Dad keeps a lantern in the cellar “of a nite” and nothing has frozen. – Ina
December is no respecter of the
sacred holidays that lie within its calendar pages. Believe me! I know. Just
when you want time for quiet reflection, December will kick up its heels and deliver
blows. Today’s problem is not so very awful – I know what awful looks like – and
unlike some problems, it IS correctible though expensive. We discovered this
morning that our Kenmore refrigerator had failed. Clearly, it had been
happening over a period of time. We simply failed to register the signs until
the ice totally melted.
While Jack and Ina struggled to
keep things from freezing in winter, Kathy and Mike are grateful that this fridge
failure happened during a cold spell rather than in the “excessive heat” of
summer. I packed food into coolers and crates and set them outside or in the
garage. And if some frozen bananas and produce go by the wayside, so be it. I scheduled
a service call, then we realized that for what a repair would cost, we could
buy a new one!! Besides, the present model (a Sears Kenmore built by LG) has been
problematic from the beginning, and Sears was rude and unaccommodating.
So, this afternoon, Mike and I
bought a new fridge. We have space constraints which eliminate 90% of available
models, according to a salesperson. I have always said that in reality, choices
don’t exist. That said, I am happy with the model we found, a white Frigidaire
side-by-side with ice and water on the door. It won’t be harder to manage than
that French door model.
Ina didn’t have modern conveniences, but she also didn’t have the problems we experience. KW
Glad you found a new one that would work. I, too, have limited space to put a frig so I'm hoping the one we have (twenty some years old, a Kitchenaid) will continue to perform as admirably as it always has. Hope the new one will be delivered pronto!
ReplyDeleteHi Chris! The new fridge comes Saturday, and not a minute too soon! I'm sure you remember that the Kenmore model was never right, and Sears was loathe to work with us. If the milk was cold, the produce was frozen. I look forward to a new experience! And may your fridge keep serving you well!
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember the Kenmore has always been fussy. May this new one be a well-behaved appliance!! ❤️
ReplyDeleteWow! Such excitement for a day. Funny you should say that your size constraints eliminate most models. Ours is even smaller! I'm sure some future owner will hate us, but the kitchen footprint is so small that we just had to do it in order to have ANY pantry space. Sometimes one of us will say some fantastical thing like, "Someday maybe we'll have a big house with a walk in pantry." Someday...
ReplyDeleteWe had a small fridge for years, and I thought I wanted a bigger one, so we bought the Kenmore French door unit. Not only was it "fussy," to use Chris' word, but I couldn't reach to the back of it. The whole experience was disappointing.
ReplyDeleteFood storage and storage in general is problematic. If the shelves are deep, things get lost. If the shelves are narrow, storage space is limited.