On 08/06/2012 07:14, harry wrote:
On Jun 7, 9:33 pm, Grimly wrote:
On C4 right now, will watch again.
Turns out to be more interesting than I thought it would be - only one
thing, it makes out that as soon as the new gadgets came out, they
become commonplace - what a load of ******** that is.

They were the playthings of the relatively wealthy in the 1950s.
It was not until the 1960s that all theses appliances became
commonplace.

People bought this stuff then (50s) in the (usually correct)
expectation that it would last a lifetime. (Often from the
electricity board.) They used to hire out stuff as well.



It was Hoover that first turned out the stuff for the masses. But it
was cheap ****. Back then I used to repair it.
The first automatic washing machine for the masses was was my
speciality.

The video clip is on Utube.

I am having a chuckle to myself now about the role reversal. My wife has
the auto everything in the kitchen even bread makers and probably some I
dont even know about.
Now me I am going backward as I do more DIY now than when I was younger.
So her life has got easier and mine harder. :-(