On 9/20/2018 1:18 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 11:21:36 PM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 19 Sep 2018 15:51:41 -0700 (PDT),
>> wrote:
>>
>>> On Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at 11:47:11 AM UTC-5, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I hope I never have to replace a part on my vintage large KitchenAid
>>>> stand mixer that was made by Hobart. It's been in regular use for
>>>> decades.
>>>>
>>> They use the same parts as when the company started in the early 1920's.
>>> What fit an early model will fit a modern model and vice versa.
>>
>> Kitchenaid switched to plastic gears in most of the machines in the
>> early 2000's - they used to be metal. And the food grinder
>> attachment (at least) used to be all metal. Now it's mostly
>> plastic.
>>
>> So while the parts may be interchangeable, they're not of the same
>> materials.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Nor the same DURABILITY!!
>
> Today things are made of PLASTICS which are POISONS!! :-(
>
> Kills Ocean Life!! Ever SEE the belly of sea creatures FULL OF LITTLE PLASTIC BITS??!! IT KILLS THEM!! PLASTICS ARE POISONS!!
>
> John Kuthe...
>
Plastic itself is not the problem. It is that many people are careless
slobs that cause the problem. Trash should not be in the ocean, it
should be recycled, burned for energy, or buried in a landfill.