Maybe you would be happier living life as a Quaker. I hear they have
some openings.

wrote:
On Jul 5, 8:11 am, Michael Johnson wrote:
I don't have an issue with today's printers so I rarely use one.

Rephrased: "I don't have issues with something I rarely use .. which
renders anything I say about printers dead in the water. So what I say
is irrelevent, ignore me."

Typically, one needs to spend the right amount of money to get a printer
to serve the duty cycle they require. If you expect a $99 laser printer
to be an economical workhorse then you are going to be disappointed. As
for inkjets, we have five of them running in our house and they all are
very reliable and rarely need attention for anything. I have a Canon
N2000 that is an absolute work horse and will print all day without a
hiccup.

I also went through a half dozen Canons - all of which were pathetic
with all kinds of issues. Maybe my standards are higher?

You just seem to want to complain about everything.

I'm actually optimistic .. if you knew me. Printers stink. That's the
issue. Do you say someone criticizing Hitler is pessimistic too?

Anyone that has
lived long enough can see the incredible improvements in automobiles in
ALL respects. Today's cars are expected to go 200k miles with basic
maintenance and with no body rust through.

So did my 1980 chevy van.

The new Camry hybrid gets 34
mpg in the city and on the highway. It can carry 5-6 people in comfort.
That old 35 mpg car you mentioned was a bucket of bolts that could
barely get out of its own way. Plus, many of today's cars are getting
30+ mpg in city driving which wasn't possible in the good old days.
Maybe on the highway but not in the city.

You are easily pleased. If the first car was made what a 100 years
ago, shouldn't we be gliding to work virtually pollution free by now?
No? You are the pessimist.

I can cite many, many other advancements that have received great
benefits from technology advances.

So can I. Have I been talking about those??

Life is good for most of us in the developed countries and we should
appreciate it and not complain so much.

Yeah all the air pollution is just fine by me too.