A peruse around the web I came across a recent interview with the multitasking amateur radio constructive video producer VK3YE.
This is well worth a listen, when having your midnight cocoa:
http://www.qsotoday.com/podcasts/vk3ye
I can only reflect some of the similar things of visiting the dump, or being given old televisons & radios to pull apart that got myself interested in the hobby many years ago..