OT: Modern Life Rant

Jan 27, 2023 Last reply: 3 years ago 52 Replies

That is standard for most reality TV work. I watch quite a lot of similar stuff on you tube, and it gets pretty boring if you show the whole 27 hours of sanding spraying and polishing, so they just present the finished result., Its also pretty clear that the 'presenters'; often come in and do one little bit, and there must be a whole army of mechanics or whatever doing the rest between the episodes.

There are some more genuine and honest 'repair' channels on You Tube that are more interesting for mature audiences with a brain.

I like Diagnose Dan, because he admits ' I fixed the problem already, but this is how I diagnosed it' so he puts it back the way it was and walks you through it. Less reality TV than educational.

Similar with 'Rainman Rays Repairs'. Its funny, its real but its also a step by step instruction on how to fix cars the real way. Like 'Ok Ive edited out the last 7 tries, and this is the final attempt to get the preload right'.

The lesson is, that there are infinitely better programs on YouTube than on the telly, these days.

If there is nothing on telly, I just fire up You yube. My TV is viewed on a laptop or desktop anyway, via the magic of a tvheadend server.

+1 for Rainman Ray but it's interesting to note what is the smallest part he replaces both when working for a drive in repair shop and now for himself. For instance, when the fuel pump failed it was the whole unit that came out of the tank and not just the pump motor which would have only taken him an extra 5 minutes to remove from the whole assembly. He did not even consider this route when the complete assembly was no longer available or on a months long back order. It seems to be the same for things such as a CV rubber boot - the whole axle is replaced. In Florida it seems that if you drive a car in you are allowed to drive it out again even though it is deemed completely dangerous to be driven on the roads.
+1 You just have to be very selective.

I use my laptop with a advertisement blocker and don't see any Youtube inserted adverts, only the product placements inserted by the Youtuber.

On Saturday I had the pleasure of seeing a grand piano go from the complete mantlement stage to a pile of rubble. This was at FiL's old house, being cleared for sale. Last item was the GP, that no one in the family or outside, wanted.

Turns out once the base is made, then the cast-iron frame with the strings is laid on it and bolted down with 50 or so large screws. Then the rest of it is formed and glued into place around it. So, no chance of an orderly dismantlement. Hammers, very large screwdrivers, and circular saw were the order of the day.

Two BiLs were doing the work, one of whom was a professional sail boat builder so knew what was going to be involved. I was surprised to see that the frame, refusing to lift from the base, could be broken into large bits of iron with a few suitably placed biffs with a large hammer.

Before that he had cut the strings, one by one, and each, being under tension, pinged across the room. It was all quite an eye-opener.

They used to have competitions for how long it took to break up an upright piano into pieces that could be passed through a car tyre. Presumably after the invention of the gramophone made home piano playing unnecessary.

My Father took money from some scrap collectors for an old upright piano. They broke it up in the yard and discovered the only recoverable metal was the strings and pedals.

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Are there adverts? I have been running so long with an adblocker I dont remember...

I used Edge for viewing a YouTube video a couple of weeks ago - every five minutes a Youtube advert :(

They usually had harp like metal frame

Wasn't piano smashing one of the games in It's a Knockout (with Eddie Waring)?

Decent ones did. Cheaper ones used a wooden frame.

And even Big Clive makes it very clear that the stuff the pros on TV produce is clearly done with multiple takes with the um and ahs etc being removed.

I do too, and the one I use stops the ads on our free to air catchup systems too.

The best story I heard on that was the old lady who had to get her young grandson to open her "child-proof" tops, as she couldn't.

Andy

On 30/01/2023 09:40, alan_m wrote: <snip>

I tried repair shop. Too much back story, not enough repairs for my taste, so I didn't bother. And you say it's got _worse_???

Andy

Its the woke way. Everything is people - things dont count.

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