Wait they wired the fridge on its own circuit? That's a nasty surprise right there.

That bit about everything old circling back doesn't quite match what I see. Some stuff, like VHS tapes or bulky CRT TVs, are just dead tech. They might be cheap at the thrift store, but they don't really come back into style like a typewriter might. It feels more like we pick and choose which old things get a second life.