The Dirty Secrets of Your TradeSo, Television is a hot bed of lies, deceit and made up competitions. We can't say that we are that surprised... every job is full of this stuff. It's not like the newspapers currently kicking TV whilst it is down are all that innocent.
We'd like you to even things out a bit. Spill the beans on your own trade. Tell us the dirty secrets that the public need to know.
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chthonic, Thu 27 Sep 2007, 10:31)
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Planned obsolescence@k2k6
I was chatting to a friend who's tight with people inside the car industry (as in, the car manufacturers, not mechanics), and he was explaining that modern cars are designed to last five years. Meaning, all the components are built with a planned five-year life span -- anything beyond that is a bonus.
That's why car warranties are usually for three years or fewer: that gives a comfortable cushion before any parts are likely to start going wrong. And why a car that's approaching the five-year mark is likely to start costing considerably more than it's worth.
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reallywittyname veraciously conspues lexiphanicism on, Tue 2 Oct 2007, 12:41,
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