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ForgedCrank

(3,034 posts)
39. Not me.
Tue Jan 13, 2026, 09:36 PM
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I'm a total cheap ass. If something breaks, the tools come out and I'm going to give it my best shot.
Joking aside, I like the challenge more than saving money. One just has to be careful because there are some things that a meat head like me shouldn't ever take apart, some stuff can kill you dead in the blink of an eye so research is important. I won't even think about trying to fix a microwave, for example.

Just in these past 3-4 years, I've become very angry about this trend in consumer products. A manufacturer shouldn't be telling me how I'm allowed to use the stuff I buy. And if they lock me out of it, I'll to to any lengths to break into it just to be able to say say I did it.
I've sworn off new vehicles too. I'm done with this game. For a fraction of the money I can get a showroom condition classic vehicle. I'm sick of the computerized gadgets that don't even belong in a car, stuff that costs thousands of dollars to fix because I don't have the 20 thousand dollar interface tool and subscription to work on it myself.
Anyway, now I'm just ranting. But until people put their foot down and stop buying this garbage, the problem will only get worse.

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It started with farmers spending $$$$$$ on tractors/combines with no ability to repair hlthe2b Tuesday #1
Speaking of Amazon, I recently needed a skin graph after my MOHs surgery. Dr. ordered it from Amazon. Who knew! SheilaAnn Tuesday #3
Well, they want to sell everything... hlthe2b Tuesday #8
I thought she was kidding at first but voila. $8,000 worth. She said they do have an extensive medical dept. n/t SheilaAnn Tuesday #12
Amazon has its own online pharmacy. ananda Tuesday #24
HEB rocks! hamsterjill 6 hrs ago #54
Me too! ananda 5 hrs ago #55
They are an amazing company. hamsterjill 4 hrs ago #56
They just took my skin graft off of me fargone 6 hrs ago #53
What's preventing repair of this item? bucolic_frolic Tuesday #2
There is no way for me to disassemble the heater to access the area Coventina Tuesday #7
Oh, now I see where you're coming from bucolic_frolic Tuesday #14
I think that's called a "tip switch", because it triggers when the device tips over. surrealAmerican Tuesday #4
Point taken. But I also feel that "planned obsolescence" is a major problem as well. Coventina Tuesday #10
Bought a cheap little space heater for my house this winter. Cost $35 at $ Gen. Have allegorical oracle 4 hrs ago #57
Absolutely! SheltieLover Tuesday #5
Having the legal right to repair is not the same as having stuff that is possible to repair. Intractable Tuesday #6
I understand and agree. I guess I was envisioning a return to a time (haha!) Coventina Tuesday #11
Automation and cheap Asian labor has made it cheaper to replace than to repair. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #20
Repair shops and repair people remain common in low-income areas Prairie Gates Wednesday #42
I think it's an extremely important issue canetoad Tuesday #9
Pollution and waste is corporate design. Blue Full Moon Tuesday #13
Ask any farmer that owns a large piece of equipment made by John Deere A HERETIC I AM Tuesday #15
Right to ForgedCrank Tuesday #16
"The goal is that you will own nothing and like it." Jedi Guy Tuesday #35
Heck, Apple could be accused of planned obsolescence -- every new iphone model means allegorical oracle 3 hrs ago #58
Any device that is held together with screws can be opened. :) eppur_se_muova Tuesday #17
As "A HERETIC I AM" posted earlier, John Deere is the poster child for walkingman Tuesday #18
Have you heard of the black market for John Deere software? A HERETIC I AM Tuesday #30
Frequently screws are hidden under decals. Prairie_Seagull Tuesday #19
"Removing sticker violates warranty" is old hat on hard drives and other computer components. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #22
BMW has applied for a patent on a proprietary screw, so only their dealers and servicemen can repair your car. eppur_se_muova Tuesday #21
YES, I think it's important Raine Tuesday #23
"Right to Repair" doesn't mean it has to be easy to repair or that all parts have to be made available MichMan Tuesday #25
The issue here is DRM as well Oneironaut Wednesday #44
If you own a John Deere product it sure is. It needs to be stopped now before more of us with other products get stuck. marble falls Tuesday #26
yes. i need to be able to fix it myself rampartd Tuesday #27
"Right to repair" is extremely important, but your issue is not one of right to repair. NT. mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday #28
While it's not a burning priority for most of us right now. . . DinahMoeHum Tuesday #29
Trinket rich but equity poor. CrispyQ Tuesday #31
Don't get me started about cars Wednesdays Tuesday #32
Yes! Tasmanian Devil Tuesday #33
See if you can find a exact model cheap, that doesn't work, but you can pull parts off of it. n/t aggiesal Tuesday #34
I believe in a right to repair kbowman Tuesday #36
This is bigger than repairs MadameButterfly Tuesday #37
Not me. ForgedCrank Tuesday #39
Everything shouldn't be computerized and high tech MadameButterfly Wednesday #41
products made and not quality maliaSmith Tuesday #38
We have an appliance repair guy who keeps telling us MadameButterfly Wednesday #43
He is 100% correct. Newer models are for energy efficiency, not durability or even serviceability dalton99a Wednesday #45
i wonder if they are even saving energy if you consider MadameButterfly Wednesday #47
What really annoys me... CaptainTruth Tuesday #40
YES rictofen Wednesday #48
Right? Scott Alan Swaggerty 7 hrs ago #50
That ship sailed a long time ago with American businesses. GoodRaisin Wednesday #46
Yes. Scott Alan Swaggerty 7 hrs ago #49
Right to repair is a pretty big issue. tirebiter 7 hrs ago #51
LOL, it was given to me, but point taken. Coventina 7 hrs ago #52
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