rebellious appliances

[cellio]

On Sunday Dani and I had approximately the following conversation:

Me: I think we should start paying attention to fridge ads, and when we see something reasonable at an acceptable price we should buy it.

Dani: Why?

Me: Well, our current fridge has already died once and been fixed, and it's 40 years old, and that can't be a good sign.

Dani: But it could last another five or ten years if it's lasted 40.

Me: Or five or ten days. We don't know, and fridges aren't that expensive.

That's where the conversation ended.

I would not be making this entry if that's where things really ended :-( (Hello. I wasn't trying to be prophetic, ok?!)

Unfortunately, since I really do need to be involved in a choice of replacement, there's not much we can do before I return from out of town. (No time to shop before I leave.) Maybe the putzing around I did tonight will fix it, much like the repairman's putzing around fixed it last time. Or maybe not. The fridge part seems to be ok; it's the freezer that's, shall we say, tending toward the soft and squishy.

I predict a meat dinner tomorrow night...

Comments

[xiphias.livejournal.com]

If you need a stopgap for a couple of days, is there a place near you that sells dry ice? You could put dry ice in the freezer, and that should keep the whole area cold for a day or two.

[cellio]

Thanks; I didn't think of that. I'm currently on the "I was going to cook this soon anyway" and "hey, I have neighbors..." paths. :-) (If we were looking at a shopping trip in the next few days, I'd definitely go hunting for dry ice now that you've mentioned it.)