDT by 4yourcountry

When I was 14, I built a clock. Rather than take apart a Radio Shack Micronta 63–765A and repackage it into a pencil box, I ordered a digital clock component from Newark Electronics. This component had the basic clock function with the display. I needed to build the power supply, solder in the switches, alarm, etc. Then put it in a case, not a pencil case, but a box suitable to put next to my bed. I was not trying to invent a portable clock.....

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1 posted on 09/20/2015 3:32:50 PM PDT by 4yourcountry
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To: 4yourcountry

When I was 14, I kissed a girl, and I liked it.


2 posted on 09/20/2015 3:35:34 PM PDT by petercooper (And I was born in the back seat of a Greyhound bus... Rollin' down Highway 41.)
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To: 4yourcountry

14 year old mudscums don’t care about honesty when pimping their devil god’s crap.


3 posted on 09/20/2015 3:35:44 PM PDT by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: 4yourcountry

When I was 14, it was a very good year...


4 posted on 09/20/2015 3:38:13 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emAe6IClGys


5 posted on 09/20/2015 3:41:25 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: 4yourcountry

Hey if you can become a hero by assaulting cops and being shot to death.

I guess causing a terrorism scare is the new excellence in school.

I can only hope a brilliant Muslim is rewarded for doing this on a jetliner next.

Let’s burn America to the ground.


6 posted on 09/20/2015 3:42:39 PM PDT by Williams
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To: 4yourcountry

I can’t remember building anything when I was 14 but maybe I did.

I do recall re-roofing the house along with my Brothers.


7 posted on 09/20/2015 3:43:00 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded.)
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To: EEGator

Lol! One of his best I think. Certainly saddest.


8 posted on 09/20/2015 3:44:12 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: 4yourcountry

When I was 14, I got my first car, a ‘64 Ford Custom 500, canary yellow, with a 352, 4-barrel and duals. Made a lot of noise, but an ugly mutt. I had a Timex, and didn’t need to build one.


9 posted on 09/20/2015 3:44:46 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: 4yourcountry

When I was fourteen, I built a rocket using a heat melted mixture of potassium nitrate and sugar for fuel. I found out the hard way that such a mixture is explosive under pressure, so you might say I made a bomb when I was fourteen.


10 posted on 09/20/2015 3:46:36 PM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war, and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: yarddog
I can’t remember building anything when I was 14, but maybe I did.

You never built model cars or planes?

11 posted on 09/20/2015 3:46:58 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: 4yourcountry




When I was 14.....
I did something....
I'm sure I did something.....

Wish I could remember what it was


12 posted on 09/20/2015 3:50:01 PM PDT by Fiddlstix (Warning! This Is A Subliminal Tagline! Read it at your own risk!(Presented by TagLines R US))
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To: 4yourcountry

When I was 14, I bought a KDX200 with money saved from working. I also got to home plate with an older chick, drank some beer, and started smoking. I was too busy for suitcase clocks.


13 posted on 09/20/2015 3:50:11 PM PDT by waterhill (I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
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To: 4yourcountry

It was right twice a day (analog).

Now about those digitals, how many times a day are they right?


14 posted on 09/20/2015 3:52:21 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Using 4th keyboard due to wearing out the "/" and "s" on the previous 3)
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To: 4yourcountry

I made one out of a potato, once....


15 posted on 09/20/2015 3:53:18 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: 4yourcountry

when I was 14 I got the time on WWV


16 posted on 09/20/2015 3:53:50 PM PDT by bert ((K.E.; N.P.; GOPc.;+12, 73, ....carson is the kinder gentler trump)
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To: ETL

“it was a very good year”

Great song, ETL, that always makes me think of my dad.


17 posted on 09/20/2015 3:56:41 PM PDT by berdie
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To: ozzymandus
When I was 14, I got my first car, a ‘64 Ford Custom 500, canary yellow, with a 352, 4-barrel and duals.

I got my first around that age too. A 34 Ford street rod, with 3 in a line chrome carburetor scoops, deep dish chrome rims, beautiful sapphire blue metalflake paint job with white metalflake flames. It was 12 inches long and plastic.

18 posted on 09/20/2015 3:57:22 PM PDT by ETL (ALL (most?) of the Obama-commie connections at my FR Home page: http://www.freerepublic.com/~etl/)
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To: ETL

You’re 3 years too early to be a song. LMAO!


19 posted on 09/20/2015 3:59:37 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (I'm fed up.)
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To: 4yourcountry
When I was 14, I turned 15. I only did it once, and haven't been able to recreate it since.

-PJ

20 posted on 09/20/2015 4:00:03 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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