James Sweet wrote:


I rather like garage doors that don't have to be manually opened in
the rain, a car that is warm to get into- first thing on a Winter's
morning, to know what is in my huge freezer and what is reaching its
"use by" date, to run a bath without standing over the taps and
burning/freezing my hand and gets the temperature right and stays at
that temperature, doorlocks that lock themselves at night - so I don't
have to go and check in my jim jams, lights that switch on when needed
and off when not, etc, etc...


I'd much rather spend a little bit of time once than have to put up
with some thing as it is, year after year after year... YMMV.




I've always been in a bit of a split. On one hand I like things to be
simple and elegant, I like older cars, basic appliances, that sort of
thing, but on the other hand electronics, mechanics, engineering, etc is
what I've always been most passionate about and I love to play with
technology, new or old, and have always been attracted to fancy gadgets
if only to marvel at the engineering. I can certainly do without things
like cell phones, PDAs, and other junk that will be a distraction but I
like modern conveniences, particularly if I've built them myself.

You need to be very careful with those modern conveniences - I hear some
of the latest (Japanese) ones catch fire during the warm air dry phase...

--
Sue