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Posted by HeyBub on October 14, 2009, 9:56 am
Smitty Two wrote:
> Is there any appliance that lasts longer than a dryer? I swear, the
> dryer my parents had was almost pre-Columbian. Now I open up mine to
> replace the belt (it's starting to squeal) and what do I find scrawled
> on the front of the drum in pencil?
> "New drum, 2-20-70."
> I think the only thing I've ever replaced on it was an ignitor.
Dialog I heard on the radio:
"Why can't they make cars as dependable as a refrigerator (dryer, drill,
etc.)?
"Well, one reason is that your refrigerator doesn't go down the freeway at
fifty miles per hour!"
"Neither does my car. That's why I was asking the question."
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Posted by Jules on October 14, 2009, 11:37 am
On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:56:16 -0500, HeyBub wrote:
> Dialog I heard on the radio:
>
> "Why can't they make cars as dependable as a refrigerator (dryer, drill,
> etc.)?
>
> "Well, one reason is that your refrigerator doesn't go down the freeway at
> fifty miles per hour!"
>
> "Neither does my car. That's why I was asking the question."
Ha, I like that.
I think cars are certainly more reliable - but the issue nowadays is that
when they break it's usually expensive and time-consuming to fix, and DIY
repairs aren't really possible without lots of service information.
Compare that to the old days where someone typically didn't need much
knowledge to fix a lot of the faults - and could often do so by the side
of the road if needed.
Reliability is all well and good - until something *does* break, which it
always will eventually. Personally I'd rather run something simpler and
just maintain it as I go, but that doesn't suit today's "throwaway"
society...
cheers
Jules
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> dryer my parents had was almost pre-Columbian. Now I open up mine to
> replace the belt (it's starting to squeal) and what do I find scrawled
> on the front of the drum in pencil?
> "New drum, 2-20-70."
> I think the only thing I've ever replaced on it was an ignitor.