Went to the old courthouse in Springfield and the windows stopped me cold

I was there last Tuesday for a permit and just stared at the main entrance. They have these huge, single pane windows with real wood muntins, each pane must be 24 by 36 inches. You just don't see that kind of work anymore, everything is factory IGUs now. It made me think about the guy who put those in, probably 80 years ago, cutting all that glass by hand on site. I wonder how many of us still do full restorations on historic stuff like that, or if it's all just replacement now. What's the oldest glass job you've had to match or repair?

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amygonzalez2mo ago

Ever notice how everything's built to be replaced now?

riverp372mo ago

My mom's old fridge ran for 30 years. The new one we bought last year just had its compressor die already. The repair cost is almost as much as a new one.

schmidt.grant26d ago

My buddy's microwave died after 18 months the other day. The repair guy straight up told him it's cheaper to toss it and buy a new one. It's not just fridges and microwaves, I swear my phone charger cables barely last 6 months now before they start fraying. Everything's glued together and impossible to open up these days, like they're designing stuff to be disposable on purpose.