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Re: Sorting: Found my Rhythm
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Tue, 17 Aug 2004 19:38:01 GMT
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> I can relate, you ought to try it with four kids!  It takes me forever to
> sort loose bricks.  I don't think I have ever been completely sorted nor do
> I expect to for the next 10 years at least, if ever!
> 
> My son (age 9) was recently looking for ways to earn some money so I offered
> him the opportunity to sort into colors a large Rubbermaid tub of loose
> bricks.  Simply breaking it down into colors has made it a much easier
> problem to handle, each color fills about a blue tub or so.  Doing the next
> level of sort is my job but I have two more of these large unsorted tubs
> that need attention and my daughter (she is 7) has expressed an interest in
> doing that sort.

Ah yes.  Can't wait to enlist my kids into child labor to help sort.

> 
> It never seems to end though.  In the three weeks since my son completed the
> sort, my kids have generarted a fair amount of "unsorted" stuff which is now
> in another Rubbermaid tub.  So far it is only a couple inches deep but it
> doesn't take long ...

Oh...  Skip what I just said I don't think it's worth it :-)



Eric



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