On May 30, 11:24 pm, "Charles" wrote:
"C & E" wrote in . ..

All too often even when the parts are available they are so expensive that
there's little difference between their cost and the price of a new unit,
in relative terms at the very least.

Thanks. I forgot to mention that. I am so adamant about this issue that I
often buy the parts anyway just to keep the stuff out of the landfill and to
feed my ego. I feel good when I restore something to service.

Charles I agree. I fix whenever I can.
Like you I feel that there is a moral/ethical issue involved. As we,
humans with an expanding world population rapidly use up the
resources of this planet, it does not seem right to just dump
something because it is a few years old, not the latest style, parts
are too expensive etc. And our recycling efforts to date are
pathetically inadequate in most part so of the world. Recycling cost
too much? Well one of these days it won't and we will be mining old
trash/garbage dumps!
People with commercial/business with an ethos that we must ever
increase consumption, use more of everything, buy the latest model,
keep up with the Jone's and so forth may not agree. But we are now,
much more rapidly seeing the results of pollution, poor air quality
(and what is more basic that the air that all mammals etc. breathe),
deteriorated water quality and potential shortages of it; and yes it
IT is true, global warming. But don't worry parts of Florida and
Bangla Desh will be under water and hurricane Katrine will be thought
of as a minor problem as Venice endures a couple of metres more depth
of water and downtown London England has water in the streets during
some high tides.
I won't be around; but fifty to one hundred years from now it will be
different.