They just don’t make them like they used to. I am afraid to think of what the replacement for my 33+ year old natural gas dryer will be. We don’t dry much, but some clothing items. An indoor drying rack in the laundry room/pantry handles the rest.
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My mom’s dryer is older than me/ Came with the house when they bought it in 1979. She has her indoor and outdoor clothesline she uses for almost everything. Although she has finally realized how nice it is to have socks and undies done quickly in the dryer instead of hanging them up in the winter
They have a septic system so one load per day at most. It would take forever to get caught up on laundry after 2 week road trips as a kid
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It is satisfying to cut up things so that they fit in the trash. Those wooden shipping pallets are very hard to get rid of, but five reckless minutes with an electric saw turns them into disposable chunks.
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I have a list of wishes 
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I might have replied to this older (timeless?) thread. Here I’ll add or repeat my general thought–my only evidence is having heard it discussed on NPR recently: starting at least some 20-30 years ago, appliances are shoddily made both to save money and also to get people reupping for new replacements. The NPR story included an interview with an appliance repair guy who says that appliances are increasingly designed to be difficult to repair, even for professionals.
Meanwhile, I have a mid-tier GE gas stove/range that’s over 40 years old, and in my 20 years with it, I’ve only had to replace a $60 oven igniter, a DIY fix. Not to rub it in…
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I have no complaints with my new garbage disposal. Should be good for 10-14 years. Always ready for the task. I highly recommend this labrador model.
Makes a handy pal, too.
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Happy multitasker!
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I once had one of those, a virtual 3-D Roomba. It served as a garbage disposal, cleaned floors, and even cleaned counters and sinks! No special attachments were required.
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Pre-dishwasher, too! Cleans up some yard-invading critters better than a plinker gun. Now, the neighbors 30+ cats stay by the neighbor’s house.
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Just as a follow up – I found a used dishwasher on Craigslist. Its an older GE model, but it works.
For some reason, it was slightly larger than my old one, so I had to make some “modifications” to get it to fit (every person should own an angle grinder). After my modifications, there was no way to get the original “toe kick” to fit, so I cut down a piece of scrap marble I had from my master bath project. It’s not great, but better than an empty void.
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Every person. Mrs. ricepad loves hers!
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You are 100% Correct - (and edited).
I’m glad Mrs. Ricepad is enjoying her angle grinder. (Porter Cable??)
Every time, I get mine out – Sunshine leaves the house. She hates mine and gets scared when I use it.
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Makita, I think? She inherited it from her dad. He thought he was giving it to me! I knew it was going to be hers.
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