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Pick Up The Pieces
Feb. 7th, 2007 01:23 pmHey.
The house microwave oven blew out a circuit board overnight. The folks are blaming me for it failing (as I was the last one to use it), but I think we've had that one for years and used it just about every day.
It dismays me to see that in such appliances, it's often cheaper now to replace the whole thing than to have it repaired. Way back in the 1970s, people were already complaining about the "Throwaway Society", and here it is.
*Looks at the kitchen* *feels hungry*
I guess I'll put a pot of ramen together on the stove.
FP
UPDATE:
While I was grilling a cheese sandwich on the stove, my parents got back from WallyWorld with a new General Electric to replace the Panasonic, which I learned (from the Owner's Manual) was about six or seven years old.
After I ate my sandwich I plugged the GE in, set the clock, and test-heated a cup of tea. It came out WAY too hot and I had to add ice cubes to cool it back down to drinkability.
They DON'T make them like they useta.
The house microwave oven blew out a circuit board overnight. The folks are blaming me for it failing (as I was the last one to use it), but I think we've had that one for years and used it just about every day.
It dismays me to see that in such appliances, it's often cheaper now to replace the whole thing than to have it repaired. Way back in the 1970s, people were already complaining about the "Throwaway Society", and here it is.
*Looks at the kitchen* *feels hungry*
I guess I'll put a pot of ramen together on the stove.
FP
UPDATE:
While I was grilling a cheese sandwich on the stove, my parents got back from WallyWorld with a new General Electric to replace the Panasonic, which I learned (from the Owner's Manual) was about six or seven years old.
After I ate my sandwich I plugged the GE in, set the clock, and test-heated a cup of tea. It came out WAY too hot and I had to add ice cubes to cool it back down to drinkability.
They DON'T make them like they useta.
