[Sandy G]

Yeah...I remember, when a bright-eyed tadpole, my neighbor ran the local appliance store. There were generally 2 or 3 levels of cost-and quality. You had the "Popularly-priced" lines, the "Better" grade, & then the "Cadillac-ing it" line. He sold relatively few of either the high or low end stuff, but people who paid a little more expected-and generally GOT- Bigger motors, heavier-duty construction, brass fittings, maybe even stainless-steel guts. Imagine anything like THAT concept in WallyWorld America 2011, where EVERYTHING is basically the "Cheap-Shit" line, something Mr Cross wouldn't have even CARRIED in 1965. If you now want anything approaching what was considered the "Acceptable" quality of 40 years ago, you basically gotta to an industrial supply house, buy commercial grade, & pay out the wazoo for it. And prolly STILL not really get the quality the folks of 1965 got...And NO WAY will you get Tubby Cross to happily fix it if it should go bad, NOBODY really works on anything anymore, bring 'er back & we'll givya a new one...