probably nobody will care, but I’m sad at the passing of my microwave. It was born in July of 1983, and died march 24th, 2026. I had bought it used in 1992 and it faithfully served me and my family for many years until today, when the keypad decided to partially quit working. Rest in peace Zappy, you will be missed.
I’m looking for a new keypad but unsurprisingly the parts for this ancient thing are no longer in stock so I doubt I’ll be able to resurrect it without some sort of miracle. I know it’s just an appliance but it still makes me sad to see it go.
They don’t make 'em like they used to.
Survivorship bias, although there’s a flood of cheaper products in the market, certainly. :)
For sure. Apparently they still make the same line of microwaves as mine (“The Genius”) although they’re a lot different now and those ones cost an arm and a leg… they’re not the typical cheap-assed ones you can get for a hundred bucks or less that’ll only work for a year or two.
Although you never know - going on eight years on the last microwave we bought. I don’t remember the exact price, but I think it was less than a hundred - full sized, 1100 watts. For sure less than $200. :)