passed the old temp record at 8am today

[blumpkin blownuts]

my japanese car (built completely inside Japan, whereas Nissan, Honda used mostly american labr at the time) retailed at $60k new in 1995, non-adjusted for inflation. got it for a song, probably $3000 less what it was worth but she had to sell it fast and i needed a big comfy coupe fast. 6 years driving it and i average $600/yr in repairs. the particular original transmission used in this model has never been shown to fail, not even after multiple engine replacemetns. there's no blatant, obvious reason why toyota/nissan should have exceeded american automakers for quality in the 90s/early 80s, they were going to their own japanese universities. many, even on the left, blame the UAW and their entitlements to basically live like bums and not pay a dime for medical costs.

then there's my chinese-made CRT cost me $120 new 10 yrs ago, when they wanted to try instead and hawk some expensive new flatscreen (the display models must have put out a good 100 BTu when nearby, great for winter, but what happens in summer?) I was just looking at price tags and I just wanted a decent picture that I didn't expect to work more than 5-6 years.
well the motherfucker refuses to wear out or show any reduction in picture/video quality, and i refuse to replace anything in good-working condition being the kyke miser bastard i am. so i'm saddled with this $120 chinese TV (Konka brand, if you're interested) and just try to think too hard about it. "why is it so well-made, when much chinese shit isn't?" "are they stealing knowledge from american academics?" etc stuffi just cant control or be bothered to lose sleep about

[maks]

"why is it so well-made, when much chinese shit isn't?"

China's a big country and makes millions of products, not all of it is shit.