re: Do you still own something that should have broken years ago, but still works?

The oldest thing in the house is a planter from the 1870s. But it holds a plant (not the original one). The fact that my 4 kids havent broken it is short of a miracle.

My oldest electronic device still working in the house is a corded phone/answering machine. About 16 years old.

Everything else craps out (clocks, tvs, computers/wireless phones, appliances). We can usually fix the appliances. But everything else hits the trash heap.

My dads panasonic radio that took schrapnel in Vietnam. He still has it in the garage. Works like a charm. 1969 edition I suppose.

I bought my push mower in 2003. It was underwater for 3 days during the Katrina flooding.
After the storm I pulled the spark plug and cleared the water from the cylinder, put in a new spark plug, emptied and refilled the gas tank, and lightly sanded the magneto.
Still using the mower this year.

Weber grill. 15 years and tons of use.

When we sold my grandparents' house about 5 years ago there was a magenta Philco window unit that they bought used in about 1965. Still ran, got ice cold.
No knobs or thermostat, just an on/off switch.
I really wanted to donate it the Smithsonian but my parents gave it to a day laborer cleaning the place out

Your not going to believe me. But I have a working copy of pokemon Red, Yellow, and Crystal version.

The timer clocks were supposed to have stopped and the games dysfunctional as a result. But they still work.

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my brother in law has a mini fridge made in the Soviet Union in the early 80’s that still works. 

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You should post this on the poli board and see if you can break the record for downvotes.

I've still got my Grandparents AM/FM GE radio that I listened to Football games in the 70's on.

It's almost as old as I am,and may be.

My Blue still works, yellow doesn't.