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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
Very mundane, but last week, the refrigerator stopped working. The landlord called a repairman, but the guy couldn't show up until today. Turns out, the refrigerator gets it cooling from the freezer (which WAS working) and if the vents in the back of the freezer got clogged through icing up (which happened) we don't have a refrigerator anymore!
So, we hauled up the cooler from the basement, and spent the last week buying ice for the milk and other perishables. The repairman showed up today (between 8:00 and 10:00, and he showed up at 8:03!) and cleaned out the ice. He then said we needed new sealant on the freezer to keep outside air out of the freezer and a new fan, because the one we had had too few blades. (Apparently, the refrigerator company, Whirlpool, upgraded this model of refrigerator.) So, he'll be back in a couple of days to fix that. In the meantime, I'm hoping seriously, the Thanksgiving turkey I bought, and ended up storing in the cooler, covered with ice, is still good. I'll let you know if we all get food poisoning!
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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gaddy Inner circle Agent of Chaos 3526 Posts |
You got your refrigerator back?
Why? Was it RUNNING?
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
Dad jokebook, vol. 1
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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ed rhodes Inner circle Rhode Island 2885 Posts |
He took care of everything, and nobody got sick from the turkey. The landlords are actually pretty good about this stuff. (Last place, the landlord always "knew a guy" who either didn't show, or didn't know what to do! To the point that I installed my own overhead fan, when the old one burned out!)
"...and if you're too afraid of goin' astray, you won't go anywhere." - Granny Weatherwax
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
Before we had refrigerators, for some mysterious reason, we went to the shops a lot. Some say, well that was because we had a lot of shops to go to back them but I think it is more than a coincidence.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
karnak Special user Connecticut 747 Posts |
What are these “shops” that you speak of?
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tommy Eternal Order Devil's Island 16544 Posts |
I think that originally shops were sheds. Butchers, such as John the Magic Bullet Connolly, would travel around, visiting cow sheds, slaughtering cattle for a price and folk would go to the shed to shop for fresh meat.
If there is a single truth about Magic, it is that nothing on earth so efficiently evades it.
Tommy |
critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
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On Nov 19, 2021, gaddy wrote: Finally caught the dad gummed thing.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
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Animated Puppets Loyal user Lost on a Green Screen 285 Posts |
Old Mister Rhodes had troubles of his own
He had a refrigerator which wouldn't leave its home; He tried and he tried to give the 'fridge away, He gave it to a man goin' far, far away. But the 'fridge came back the very next day, The 'fridge came back, we thought he was a goner But the 'fridge came back; it just couldn't stay away. Away, away, yea, yea, yea The critter around the corner swore he'd kill the 'fridge on sight, He loaded up his shotgun with nails and dynamite; He waited and he waited for the 'fridge to come around, Ninety seven pieces of the critter is all they found.
I still recall the day I met Beaker from the Muppets. He said to me "Meep, meep, mee mee mee Meep!", and that has made all the difference.
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Pakar Ilusi Inner circle 5777 Posts |
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On Jun 20, 2023, Animated Puppets wrote: That has to be one of the weirdest on point replies EVER on the Café!
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critter Inner circle Spokane, WA 2653 Posts |
Not enough coffee in the world.
"The fool is one who doesn't know what you have just found out."
~Will Rogers |
karnak Special user Connecticut 747 Posts |
A chilling performance.
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