My landlord’s guy just installed a new garage door opener in the joint. It has Wifi. I valiantly fought the urge to download the app that allows me to open and close the door and know the status of the door from anywhere on earth. I lasted two days and then I did it mainly to mess with my grown children. Please don’t tell them. This has been fun.
Bob R Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 18, 2020, at 5:03 PM, Clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > New appliances are toys not tools. I have no need to interface with my > washer or fridge over wifi. EVER. Except, now I do, if I want to access the > more arcane and magical permutations of cleaning or food storage. I prefer > analog with the brain engagement over expecting some programmer who probably > does not wash themselves let alone clothing, to kludge software. > > clay > > “I think it’s time we stopped our cringing embarrassment about our history, > about our traditions, and about our culture, and we stop this general bout of > self-recrimination and wetness.” > > B. Johnson > 01/09/2020 > >> On Oct 17, 2020, at 11:28 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> It's hard to draw broad conclusions from anecdotes. My LG front-loader >> lasted 13 years with one minor failure (drain pump, which was easy to >> replace thanks to good design) prior to its final fatal failure. It was >> serving a family of 5 so it got a lot of use during that time. >> >> Samsung and LG are both Korean, so I would expect they have similar >> approaches to design and quality control. >> >> ALL modern appliances have gone overboard in terms of adding gizmos, >> touch screens, WiFi, remote control from your phone, etc. I actively >> avoid models with those features, just adds cost and is one more thing >> that can break. >> >> Allan >> >> Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >> >>> The LG dishwasher we purchased 10 years ago had to be written off after two >>> major repairs in the first 2 years costing over $600. The Bosch >>> replacement performed much better, although we inadvertently bought a >>> junior sized (not a Tall Tub) model.. >>> >>> OTOH, my LG Android phone is beyond awesome. >>> >>> On Sat, Oct 17, 2020 at 9:04 AM Robert Massmann via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I avoid any LG product ever since I had purchased a Kenmore Elite >>>> frig that was made for them by LG. Interior latches broke because the >>>> springs were to stiff. Roller wheels shafts broke from their >>>> mountings. The last straw was when the interior light didn't shut off >>>> when the door was closed, got so hot that the plastic bezel and lamp >>>> mounted deformed and melted. Oh and they had to send me money every >>>> year because them fibbed about its energy usage. >>>> >>>> I have replaced it with a Samsung which hopefully, is be better engineered >>>> than the LG, but only time will tell. >>>> >>>> Bob Massmann >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
