living near the top of a high rise, i really appreciate the helloutta the elevator- but, w/o elevators the buildings would just be shorter, which is cool with me

as for the fridge, my african in-laws tell me that in back home the food stays fresher much longer without a fridge. i suspect that sum of our genetic engineering and processing has lead us to food that spoils much quicker

i love my blender, but i could definitely live without it. for example, i sue it to make baby food, but i was amzed to see my husband mash up food for our daughter using a cylindrical container on the counter- he just rolled it out to mash. easy. simple. quick.

i suppose life without machines requires more creativity and more muscle