Are there any new mechanical timer washers & dryers being sold

[windrivers]

I guess the only thing about Ma Bell Princess phones is that they generally weren't that easy to just unplug each night to give them a rest.

 

[windrivers]

Thanks Eddie

I keep thinking that I should look into Tracfones or such.

I know I'm not always real wise going up in the mountains to cut firewood and such without letting anyone know when and where I'm going. I should figure out how much coverage those things have around where I go.

Thanks for the suggestion, sounds like a good idea.

 

[bradfordwhite]

Wow

It's like we've approached the real life Grizzly Adams.

Never dealt with cel phones. Doesn't know that AT&T hasn't wired phones direct since the 60s given the modular plugs. Cuts wood "in the mountains". Doesn't realize a Princess phone is not electronic and thus doesn't need to be disconnected.

The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams



Yet you've managed to meander to a computer randomly found under a brush pile, found this website, and you know what a Princess phone is. hmmmmmmm.
Are you still wanted by the law?
Oh, the DRAMA!

 

[windrivers]

bradfordwhite

I see you have a sense of humor also, lol.

You caught me, I actually was confused as to what a Princess phone was, I think it was actually the Model 500 which came out earlier than the Princess that I was thinking of. Thanks for straightening me out on that, though I think they were both very similar and dependable phones.

The thing is, as I recall, all those phones had transformers that were constantly energized, yet didn't seem to wear down. The idea that I got from your above posts is that even things that aren't electronic need to have power disconnected to give them a rest.

I think some of the confusion may be that you refer to things such as analog clocks that are always running and compare them to electronics. The thing there may be the conflation of mechanical wear with electronic degradation.

 

[good-shepherd]

I'm really pissed about not being able to use my LG flip phone in a few months, years of rock solid reliability, palm size, one hand operation just by feel of the keypad. The pinnacle of flip phones IMO.

I would be okay with a smart phone if it wasn't a surveillance device that also makes phone calls and text.

 

[miele4life]

in the UK, mechanical timer tumble dryers from Hotpoint and Indesit are still being made and they got an update last year, available as vented or condenser models from both brands.