Re: OT I can't believe I did this

When we bought this house it came with the side-by-side. I HATED IT.
Always seemed to be digging to the back to get things. Then it was getting
old so I wanted a new one. Bert thought that I was weird wanting one with
the freezer on the bottom like when I was growing up. We searched all over
and finally found one. He loves it and I am happy. "Donated" the old one
to my kids coffee stand at school and not more than a couple of months later
it died. How's that for timing. Got the tax deduction and it was out of
the house. The shop teachers thought that they could fix it and they wanted
a new one for in the shop. Have at it and thanks for taking it off my
hands. A couple of weeks later they came back to me and wondered if I
wanted the old one back since they couldn't get it to work after all. I
told them no and they complained that now they would have to figure out how
to get rid of it. Not my problem anymore. That did not endear me.

Anyways, enjoy the new fridge. I'm sure you'll see a good drop in your
bill, even with some of the lowest rates around.

Steven
Alaska


"NightMist" <nightmiste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I got kiri to run me out to buy a box of wood screws, and bought a
refrigerator.

I just don't _do_ stuff like that!

But kiri wanted to go to the mall after I got the box of fasteners,
and then bribed me with fish and chips when I didn't wanna (hate the
mall, hate it hate it hate it!), so I went with her to get a game for
her system that her mom was buying her. Then the game store was packed
full of people, and I didn't want to wiggle around through one of
those narrow little mall stores when it was crowded. Even though the
counter girl was so awesome I could have just watched her all day,
though kiri would probably slap me upside the head eventually. So
avoiding the crowd and not wanting a flat side on my head, I toddled
off to Sears to see if they had any thermostatic heating pads I could
use to jump start germination on my pepper plants this year. (I am
_not_ paying twice what they cost anywhere else for the privlege of
buying one at a seed store.) I wandered past appliances where a
fridge with a $350 price tag on the front caught my eye. They were
having a sale (ending Saturday, that very day). So I looked at some
of the sale models and found one that I liked going at $399. I didn't
expect that! The seal on our fridge has been, I guess the right word
would be "iffy", for some time now. You have to give the bottom of
the door a push with your foot to make sure it is completely closed.
Sometimes it drips too, but not always. Lately it has taken to
sticking at the top when you open it. The darn thing is a 16 ft^3
jobby from the 70's, and it is AVOCADO (ew). So long as it worked I
didn't so much mind that it was weeny and the color of old pickles,
but lately I have been worried about it.
So a quick trip home, a confab amongst the adults, and we went and
bought the darned thing. I really was not keen on a Kenmore appliance,
but I called the store and made the guy tell me who made it. It is
really a Frigidare, so that is not so bad.

This is wierd.
I have never had a _new_ new fridge before. My first one was so old
it had a pilot light (really and for true). I am going to be curious
what the difference is on the electric bill. It has wierd fancy
stuff, like humidity controled crisper drawers and junk. So long as
it doesn't drip into the crisper drawers I count it as good (I hate
when the outgoing one does that) Being able to put the milk in the
door shelf as god intended is good enough for me. :)

They are going to bring it around on Thursday.
And no, Sears doesn't have heating pads anymore. They said to check
K-Mart because that is where stuff like that goes now.

NightMist
has cookstove money set aside, but is still looking for one without
electronic stuff on it.
--

Nothing has been the same since that house fell on my sister.


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