by Bonaro » Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:38 pm
Ya know, I have hung out with miners for quite some time now and most of them use some sort of homebrew equipment, it's just the way we are. Even though it's home built, it is usually in good working order and I have actually seen some incredibly creative and high quality contraptions out there. However, every now and then I see some rattle trap, wire and duck tape coagulation of parts that defies all mechanical logic. Constantly broken and barely functional and all mainly due to the builders lack of ability and attention to detail.
Just having to be in Nome makes everything harder and the inability to run to ACE Hardware is a real handicap....but.... It is clear that the Discovery channel sought out the worst of the pack and is following them in their pursuit of gold (plot should sound familiar). If nothing broke and everyone got along the show would be boring. They are simply on the other end of this scale. Everything is broken and everyone is an ass = entertainment!