Quothe Antonio Carlini, from writings of Mon, Jun 07, 2004 at 11:49:41PM +0100:
> I do have one or two service manuals but nothing with
> a schematic. Admittedly a schematic may be of little
They're not service manuals then, regardless of their titles.
> use given the nature of the components (a significant
> proportion of which may well be made of unobtanium).
Not all are, however.
> Modern cassette players (OTOH) seem to need a
> constant diet of fresh tapes :-(
Why would anyone use a cassette player that is so poorly made and
apparently can't be calibrated?
> I think you are in a definite minority with this. I'm with
> Einstein: "things should be as cheap as possible, and no
> cheaper" :-)
> I'm happy that my washing machine is relatively
> cheap (bad example: easily repaired anyway). I'd be even
About a year or so, I spoke with the executive assistant to the
president of a major washing machine and clothes dryer manufacturer,
who explained why the quality of the new washing machines and clothes
dryers is nowhere near as good as the old ones. For one thing, they
can't get the same quality of of steel that they used about twenty
years ago. There is a definite decrease in quality that makes the
machines more of a nuisance (e.g., jumping across the floor since it's
not as heavy) and since even the manufacturer admits that the new
one's aren't likely to last twenty to forty years or more. It's
better to pay a little more and get better quality that will last than
pinch pennies excessively and get something that isn't as durable.
> happier if my cars were cheaper. I'd probably pay an extra
> ?10 to have my portable CD player made with a metal case,
> but it's worth no more than that to me.
Such consumers are a big part of the problem; they would rather
purchase cheap junk frequently than good quality products less
freqently... hardly good for the environment either.
--
Copyright (C) 2004 R. D. Davis The difference between humans & other animals:
All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature &
her other creatures, using dogma to justify such
www.rddavis.org 410-744-4900 beliefs and to justify much human cruelty.
Received on Tue Jun 08 2004 - 17:14:28 BST