収束ゾーンでのライフ: Life in the Convergence Zone

I went through almost an identical exercise with a weed-eater a few years ago, and as result, I have given up trying to fight the throw-away society for the most part. If I can fix something myself without needing parts, great - otherwise, I just assume that a replacement part will either be unavailable or will be so hard to find and/or so expensive (either in itself or in shipping) compared to the cost of the complete assembly such that it won't make any sense to get one.

But, you have my sympathy - it is a stupid way to run a world, but here is what our society does.