On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 15:56:42 -0800, "SteveB"
wrote:

I love this show. At first, I thought, "Just how many ways can you build a
bike that has two wheels, an engine, and some handlebars?"

Well, a hell of a lot more than I ever thought of. I thought it was going
to be another Monster Garage where people build ridiculous things to prove
they can MIG weld and use a plasma cutter. I am personally not interested
in a minivan that doubles as a garbage truck.

I have a different view. I believe they are low end system
integrators. The really high skill work is done by others. They take
a bunch of prefabbed parts and put them together.

1. Painting gets farmed out
2. Most real welding, the frame, seems to get sent out
3. Any CNC work gets done elsewhere
4. Major components like engines are .. from somewhere else

Most of the show is the kid and father screaming at each other while
the kid tries to put the erector set together in time for a show. I
can't get excited about that.

I find I'm really not impressed that Pauly can tack parts together
with a MIG welder while not utilizing proper safety attire.

Monster Garage is about building something stupid rather than
personality driven. I think the older Junkyard Wars were very
inventive and creative.. I hate the new episodes of Junkyard Mega
Wars..

I'd like to see "Plumbing at your Local Nucler Power Plant" Today
we'll be doing a TIG root pass, 7018 cover, and then NDT the whole
thing on a critical cooling pipe.. If this weld fails, its not just
curtains for the team!" I'm amazed Discovery Networks hasn't hired
me as a consultant!

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