Capt Worley PE
Run silent, run deep
This came from the Walmart thread, talking about the quality of things made nowadays. I think a lot of stuff is actually much better than it used to be. Just from personal experience in comparison with stuff made 35-40 years ago:
Stuff that's built better
Cars used to be pretty much done at 75K in the seventies. Now you expect to get 15-200K out of them, with much less maintenance.
We have two TVs over fifteen years old. When I was a kid, we were lucky to have them last 7-9 years.
As I type this, I'm wearing an eight year old pair of shoes. they're still comfortable and have plenty of life left. I have a ten or eleven year old pair of Reeboks I still wear (albeit not much).
Dryer is still going at 13 years.
Lawnmower (low end Yard Machine push mower) is still going at 13 years, and has had one tuneup.
Stuff that's about the same
Washer went at ten years. That may be a little better, but not much. may be a little worse.
Stuff that is built worse
Houses. I see 'starter homes' and McMansions that look like shizzit after ten years. Vinyl warping, etc. I'm highly suspect of engineered wood products, other than plywood, and I'm not terribly fond of it.
Agree, disagree....
Stuff that's built better
Cars used to be pretty much done at 75K in the seventies. Now you expect to get 15-200K out of them, with much less maintenance.
We have two TVs over fifteen years old. When I was a kid, we were lucky to have them last 7-9 years.
As I type this, I'm wearing an eight year old pair of shoes. they're still comfortable and have plenty of life left. I have a ten or eleven year old pair of Reeboks I still wear (albeit not much).
Dryer is still going at 13 years.
Lawnmower (low end Yard Machine push mower) is still going at 13 years, and has had one tuneup.
Stuff that's about the same
Washer went at ten years. That may be a little better, but not much. may be a little worse.
Stuff that is built worse
Houses. I see 'starter homes' and McMansions that look like shizzit after ten years. Vinyl warping, etc. I'm highly suspect of engineered wood products, other than plywood, and I'm not terribly fond of it.
Agree, disagree....