There is often a simple explanation for a cluster of things breaking. While there's no solution, there might be some consolation in thinking back about the last time you had a cluster of good fortune at about the last time you had a cluster of needs, and replaced a lot of the things you use.

When you feel comfortable with your situation you tend to get new appliances and end up with everything you have being about the same age. You then end up with a whole bunch of stuff that all wears out at about the same time.

Since ALL MODERN THINGS are built to include an SDM (self destruct module) to prevent them from "lasting too long" and never needing replacement, everything falls apart at about the same time. SDM modules in standard formats are nearly all programed to self destruct within thirty days of the warranty expiration date, although the multiple methods employed make it impossible to make accurate predictions when the SHTF (shit hits the fan) time will occur.

Additonally, new innovations in SDM sophistication appear to allow all your devices to communicate with each other, and when one or two things crap out the group feeling of despair spreads rapidly to all your other things, and other things may just "give up" and quit.

Researchers have been unable to agree on whether this group action is the result of "generalized despair" within your equipment, or whether it represents an attempt to organize (like a union) against the "unfair demands" of the users who expect better service than they've paid for. Suggestions that equipment items should be kept separated to prevent them from communicating with each other are impossible to follow, since the range over which they can communicate is unkown, and it's believed by some that they may have a "messenger service" of some sort that permits them to maintain contact with each other over very long ranges.

John