i dont want anything that thinks for itself. i can engage or disengage 4x4 as needed. i dont need a thermostat that i can program with phone. i dont want to pay bills online. i long for the days before you had to be in constant connection all the time. ohoh...what did i do with my phone. i had it 3-4 hours ago. i better go find it.
Some of that is personal choice. Very few people NEED to be reachable anytime, anyplace. For the rest of us, there's no need to carry a cellphone 24/7, yet there's such a fear of missing something that most do these days.
As far as 4WD goes, I've really come to like the Quadratrac in the last 2 Jeeps I've had. RWD most of the time, but if the tires start to spin it shifts power to the front wheels as needed.
I rarely pay bills online, but the option is nice to have if I space it and discover that my Visa bill is due tomorrow.
The old mercury thermostats gone with digital in there place.... now no heat with low battery... porch lights replaced with compact florescents so tenants call when light bulb goes out...
I guess it's progress but in reality creates service calls and expense for owner.
Well, incandescent bulbs burned out too, and if someone wasn't smart enough/willing to change a CFL they probably won't change an incandescent either.
I thought the batteries were only a backup in modern thermostats, that they were also powered from the furnace/AC.
I remember my school bus driver, a female, stopping during snowy trips home and putting on the chains. Today they don稚 carry chains and shut down school at a flurry.
Yeah, school was almost never cancelled when I was growing up. I'm sure it's a liability issue.
