on the Care and Feeding of Household Appliances
I am learning not to panic too much when my housemates erupt in impassioned cries of “It’s not working!”
There was the furnace. It didn’t run for half a day, a few weeks back, which was annoying when I got home to be greeted by 58 degrees. But the fix was as simple as replacing the batteries in the thermostat.
And this evening, we discovered that the refrigerator had gone on the fritz. We had to throw out the milk and ice cream and some other assorted perishables, and cram the remainders into fridge #2 (which fortunately exists and is large). However, upon my inspection, I unplugged the fridge, re-plugged it, twiddled a few knobs inside, and lo and behold, it roared back to life. It’s very satisfying when a non-sentient being like a refrigerator responds so readily to the magic touch, if I do say so myself.
Incidentally, it seems just a bit incongruous that we have one device designed to keep things warm, and another designed to keep things cool, operating in the same domain. Why can’t we just store things outside in the winter?
that is where the garage comes in, my friend. (except it’s more a freezer than a fridge on days like today: 5 degrees outside) (perhaps a super freezer). but yes, i have oft wondered that myself.
david b said this on January 30th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Because the weather in seattle is too unpredictable. Might work in Goshen, though.
phoenix said this on January 31st, 2008 at 10:16 am
because of the ‘coons!
Jon Wise said this on February 12th, 2008 at 11:11 am