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A kid asked me what a soldering iron was for and it threw me back
I was at a swap meet in Portland last weekend, and this teenager pointed at my old Weller station and asked if it was a 'special glue gun'. I had to explain the whole concept of melting metal to make a connection. It made me think about how twenty years ago, most people had at least a vague idea you could fix a radio or a TV. Now, if something breaks, the first thought is to replace the whole unit. I used to fix three or four VCRs a week in my dad's shop. What's the last common household item you've seen that was actually worth repairing for most folks?
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sandraf841mo ago
That "special glue gun" question is perfect, it sums up the whole shift. My neighbor threw out a perfectly good coffee maker last month because the carafe was chipped. The replacement part was fifteen bucks online, but she just bought a whole new machine. I feel like we've lost the manual that came with our own stuff.
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