Posted by Dave H (MI) on January 28, 2018 at 08:42:01 from (50.108.71.114):
In Reply to: Lost mechanical arts posted by notjustair on January 28, 2018 at 06:41:09:
NOTHING should be lost when we are gone! What is the point in a society that does not learn from the past and keep the knowledge for the future...even if they archive it. I love this thread. So many good replies. But not this one:
"Very true my boy. Some thing go buy the wayside as there is no need for them."
No need for them? Really? Anyone who thinks the Internet and computers and modern technology in general are going to save your life if or when the real disaster strikes is seriously deluded. You will be looking to the guy who can make a basic machine run and adjust it properly so you can have at least some comforts in your life. But to get off the soapbox...
Several years ago my 1976 Chevy PU died at the pump at Fowlerville Farms. No problem, sez I, there is a Chevy dealer across the freeway with all the tools and knowledge I need. No can do, sez they...that truck has a carburetor...we have no one here who knows how to fix it. I got that truck running all by myself with nothing more than a hammer. Dang starter was stuck. Pulled it off and had it looked at when I got home.
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