Although full time job, sometimes been asked to repair (like everyone else on this site) electrical /mechanical equipment big or small up to the not so easy washing machines and mig welders. Down to a few items nowadays due to the throw-away attitudes that people have, as items do not cost as much as the older items once did.
The skip sites were valuable to me to hunt for parts as I repaired items for no cost whenever I could. Due to H&S you are not allowed now this past few years to remove anything from a skip site.
The big winner of this new law. "The right to repair " will be of course that big rich company where you can get anything even a small £1 switch in a big cardboard box (and I use them for parts), the loser will be the with hundreds of big vans travelling all over the country for small items.
This is only a small courteous take on this from me, others may have a more generous view.
Things tend not to last as long as things used to. In my formative years, things were certainly more expensive in real terms, but they tended to last longer, nowadays price is king but quality sometimes suffers. I am constantly amazed at the low life of products but also at the low relative cost too. Compared to many today I am a make do and memder . Yet compared to my parents and grandparents I am a touch extravagent . What "balance" do we set?
I remember a few years back there was a cheap wristwatch you could buy, it functioned OK, it cost 99p, a replacement battery cost £1. Guess what? nearly everybody just bought a replacement watch when the battery expired!
Things tend not to last as long as things used to. In my formative years, things were certainly more expensive in real terms, but they tended to last longer, nowadays price is king but quality sometimes suffers. I am constantly amazed at the low life of products but also at the low relative cost too. Compared to many today I am a make do and memder . Yet compared to my parents and grandparents I am a touch extravagent . What "balance" do we set?
I remember a few years back there was a cheap wristwatch you could buy, it functioned OK, it cost 99p, a replacement battery cost £1. Guess what? nearly everybody just bought a replacement watch when the battery expired!
