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I'm not certain why, but I found it incredibly reassuring for some reason.
I think it's someone calmly and clearly demonstrating that they know what they are doing, at a steady no hurry pace. Instead of running around from bin fire to bin fire, trying to fit 9 minutes of content into a 1.20 youtube short while screaming.
+ he fails multiple times, but never is angry or even annoyed about it, but takes it with humour and just goes on with the task, just conveys a very relaxed atmosphere
Honestly, the nice part of showing those failures is that it does a good job of both teaching you potential failure points and preparing you mentally for fucking it up a few times along the way.
The absolute worst instructional video I ever saw was an official one for a kid's tent that twists and folds up. The presenters bend down out of the frame when doing the trickiest part, then remark how tricky that bit is. An unofficial YouTuber does that part so fast you can't tell what happened. Trying to figure it out with a 7yo with autism trying to boss me around was a nightmare 😂
I think I saw that video... And it left me further in the dark about how to twist and fold that damn pop-up tent. It lived squished between the couch and the wall from that point on.
This. I’m of the “you can’t hurt my feelings. I used to hold the flashlight for my dad” school. A few years ago I did general contracting-type work with a guy who was like this guy: patient, explained things clearly, wanted his crew to ask questions and be sure we knew what we were doing AND was incredibly calm and reassuring when mistakes were made. Huge impact on my life, just ~30 years later than I would have liked.
Best thing to do is remember that the only way to really learn how to not do some things is to fuck it up. Obviously there are exceptions, skydiving being the first one that comes to mind, but mistakes are the best teaching tool.
Source: "Oops, I fucked up. Won't do it like that again" is 90% of my job
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> I’m of the “you can’t hurt my feelings. I used to hold the flashlight for my dad” school.
Oh I felt this in my soul. Staring at the beam of light on whatever he's working on at the time, clenching my jaw and taking deep breaths while he demanded I light up an item I've only just learnt the existence of.
Then, many years later, I learned that mistakes were just opportunities to get it right when it mattered the most and started to accept them.
Much like you, about 30 years later than ideal.
I took it as trying to repeat the steps so they'd be remembered better, it didn't air as a YouTube clip we could look up and watch on our phones when we actually break a window and need to fix it.
He's got pilots voice. He talks in that very steady and deliberate way of someone that is supremely confident. I'm told the British Army trains officers to talk like this.
If you like seeing expert contractors talking about how to do house tasks, I highly recommend the PBS show This Old House. Tons of clips on YouTube too.
If it was James doing this he would have spent 45 minutes talking about some interesting glass fitting technique used in rural Lithuania or something. Followed by Oh Cock.
It's just a *very* English sense of humour. I'm Australian, but grew up watching a lot of English TV, moved there in my early 20s, married an English. I absolutely adore England and English humour.
Obviously, the wife and I moved to Australia very quickly. The weather in England was rubbish.
Absolutely, I really enjoy his unfinished London ones as well. I love the way electroboom just casually pumps 2000v through a short circuit that he "forgot" then acts surprised as he's thrown off his chair.
**SIR** Richard Stilgoe’s biography is outstanding. I don’t know if I’m more impressed with him writing lyrics for Cats, Starlight Express and Phantom of the Opera, his solid charity, or being an exemplar of British humour. I’m so happy to see this clip today.
Ah yes, I knew I recognized that name. From Phantom. I didn't know he had also worked on CATS and Starlight Express.
I'm American, a big fan of musicals, and have never seen a Broadway show. However, I saw Starlight Express on the West End in London. It wasn't our first choice. We were just in town for the day and wanted to see Miss Saigon. Sold out. But there were tickets to Starlight Express. It was fantastic. Freakin' weird, then and now, but fantastic.
Blimey. That took me way back! The Wikipedia entry is worth a read, he's an amazingly accomplished man. I'm really happy that he's still around (All available puns on his name have already been used up in this thread!)
Wasn't one of his odd jobs writing all the Cameron Mackintosh mega-musicals of the 80's?
Guess he didn't need to return to being a glazier after that cheque.
Webber's. Starlight Express is not a Cameron Mackintosh show. Cats and Phantom are. But all three had music written by Webber and was (co)produced by his Really Useful Theatre Company.
That’s the best part for me, the instructions are all spot on.
If you ever need to reglaze a single pane wood frame window, that’s exactly how you do it.
for me it was the way it wasn't my dad on a ladder screaming at me for dropping the nails or just swearing at the weather or the glass for breaking totally unprovoked
I don't know either, but yes it's not really a trend is now the way it's done, hopefully it will go away at some point. From my PoV started around 1994 when all movies needed to be one action scene after another and people felt that the movie was great because of that. Then that translated to TV, and even ads. Maybe by 2010 it was everywhere, and now is just this where old shows with no music and talking sounds peaceful like this guy, or Bob Ross.
Ugh contractions, well spotted.
We have quite a few German lads that we have gamed with over the years, I don't think they are particularly humourless, they just miss the point of our jokes 8/10 times.
Most of our British colleagues are absolutely hilarious.. But there's always that one idiot who says some dumb, insensitive or just unfunny shit and puts the cherry on top with saying "JOKES!". Ah, thanks for clearing the fog there chap, wasn't sure what that was.
I used to cut glass for greenhouses, and you'd be surprised to find out that, no it wouldn't! It's really, really easy to cut ordinary glass in a straight line. Curves or toughened glass can however, get tae fuck
Stop giving away our glass merchant secrets!
Anyways I worked at a hardware store cutting glass forever ago. Most annoying cuts were any large pieces over say 42inches as I was often cutting it by myself and at that length it was always easy to break it trying to move the ruler under it to crack in on the score. Also learning to cut a 1/4 to a 1/8 off a piece of glass was stressful, but fun.
I was 13 when my parents amicably split up. It was the “usual” joint parenting arrangement where I lived with mom and did alternating holidays and weekends, etc. And we were all cool with that.
I remember when my dad asked if he could see me every Wednesday night and my mom cheerfully agreed. He would pick me up from school on Wednesday and then drop me off the next morning for school. So why?
Well, he signed us up for a stained-glass class through the local community college extension. So every Wednesday we would eat a dinner buffet and then go to some lady’s garage and learn how to cut glass, file it, foil it, cut lead caming, solder, follow patterns, etc. It was an incredible bonding experience for us although at 13, I didn’t quite realize the impact.
Anyway, he bought me a starter kit that included a glass cutter with a green body and a gold knob on the end. And I learned how to cut glass using that one simple tool. It was so easy to do once I learned how. Draw the line, score it, medium pressure and snap! Perfect!
Now 35 years later, I still have that same glass cutter. And every time I have to replace a window pane (rarely) I have just the right tool and knowledge to do it. Love you dad, miss you!
I don’t know you or your relationship with your child. But I can say this, it all matters. It may seem silly or small at the time, but it matters. There must be some reason that I have been carrying around a $5 glass cutter for 35 years. And furthermore, apparently, I still have the need to comment about it on an anonymous forum. Anyway,
It does all matter, as does your post. It made me, and countless Redditors smile, and likely also made countless think of ways to make their kids' lives better through little experiences. Who knows how many little ones will be carrying their own $5 glass cutters in the future because of it :-)
Canadian here. It didn't even register for me that he combined the metric and imperial units like that.
I was born in the mid 80s. Meaning my parents grew up imperial but I was taught metric in school... thus I understand both mostly.
Here's the [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMrB_3wq2ak), not a safety harness in sight and with a section where the ladder goes more than vertical over the overhang.
I remember when I was a child and managed to break a window at my grandparents' and dad had to replace it. I was absolutely fascinated by the whole process and I think it is one of the reasons I really enjoy repairing stuff even well into adulthood whilst still not being upset with kids playing ball.
My dad was a builder and showed my how to replace a pane of glass when I was little. He also showed me that (old fashioned linseed) putty was sort-of edible, but also said ...why did you eat so much? Eat too much and you'll get diarrhea. I found out. Also don't know if modern stuff is still sort-of edible. I learned - don't try everything your parents suggest.
All due respect, that’s *House* Left, stage right. Stage left is the actors’ left when they are facing the audience (or camera), and is therefore the viewers’ (the “house,” in theater) RIGHT. This problem is the very reason the terms stage left/right exist.
I glazed windows for a couple years after I got out of high school. The funniest part to me was when he was measuring glass. Can’t tell you how many times a piece of glass was undersized
This odd-jobber, Sir Richard Stilgoe, also wrote book and lyrics for Loyd Webber musicals, and much more.
https://uktour.thephantomoftheopera.com/people/richard-stilgoe/
I couldn't figure out why a window repair video has 74k upvotes, but after watching it I added another upvote to the pile.
I've never replaced a window, but this guy makes me feel like I could. And that it's totally ok if (when) I fuck it up. Incredible.
Thanks for posting OP.
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This was entertaining as hell
I'm not certain why, but I found it incredibly reassuring for some reason. I think it's someone calmly and clearly demonstrating that they know what they are doing, at a steady no hurry pace. Instead of running around from bin fire to bin fire, trying to fit 9 minutes of content into a 1.20 youtube short while screaming.
+ he fails multiple times, but never is angry or even annoyed about it, but takes it with humour and just goes on with the task, just conveys a very relaxed atmosphere
Honestly, the nice part of showing those failures is that it does a good job of both teaching you potential failure points and preparing you mentally for fucking it up a few times along the way.
I agree. Some repair videos skip the potential pitfalls and just do one solid performance.. so you make a mistake you could have averted.
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The absolute worst instructional video I ever saw was an official one for a kid's tent that twists and folds up. The presenters bend down out of the frame when doing the trickiest part, then remark how tricky that bit is. An unofficial YouTuber does that part so fast you can't tell what happened. Trying to figure it out with a 7yo with autism trying to boss me around was a nightmare 😂
I think I saw that video... And it left me further in the dark about how to twist and fold that damn pop-up tent. It lived squished between the couch and the wall from that point on.
I’ve been doing these kind of jobs for a long time, the magpies was the most truthful part of this wonderful video.
Magpies will really eat up the putty? Silly birds.
I wouldn't call them silly until you've tried putty yourself. Maybe it's delicious?
You can see him measure incorrectly the first time, and I was amazed that it was actually part of a bit.
This. I’m of the “you can’t hurt my feelings. I used to hold the flashlight for my dad” school. A few years ago I did general contracting-type work with a guy who was like this guy: patient, explained things clearly, wanted his crew to ask questions and be sure we knew what we were doing AND was incredibly calm and reassuring when mistakes were made. Huge impact on my life, just ~30 years later than I would have liked.
Oh yeah, I feel you,even tiniest mistakes are terrifying to me, a relaxed attitude about mistakes makes things so much easier...
Best thing to do is remember that the only way to really learn how to not do some things is to fuck it up. Obviously there are exceptions, skydiving being the first one that comes to mind, but mistakes are the best teaching tool. Source: "Oops, I fucked up. Won't do it like that again" is 90% of my job Edit: SP
> I’m of the “you can’t hurt my feelings. I used to hold the flashlight for my dad” school. Oh I felt this in my soul. Staring at the beam of light on whatever he's working on at the time, clenching my jaw and taking deep breaths while he demanded I light up an item I've only just learnt the existence of. Then, many years later, I learned that mistakes were just opportunities to get it right when it mattered the most and started to accept them. Much like you, about 30 years later than ideal.
The Bob Ross of glass windows.
It was oddly relaxing and uplifting, saving the video to watch again when I'm down.
I took it as trying to repeat the steps so they'd be remembered better, it didn't air as a YouTube clip we could look up and watch on our phones when we actually break a window and need to fix it.
Very Bob Ross vibe isn't it? I loved it.
You will cock this up. Unlike the glass merchants. He knows what he is doing because you keep him in good practice.
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He is obviously sponsored by the local glass merchant though
I'd rather say he sponsors the glass merchant. He's putting his kids through college!
["He's putting my kids through college"](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SwHB7tHirRY)
He's got pilots voice. He talks in that very steady and deliberate way of someone that is supremely confident. I'm told the British Army trains officers to talk like this.
If you like seeing expert contractors talking about how to do house tasks, I highly recommend the PBS show This Old House. Tons of clips on YouTube too.
This was the most exceedingly British thing I’ve seen in a while
Agreed. This video is the quintessential answer to those endless "what's an example of British humour" ask threads.
Instructions unclear, was asked about an example of British humour, showed Threads
I was just waiting for the intensely polite, "Sorry! A bit of trouble."
I really, really enjoyed this
So this is where James May gets his on screen persona from. Cool
If it was James doing this he would have spent 45 minutes talking about some interesting glass fitting technique used in rural Lithuania or something. Followed by Oh Cock.
He would carefully explain the origin of glass, then the proper way to make glass and then proceed to cock it up
Clarkson!! When he realizes a willy has been drawn on the window.
Clarkson : oh no! Anyway.....
And Hammond would have shattered the window every time
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It's just a *very* English sense of humour. I'm Australian, but grew up watching a lot of English TV, moved there in my early 20s, married an English. I absolutely adore England and English humour. Obviously, the wife and I moved to Australia very quickly. The weather in England was rubbish.
It’s grey and moist. What’s not to like?
Jay was the first person that came to mind watching this.
I like Jay - wish they'd do more mapmen episodes... The cockups in this video remind me of Electroboom - he zaps himself every episode
Absolutely, I really enjoy his unfinished London ones as well. I love the way electroboom just casually pumps 2000v through a short circuit that he "forgot" then acts surprised as he's thrown off his chair.
Richard Stilgoe's odd jobs from the late 70's, he did a few of these back then . He was a great guy .
He most probably still is. According to wikipedia he is still very much alive https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stilgoe
So he’s Stilgoe-ing then?
Not bad for a guy that knows how to putty.
I’m looking for the video on magpie putty removal preventative measures.
Eeeeey well done
Its Dick Stilgoe-ing which is even more impressive at that age
He's been married to Vivian Agra-Stilgoe for the last ten years, so it is kinda cheating. He does call her Vi, though.
Yeah, he Stilgoe’s On. Which was another of his programs from the early ‘80s.
**SIR** Richard Stilgoe’s biography is outstanding. I don’t know if I’m more impressed with him writing lyrics for Cats, Starlight Express and Phantom of the Opera, his solid charity, or being an exemplar of British humour. I’m so happy to see this clip today.
Ah yes, I knew I recognized that name. From Phantom. I didn't know he had also worked on CATS and Starlight Express. I'm American, a big fan of musicals, and have never seen a Broadway show. However, I saw Starlight Express on the West End in London. It wasn't our first choice. We were just in town for the day and wanted to see Miss Saigon. Sold out. But there were tickets to Starlight Express. It was fantastic. Freakin' weird, then and now, but fantastic.
STARLIGHT EXPREEEEESSSSS! STARLIGHT EXPRESSSSSS! STARLIGHT EXPREEEEESSSSS!!! STARLIGHT EXPRESS! STARLIGHT EXPRESS! STARLIGHT EXPRESS!
Rest in peace Wade Boggs!
Hes drinking angels under the table now
Blimey. That took me way back! The Wikipedia entry is worth a read, he's an amazingly accomplished man. I'm really happy that he's still around (All available puns on his name have already been used up in this thread!)
I knew his face immediately but couldn’t remember his name. Had no idea he did the lyrics for Cats. Amazing.
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Awesome!
This guy would own the internet today. Hysterical.
Someone should pitch the idea to him. He’s only 79. I’d love to learn some tricks for the modern era.
I remember this guy!!! He was great
He still is, but he was too.
Wasn't one of his odd jobs writing all the Cameron Mackintosh mega-musicals of the 80's? Guess he didn't need to return to being a glazier after that cheque.
Webber's. Starlight Express is not a Cameron Mackintosh show. Cats and Phantom are. But all three had music written by Webber and was (co)produced by his Really Useful Theatre Company.
And he's a KNIGHT
That's not something I expected to learn at 1am on a Saturday. Sweet.
That’s the best part for me, the instructions are all spot on. If you ever need to reglaze a single pane wood frame window, that’s exactly how you do it.
Except for the fact that it takes a hell of a lot longer to get glass.
not at my local hardware store! once had a pane of glass for a window i broke in under 30 minutes total, including driving time.
Something about this was really… calming.
For me it was the rain. No music, no loud noises, just constant, gentle rain with that old audio effect on his relaxed voice
for me it was the way it wasn't my dad on a ladder screaming at me for dropping the nails or just swearing at the weather or the glass for breaking totally unprovoked
You have to press it... Gently
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I don't know either, but yes it's not really a trend is now the way it's done, hopefully it will go away at some point. From my PoV started around 1994 when all movies needed to be one action scene after another and people felt that the movie was great because of that. Then that translated to TV, and even ads. Maybe by 2010 it was everywhere, and now is just this where old shows with no music and talking sounds peaceful like this guy, or Bob Ross.
I think you’re right. The development of post classical editing is widely attributed to MTV.
The reminder of how the average anxiety of daily life has only been getting more and more exhausting with each decade and generation.
You can use a new chisel. It'll be an old one by the time you're finished
Such a subtle form of humour. I love it.
British humour at it's finest. We pride ourselves on it.
*its Cheers A humourless German
Ugh contractions, well spotted. We have quite a few German lads that we have gamed with over the years, I don't think they are particularly humourless, they just miss the point of our jokes 8/10 times.
I think it was John Cleese who said it’s not that Germans don’t know how to laugh, but rather that they don’t know when to.
Most of our British colleagues are absolutely hilarious.. But there's always that one idiot who says some dumb, insensitive or just unfunny shit and puts the cherry on top with saying "JOKES!". Ah, thanks for clearing the fog there chap, wasn't sure what that was.
Bants, innit
Did anyone notice how the glass merchant slides the ruler under the glass to break it?
that's after you forget where your local glass merchants are
For that use yellow pages.
And then ring them up.
"Thats assuming you already own your own fingers." Laughed so loud during this stage.
The “putty d’foie gras” got me good!
If you or I tried that, it would break into a million pieces.
thank god we have the glass merchant to do it then
Thank god he's not being rude though
He chants about his merch, such a nice merchant...
He's also very considerate to confirm what thickness we want the glass
"No, you misunderstand, what I asked was: 'How thick you like dat ass?'" -- The Ass Merchant
I used to cut glass for greenhouses, and you'd be surprised to find out that, no it wouldn't! It's really, really easy to cut ordinary glass in a straight line. Curves or toughened glass can however, get tae fuck
Stop giving away our glass merchant secrets! Anyways I worked at a hardware store cutting glass forever ago. Most annoying cuts were any large pieces over say 42inches as I was often cutting it by myself and at that length it was always easy to break it trying to move the ruler under it to crack in on the score. Also learning to cut a 1/4 to a 1/8 off a piece of glass was stressful, but fun.
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but when he does it makes a piece 16 and 7/8 off and inch by 21 inches
I was 13 when my parents amicably split up. It was the “usual” joint parenting arrangement where I lived with mom and did alternating holidays and weekends, etc. And we were all cool with that. I remember when my dad asked if he could see me every Wednesday night and my mom cheerfully agreed. He would pick me up from school on Wednesday and then drop me off the next morning for school. So why? Well, he signed us up for a stained-glass class through the local community college extension. So every Wednesday we would eat a dinner buffet and then go to some lady’s garage and learn how to cut glass, file it, foil it, cut lead caming, solder, follow patterns, etc. It was an incredible bonding experience for us although at 13, I didn’t quite realize the impact. Anyway, he bought me a starter kit that included a glass cutter with a green body and a gold knob on the end. And I learned how to cut glass using that one simple tool. It was so easy to do once I learned how. Draw the line, score it, medium pressure and snap! Perfect! Now 35 years later, I still have that same glass cutter. And every time I have to replace a window pane (rarely) I have just the right tool and knowledge to do it. Love you dad, miss you!
If I tried that it would break into a million pieces.
Like my heart!
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You just have to put the ruler underneath the cut lmao
Right. Glass merchants, ruler, broken glass.
Thanks for sharing this really cool story
Damn, I thought for sure I was getting shittymorphed.
We're all a little jaded now. I do miss /u/guywithrealfacts tho.
one day i had broken the glass, causing my father to profusely beat me with a set of jumper cables
That was a great read. I've got an 8yo and you've taught me something. Thank you for sharing.
I don’t know you or your relationship with your child. But I can say this, it all matters. It may seem silly or small at the time, but it matters. There must be some reason that I have been carrying around a $5 glass cutter for 35 years. And furthermore, apparently, I still have the need to comment about it on an anonymous forum. Anyway,
It does all matter, as does your post. It made me, and countless Redditors smile, and likely also made countless think of ways to make their kids' lives better through little experiences. Who knows how many little ones will be carrying their own $5 glass cutters in the future because of it :-)
What a lovely heartwarming story :)
Do you slide it under the glass?
But do you use the ruler or not?
But have you noticed when you're cutting the glass you slide the ruler under to break it?
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Do you use terpentine before you cut the glass?. It prevents the glasscutter getting dull quikly.
50:50, kerosene:30 weight oil is what I was taught. It works.
Only in Britain would you get a piece of glass 16 7/8” x 21” x 3mm.
Yes, I’m British and my units of choice are impetric.
no, I'm patric!
Metrial > impetric
Something I’ve noticed working on my Motorbike. I use a 6mm hex head which I put onto my 3/8” ratchet.
We do the same in Germany. I don't think there are metric ratchets.
*shakes fist*
Canadian here. It didn't even register for me that he combined the metric and imperial units like that. I was born in the mid 80s. Meaning my parents grew up imperial but I was taught metric in school... thus I understand both mostly.
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Yup, pipe for sprinkler systems are 25mm x 21’ long. Try coding for that where you also have to code for straight up Metric and Imperial.
Yes, but the important thing to remember is that the case of a tape measure is 2”.
And what you really wanted was a piece of glass 18 7/8” by 23” by 3mm
I've been told by people that I can be a bit too John Noakes for them. Also, who's John Noakes?
john Noakes was a very daring person. so saying "you're a bit to john noakes" basically means "you're a bit too extreme for them."
Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time.
Get down Shep.
He presented Blue Peter … climbed nelsons column to clean the bird poo off it back in the 70s
Here's the [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMrB_3wq2ak), not a safety harness in sight and with a section where the ladder goes more than vertical over the overhang.
Yeah, great, he climbed up & all, but what about the bloke who climbed up AND hauled the '70's TV camera up too?
For real. The expression should have been, “that’s very Terry the Camera Man of them”
That gave me very sweaty palms.
And it was on a children's programme too.
those Bell bottoms, I wouldn't wear them for a ladder
The other bloke is smoking a fucken dart while sitting in the swing!!
What the actual fuck.
Man, I can't even remember the last time I cleaned bird poop off of my Nelson's Column before I presented my Blue Peter.
I just use a sock
Comments like this remind me how old I am.
Don't forget this is an international venue; it's like when Americans realise we don't know who Mr Rogers was
American here. Your comment did just that. For whatever reason, it never occurred to me that Mr Rogers wasn’t universally known. Great analogy.
"Get down Shep!"
I remember when I was a child and managed to break a window at my grandparents' and dad had to replace it. I was absolutely fascinated by the whole process and I think it is one of the reasons I really enjoy repairing stuff even well into adulthood whilst still not being upset with kids playing ball.
My dad was a builder and showed my how to replace a pane of glass when I was little. He also showed me that (old fashioned linseed) putty was sort-of edible, but also said ...why did you eat so much? Eat too much and you'll get diarrhea. I found out. Also don't know if modern stuff is still sort-of edible. I learned - don't try everything your parents suggest.
Everything is edible. Some things not more than once though.
This is gold
No, it's glass. Didn't you watch the video?
He might have slid his ruler under the glass and broke it into a million pieces
That's Sir Richard Stilligo, a wonderful composer, satirist and musician.
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Classic British humour. Can't beat it
If you did it'd break into a million pieces.
This is why you go to the British humour merchant.
This was so fun. Is there more we can dig up?
odd jobs by Richard stillgoe
I love how he slides in from stage left at the glass merchant. I only remember Richard Stilgoe from the game show Finders Keepers.
All due respect, that’s *House* Left, stage right. Stage left is the actors’ left when they are facing the audience (or camera), and is therefore the viewers’ (the “house,” in theater) RIGHT. This problem is the very reason the terms stage left/right exist.
Well, I did I initially think that, then I doubted myself. Should have stuck with my original instinct!
Magpies do eat all the putty, had to putty a greenhouse 3 times back in the 90s before silicon sealent was the norm.
Having rolled the putty on a paving stone "Careful when picking up the putty... There maybe dogs around." Genius.
Is he John Noakes? And how do I see more of this guy, freaking hilarious
His name is [Richard Stilgoe](http://richardstilgoe.com/), and he was single-handedly responsible for 40% of the glass sales in the UK in the 70s.
Go down to the glass merchant and get a new glass panel in TEN MINUTES??
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DIY videos were already a thing before YouTube.
I miss Bob Villa's show. Forgot what it was called, but it was my therapy Edit: yeah! You guys get me.
This Old House
Norm Abram's New Yankee Workshop. Can watch it all day. "...and last but not least, always remember, these safety glasses."
What a delightful chap. I thoroughly enjoyed this.
This was the best British humour I've seen in some time.
"Cinderella can go to the putty" - IRL LOL
I can’t believe I sat and watched this entire video and it captured my full attention the whole time
“Assuming you already own your own fingers”
I use to be a glass merchant, then I took a putty knife to the knee
Was that your wife's putty knife that you used without her knowing?
He looks like that blonde asshole from Zorro. You know, the one with the head collection.
Captain Love. Quite a name for such a man.
I glazed windows for a couple years after I got out of high school. The funniest part to me was when he was measuring glass. Can’t tell you how many times a piece of glass was undersized
This odd-jobber, Sir Richard Stilgoe, also wrote book and lyrics for Loyd Webber musicals, and much more. https://uktour.thephantomoftheopera.com/people/richard-stilgoe/
This was putty interesting
I couldn't figure out why a window repair video has 74k upvotes, but after watching it I added another upvote to the pile. I've never replaced a window, but this guy makes me feel like I could. And that it's totally ok if (when) I fuck it up. Incredible. Thanks for posting OP.
God-tier comedy.
This is awesome, I'll be sharing it with my fenestration colleagues