98-year-old antique radio repairman lives life to his own tune

[joeqsmith]

YT recommended.    Reminds me of Glasslinger's channel. 

[coppercone2]

thats quite inspirational, some times you wonder how long you can keep it up, hopefully till you are dead

I totally understand the not missing a day of work thing too, when the equipment is open, there is usually nothing else nearly as interesting around. And on the job training and learning so long there are new electronics around. I would imagine getting to know everything to the point of monotony would require several life times

[MrMobodies]

00:47 He's own the repair shop in Melvindale since 1949.

I wonder if he owns the shop. To run it that long ago and living his own tune I believe he is likely to own it.

98-year-old antique radio repairman lives life to his own tune
WXYZ-TV Detroit | Channel 7
32,843 views 26 May 2016

Just noticed in the comments:

@atwaterkent911 2 months ago
Paul passed away in 2020 at age 103.  May God shower him with His mercy, and allow him to fix many radios up in Heaven.

[RoGeorge]

Guess Pb soldering fumes are not as bad as advertised. 

[joeqsmith]

Just noticed in the comments:

@atwaterkent911 2 months ago
Paul passed away in 2020 at age 103.  May God shower him with His mercy, and allow him to fix many radios up in Heaven.

When it comes to YT, many channels I subscribe to are individuals rather than a large production corporation.   Early on, I didn't give it much thought but over the last five years or so many of them have gone dark.   Sort of like watching your friends and family die out as you age, I suspect I am seeing the same with YT.   

I've never considered what to do with my channel and assume it will follow suit.   I assume larger channels will them to a friend or family member, or sell them off when they are no longer able to run them.  I wonder if there are investment companies today that are trying to buy up original content.   The big channels appear to already be setup as a corporation with employees and I assume investors.     

[Haenk]

Guess Pb soldering fumes are not as bad as advertised. 

The fumes can easily be compensated with a package of cigarettes per day and a glass or two of some good wine.
(Not saying the repairman shown did this. It's most likely a matter of genetic luck.)

[Infraviolet]

"Guess Pb soldering fumes are not as bad as advertised"
Less bad than lead-free soldering fumes, sort of. The solder never reaches temperatures needed to make the lead gaseous, so the fumes you are exposed to are entirely made from the thermal breakdown products of the flux chemicals. Leaded soldering is, notionally although often you run the iron at the same temp as you might for lead free, done colder than lead free. So the lower temperature means there isn't chance for such exotic nasties to develop in the fumes as if further breakdowns had happened a lead-free temperatures.