[Red6]

Great article.

I am happy others are beginning to see this.

It has become ridiculous. Many home appliances are now built with a 5-year design life and are practically disposable.

This squeezes the consumer financially; it is entirely UN-environmental (even if the product has energy star bla bla bla).

A new home AC unit has a 15-year design life. It is designed to break - the evap coil will fail (corrosion).

[ealgeone]

The "Snark 66" is a rare, vintage rotary push mower manufactured in the early 1960s by the General Mower Corporation. Known for its retro 3 HP Briggs & Stratton engine and unique dual grass chutes, it is highly sought after by collectors of vintage Americana and is no longer in production.

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My dad had one of these when I was a kid. Loved cutting grass with it.

[oldtech]

I recently bought a new refrigerator. I asked the dealer what it used for refrigerant & sid it is something like propane. It is said to be flammable. I will likely never last as long as the old one which was still working. New one was a cheaper model, but by no means cheap.