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December 29, 2003
Melissa's Idea: Heavy Equipment Driving Camp
This is absolutely brilliant. I would also like to give credit for earlier ideas where credit is due, which is to say, it was Melissa who told us that Pica was latin or something or other for dirt eater. I credited Chris because he cited Melissa and I know who butters my bread -- Melissa, you butter my bread on occassion, but it's really more Chris's role. Anyway, Melissa has posted this idea as a comment, but I think it deserves upgrading as its own entry (and now I'm quoting Melissa):
"Weekend heavy equipment driving camp! you know how there are those "schools" where you can pay a pile of cash and get a brief lesson in race-car driving from an actual race-car driver and then you get to drive around in some fast car on a real track? well, i think that concept should be extended to heavy equipment: bulldozers, cranes, bucket loaders.... no, i don't mean the driving really fast on a racetrack part, just paying a bunch of money to spend a weekend driving heavy equipment around in the dirt. i mean, there must be at least as many people with heavy-equipment fantasies as race car fantasies."
The thing is, I know at least three people off hand who would pay to do this. Granted, one of them is under four, but he's part of the Z-generation market, right? I think this is really brilliant.
Chris and I had a good lunch today where he made me come up with a profit model for all the ideas I hope to explore before June. It was tough, but loving.
Later I'll do some googling to see if heavy equipment camp exists anywhere already. I guess that's the advantage of Halfbakery.com. But screw those guys.
Posted by mary at December 29, 2003 09:36 PM
Comments
That just reminds me of when the first Joe Millionaire was on, and they had those clips of him operating bulldozers and stuff, 'cause that was supposedly his regular occupation. I'll never forget the look on his face...like he was doing it for the first time, I swear. He couldn't stop grinning. His eyes were saucers. I bet that's what Meavy Machinery Campers will be like.
Posted by: Strawberry Mustard at January 2, 2004 10:08 AM
ooh, i'm so excited to have an official great idea!
sorry for whining about my attribution... what can i say, the holidays have that effect on me.
Posted by: melissa at January 5, 2004 04:22 PM