Today I fixed a woman's washing machine by unplugging a clogged hose. This woman said that it would cost $75 for a repairman to show up (1 mile) and she thought the washer was over 20 years old, and so she was just going to buy a new one. Are most repairman in the business of selling new machines and not actually wanting to repair their own products? I have more faith in the old stuff out lasting the new stuff.
The place where I drop off my recyclables, also takes appliances. Many of these are water heaters that do not look very old. Have we become such a throw away society that repairing the newer stuff isn't acceptable? Is it that only the do it yourself people are going to take the time to repair them. My water heater is a Montgomery Wards model. If it is as old as the house, it is 43 years old.
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The place where I drop off my recyclables, also takes appliances. Many of these are water heaters that do not look very old. Have we become such a throw away society that repairing the newer stuff isn't acceptable? Is it that only the do it yourself people are going to take the time to repair them. My water heater is a Montgomery Wards model. If it is as old as the house, it is 43 years old.
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