Comments by "chaosXpert" (@chaosXP3RT) on "American and Japanese Damage Control in WW2" video.

  1. Even today, farmers and "country boys" in the USA are some of the most mechanically inclined. My Grandpa grew up on a farm, became a tank mechanic in the National Guard and then finally got a job at a factory as a maintenance man. On farms, they weren't always the richest and didn't always have spare parts. This meant that many farmers would 1) save everything. If there was a chance this nail, bolt, pipe, board, etc. could be reused in the future, even damaged, it was stored for later. 2) everything was custom repaired or built. Many farmers repaired their own tractors and cars. Even if it looked like shit, they didn't care as long as it worked. Many farmers and many of the rural population, especially back in those days had a strong independent mindset and were keen about being self-sustaining. May had the opinion that they knew better than any government official or any urbanite from some "big city." When my Great Grandpa first got electricity installed on his farm, the first thing he bought was a radio! Then he'd stay up late at night working by lantern light, listening to the radio. One might imagine that lightbulbs, a refrigerator, an electric stove or an electric heater were more important, but Great Grandpa said what he had was good enough. He just wanted to listen to the radio while he worked!
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