Question about the old Everett water tower that used to be by the mill

The pump on my well gave out last Tuesday and it took me three days to find someone who still works on the old red jacket models, which got me thinking about how much of the old Everett infrastructure is just gone now.

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skyler4329d ago

It's funny how we don't realize how much old stuff is holding things together until one piece breaks. My neighbor had to wait two weeks for a part for his 1980s boiler last winter, and the guy who fixed it was older than the boiler. Just feels like every time something goes, it's harder to find somebody who remembers how the old ways worked.

grant_hart28d ago

You kidding me? I used to be the guy saying "just replace it with something newer" every time something broke. Figured the old stuff was just taking up space and being a pain. But then my washing machine from 2003 went out last year and the new one I bought died in six months. The old one? That thing ran like a tank for twenty years. I get it now. That old boiler your neighbor has might be a hassle to fix, but its probably built way tougher than anything you'd buy today. Makes you wonder why we're so quick to throw out stuff that works just because its got some years on it. Funny how you don't appreciate the old ways until you see how flimsy the new ways actually are.