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Last Thursday Was A Sad Day For Me....

Iron Woode

Iron Woode

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I lost a long time member of my family: my Sanyo microwave oven.

It has traveled with me from place to place and as dependable as the sun coming up up every morning. It was the first microwave ever I bought and I am sad.

I bought it back in 1993 - a 1.3 cu.ft 900watt unit.

You will be missed.

I replaced it on Friday with a 30L (1.1 cu.ft 1000 watt) Westinghouse unit I bought on clearance at Walmart for $99 CDN. So far so good.
 
i still miss the one i grew up with in the 80s

no others have felt quite the same

a rotary timer, a physical ding instead of a beep... it was great
 
Mine was bought in 1985 and it's both a microwave and a convection oven. Panasonic. Still works fine. Use it every day.
 
nakedfrog said:
You could give it a tiny wave goodbye.

A micro-wave, if you will...
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I don't know how old mine it. It's a Monkey Wards model with resistive(?) buttons. Early 90s? It's perfect for my purposes. Small and low power. Everything goes in on high, and only the timing varies. I don't really do any "real" cooking with it, but it's convenient for heating stuff up.
 
Iron Woode said:
I lost a long time member of my family: my Sanyo microwave oven.

It has traveled with me from place to place and as dependable as the sun coming up up every morning. It was the first microwave ever I bought and I am sad.

I bought it back in 1993 - a 1.3 cu.ft 900watt unit.

You will be missed.

I replaced it on Friday with a 30L (1.1 cu.ft 1000 watt) Westinghouse unit I bought on clearance at Walmart for $99 CDN. So far so good.
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Bet the new popty ping doesn't last 30 years!
 
WelshBloke said:
Bet the new popty ping doesn't last 30 years!
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My current one is 18, the turntable motor acts up when the seasons change, but so far (the last 2-3 years) it's settled down after a few weeks. It does look to be a fairly standard part so I may get around to replacing it. I've also replaced the mica waveguide cover because it flared up a bit with a bit of food that was stuck to it.
 
Ooof its tough to lose any of those old dependable appliances or electronics (looking at you HP printers from the late 90s). I have an alarm clock I've had since I was a teenager and I think I might need a day or two off of work to recover from my loss when it dies
 
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