Totally get that 'forced to sit with something' thing @hannahdixon.

Spot on about the noise. When you said newer stuff dies quietly, it hit home. My grandma's old oven used to click and whir for minutes after turning it off. Now my new microwave just stops dead, no drama. It's like machines lost their SOUL when they got quieter. I keep an old fan just for that steady buzz that puts me to sleep. Fixing things felt like a chat, not a silent goodbye.