Ergh

[averygoodun42]

I didn't realize that it was possible to scorch things in our microwave. Other microwaves? Sure. But not in our failing, 1986 little wimp machine. Oops.

It really is failing, the poor thing. It's taking more and more force to open the door (the button has slipped, somehow), it's taking longer and longer to defrost things and, well... Yeah. Of course, the fact that it's over twenty-years-old has nothing to do with it.

That reminds me that the stereo, of the same year, is also starting to fail. *laughs* No, that's not true. The remaining components are starting to fail. We are already tunerless, as that got fried (it probably would have lasted a bit longer had we not tried to fix it during one of it's problem episodes) a couple years ago. Now the CD player is having more and more problems playing the CDs without skipping. The tape player seems to be pretty much eternal, however.


But this makes me curious. What is the oldest piece of working electronica that you use on a regular basis? Do you cherish it or are you looking forward to replacing it?

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[angelmischa.livejournal.com]

My roommate set fire to chocolate in our microwave the other day. About a square of the stuff resulted in billowing smoke (coming out the back because we didn't want to open the door) and the fire alarm going off.

I don't have any old electronica around the house, sorry, but I do have some very old clothes!

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

The last fire I remember in the kitchen was many moons ago when my mum went to heat up a muffin in the new microwave. We didn't know that high-sugar, low moisture things were considered combustibles. We learned quickly. XD

Yeah, I'm going to make a somewhat related post about old clothes soon. It'll be more philisophical, though. This was just sheer curiosity.

[millennia2.livejournal.com]

I have a shirt I still wear that is 15 years old. I had it in high school (It is an XL even though back then I wore a M). Now if I could just fit into my high school size jeans.

[averygoodun.livejournal.com]

Granted it is one of my painting shirts, but I have one that's from junior high (it wasn't originally mine is why it still fits... I was gone from school for a long time and when I came back, it and a sweater were stowed in my locker. Thinking about it now, I realize I should have put them in the lost and found, but I didn't even think about it then.)

I'm actually rather happy not to fit into my high school size jeans. I like having a butt. :-)