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Post# 638297   11/11/2012 at 17:41 (4,154 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)        

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Still an interesting take though

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Post# 639281 , Reply# 1   11/15/2012 at 18:36 (4,150 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago)        
Agreed

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I couldn't agree more...
Nicely written. The author read my mind.
Although I do have some modern appliances in this house, they were very carefully chosen and are reliable. However MANY of my appliances are vintage or.... simple in design.
I am rewarded with reliable performance and a general lack of failures.
Let me keep my 1960 GE percolator which hasn't stopped perking daily for ten years. Or my Speed Queen pair that hasn't stopped in the seven years of ownership. How about my 1954 CROSLEY frig which still powers my parties. My GE and Sunbeam 1970s irons are outlasting the new ones I bought.
When my friends talk about their service woes I just nod and smile. Did you REALLY need a virtual CRAY supercomputer to wash your clothes? Really..



Post# 639307 , Reply# 2   11/15/2012 at 20:38 (4,150 days old) by WP-Dude22 (Trinidad and Tobago )        
im so sorry for you guys

wow we dont have water penalties or restrictions here how the heck is less hot water and less water on the whole gonna be better for the plannet ? why doesnt the government switch to solar or sum-thing

i think im happy living in my third world country at least here my clothes are clean


Post# 639319 , Reply# 3   11/15/2012 at 22:57 (4,150 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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A great article and good reminder why I spend time and effort restoring vintage appliances.

 

Excuse me while I go fire up my 35 year old KDS-18 SmiliesFTW.com


Post# 639486 , Reply# 4   11/16/2012 at 19:58 (4,149 days old) by Iowegian ()        

Hmmm...

I've seen that "Lew Rockwell" site before...I think...it looks sorta familiar, anyway.

I suppose there is a balance point between totally overbuilt that lasts 50 years, and won't make it one week past the 1-year warranty.

Companies need to sell stuff - we're a consumption-based society. Durable is good in my mind; to other consumers, cheap is the most important thing.

I bet a person in 2012 can buy a 4-slice toaster for less money than a person in 1970 could (probably not even counting inflation adjustment). I don't think that necessarily means progress, though. Especially when you think about landfills, recycling and so on.



Post# 639702 , Reply# 5   11/17/2012 at 14:26 (4,149 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
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Commercial versions sold then and today have been doing it for years. However commercial laundry washers aren't under the same energy restrictions IIRC as domestic so there is one small grace. Also those purchasing professional front loaders are usually willing to pony up because they know the machines are designed to last decades.

Post# 639794 , Reply# 6   11/17/2012 at 19:37 (4,148 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Very interesting!

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So interesting I emailled my support!



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