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Comment on How Time Flies When You Are Busy Living

Terry Henry — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:47:10 GMT

As far as getting things fixed, I am afraid we don't have much choice anymore. Most radio/tv techs charge $60 an hour so it is better to just replace that $30 dvd player. Plus, they don't make them fixable anymore anyway....all components are fused together on a flimsy circuit board whereas they used to be what they called "discreet" components where each piece was soldered on and could be taken off and replaced by itself.

You are right however about grandkids....the more quality time we spend with them the less they will need to get "fixed" later on in life.

Ride on!

Comment on How Time Flies When You Are Busy Living

Steve — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:48:33 GMT

I looked at a camera in the closet this morning and thought "it's not worth getting fixed, I'll just buy another one". Maybe it's my joy of getting something to work that is currently broken or just being cheap but I do like the idea of fixing something.
This Sunday at church I held my youngest grandson. That sure felt better than getting an old appliance to work. Let's keep peddling on.
Steve

Comment on How Time Flies When You Are Busy Living

Terry Henry — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:34:48 GMT

The concept of planned obsolescence is not so bad in and of itself. But from a resource sustainability concept will cause us to further use up all our natural resources and in the end we will all be living by landfills.

This is in the same sense that capitalism is not a bad system. And within that construct, consumption of products and services is somewhat sustainable. However, consumerism, tied into planned obsolescence is not sustainable...it will all be over someday. Consumerism is you and me buying things that we don't need to survive but only to fill a need that advertising and our culture has told us needs to be filled in order for us to feel good about ourselves.

Anyway...it was nice to see you and Pat the other day and thanks for stopping by.

Comment on How Time Flies When You Are Busy Living

Carey — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:41:53 GMT

I don't think planned obsolescence is so bad. Looks to me like it's an attribute of God's handiwork too, at least that's the way I feel sometimes.
But each day he gives us is new, every morning! Great is his faithfulness.

Comment on We Made It Through The Ice Storm of the Century

Carey — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:06:16 GMT

yer still alive n kickin an thas good, praise God amighty.

Comment on Observations On A Cold Thanksgiving Day

ded — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 22:15:51 GMT

Nice reflection. Thanks for sharing it.

Comment on Coal Mining Memories

Terry Henry — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:41:57 GMT

You are most welcome...my time to share my thoughts has been limited lately but I see a patch of light up ahead.

Comment on Coal Mining Memories

geeks — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:25:29 GMT

Nice post,

Keep up the good work,

Thanks for bringing this up

Comment on Observations On A Cold Thanksgiving Day

Carey — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 13:29:45 GMT

Keep your fingers on that sentence thread;
it will lead you, in the long ride
of rocking chairs and wintry dread
to a warm April morning
where the crows will find better things to do
than with their cawing and their yapping
annoy you.

Comment on In The Beginning And After - Part Two

ded — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:09:04 GMT

I'm not only with you, I enough of a dreamer to believe the Body of Christ can function in such a way that we each sense we are functioning to our fullest potential--even as we serve His ends in all things.

Let's do it in Him.