Matthew Mucker wrote

> Hey Ray--
>
> One thing that ALL of us forgot to mention when telling you to start
simple
> is that this is still very fun and exciting.
>
> You'd be amazed at how silly otherwise grownup adults can be when they get
> an LED to blink for the first time.  We'll jump up and down and holler
> hoo-rahs for having conquered the machine.  To anyone else, it's just a
> stupid blinking LED, but the satisfaction of getting that to work can't be
> overstated.
>
> I remember when I was a little further along on my thermostat project.
I'd
> been working for days and had finally gotten my PIC to 'talk' to my
> temperature sender, convert the data, and send it to be displayed on
several
> 7-segment LEDs.  I have the temperature probe on this 5 foot cable, stuck
in
> the refrigerator door, when my sister walked by.  I was so excited that it
> was all working that I showed it off to her.
>
> Her response?  "Congratulations, Matthew.  You've invented the
thermometer."
> And she walked off.
>
> Ah well.
>
> -Matt
>

So True

With an observation like that you must be  a psychologist
or a comedian

:-)

Chris

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