You better hope your appliances don't break....

I know one thing. Having good friends all around you that have skills in plumbing, electrical, mechanics, construction, etc etc.. Trading is going to be more important than ever.

Keep those friends close, and have something to trade. Almost everyone has a skill. Hell, if you dont, do the lawn, watch the kids, or any number of things. That's not a bad thing to have. Good friends with lots of different skill sets.

We have rental properties so we are responsible for 9 refrigerators including our own. On the night before Thanksgiving, our 20-year-old refrigerator finally gave up the ghost. We woke Thanksgiving morning to food that was already way past the "iffy" stage. So, into the dumpster went our big treat: a full thanksgiving dinner for two from a four star restaurant and an extra turkey breast plus the usual stuff in the refrigerator/freezer. The next day we discovered that someone had stolen the refrigerator from a vacant apartment we were upgrading. So, we had to buy two refrigerators this week. Fortunately, we have been dealing with a used appliance guy for years who is honest and trustworthy. He happened to have one stainless (for us) and a nice white one for the apartment. We felt very lucky...especially because he hauled our old one off and installed both new refrigerators. Now we are keeping our fingers crossed that the other 7 don't go bad.

every freezer and refrigerator of all types and brands is available in Mex, if there is a problem in the U.S. someone is creating that problem. Probably because the Deagel report is forecasting a surplus in appliances.

Nice.

I have a freezer inherited from inlaws.

1950 International Harvester upright.

Still working after 70 years.

Heavy as a tank.

Love it.

I bought a foreclosure two years ago and finally got around to swapping out the outdated appliances with something modern as a Christmas present to myself...


GOOD LUCK! NOTHING IN STOCK ANYWHERE! ETA IS UNKNOWN

If your refrigerator craps out you're SOL. Spend an hour this weekend.... pull it away from the wall and clean your coils... Save some $$$ on electricity and perform some preventative maintenance.

Wow! Built to last!!

Amazon has a solid collection to choose from, both full size and the bar size. Can even receive delivery by December 11th this year guaranteed and free shipping to boot.

Not only do they run forever but they operate like they are supposed to. I like the simple ones...no computer parts to goof up and fail. Computer brains always fail.

I had recent experience with two new washers down in old Mexico...neither one of them worked.. wouldn't fill, would rinse...or yeah low water. Whose brain-child idea was low water in a washer machine? The clothes just twist up in a knot and you can't get them untangled. That is how I fractured my back last year trying to get tangle twisted clothes out of that new washer and they were hung up under the paddles too.

The old ones ar built like tanks, any "modern"(last 40 years + or-) appliances are built as cheaply as possible they have all manner of 'High Tech" features, but the guts are pure garbage. My last job before I retired was QC at a major appliance manufacturer. Due to the nature of my work, I was able to see how the sausage is made. In many cases, it's ugly.

I bought a foreclosure two years ago and finally got around to swapping out the outdated appliances with something modern as a Christmas present to myself...


GOOD LUCK! NOTHING IN STOCK ANYWHERE! ETA IS UNKNOWN

If your refrigerator craps out you're SOL. Spend an hour this weekend.... pull it away from the wall and clean your coils... Save some $$$ on electricity and perform some preventative maintenance.

When I just got married done ago, it was fairly common for husband's to fix appliances and to buy them used and keep 'em running. It ain't that hard if a fella has wiring numbers, writes stuff down, has basic tools and a multimeter.