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The 'cast' of 'This Old House' is mostly MIT MechE grads who figured out they could make more money doing renovations for Route 128 techies than burning themsel
by panzagl 4y ago
The 'cast' of 'This Old House' is mostly MIT MechE grads who figured out they could make more money doing renovations for Route 128 techies than burning themselves out working at their companies.
- throw0101c 4y agoOh yeah, Richard Trethewey and Tom Silva are definitely MIT guys: * https://www.thisoldhouse.com/21071273/richard-trethewey https://www.thisoldhouse.com/21071273/richard-trethewey * https://www.thisoldhouse.com/21071309/tom-silva https://www.thisoldhouse.com/21071309/tom-silva * https://www.thisoldhouse.com/cast https://www.thisoldhouse.com/cast
- panzagl 4y agoWell, they've done episodes like this: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/season-20-ask-toh/23197052/s20-e35-crown-molding-future-of-solar https://www.thisoldhouse.com/season-20-ask-toh/23197052/s20-...
- throw0101c 4y agoAdvanced technology being developed at advanced research labs: who would have thought? But that doesn't change the fact that hosts are mostly 'regular folks' in the trades that hook up a bunch of wiring and pipes (or glue/nail/screw together a bunch of wood).
- panzagl 4y agoI had 'cast' in quotes for a reason- I was half thinking of Norm (though I don't think he went to MIT) and more of the various sub contractors that filter through the show (some of which seemed to be thinly disguised product reps). Still, you can't deny they were higher quality outfits than anything most of us are likely to run into.
- tangjurine 4y agoI'm not seeing anything about mit... were you guys being sarcastic?
- caycep 4y agoI haven't watched since a kid w/ the Bob Villa days....
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- laidoffamazon 4y agoI mean that did describe Car Talk
- ngetchell 4y agoNo they are mostly second and third generation trades people.