Ageless Apple

[panchula]

I'm still digesting the large volume of information provided by the various seminars and vendors. One thing that was not digested was a green apple from the box lunch. Here it is, a month after the CNC Workshop.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~panchula/apple.jpg

This thing is indestructible. It's been in the cab of my truck for over a month, and it's barely dented. If I had a durometer, I might be able to detect a softening, but to my fingers, it feels just as hard as it was when it came out of the box at WCC. I might just spray it white and paint in the 216 red stitches and surprise my son at batting practice...

[dp]

This thing is indestructible. It's been in the cab of my truck for over a month, and it's barely dented.

It's affected your cat, too! :D

[George Bulliss]

Thanks for the laugh. I heard lots of good comments about the lunches, but no compliments on the apples. On Saturday, while waiting for some of the mills to be picked up, I did some cleaning and must have picked up at least 30 untouched apples. I’ll be curious to see just how long it lasts.

George

[Weston Bye]

The lunches were just too dang big! I started to gain weight in the 4 days of the workshop. The apples were good, but I think most people ran out of room before they got to the apples.

[panchula]

The cat's always had that same wooden expression...

[RKW]

Ping for apple status ... ;-)

[panchula]

Not much change, thought it's picked up a few more dents . It's still hard and the color is trending towards yellow.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~panchula/Pictures/Apple21Aug.jpg

The cat remains blissfully ignorant of the situation.

-Mike

[madman]

Time for a Apple Cannon

[panchula]

October 3, (my daughter's birthday, by the way) and the apple's hanging tough.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~panchula/appleOct3.jpg
The cat's still comatose.

Fast forward to last weekend, specifically, the 29th of November. The apple'd spent about the last 10 days under the seat of the truck -- I thought the wife had pitched it. It was in hiding. Unfortunately, it could not hide from the freezing weather.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~panchula/appleNov29a.jpg
It definitely feels like an apple, with a bit of give and spring back, no mushy feel. However, there were signs of having a touch of frost upon it. Realistically, there was only one option -- it was time to eat the apple.

http://www-personal.umich.edu/~panchula/appleNov29b.jpg
Still firm, but not crisp, and it had a sweetness unlike it's brethren back at WCC.

George, given the lead time and the experience of this apple, I think you should seriously consider pre-ordering the apples in the mid February to March time frame. They'll be delectable by the next CNC Workshop!

P.S. The cat didn't finish his piece.

[TarHeelTom]

Any word on how many apples from last year are returning this year?

Tom