Well said GrannyMac
I agree with all of that
Too quick to throw money away
In the bank we should let it stay
Sometimes a brain is what we lack

I agree.. We buy ' throwaway goods that can be repaired'..
A ten year guarantee would be great.. At the moment goods are only guaranteed for two (usually)..
  It is fine if you have knowledge of these repairs and how to fix them.. 
But... many of us do not.. 
Klondike .. I wish you were my next door neighbour.. and a friend..

I agree... 
Gone are the days when we stayed at home with mum and dad.. Many couples lived with their parents with children of their own.. Nanny played a large part in the growing up of her grandchildren..
These days children want to break free.. Buying /Renting single apartments and small flats..
More of these type of buildings are desperately needed.. At an affordable price..
Money grabbing landlords are the scourge of society.. Renting out property not fit for humans and making vast profits..
Our young need help... 

Mostly if some white goods appliance goes wrong outside warranty I'll check it to see if I can fix it myself. Some things are easy if parts are available like a heater, switch or belt. If it's something wrong with the main circuit boards I'll bin it and buy new. Many just bin things without even checking. A reapair is likely to be costing at least half the price of new and you still have a mostly secondhand machine.

I came a across an interesting short video on YouTube by a German. Apparently the EU were determined to put an end to this wasteful throwaway culture and introduced legislation. All white goods (and possibly other stuff) has to be fixable for 10 years with the responsibility put on manufacturers to achieve this.

Obviously coming from the EU the system is highly bureaucratic. She was talking about an expensive €800 washing machine. Yes it can, in accordance with EU regulations, be repaired. Only a manufacturer certified repairman can do the job using certified and often digitally encoded parts (like cars these days the internal software won't run with fake parts - well unless a fake repairman can cheat the system anyway). There is quite a delay getting the certified repairman and then any needed parts) In her case the repair would have cost €650 so naturally the machine went to recycling (or landfill) and she bought a new one. The result of the legislation is small repair companies not longer exist and most whitegoods still end up in the skip on their first major breakdown. Plus all the costs to the manufacturers for stocking spares etc. has put up new prices.

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Quote from: Mups on January 27, 2026, 10:43:15 AMI'm getting excited at how good I'm getting at this. 

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Them be 'Showing off' words..  

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As well as the extra bods who have moved here, (all professionals of course!) there has been a big increase over the years in single person and single parent homes.  Lots of families who at one time would all live in a house now have two, one for mum, one for dad. 

There's a lesson to be learnt from May
We need to be careful each day
If it's too good to be true
Don't let a bargain fool you
Into parting with pensions or pay.

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