re: What is something that you own that has lasted longer than you thought?

I have and still use every day a Sony Dream Machine alarm clock that my mom who I didn't live with gave me for a birthday present the year I went into High School. It turned 40 yrs old this year.

I've woken up and hit that snooze bar around 21,000 times because I rarely get up on the first alarm. It's crazy how well built those clocks were.

Kubota riding mower. Going on 18 years now.

Paneling has seen so much sun it is brittle pieces come off and I have tie wire holding the battery on its shelf but still runs like champ and except for blades and 1 belt deck is all original.

And a Carhartt work t-shirt. It's from the 90's, stained to all hell and back (is now my cooking shirt) but no holes, can pull it off and on without ripping the collar away, and as comfortable as ever. And breast pocket is still there.

Phillips Sonicare toothbrush. Suckers has to be going on ten years old now.

my wife

quote:

---

Patagonia belt

---

I still wear the uniform belt from my first fire academy. It's been worn almost daily for 23 years. I think it was like $15. The entire uniform package cost maybe $150 for pants, buttons ups, t-shirts, a sweater, and gym shorts. I kept the class A, and still have it in my closet. I can occasionally still wear the pants on duty, depending on my weight

I was at an O'Reily's auto parts one day and they had a 7500 watt chinese generator someone had returned sitting by the front door. I asked them what they wanted for it and the kid said $50. This was when a similar generator would cost around $300. I bought it and did not think about it much. A year later we had an ice storm and lost power for 17 days. I hooked that generator up, crunk it, and it ran 24-7 for 17 days without a glitch. After about day 3 I did not even turn it off to refuel it (very unsafe, not recommended). It had to have around 375 hours on it at the end of that ordeal and I never changed the oil in it. It was still operating 8 years later when I sold it in a yard sale for $150.

I have a pair of Born ankle high boots I've worn a thousand times. Embarrassing how many times I've worn them. Still going strong.

Ceiling fan in my bedroom with a vaulted ceiling. It has run on low speed continuously since I move here in May, 1992. The only time it is off is when power goes off. It’s amazing. 32 years+

Same, my exact alarm clock!

My son uses it now, and it works like a champ.