sf wrote:

> On 21 Feb 2005 07:06:04 +0100, Wayne Boatwright
> > wrote:
>
> > On Sun 20 Feb 2005 10:53:48p, Edwin Pawlowski wrote in
rec.food.cooking:
>
> > > Probably the fact it is still operating after 30 years. Few
appliances
> > > last that long.
>
> I've had my fill of old appliances and other things that are
> supposed to make my life easier. Honestly, I don't want 30
> year old stuff anymore. Replaced old microwave, the new one
> is much smaller (I like that), replaced old dishwasher, the
> new one is almost silent, replaced old ovens, the new ones
> convect, replaced old vent hood, the new one moves more air
> with less noise, replaced old washer/drier, they are quieter
> and have better options, replaced old bath tub, the new one
> has jets and a heater, replaced old gravity furnace, new one
> is forced air and has a thermostat, - etc. etc. I'm all for
> updating.


Yep...


> > I'd have to agree, Ed, but there are also exceptions. My parents
bought a
> > GE stand mixer, waffle iron, and toaster in 1938. They all still work
as
> > well as they did when first purchased.
> >
> I still have my great-grandmother's treadle sewing machine
> (Singer). It still works, but it's of no use to me other
> than decoration.


What - you don't run up all your families' clothes...!!!???

;-p

Those c. 1938 appliances that the poster mentions above were considered
major purchases back in the day, they were pretty expensive (in 1938
adjusted - for - inflation real dollars) and so were better built. Now most
things in the "small appliance" category are cheap and fairly disposable,
and their build quality largely reflects these factors...

Even "major" stuff like air conditioners are absurdly cheap compared to what
say an a/c unit cost 20++ years ago. You can get a cheapo box air
conditioner for a hundred bux these days...

--
Best
Greg