8 Nov
2014
8 Nov
'14
10:30 a.m.
When I was a young sprout, I toured the alleys looking
for old radios
that could be stripped for parts. Later TV sets (some of those old
power transformers were magnificent and went into power supplies).
Me too - well, not alleys; in my case, my folks were living in a small
village and the dead electronics came from the town dump. I amassed a
bit of a collection of vacuum tubes, sockets, and assorted discrete
parts from stuff obtained there.
Part of being the son of Depression-era parents. I
can't stand to
see things go to waste, I guess.
Aye, me too. My parents grew up during the Depression, and it shows.
"Use it up, wear it out, make it do - or do without."
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