[quote=spdrun]Regarding cars, anything made after about 2000 is pretty low-maintenance. Electronic ignition with coil-on-plugs, no cap, rotor, or wires.
If anything, modern cars with multiplexed wiring are getting harder to maintain and are less reliable. Witness the Chrysler “Totally Integrated Power Module” debacle recently. And I can’t even imagine what’s required to upgrade an entertainment system on a modern rolling iPad where those functions are tightly integrated with the car’s electronics.
They might be a few MPG more efficient, but building a car also costs a lot of energy. You actually save more energy keeping cars about 10 years, since energy cost of manufacture is significant.
Why does a gas dryer provide a better QoL, BTW? I grew up in a house with a clothesline, strung between a tree and the back steps. It was mounted on pulleys, so you could stand on the steps and hang an item, yank it a bit, hang, yank. Not slower than loading or unloading a dryer.[/quote]
I love your posts regarding growth, but have to disagree about the gas dryer. You’re speaking as a single person. For a larger family, a gas dryer is a HUGE deal.
That being said, carry on with your great posts. 🙂
