Not made to last!!

 

Helooooooo,

I spent yesterday afternoon turning my old vinyl records into MP3s to play in my car!  Talk about flashbacks, Free, ELO, some Al Stewart, Genesis, Pink Floyd and Queen to start off with! Its a bit time consuming but fun! I forgot that we had so many! Some of them are over 50 years old! They certainly made things to last in those days!

Not like todays throwaway culture.  Very depressing and annoying, funny how things like washing machines, ovens and other appliances used to last so much longer than the two years covered by the manufacturers guarantee.
 
I read somewhere that here in Spain over the next few years the government aims to somehow ensure that these goods last longer, maybe fining the companies.  It´s the disposal of these things that are the problem, especially here on a small island. There is nowhere to keep them.

Also some of the older brands quality has deteriorated, any clues as to why this is?  It seems they start off really good, middle of the range prices to hook us into staying loyal and then after so many years, bam crappy made, cheap and nasty and only last 2 minutes! 

We have recently bought Spanish brand appliances and we shall see how they fare! So far so good.  

That´s me for today, off to have a bit of grub.