probably nobody will care, but I’m sad at the passing of my microwave. It was born in July of 1983, and died march 24th, 2026. I had bought it used in 1992 and it faithfully served me and my family for many years until today, when the keypad decided to partially quit working. Rest in peace Zappy, you will be missed.

I’m looking for a new keypad but unsurprisingly the parts for this ancient thing are no longer in stock so I doubt I’ll be able to resurrect it without some sort of miracle. I know it’s just an appliance but it still makes me sad to see it go.

  • Adverb
    71·
    10 days ago

    FWIW, I replaced a 1988 microwave in 2008. The difference in performance was incredible. It no longer takes 5+ minutes to boil a cup of water. I heartily recommend a new microwave. Mine is a Sharp because I wanted the sensor reheat feature. I love it. Almost 20 years, and still great.

    • bridgeburner
      5·
      10 days ago

      Boiling water in a microwave is such a US thing. Must really suck to not have 230V lines, cos with an electric kettle you can boil water pretty quickly.

    • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      10 days ago

      I got a fancy one from a client worried about the RF waves it was giving off and it still takes 2 minutes to heat up a cup of coffee.

    • Jay@lemmy.caOPEnglish
      3·
      10 days ago

      This one wasn’t the most powerful, but it didn’t ever take nearly that long to heat a cup of water. Reheating coffee I usually only had to stick it in there for a minute or up to two if I wanted it scalding hot from stone cold.