Dale Gribble
Can't starve us out; Can't make us run
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I hear that! Take one day a month, and go to the flea market, a few yard sales or estate sale and you can find most anything a homeowner would need in a tool kit.
That's the only other site, besides this one that I'm a "member" of, although I'm not active. I do more reading than commenting.... I've learned a lot from those guys.then there's WWW.GARAGEJOURNAL.COM
...saw blades and drill bits are all One Trippers!
I buy vintage drill bit sets at Pawn Shops, so that I can get Made in 'Merica from back when it meant Quality.
then there's WWW.GARAGEJOURNAL.COM
Nobody wants a drill bit. What they want is a hole.
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Idler pulley/arm for a clothes dryer.
Pulley is plastic wears quickly. Removed the disintegrated plastic piece-o-shite pulley and replaced it with a steel pulley from TSC.
Stuff like that just pisses me off. To save a nickle, a company will discard its good name.
YepCold1, it most certainly is Planned Obsolescence. Your explanation is the background and justification.
Planned Obsolescence makes the stakeholders more money than Over Built.
In the process, I noticed the metal elbow had been replaced by a plastic elbow back when I had my water pump replaced
At least you know they did some work...
I once took my car to a local chain garage for the $20 "oil, filter, and tire rotation" coupon special
I knew the dings in my rims. They didn't rotate.
I normally change my own oil, so I know my filter - I checked and they didn't replace it.
Obviously, all honest mistakes - everybody thought somebody else had done each step.. innocent.
They GUARANTEED they changed the oil though. And I GUARANTEED that I was on my way back and they had better clear a bay because I was going to stand in their shop and watch them while they rotated my tires, drained my pan, and actually replaced the filter. I did some raising hell and accused-more-than-questioned the manager on his abilities and morals.
Since then, I've never again taken my car to a shop for anything while wearing clean khakis and a dress shirt. I learned my lesson.
He gave a perfect definition of ...Planned Obsolescence.Cold1, it most certainly is Planned Obsolescence. Your explanation is the background and justification.
Planned Obsolescence makes the stakeholders more money than Over Built.
He gave a perfect definition of ...Planned Obsolescence.
Stop being hard on Yosef!! Remember Will Rogers said..Evabody in tha world is ignert, just bout differnt thangs.Yeah I guess my ignorance is showing.
Yeah I guess my ignorance is showing. I blame the bean counters before the designers/enginerds.
Engineers vs technicians is whole nother story.
Stop being hard on Yosef!! Remember Will Rogers said..Evabody in tha world is ignert, just bout differnt thangs.
Stop being hard on Yosef!!
Stuff like that just pisses me off. To save a nickle, a company will discard its good name.
Yeah I guess my ignorance is showing. I blame the bean counters before the designers/enginerds.
Engineers vs technicians is whole nother story.
Cold1, it most certainly is Planned Obsolescence. Your explanation is the background and justification.
Planned Obsolescence makes the stakeholders more money than Over Built.
There is a psychological (maybe “pathological” is a better word ) aspect to this too, I think. Folks seem to think that, well, it’s made more cheaply, but it LOOKS and SMELLS and FEELS great (since it’s new), and MINE can’t POSSIBLY fail that soon... They ignore common knowledge and common sense so as not to admit, either to themselves or to anyone else, that they are making/have made a poor decision. Or else they just like to gamble on bad odds. . They probably buy lottery tickets too...The other part is that people are not willing to pay for quality. Most people if offered the choice between buying a basically featured $2000 refrigerator for their home that will last 15 years or one with a lot of bells and whistles for $800 that will only last 5 or 6 these days people will pick the cheaper one. Price point drives a of people and companies buying decisions.
The other part is that people are not willing to pay for quality. Most people if offered the choice between buying a basically featured $2000 refrigerator for their home that will last 15 years or one with a lot of bells and whistles for $800 that will only last 5 or 6 these days people will pick the cheaper one. Price point drives a of people and companies buying decisions.