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Post# 638297   11/11/2012 at 17:41 (4,154 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Post# 639281 , Reply# 1   11/15/2012 at 18:36 (4,150 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago)   |   | |
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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# 639319 , Reply# 3   11/15/2012 at 22:57 (4,150 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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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.
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