Colm O'Regan: Let's hear it for the fixers - and beat forced obsolescence

"Let’s hear it for the gadget fixers. In a world awash with the hazardous waste of discarded memory of our memories, these people chip away at the expansion of the waste pile, once you leave them to your own devices."

Comedian and Irish Examiner columnist Colm O'Regan, pictured in Cork. Actual, proper photography by Denis Minihane.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Let’s hear it for the menders. The fixers. 

The people with nifty hands and needles and small screwdrivers who take a look at your problem and say “Yeah I think we can do something with that”.