6 February 2007This stuff just flat worksInspired by Lastango, here's a list of things I have that simply refuse to die:
Addendum: While rooting around in the bedroom, I found the original Casio clasp-type watchband. I have no freaking idea how this thing ever worked. Lordy, Charles, I still have one of those Deskjet 720s. I keep on using it because the ink cartridges are so readily available and easy to refill. It's never let me down. Posted by: Bill Quick at 10:56 PM on 6 February 2007IBM keyboard, Model M, buckling spring design. At 5 pounds (primarily due to a metal backplane) it can also be used for self defense. Ages of two in current use - 16 and 18 years. Posted by: Mel at 11:07 PM on 6 February 2007That HP DJ720C was and is a workhorse. I probably sold more of that model than any other ever, and many of them are still in use. It is slow, but fast enough for most... I have a Craftsman 3/8 variable speed electric drill around here that goes back to the 1970s. It has been used and abused and driven a milliion miles. Still works great, with more torque than the wimpy models sold today. Posted by: Winston at 6:33 AM on 7 February 2007I had one of those vacuums too! I replaced it with a Kirby in the late 80s and then an Oreck purchased at Wampy's insistence in '97. And I do love it as she said I would :) My incredible relics are my Sanyo manual turntable purchased around '79. My JC Penney microwave purchased in '86 and my Toshiba 27" color tv purchased in '90. That is the one that boggles my mind the most. Oh and I still wear a Seiko watch that I bought in '82. It has been worked on twice. It was pricey at the get-go so it's longevity was not unexpected. Posted by: ms7168 at 9:01 AM on 7 February 2007Sony Trinitron 27", purchased in 1994. Posted by: Tat at 10:08 AM on 7 February 2007On the other hand, today I tried to get a replacement battery for my 3 year old Verizon phone. They laughed at me as if the thing had vacuum tubes in it. Humiliated, I bought a new Razr. (Is it obsolete yet?) Posted by: Mister Snitch! at 5:48 PM on 7 February 2007I bought a battery last year for my four-year-old Nokia. (Batteries Plus, about a mile from me.) It's a perfectly wonderful phone: you can't download insipid ringtones to it, it contains relatively few non-communication modes, and so long as I can keep it going, I can keep my dirt-cheap wireless service at its current unreal pricing. I can take an awful lot of humiliation for $250-odd a year. |