@Paul Ewing The stuff they sell at HD and Lowes in a plastic bottle, that is then wrapped in a ziplock type bag screaming death on it works well also.  

It's like the adult version of juice pouches that are nothing but liquid sugar in a metal pouch with a plastic straw wrapped in more plastic that always ends up on the floor and never, ever in the garbage can.

This includes plastic crap of any type, dishes, phone, linens, junk on Amazon, etc. until we leave on the trip.

He had a big keychain dangling out of the ignition with some kind of plastic picture frame on it.

In 6 months they broke 3 light fixtures - I had reports their kids were spraying a garden hose from the outside of the house into the kitchen, broke a large kitchen cabinet door, broke several plastic pieces of a new higher end Fridge, fist sized hole in the wall, carpet stains and the entire house may need another repaint, damaged woodwork, scratched kitchen cabinets, stole the curtain rods, curtains my wife spent a lot of time picking out stolen, destroyed the back yard - let the weeds grow several feet tall in the flower beds etc.  

I hope this little story time has helped YOU to see a different perspective of the magnitude of WHY we ALL should put of “FREEDOM” aside for a while.Sincerely,A 31 year old, who’s companion for human life out ways my selfish need to be free and exercise my free will during a PANDEMIC

I agree that newer appliances are using cheaper parts for sure - more plastics than metal - but basic appliances by name brand companies without frills are still ridiculously reliable.

I pay utilities on several of the multi units and over the last couple years have placed plastic sheeting on the outside of the windows during the winter months to help with heating and lower costs.Talking to a relative recently it was mentioned that this could be a safety issue if someone were to have a fire.

Buy ready mix spackle from HD and a plastic 2" putty knife, run the spackle across the holes.

But If you already have a deep well that's plastic casing, well pumps arent too horrible cost wise to replace. 9/10 times a well breaks down it's the pressure switch which is like a 15 minute repair.