And what are we using to get squeaky clean hogs?

Your all time favorite SYC personality, licksipsuckit, would be happy to see that you're keeping her thread alive!

And why do I need to care about this?

But think of this; if a company who does care about selling EVs can just buy up a company that does not want to sell EVs, maybe the company that sells EVs is smarter. Isn't that your idea of capitalism; that the smartest companies outlive the dumber ones?

If it was from personal experience, you would understand how your capitalist system fucks the average person, like how they fucked you. They only reason why you do not think that, is because you flood your own brain with capitalist propaganda 24/7.

Don't you understand why microwaves are build to break, like everything?
CAPITALISM!!!! They want to sell you a new one, as soon as possible.
They don't give a fuck about waste or pollution, they care about MONEY!
It's staring you right in the face and you don't see it. Tragic!

Yes, you are correct, every concern about the environment coming from capitalists is just a charade. But you keep listening to these people, thinking they are telling you the truth. It's not the only thing they lie about. They don't care about what's true, they just care about making money. You know they are lying, so why do you keep believing them?

I worked at Sears for 20 yrs as an outside tech. Owners of appliances always think that their unit is worth almost like a new one. It's not true. You are a bit more handy with a screwdriver and are able to fix some equipment. Most people don't and when they have the choice of paying $86 min for labor and, in your case, $21 for parts plus tax for a unit that may be 10 yrs old. It's a no brainer. A countertop MW, a good one, goes for about $135 @ Wallymart. Sears had hundreds of thousands of customers with service contracts. No deductible. Repairs were free or a replacement if it couldn't be fixed. By federal law, a manufacturer has to provide replacement parts for ten years. When I retired they were talking about making it 5 yrs.
So, the electric company was generous. In my neck of the woods, the electric company, FPL, would allow you to buy a comparable new unit and re-emburse you.
A company would not stay profitable if they couldn't have a steady stream of repeat business. A fridge will easily last 15 yrs. I've seen many stoves, both gas and electric that were 30 yr old and more. I have a MW in the cabin that's 22 yrs old. That last one I'm cheating because I had to fix it twice.
You are mixing the company's desire to make a profit with the need for mankind to conserve resources. They don't mix.

At my age, I can’t finish a full size entry when we go out to eat. CAT and I share with, perhaps, an extra side.

I used to be the dumpster myself, never wasting a scrap.
However, with age and a sitting job, that is not smart anymore.

We almost always have leftovers, that we give to a 80+ year old lady that we know.
She has rheumatism, so she has a hard time cooking for herself. Our leftovers makes what she eats much more interesting, than microwave meals. She did have some problems with the more spicy meals we eat, but I think she's getting used to it now.


We also have a food sharing habit with our neighbors.
We get interesting food from all over the world and my girlfriend shares her baking.
That saves me the trouble of eating all of it.

We do take care to not let expiration dates pass.
The best way to avoid it is not buying more than you can eat on time.
It is practical that we live within crawling distance of a supermarket though.
And about 10 others within at max a 10 minute bike-ride away.