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.

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[–] 6 points 7 months ago (3 children)

Mine is around 35y old, got it from my parents who don't use a microwave. Still going strong.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    My Mom refused to have a microwave until the stove broke one Thanksgiving.

    So my dad brought over the turkey in the morning, and I put it in my oven to cook. They had made most of the sides the day before, and they just needed heating up, so I sent him home with the microwave. The stove top still worked, so my Mom could make anything that required that, like the gravy.

    I showed up with the turkey, and everything heated up easily in the microwave, and my mom was hooked. She had a microwave within a few days.

    Then we went through that period where she cooked EVERYTHING in the microwave, even though the stove got repaired. I'd go over there for Sunday dinner, and literally everything was cooked in the microwave, including whatever meat there was.

    "I cooked EVERYTHING in the microwave!"

    "Yeah, Mom, I can tell. You know, your stove still works, you don't have to cook EVERYTHING in the microwave, right?"

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