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re: What are some consumer products that were legit better in the past?
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:28 pm to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:28 pm to SlowFlowPro
Tools, parts at hardware stores, and most home building materials post 1950 gradually went to crap.
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Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:28 pm to bamafan1001
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Iron skillets made 100 years ago were better than any made today.
they really were
I have my grandmother's old iron skillet and was comparing it to a new lodge skillet.
The lodge is thiner and has a rough grain. The old skillet is heaver with a much smoother surface.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:29 pm to TrueTiger
it has to do with how they were cast
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:32 pm to SlowFlowPro
Pop tarts in the heavy foil/paper envelopes were way way better.
Coke in 8oz glass bottles is better than any other soft drink
Coke in 8oz glass bottles is better than any other soft drink
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
Candy bars. They were bigger and less expensive.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:33 pm to SlowFlowPro
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it has to do with how they were cast
Agree, but I'm not the metal casting expert. I've done a little aluminum casting but that's about it.
I suppose the new stuff is made in China, I didn't look though.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:34 pm to GetBackToWork
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building materials
Repairing part of my pier this weekend, after 9 years the "treated" wood rotted and some of the framing screws just disintegrated, the holes are there but no metal...9 years.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:38 pm to SlowFlowPro
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it has to do with how they were cast
Right. It seems like with everything I hear and read about cast iron, most people prefer the results of the old method. I wonder why someone doesn't bring it back or what the limitations are.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:42 pm to CunningLinguist
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Cars.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:42 pm to Peazey
as with everything, it's a cost issue. i'm sure modern mass manufacturing makes them more affordable but at a slight quality disadvantage
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:44 pm to uway
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Maybe I'm jaded by the multiple $200 range Echo and Husqvarna pieces that have failed me over the years.
Multiple? Maybe you aren't taking care of your equipment if you have had multiple fail you.
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The OP said consumer products. I wasn't talking about the commercial grade equipment I assume you use.
I am also speaking of residential too. Again, an old lawn tractor is about the same price as a residential ZTR when taking in inflation and there is no way you can come close to comparing the two. The decks alone are no comparison. The ones on old lawn tractors were thin as hell and would rust out. Outside of a PoS Toro or something, ZTRs (even the consumer lines) have nice thick decks. Also, the efficiency and life of the Kohler or Kawasaki engines etc. I could go on with lot's of examples.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:45 pm to SlowFlowPro
Nyquil. It used to be better.
This post was edited on 1/30/16 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:47 pm to Lakeboy7
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and some of the framing screws just disintegrated, the holes are there but no metal...9 years.
Sounds like they used screws not made to go in the treated lumber. This is pretty common when using the wrong hardware with treated lumber.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:51 pm to rocket31
Nothing screams "quality" more than impaled bodies wrapped in twisted metal after 30 mph collisions.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:51 pm to NIH
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Toilets Old toilets can handle anything
Our house was built in the 1920s and has one of the original toilets. I would put it in a museum. It is awesome. It probably used 50 gallons of water per flush, but you can rest assured that it is flushing everything away.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:53 pm to SlowFlowPro
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, i am literally sitting in my living room with an almost 10 year old plasma that has a much better picture than the top of the line LED alternative to its left
You should probably be buying mutual funds and shite like that Jake, instead of a bunch of consumer electronics - 2 TVs in the living room? That would be like 4 computers and 5 screens in my den.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:54 pm to GetBackToWork
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building materials
This is a myth IMO.
The technology in a lot of the building materials used today is pretty impressive.
No way you could build the huge open floor plans many enjoy today without the technology behind laminated beams for example.
Also, the new building methods and materials can make a home airtight and way more efficient than anything from the past. Would you want single pane windows from the past or the current double pane Low-E efficient windows of today? Batted insulation of the past or foam?
About the only thing found on some older houses I think people should go back to is tongue and groove decking instead of OSB.
This post was edited on 1/30/16 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:57 pm to Ace Midnight
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You should probably be buying mutual funds and shite like that Jake, instead of a bunch of consumer electronics - 2 TVs in the living room? That would be like 4 computers and 5 screens in my den.
a. i own neither TV
b. during CFB we do sometimes have 5 screens of games running
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:58 pm to stout
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the wrong hardware with treated lumber.
The finest treated decking screws Home Depot had! the lake does fluctuate some so the deck has been under probably 4 or 5 times in that timeframe.
Posted on 1/30/16 at 12:59 pm to SlowFlowPro
Jarts
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