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Re: OT: 1958 a day in the life of a TV repairman

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From: Peter Flass
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 21:58
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Andreas Kohlbach <a...@spamfence.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Jul 2018 14:01:41 -0700 (PDT), hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>> 
>> Today, we take for granted maintenance free TV sets.
> 
> You throw them away if broken. ;-)
> 
>> But in the old days, sets needed regular service, and many men made a
>> living as TV repairman.
>> 
>> A LIFE ad by RCA goes into detail.
>> 
>> https://books.google.com/books?id=PlYEAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&dq=life%20breck&pg=PA7#v=onepage&q&f=false
> 

Another once-good career that has gone the way of the iceman.

-- 
Pete
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