It does suck, big time! I've been without the bike for almost a week. Thankfully I have a back up bike, the old Raleigh. I'm looking forward to being able to ride the ebike again though. Wonderful that you could fix the dryer! That's not easy to do these days with modern appliances. Fixing something like that satisfies something deep within you. I'm praying that there are no glitches after I put the bike back together, it's not only the mechanical things that I have to worry about, it's also the electronics.
Regarding cross-posting, it's 75% science and 25% alchemy, I think. Sometimes the posts have to hit at just the right time. I wish more companies would open accounts here and just repost content they post elsewhere.
I haven't heard of Animal Kingdom, I'll look it up! McCartney 3,2,1 on Hulu is EXCELLENT if you're a Beatles fan.
Nowadays we are living in a consumer society, which does not encourage fixing, but buying new, and frequently. And that "not easy" part is often intentional from the product makers. Some of them make fixing their products as hard as possible (or even impossible). They often intentionally plan their products to fail over time to make you buy a new one.
Yes, engineered obsolescence and making things unfixable are definitely the business strategy of most companies. The "right to repair" groups are gaining steam though and I think might facilitate real change, sooner or later.
I will have to check that out, I am a Beatles fan! I rode my bike quite a bit last weekend. It helps when you have someone to do it with. He kept a tough pace but I was surprisingly able to keep up!