On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 21:03:07 -0500, Omelet <omp_omelet@gmail.com>
wrote:

>In article <1188944480.787672.115220@k79g2000hse.googlegroups.com>,
> Sheldon <PENMART01@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> And the main reason your mom's machine lasted 25 years is because even
>> though they didn't have all the high tech electronics back then
>> everything else was built to last...
>
>I can't argue with that point. ;-)
>My Hobart 'frige is 31 years old now. Granted, I have had to replace the
>compressor (2 years ago) but our big GE chest freezer is also that old
>and has never (knocks on wood!) needed any repair at all.

Sure, but isn't it a huge electricity consumer? Energy consumption is
about the most significant difference between old refrigerators and
new ones - new ones use a fraction of what the old ones use. And I
know that in the US it's not deemed important, but that's a shame :-(.

Nathalie in Switzerland