Refrigerators no longer belong on that list, microwaves are questionable and practically all of the flashlights are pretty much disposable.
“”Refrigerators no longer belong on that list, microwaves are questionable and practically all of the flashlights are pretty much disposable.””
Old Professor, I have no idea what possessed you to post that.
My 3 year old refrigerator is magnificent compared to anything I owned in the past, with it’s perfect zone coverage (I spent 4 days testing different areas of it’s interior, and freezer with a remote digital thermometer, it has a light in the freezer as well, with a knock out ice maker, and it supplies filtered cold water, with the filter located in the front. As a plumber I was glad to see the addition of that homeowner changeable filter, it saves my potential customers about $130.00 dollars from having me do it the old way.
Flashlights disposable? I don’t see my $48.00 LOD CE single AAA that I carry on my key chain as disposable, or the $70.00 single AA Photon Proton that I carry on my belt as disposable. That single AAA key chain light for instance gives the equivalent light of your old two D flashlight, and it does it in a waterproof, non switch failing body. The Proton can give 55 lumens of light, or it can be dimmed to save the battery, or it can even use only a red LED that will give light for 250 hours.
The tiny single AAA key light that I sent my son in New York is the Fenix E0, it is electronically regulated so that it gives the same exact brightness for the first 11 hours of battery life, with a gradually dimming brightness over the next 10 hours or so, again waterproof.
These flashlights I mentioned do not include the larger, more capable versions available for other uses, such as the home, work, or for your weapons.
The newer flashlights don’t even have bulbs that burn out, they use bright LEDs that are basically a lifetime bulb that doesn’t break, and draws very little juice.