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Post #198,868
by broomberg
3/15/05 8:33:20 PM
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New Oh, BS

Knowing how to fix simple mechanical things is -- or at least, IMO, should be -- a basic *requirement* for one to be regarded as a fully rounded individual in our modern mechanized society.


Or maybe not BS, just silly. Do I wanted be "rounded"? Or do I want to be highly specialized with unique knowledge which enables me to earn enough to pay someone else for THEIR specialized knowledge.

And as the world gets more complex, and those "simple" mechanical things get more and more difficult, there is no way for me to keep up and be competetent in dealing with them. Which means I'll pay twice, first for the tools and parts, and then 2nd for the guy to fix what I broke worse.

I went down this path for fixing a clogged drain. The 1st one was fine, I took apart the trap, all was good. The 2nd one crumbled and pratically retreated into the wall. I was lucky we didn't have to tear out the wall to get to it.
Post #198,906
by CRConrad
3/16/05 1:16:48 AM
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New Nah, neither BS nor even just silly - the problem...
...isn't with my idea of what a fully competent person(*) should be capable of -- I still maintain that one should know how to fix simple mechanical things -- but that far too few mechanical things are simple any more... :-(

What's worse, most of the time shit is quite *unnecessarily* complex; over-complex just for the sake of it. :-( :-(

Or, worst of all, it's built complex because that makes it possible to make it out of cheap plastic in stead of solid metal, saving the manufacturer 2 cents a piece... At the cost of any quality! :-( :-( :-(



(*): My earlier choice of words may not have been entirely succesful: *I* most certainly am a "fully rounded individual" -- but that's more in the direct physical sense of "rounded"... ;^>


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     What would YOU do? - (Nightowl) - (28) - March 15, 2005, 01:40:16 PM EST
         I'd say "ta ta old thing" and buy a BMW E46. -NT - (pwhysall) - March 14, 2005, 05:13:35 PM EST
         Well, what I'd do . . - (Andrew Grygus) - March 14, 2005, 05:25:42 PM EST
         You can get a new radiator for ~$350. - (Another Scott) - (2) - March 14, 2005, 05:29:15 PM EST
             Thanks! - (Nightowl) - (1) - March 15, 2005, 01:41:35 PM EST
                 horses puckey - (boxley) - March 14, 2005, 08:27:14 PM EST
         according to www.radiator.com - (boxley) - (5) - March 14, 2005, 08:21:06 PM EST
             Re: according to www.radiator.com - (Nightowl) - (4) - March 15, 2005, 02:04:59 PM EST
                 well owl, a smallleak youcan reach is about $7.00 to fix -NT - (boxley) - (3) - March 15, 2005, 07:55:41 PM EST
                     I doubt it was that small. - (Nightowl) - (2) - March 15, 2005, 08:02:47 PM EST
                         at 15lbs psi when the motor is running - (boxley) - (1) - March 15, 2005, 08:09:00 PM EST
                             I've heard of that stuff :) - (Nightowl) - March 15, 2005, 08:42:18 PM EST
         I'd do it myself - (Steve Lowe) - March 15, 2005, 02:07:38 AM EST
         First, I'd learn to spell "thermostat". And then, I'd try... - (CRConrad) - (1) - March 15, 2005, 02:55:22 AM EST
             Thanks for the correct spelling. :) - (Nightowl) - March 15, 2005, 02:15:52 PM EST
         Re: What would YOU do? - (Ashton) - (10) - March 15, 2005, 04:50:24 AM EST
             Hey, nitterwit - which "taunts" are you gibbering about? - (CRConrad) - (8) - March 15, 2005, 05:32:40 AM EST
                 Re: Hey, nitterwit - which "taunts" are you gibbering about? - (Nightowl) - (2) - March 15, 2005, 02:28:34 PM EST
                     Owl, four words you need to learn how to use - (Arkadiy) - (1) - March 15, 2005, 02:54:24 PM EST
                         I'll work on that. - (Nightowl) - March 15, 2005, 04:07:23 PM EST
                 Oh, BS - (broomberg) - (1) - March 15, 2005, 08:33:20 PM EST
                     Nah, neither BS nor even just silly - the problem... - (CRConrad) - March 16, 2005, 01:16:48 AM EST
                 Oh WTF: Remora - yes, there's the association. - (Ashton) - (2) - March 16, 2005, 01:22:00 AM EST
                     Sigh... *Do* try to get a grip, wouldja? - (CRConrad) - (1) - March 16, 2005, 02:12:09 AM EST
                         Re: Sigh... *Do* try to get a grip, wouldja? - (Ashton) - March 16, 2005, 03:19:40 AM EST
             Re: What would YOU do? - (Nightowl) - March 15, 2005, 01:59:51 PM EST
         Decision made :) - (Nightowl) - (2) - March 15, 2005, 01:38:27 PM EST
             Good for you.... - (gdaustin) - (1) - March 15, 2005, 11:01:51 PM EST
                 Re: Good for you.... - (Nightowl) - March 15, 2005, 11:49:23 PM EST

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