Central Carolina Scale

No, I’m not giving up on the season yet. But let’s face it, this has been a very frustrating and disapointing season for NC State football fans, so far.  So, rather than harp on the obvious issues and start calling for people to leave or do this or change that, here are my thoughts on what I’d like to see for next season and the future of NCSU football…

1. Act like you’ve been there before — To many times over the last several years I’ve watched players jump up and down, dance, take helmets off, pile on top of each other, or make unnecessary celebratory dives into the end zone.  All of these acts were ways to celebrate a big tackle or a TD or some other nice play on their part.  However, too many times this act has occurred when their team is down by 3 scores or their team is in a tight game and can’t afford a celebration penalty.  Just simply make the play, congratulate each other and then line up for the next play….aka… act like you can make a great play like that all the time.
2. Play with discipline — This kind of goes with what I just mentioned above. Play with emotion, play with enthusiasm, but play smart.  Many NCSU fans can’t help but remember Dick Sheridan’s teams of the late 80’s and early 90’s.  Those were some very well grounded football teams (of course Sheridan didn’t have to worry about people like me writing blogs about him back then either!) They probably didn’t have very many blue chippers, but they were solid, tough football teams that didn’t beat themselves and didn’t dance and make all kind of gestures after making one play. Notice which teams are leading the ACC right now? Boston College, Wake Forest, and Georgia Tech.  Three of the most disciplined and well coached teams in the league.  Coincidence?
3. College Football Equality — I also want to mention the word parity. I don’t know if it’s because of the 85 scholarship rule or not, but there are a lot of football teams out there that can beat anybody on a given day. In fact, I heard Vern Lundquist and Gary Danielson mention something similar today on their broadcast. They basically said “there’s about 3 really great teams this year and then a BUNCH of good teams”.

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What a beautiful Saturday morning! My wife and I went to the farmer’s market and we were amazed at all the wonderful produce that was available! You name it – juicy apples, sweet corn, bright red tomatoes, green peppers, candy, pumpkins — I could go on and on…While my wife was looking at all the wonderful products available, I must confess that I was looking at all the scales that the different vendors were using. I saw almost every brand you can imagine.

Probably not a week goes by that I don’t get asked by a potential customer “what’s the best price computing scale”? I normally mention a couple of nice ones and the customer either takes my advice and buys or they don’t. However, in this entry, I’m going to give you the run down on what I witnessed at the farmer’s market today and I’m going to tell you what scale I’d buy if I ran a stand at the market.

As we strolled around, I saw a CAS unit, a couple of Avery Berkel, a few Hobart models, some Ishida models as well. Without a doubt though, the most popular was the Mettler Toledo. That was no surprise to me. I saw a few new XRT models, but mainly I saw a lot of the old faithful 8433’s. The Mettler has always been a super price computing scale — and still is. In fact, almost all the price computing scales we offer are really pretty good scales. Now, are you ready for my recommendation?

I kept thinking to myself as we walked around, what would I want in a price computing scale? What makes one unit stand out from the rest of the pack? Then I realized what set one unit apart from the rest. Now, I don’t want to take away from the basic math or arithmetic skills a vendor at one of these markets must have, but wouldn’t it be nice to not have to figure out how much change to give a person after every single transaction? That’s when it hit me! The Rice Lake RS-130 price computing scale is a very nice price computing scale that can easily calculate change.

What sets the Rice Lake RS-130 apart from the other NTEP Approved digital price computing scales on the market? That’s an easy question — First, the RS-130 displays weight in not only pounds, but also kg’s and oz’s. Second, the scale computes customer change for you! Third, the scale comes with an inuse cover. Fourth, the scale can operate on standard AC power or the rechargeable battery that’s included standard. Plus, like a lot of other retail scales, it allows you to enter frequently sold items (PLU’s) into memory. 

There you have it — my recommendation. The RS-130. Don’t forget though, we have many different price computing scales that are always available at Central Carolina Scale!

Portable and industrial tough balances — The Salter Brecknell CB100 and CBX100 are versatile and accurate precision weighing devices. Featuring Multiple Units of Measure— Grams, Carats, Grains and Ounces are provided for exact weight calculations. Included Calibration weights help insure accurate weighing. Also, Weighing Tray is Provided— Place items on the scale, press tare and weigh the contents of the tray.

The CB Series includes two 50 gram test weights for calibration and verification of accuracy. The CB100 operates on one 9-volt battery (included). The CBX100 operates on 4 AAA batteries (included). An AC adapter is included with each model. The CB100 and the CBX100 comes complete with carrying case.

Talk about a topic that you could see coming years ago…NASCAR and the multi-car team concept. What was once a bad idea has now become a MUST! I’m not going to say “I told you so” but I’ve been saying since the mid 90’s that NASCAR is going to have to put a hold on this multi car team concept or it will get totally out of control. Guess what? Too late now.

First, it was the smaller establishments: Jr. Johnson, Bud Moore, Cale Yarborough — their teams were sold or disolved. What we’ve started to see over the last couple of years is REALLY disturbing. Robert Yates, Wood Brothers, and others are struggling to keep up with the Joneses or should I say the Roushes and the Hendricks.

I can remember the days when RYR was the class of the garage and it wasn’t that long ago either. Richard Childress (RCR) had some troubles in the last few years and has rebounded nicely, but only after selling part interest in his team.

Now, many people don’t want to talk about it, but the sport is not the same sport it was when I started watching in the mid 80’s. Sadly, it’s starting to slide towards a mix of Formula 1, WWE, and some type of music concert every week. I understand things evolve, but somebody needs to put the brakes on this before it evolves right into only four mega teams on the track.