Sunday, October 09, 2005

Almost New


The cost of repairing household items these days nearly always exceeds the benefits. Parts are hard to find, and the local independent service shop is but a memory, gone with the orchards of Santa Clara valley and 50-cent tolls. That’s why it was a small triumph that I was able to find a replacement cartridge for my 15-year-old range-top when the coils had burnt out. When I popped in the new cartridge ($200—cheap, when compared to the $1,000 cost of a new system), it looked almost new.

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