The term "planned obsolescence" came into vogue sometime in the 1950's, although the principal behind it was around early in the 20th century. The idea was that products only have a certain life-span and when a product "dies" the question becomes, do I get it fixed or do I replace it with a newer version? The real question is do manufacturers build their products to only last for a specific amount of time and thereby force people to repair or replace when the limit has been reached.
I'm not pointing fingers, but I seem to be experiencing a rash of products which suddenly have stopped working or have deteriorated to the point that there is no choice but to "get a new one". Over the past months we have encountered the following:
a fish pond pump which stopped working, awnings for our motor home which became threadbare, RV chassis batteries which wouldn't start the coach, a burned up motherboard in our RV refrigerator, a tablet which stopped working, a cellphone needing to be replaced, a pickup with a bent frame, automobile tires which wore out on multiple vehicles, house plumbing needing to be brought "up to code", a shoulder which needed surgery, and that's not taking into the equation all our friends and family with their list of "issues" over which we commiserate with them.
The only remedy is to take each situation as it arises, weigh the possible options and expenses, pray, trust God for a solution and the right decision, check the bank account...........and press on. Life happens, but there is also a better reward to come in our future, Praise God.,,
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