Lil It wasn't that I didn't buy into it, it was that I was broke! Well, that will do it, help keep you from being a shopaholic. Not every one but the reasonable people.
I also drove a 1978 AMC Pacer for 11 years, then bought an IDENTICAL one for $600 in 1989 and drove that for a couple more years. Yes, I remember that story. You are my type of person. I am not against newer cars, but if what I have works well, most of the time I am happy with what works. Only two cars got me thinking, "have to have." One was a 1965 Mustang but when I really got to work on one, it was 75% the same as a ford Falcon and they were more practical.
My stove is one I got used in 1989 for no cash through a barter club I belonged to when I did massage. And I LOVE to cook. It does fine. I did replace the heating element (by myself) in the oven about nine years ago. I remember the barter-club movement! I never traded anything.
Love to cook and love to eat (me) sounds like an accident ready to happen, in a good way. I cook a lot but nothing fancy. All low cal and low fat. I make the portions too large for a guy my age.
If you need parts for appliances, I go to these people. WTG on the element and hard drive replacements. http://www.appliance-parts.com/
