I just saw an entry where in it was mentioned that while building track one contributor watches a movie, another watches TV, etc. Personally, I have the TV in the work area and put in a DVD (usually one I know the dialogue better than the actors) with closed captions and wait for my Wife to call down, "are you ever going to bed tonight?" So, the question is "what do you do to distract you during the more repetitive and tedious efforts of building?"
thanks
DJ
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210cav
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PantherF
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Either music or a WWII movie. I usually pick one that doesn't have too many distracting scenes or sounds but I do find myself watching most of the movie anyway. 
exer
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:13 AM UTC
I usually have the TV on, if it's something I've never seen before I have to remind myself to look at the actors at least once otherwise I may as well be listening to the radio. 
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:16 AM UTC
i usually dont have any distractions, mainly because i only go to my workbench for about 5-10 minutes at a time througout the day. When i know i will be at work for a long time (say, during construction) i usually flip through the channels on my really cheap tv.
JimF
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:26 AM UTC
In my workroom where I paint, I usually just play a CD with Random / Repeat to play in the background. I also have a tv/vcr combo I can run, but if i start watching something, productivity goes way, way down, so I usually don't it on unless I'm waiting for something to dry. My build desk is in the office with my computers, so I will sometimes multi-task (check email while glue is drying, sand parts while waiting for videos to load, etc), but I usually end up doing one thing and ignoring everything else . . . except for my cats, who like to march across my work area / keyboard / mouse pad 
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:27 AM UTC
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Either music or a WWII movie. I usually pick one that doesn't have too many distracting scenes or sounds but I do find myself watching most of the movie anyway.
Jeff-- like Victory At Sea?
DJ
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:28 AM UTC
I listen to the radio - mostly talk, sometimes oldies. I work in the garage so no TV for me. 
bill_c
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:28 AM UTC
The NY Yankees on the radio, though more often than not this season, it was annoying listening to the other teams beating them.... 
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Usually sports talk radio,or whatever game is on the radio
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The NY Yankees on the radio, though more often than not this season, it was annoying listening to the other teams beating them....
Don't lose faith! We shalll return even better next season
In the meantime, go GIANTS!
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:40 AM UTC
music
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 08:48 AM UTC
yeah, music too!
neil
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What kind of music? I imagine it isn't that heavy metal stuff or is it?
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Quoted TextEither music or a WWII movie. I usually pick one that doesn't have too many distracting scenes or sounds but I do find myself watching most of the movie anyway.
Jeff-- like Victory At Sea?
DJ
I hate commercials, so it's something that I've seen a billion times, just enough to keep me building. Like PATTON, BOB, or even Band Of Brothers. Like I said, I end up watching most of it anyway. I haven't seen "Victory At Sea" but I did like "The Enemy Below".
Music? Most rock from the 70's and 80's. KISS, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, Boston, Van Halen, etc, etc.
Usually placed on shuffle play so the list is unexpected.
vanize
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Lately I have been watching episodes of "Lost" while modeling because my girlfriend wants me to catch up by the time season 4 starts in january.
unfortunately, that show does require some visual attention, but mostly i can follow what is going on by just listening.
unfortunately, that show does require some visual attention, but mostly i can follow what is going on by just listening.
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 09:39 AM UTC
Lately, when I work from my mobile workbench (12x12 ceramic tile) I will park my butt in front of the big screen downstairs and watch Hogan's Heroes episodes in HD.
FAUST
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 09:42 AM UTC
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What kind of music? I imagine it isn't that heavy metal stuff or is it?
I usually also listen to music and surprisingly it is usually some sort of Punk (folkpunk, gipsypunk, Punkrock etc. name all the variants) Most of my collection of music is in the play loud region of the music Gamma. But I also often listen to 60's and 70's classics
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 09:47 AM UTC
I also find production goes down with the tv on. So I am trying for more music .
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We shalll return even better next season
I like the Jints fine, but more life and death is the Rangers. Go Blue Shirts!!
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 10:03 AM UTC
*Warning*
Nerd content follows
*warning*
NPR podcasts mostly
Car Talk, This American Life, Wait Wait Dont Tell Me, Fresh Air
Mike
Nerd content follows
*warning*
NPR podcasts mostly
Car Talk, This American Life, Wait Wait Dont Tell Me, Fresh Air
Mike
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I go over to my Mums and clean up those tedious items while she plys me with Tea and Cakes, and we chat away as I clip, cut and scrape away.....
If I have to sit at the work bench to clean up say a set of wheels or tracks, it's music all the way, can't work without some sounds.
Jason
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i usually watch/listen to mst3k episodes on youtube
tankmodeler
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 11:42 AM UTC
Doing normal modelling tasks, it's music in the background, mostly trance, techno or 80's technopop. However, when the task is particularly repetitive, I will cart my crap out to the big screen and either put on a movie I like or watch soccer or hockey with the rest of the family. I don't work too fast, but the really repetitive stuff I shouldn't do too fast as my RSI kicks in and I lose the feeling in my fingers. Working slow lets me get stuff done while not pushing the old bod too much.
Paul
Paul
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 11:53 AM UTC
While building I usually have my microsoft flight simulator running in the background running on auto pilot. If I get contacted by a controller I answer and it generally breaks up the monotony of doing a repetitive step.
Tanks
Andy
Tanks
Andy
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Posted: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 - 11:58 AM UTC
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*Warning*
Nerd content follows
*warning*
NPR podcasts mostly
Car Talk, This American Life, Wait Wait Dont Tell Me, Fresh Air
Mike
Mike-- oh, yeah, nice. I'd tear out the remaining hair in my head if I listened to NPR.....
thanks
DJ
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