January 12th, 2018, 11:54 AM
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ninjette.org certified postwhore
Name: Bill
Location: Port Huron, Michigan
Join Date: Mar 2017
Motorcycle(s): 2007 Kawasaki 250 Ninja, 1982 Honda Ascot FT500
Posts: A lot.
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Originally Posted by ducatiman
I'm a fixer, always have been, ingrained by my Pop who was brought up through the depression and served in WWII. Nothing was thrown away or replaced, rather reused in some way or FIXED. That was the mentality back then.
Grandpa was a radio repairman going way back....pre WWII.
"Fix it" is in my DNA.
We had an old clothes dryer...came with the house...I fixed maybe 2-3 times in a 10 year period...finally the heating element failed....I said can do..an easy fix....my wife FREAKED, demanded a new unit.....just for the sake of having a NEW ONE. I reluctantly capitulated.
Yup, the modern "throw away" mentality Jack Ryan references absolutely repulses me.
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You wouldn't believe the things people throw away that I repair in about 1/2 hour. Most women can't be repaired however.
Bill
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Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results each time.
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