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On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:56:30 -0500, dpb wrote: Smitty Two wrote: ... The radio show sucks too, IMO. It's long ago gone from a useful and informative how-to aimed at backyard mechanics, to a pathetic forum aimed at the unwashed masses, complete with lame jokes and calls that have nothing to do with repairing cars. ... I disagree on that -- while the number of "shadetree mechanics" has certainly diminished (imo mostly owing to the complexity of the modern automobile and the disappearance of the need for much of the routine sort of things done by the owner formerly), it is still super for the diagnosis of the peculiar or for dispensing useful advice on whether the real mechanic is blowing smoke. When they have a follow-up, where they call someone who they gave advice to, they make all these statements that they haven't talked to him in advance, etc. Is there some legal reason for that? They don't charge for their answers, so this can't be protecting anyone from fraud, but maybe there is now some general rule that even those who don't charge money have to obey?? Case in point this AM -- gal calls in about oil leak and indications in radiator overflow tank. Gets reasonable advice on which of three different diagnoses she had received from three separate shops. I like the show. In the last 15 years, it hasn't given as many technical answers as ...I forget his name....he has a show on PBS about cars, but not about how to repair them. He used to have the best show, in DC, about how to repair them. One syllable last name, and maybe one syllable first name too. His show was great for repairs, but some auto repair shows make mistakes. As to the tv show, I like it. It's not a classic like Gone With the Wind, but it's wholesome and fun, and kids can watch it too without being turned into perverts. There are no open bodies with bloodly guts showing, and there are no murders or sex scenes, which seem to be required for most tv these days, and I like C&C's tv show. Speaking of classics, as a kid I was an avid reader the "Model Garage" stories which ran in Popular Science magazine for 45 years, featuring owner/mechanic "Gus Wilson". Anyone else here remember them? There's a great tribute website to those stories he http://www.gus-stories.org/ Jeff -- Jeffry Wisnia (W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE) The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight. |
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On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:50:01 -0400, Jeff Wisnia
wrote: mm wrote: On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 12:56:30 -0500, dpb wrote: Smitty Two wrote: ... The radio show sucks too, IMO. It's long ago gone from a useful and informative how-to aimed at backyard mechanics, to a pathetic forum aimed at the unwashed masses, complete with lame jokes and calls that have nothing to do with repairing cars. ... I disagree on that -- while the number of "shadetree mechanics" has certainly diminished (imo mostly owing to the complexity of the modern automobile and the disappearance of the need for much of the routine sort of things done by the owner formerly), it is still super for the diagnosis of the peculiar or for dispensing useful advice on whether the real mechanic is blowing smoke. When they have a follow-up, where they call someone who they gave advice to, they make all these statements that they haven't talked to him in advance, etc. Is there some legal reason for that? They don't charge for their answers, so this can't be protecting anyone from fraud, but maybe there is now some general rule that even those who don't charge money have to obey?? Case in point this AM -- gal calls in about oil leak and indications in radiator overflow tank. Gets reasonable advice on which of three different diagnoses she had received from three separate shops. I like the show. In the last 15 years, it hasn't given as many technical answers as ...I forget his name....he has a show on PBS about cars, but not about how to repair them. He used to have the best show, in DC, about how to repair them. One syllable last name, and maybe one syllable first name too. His show was great for repairs, but some auto repair shows make mistakes. As to the tv show, I like it. It's not a classic like Gone With the Wind, but it's wholesome and fun, and kids can watch it too without being turned into perverts. There are no open bodies with bloodly guts showing, and there are no murders or sex scenes, which seem to be required for most tv these days, and I like C&C's tv show. Speaking of classics, as a kid I was an avid reader the "Model Garage" stories which ran in Popular Science magazine for 45 years, featuring owner/mechanic "Gus Wilson". Anyone else here remember them? There's a great tribute website to those stories he http://www.gus-stories.org/ Jeff I loved reading those. Each was more or less a "mystery" with a twist at the end. Some were very clever. |
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