Neighbor Posted December 13, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 951 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,565 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,045 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted December 13, 2019 4 hours ago, Sower said: Most of the new generation rarely fixes/repairs much anymore, But nothing today is wrench worthy. There are no moving parts to tinker with, not even old time circuitry. Labor to repair something is priced at between $125 to $200 for the first half hour. No parts are in stock ever, most aren't even made until ordered. It always takes two or more trips for service to be completed. It is just the way it is, replacing is cheaper and better too, for replacements are always more energy efficient than was the original item. Why one cannot even fertilize their own home yard anymore, what with the government restrictions on all but certified commercial application companies. The fertilizers and pesticides cannot even be sold to the end consumer much of the year. Whether that is good or bad I do not know. I only know I have to pay another to do what used to be a simple homeowner's task. The guts to a toilet used to be pretty standard. Not so now. One has to order from the factory half the parts, and wait. Or just call the plumber and wait, or just buy a whole new more efficient more complicated toilet. It is not laziness, it is just that there is no commonality anymore. The tools in the garage sit rusting for they are not good for anything today. Can't hardly make use of the woodshop either, just can't compete with the knockdown furniture at places like Ikea. It's a brave new world all around, worldwide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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