Pherdinand
the snow must go on
There's a small workshop in Timisoara, ROmania, producing "antique" furniture for the wealthy western buyer. I say someone with so much $ and so little gray matter, he deserves it.
Andy K
Well-known
The comment that people are increasingly mechanically 'illiterate' is very true. I was talking to my neighbour and he mentioned he 'had' to get over to his parents sometime soon. I said I hoped they were ok, he said 'Oh they're fine, but my car needs new wiper blades and the tyres need air and I don't know how to do it, but my father does.'
He is 34 years old.
In my opinion, anyone who does not know how to replace the wipers, change a wheel, top up or change the oil and water and change a spark plug (diesel excluded) on a car, should not be allowed to own or drive a car. These are basic maintenance issues.
He is 34 years old.
In my opinion, anyone who does not know how to replace the wipers, change a wheel, top up or change the oil and water and change a spark plug (diesel excluded) on a car, should not be allowed to own or drive a car. These are basic maintenance issues.
Heath
Classic Camera Collector
There is hope yet....
Last week I was walking home from work with my Fujica ST605N ('70's SLR) and this kids who was about 9 said "cool camera" to me.
This is a sign that all is not lost. I have had a few people come up to me and talk about my cameras when I have them out and about. Yes, some of them have their hearts in the right place, like the guy who thought my Neoca was a Leica and my Yashica A was a Rollei, but at least he KNEW that these cameras exist. Others ask me why I don't go digital. I mention that I do have a digital SLR and use it regularly, but I love the images I get with film.
Heath
Last week I was walking home from work with my Fujica ST605N ('70's SLR) and this kids who was about 9 said "cool camera" to me.
This is a sign that all is not lost. I have had a few people come up to me and talk about my cameras when I have them out and about. Yes, some of them have their hearts in the right place, like the guy who thought my Neoca was a Leica and my Yashica A was a Rollei, but at least he KNEW that these cameras exist. Others ask me why I don't go digital. I mention that I do have a digital SLR and use it regularly, but I love the images I get with film.
Heath
jano
Evil Bokeh
Jon Claremont said:
Maybe bad at the time... but we recently had our projector fixed and got to see mom and dad in the 1970's in hawaii and various other places they went on vacation. It was actually rather cool! They were embarassed, but my brother and I were quite involved. These do more so for us than photos from the times.
robert blu
quiet photographer
I usually make slide shows, but using three (Leitz) projectors, fading unit, synchro music cd quality. It takes time to choice the slides, to arrange them in the correct sequence, to find the correct sound and to synchronize everything (this is made using computers).
Two main tricks: choice only high quality slides (very selective) and limit the length of the show (not more than 6-8 minutes).
Sometimes I present to friends some slide using a single projector, but never more than 25-30. To have a slide show which is not a torture for the viewer is not easy: you must be very crytical with your own work ! Not easy but when it works it is great !
rob
Two main tricks: choice only high quality slides (very selective) and limit the length of the show (not more than 6-8 minutes).
Sometimes I present to friends some slide using a single projector, but never more than 25-30. To have a slide show which is not a torture for the viewer is not easy: you must be very crytical with your own work ! Not easy but when it works it is great !
rob
ywenz
Veteran
digital technology is the law of the land..
dazedgonebye
Veteran
Why shouldn't he know how to change the spark plugs in his diesel? 
We can go one further with all of this...the lack of general knowledge about the physical world is amazing. People, in general, do not know how or why anything works or the challenges that go in to making things work.
More science fairs I say!
We can go one further with all of this...the lack of general knowledge about the physical world is amazing. People, in general, do not know how or why anything works or the challenges that go in to making things work.
More science fairs I say!
Andy K said:
Andy K
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ywenz said:
Guess that makes me an outlaw then. Still, better than running with the herd I suppose.
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Scarpia
Guest
When I lived in London ca. 1961 my British girlfriend had an American flatmate from some southern state, I forget which , who I convinced that I had a gas radio that worked on the same principal as gas refrigerators. She may have been dumb but not dumb enough for me to get her into bed.John Robertson said:
Kurt M.
John Camp
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greyhoundman said:I refused to beat my furniture.
Was that your only refusal?
JC
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StuartR
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Scarpia said:
classy......
AOI Photo
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Andy K said:
I so agree. I am 30 and most of my friends are exactly that way. I guess it is the fact that my grandfather built stuff fro heathkit all the time, but a friedn and I use to spend weekends in High School fixing old stereo equioment, cameras, etc because it was fun. I tell that to guys in their fifties and they get it, no one 20-35 does
. I remember the instructions for my dads old stereo. It contained schematic diagrams. A far cry from the modern " This product contains no user servicible parts" you see today.aad
Not so new now.
Slide shows in our house were a mainstay of entertainment, especially when we went back "home" where my parents grew up. No TV. The slide shows were fun, an occasion to have a party-and I have them all now.
Before my mother died, her last Thanksgiving was at my house. I got a Kodak Carousel and the slides were shown for the first time in years. Great time. I shoot more slide film than ever now.
Before my mother died, her last Thanksgiving was at my house. I got a Kodak Carousel and the slides were shown for the first time in years. Great time. I shoot more slide film than ever now.
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RML
Guest
I'm glad I know squat about the innards of cars, stereos, TVs, etc. I can fix my bicycle when needed, though. Why on earth would I want to trouble myself with all the electronics and mechanics? It never interested me one iota and it still doesn't. Just like I don't give a hoot about how paper is made, or books are printed, or my table was crafted, or my carpet was knitted, or concrete mixed, or... well, you get my drift. I stick to what I know, what I find interesting, what I need to know for work/leisure/family, etc. Telling me I'm a lesser species because I can't change a wiper blade (on a car I don't even possess. I don't even have a driver's license) seems discriminatory to me.
I'm telling you, I shoot digital, can't be bothered with printing my photos myself, don't change spark plugs and I'm not interested in electronics or mechanics. Hey, sounds like I'm not your average "bloke", do I? Maybe I'll start carrying a man purse around, or use nourishing cream for my face.
I'm telling you, I shoot digital, can't be bothered with printing my photos myself, don't change spark plugs and I'm not interested in electronics or mechanics. Hey, sounds like I'm not your average "bloke", do I? Maybe I'll start carrying a man purse around, or use nourishing cream for my face.
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Remy, take it easy
I know you are secretly watchin' American Chopper on Discovery Channel!
I know you are secretly watchin' American Chopper on Discovery Channel!
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RML
Guest
Pherdinand said:Remy, take it easy
I know you are secretly watchin' American Chopper on Discovery Channel!
Is that the program about axes and chopping wood?
I can chop wood real good. Had to last winter in Mongolia to keep the house warm and cook food. But that was before we started to stoke coal.Csab', you know me. I can't stand people spreading stupid prejudices, and the "man" thing get on my nerve. I've seen manlier men caring less about "man" things than about raising their children properly, cooking for the family and cleaning the house (you know, the things many men consider woman stuff). And I've seen more feminine women take on tougher work than most western men care to deal with, including hauling wood and water from far away and working in construction work in the middle of winter. Just because some men like to tinker with mechanics and electronics doesn't mean that other men are the same or should be the same. Then, when I read that someone (including men) who can't change a wiper blade should be forbidden to drive, I get the creeps. But probably that's just me....
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
RML said:Is that the program about axes and chopping wood?
Csab', you know me. I can't stand people spreading stupid prejudices, and the "man" thing get on my nerve. I've seen manlier men caring less about "man" things than about raising their children properly, cooking for the family and cleaning the house (you know, the things many men consider woman stuff). And I've seen more feminine women take on tougher work than most western men care to deal with, including hauling wood and water from far away and working in construction work in the middle of winter. Just because some men like to tinker with mechanics and electronics doesn't mean that other men are the same or should be the same. Then, when I read that someone (including men) who can't change a wiper blade should be forbidden to drive, I get the creeps. But probably that's just me....
You see...you DO have something "man" in you. I bet many of those who can change wiper blades (or repair their camera, hehe) would chop off a few fingers at the first try!
By the way american chopper is a program about some weird guys building a "chopper" motorbike, and the guys are completely disgusting i'd say, as is the whole program
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RML
Guest
Pherdinand said:
Wow!
By the way american chopper is a program about some weird guys building a "chopper" motorbike, and the guys are completely disgusting i'd say, as is the whole program
What new fangled thing is that?! A _motor_ cycle?! What else will they think up next....
Andy K
Well-known
RML said:
Wow! Such aggression!
Who said it was a 'man' thing? Most women I know can do these things on a car too. It isn't just cars, I cook most meals from basic ingredients, so do all my relatives and friends.
Is what I said discriminatory? You're damn right it is. Why should someone who does not know how to maintain a car be refused permition to drive a car? Because that means their car would be poorly maintained and a danger to other road users (including cyclists). They would also be a burden and a hindrance, causing problems as they stand pathetically beside their car with a flat tyre, overheated engine etc., because thay cannot change a wheel or perform basic maintenance.
I don't think it is a 'man' thing to be able to look after yourself and the things you use, but I do think it is pretty pathetic to not be able to do such simple things. It is indicative of the modern young generation's need to have their behinds wiped for them from cradle to grave.
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RML
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Andy K said:
Just annoyance.
Well, good for you then.
See, there you go wrong. First of all, that's why we have obligatory period maintenance checks. You take your car to the garage and they check it, and fix what's wrong. And we also have a thing called a safety lane (whatever it's called in the US) and road service. Guess what. That's where you stand when your car's broken down. No hindrance at all. And that's what you call when the damn thing ain't moving no more. Not your problem and not your time wasted. Who are you to decide for others how to spend their time and resources? Who are you to decide what's wrong and what's right for others? Your member name here is "Andy K"; I didn't see "God" their. And even so, you'd have a hard time convincing me of your omnipotence.
Generalisations always go wrong. You don't know jack sh*t about what others know and can do. Just because someone's interests and priorities lie elsewhere, doesn't make them pathetic. I bet your parents and grandparents said the same of you and your lazy, long-haired, no-good generation. I guess you're just... old, and bitter. Maybe it's time for you to buy a coffin and lie in it. You've obviously already closed your eyes and shut off your brain. If you think that sounds harsh, then open your mind and open your eyes. More is done by that contemporary generation than you care to see and know. For one, it's fighting a lost and injust war for you, or rescueing victims from earthquakes, taking care of patients in hospitals, picking up your garbage and sweeping the streets, building your houses, and protecting the innocent, the meek, the feeble and the poor from injustice and prejudice in your country and anywhere else. If that makes (my) contemporary generation pathetic, so be it.
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