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Since I started watching Mac, I've noticed a new and constant mental preparedness that I keep on a daily basis. I have a new appreciation for pocket size multitools tools and I find that I'm able to improvise more efficiently now. After watching Mac, I've learned that often, the quickest solution to complex problems may be found in the most unobvious locations. With that being said, the show has helped me think.
I want that knife back, you know?
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I don't drink and I don't smoke because of Mac. Also, I try to be polite to other people and do small things for the environment like picking up a piece of trash laying on the ground every now and then. Is a real role model or what, he sure is.
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I think in many ways MacGyver was an amalgam of the North American Male of the mid 1980s. Scientific Research was blossoming, computer/technology booming, courtesy/manners was always first and foremost ..... and sports was what you did after work and on weekends.
So, it's not so much what the show has done for me because I was already past the more formative/role model years. It was really more like watching a (albeit) dramatized, reality TV if you will. I think the producers wanted to appease the viewers with trendy-popular topics, gadgets, social situations,dilemmas - and they did that very well.
Watching it today brings back great memories of the fashion/anecdotes/verbage of the times and provides an important reminder of how we were then and, as a result, better understand how we arrived at and who we are today.
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.
Whether you think you can or you can't .... you're probably right!
"Nature often addressed our problems much better than the doctor." - Henry Miller
"So shut up, live, travel, adventure, bless and don't be sorry." - Jack Kerouac
"No one is remembered for being normal" -- Albert Einstein
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Joe SAKic |
Posted: 12 December 2013 - 08:09 AM
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I'm fixing the broiler element on my stove right now. One of the element prongs has broken off and the stove is a relic which means there is no replacement, so ......it's either fix the darn thing or order a new stove ... which is doable but a little tight timewise so close to Christmas. So ..... I need to extrude the ceramic insulation with a Dremel tool and hope that I can get enough of the male post exposed with in the element to clamp the female ended prong back on and to enable sufficient conductivity. Without the "Mac Mentality' it's a 50/50 project at best but with the mental imagery of Mac's track record - it's a slam dunk!!! That's the thing, isn't it - you need a track record of success/triumph to gain confidence, build steam and/or get that snowball rolling. I think I can, I think I can, I frickin' well KNOW I CAN and failure is not an option!!!!!!!!!!!!! MacGyver empowers in more ways than one! The Patron Saint of we DIYers.
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.
Whether you think you can or you can't .... you're probably right!
"Nature often addressed our problems much better than the doctor." - Henry Miller
"So shut up, live, travel, adventure, bless and don't be sorry." - Jack Kerouac
"No one is remembered for being normal" -- Albert Einstein
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Posted: 12 December 2013 - 08:38 PM
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QUOTE (Joe SAKic @ 13 December 2013 - 05:09 AM) | I think I can, I think I can, I frickin' well KNOW I CAN and failure is not an option!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Like Harry once said, "Do or do not, there is no try". Err hold on, I think that was Yoda. lol
You got me thinking though, I'm gonna take a crack at the element in my oven, too, it's been broke for months because I don't have the money to spare for a new one. It's sorta melted looking in one spot, I forgot to shut the oven off and it ran all day once. Wish me luck.
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Joe SAKic |
Posted: 18 December 2013 - 06:09 PM
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I fixed it but it didn't happen in an hour a la Mac. In fact, it took about 5 days in total of running around after work. After I extruded the wire and put it back together - I noticed the element 'arcing' a bit when it was firing up - not bad but still bothersome enough that I called the local welding shop to inquire about getting a better more solid connection between the two pieces. Because it was copper he said that welding wasn't an option (apparently the welding of copper is an old art that hasn't been passed on to present day so much). He recommended soldering it .... but that concerned me due to the low melting point of lead based solder. The answer, in the end, was silver based solder (which has a higher melting point), some flux, and a blow torch. The good news is that the stove works perfectly once again and that there were be roast goose on Christmas Eve ... the bad news is that I accidentally burnt the house down in the heated process (kidding) All fine. How did you make out Wheeljack?
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man's determination.
Whether you think you can or you can't .... you're probably right!
"Nature often addressed our problems much better than the doctor." - Henry Miller
"So shut up, live, travel, adventure, bless and don't be sorry." - Jack Kerouac
"No one is remembered for being normal" -- Albert Einstein
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