Fix or repair
There is an ongoing battle in the working world between industry professionals and people who want to repair their own goods. You bought something and you believe bunks to you. By extension, if it breaks, you should have the right to repair it. Companies have been fighting back in the courts. They want to be able to refuse to sell specifications and parts diagrams and parts. Now having spent my working life fixing stuff I have found this whole argument curious. But I think I have it figured out. It hinges in part unplausible deniability. Stay with me on this one. If people cannot fix their own stuff then the manufacturer can more easily figure out who broke something after the fact. But there is a hitch. I ask you to look at the recent press dealing with aircraft manufacture. Or more precisely aircraft manufacturing shortfalls. The kind that can turn an airplane into a long fall. It turns out in the case of one of the larger companies that many, many pieces are not attached according to specifications. In some cases the bolts and the nuts have nothing between them except air. My own thought is that they probably know exactly who the culprit is. When all the missing bolts come from one area of an aircraft I’m sure that they know exactly who was tasked with tightening the bolts. So far no one has been outed. Doxed. But it is just a matter of time. For those who want to fix their own airplane before takeoff, hang in there. Eventually the manufacturers will have to admit that they have fallen short. And you may get handed a small wrench as you board. Just in case product. Something along the lines of if you see a bolt give it an extra twist. It might not be the best solution but it beats what’s going on right now.
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