tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post3194887819806047155..comments2024-03-28T02:29:35.863-05:00Comments on The Homesteading Housewife: They Don't Make Em Like They Used To. WHY NOT??!!?Dana Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09174384230013782992noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-3576997440569439802009-09-19T16:28:22.487-05:002009-09-19T16:28:22.487-05:00Check out my new post. I nominated you for having ...Check out my new post. I nominated you for having One Lovely BlogAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09123557680010432798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-71843598087590461562009-09-16T19:03:03.489-05:002009-09-16T19:03:03.489-05:00I totally feel you on this! But lets try to think ...I totally feel you on this! But lets try to think about it through the companies who make our crappy appliances eyes. If they didn't make such expensive shiny pieces of junk, and actually made and sold us expensive shiny things that worked, they would not sell nearly as many products. Then they wouldn't be as wealthy as they are, and how could they ever manage to survive that way?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-78771297396039426052009-09-16T16:30:10.779-05:002009-09-16T16:30:10.779-05:00Oh and when you get another dishwasher, get the mo...Oh and when you get another dishwasher, get the most basic one. When our last one quit, the repairman said that the electronic panels tend to go on them, and are too costly to be worth replacing ($300 for a new electronic panel on a $400-$500 dishwasher). He said the ones with a manual dial will last much longer.Lisa D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14777395903446188971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-20706386936488800622009-09-16T16:23:56.868-05:002009-09-16T16:23:56.868-05:00There are a few things I can't live without an...There are a few things I can't live without and the dishwasher is definitely one of them. I have lived without, and almost begged my husband for a new one. We have very hard water that's very hard on it though, so every 3-4 months I have to take it apart and clean out hard water build up. A vacuum I can live without for the most part because we have laminate flooring - never again will I have carpet in my house! Farm life and carpeting and 4 children do not combine well. Now I just have a ShopVac for smaller vacuum jobs. I used to have a built-in vac in a different house and I loved it.Lisa D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14777395903446188971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245139130247793579.post-83127031167641628452009-09-16T12:56:16.747-05:002009-09-16T12:56:16.747-05:00AAAAHHHHHH! This is one thing I hate about modern...AAAAHHHHHH! This is one thing I hate about modern living. These fancy little do-hickies that we rely on so that we can do more in less time. They break. They are expensive. But if I had to haul around a canister vacuum or wash all of the dishes by hand, nothing else would EVER get done. <br /><br />I am so with you! hugsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03954179323097955442noreply@blogger.com