Dr.Zooch
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Folks, I've seen some questions about Dr. Zooch Rockets and my stopping production. Here's the facts.
For the past few years I've been suffering from problems with my lower back and, most applicable, my neck. I have vertebra out of line and they can cause some discomfort... ok... hurt like hell. This condition was aggravated in a big way by the simple repetitive motion of putting the parts for my rocket kits into the boxes. Sounds silly I know, but the surgeon says it shows up in people who do certain things. Dental hygienists and postal workers who sort mail, were the two examples he gave me. The surgeon's management of the pain involved an injection in the are that was involved. It worked... until I went back to putting kits together again and then it would come back. Over three years I had seven injections. Finally my surgeon gave me two choices... have the vert.s fused by way of surgery or quit the repetitive motion. You know my choice.
At first I was going to shut the whole company down and just call it a day. But, shortly after I put that word out, eRockets contacted me and offered to take over the production of select kits. Their choices will depend on sales, but we are working together and the most popular Zooch kit, the Saturn V, will soon return. Additionally, my tax accountant told me not to fully close down the company, so Dr. Zooch Rockets LLC still exists.
Of course eRockets mills all of their own balsa parts- so I was left holding A LOT of components- which I'm now selling off by way of e-bay. Check it out, but hurry- they are going fast! They're listed in Hobbies & Toys as "Dr. Zooch model rockets parts lot"
I'll still be hanging around in rocketry and will even be appearing at NARCON 2019 where I'll be speaking. Hope to see some of you there or at the MDRA launches!
Wes
For the past few years I've been suffering from problems with my lower back and, most applicable, my neck. I have vertebra out of line and they can cause some discomfort... ok... hurt like hell. This condition was aggravated in a big way by the simple repetitive motion of putting the parts for my rocket kits into the boxes. Sounds silly I know, but the surgeon says it shows up in people who do certain things. Dental hygienists and postal workers who sort mail, were the two examples he gave me. The surgeon's management of the pain involved an injection in the are that was involved. It worked... until I went back to putting kits together again and then it would come back. Over three years I had seven injections. Finally my surgeon gave me two choices... have the vert.s fused by way of surgery or quit the repetitive motion. You know my choice.
At first I was going to shut the whole company down and just call it a day. But, shortly after I put that word out, eRockets contacted me and offered to take over the production of select kits. Their choices will depend on sales, but we are working together and the most popular Zooch kit, the Saturn V, will soon return. Additionally, my tax accountant told me not to fully close down the company, so Dr. Zooch Rockets LLC still exists.
Of course eRockets mills all of their own balsa parts- so I was left holding A LOT of components- which I'm now selling off by way of e-bay. Check it out, but hurry- they are going fast! They're listed in Hobbies & Toys as "Dr. Zooch model rockets parts lot"
I'll still be hanging around in rocketry and will even be appearing at NARCON 2019 where I'll be speaking. Hope to see some of you there or at the MDRA launches!
Wes