Last
Wednesday as I was preparing to get my children off to school our power went out. It had been so cold and frankly I wasn't too
surprised when it happened. It was out
for about an hour and a half but that was just long enough for the water to
freeze up and the RV to get pretty darn cold.
Soon we were able to get things warmed up inside and eventually the
water running once again.
We did
have a casualty, however. Our
refrigerator must have gotten fried when the power was restored because the
"check" light came on and it hasn't worked since. Damn it!
Needless
to say I was about to go into full panic.
The refrigerator is old and it stands to reason, as far as the lifespan
of one of these refrigerators goes that it might die on me, but right
now?! Really?!
To
replace one runs about $1500 - $2000 plus installation or I can retro fit an all
electric refrigerator instead, but either way we are talking money and more
than likely a mess to get the job done.
Not to mention it is bloody cold and not the kind of weather to do a
major project in.
I was
talking to my "friend, who is a boy," and telling him what had
happened. I was met with "You’ve
got to be f%*#@^g kidding me?!" My
thoughts exactly! I was seriously ready
to cry and about to go into meltdown mode as I really didn't have a lot of time
to work on this situation, my coolers are in storage at a friend's house so I'd
have to meet up with her in order to get them, I'd need to stop an get ice,
etc., etc., etc.
Plus
coolers really don't hold a lot, I don't have a good place to put one, other
than outside, and it is hard to organize and keep your groceries together in
them for the long term. A weekend camp
trip is one thing but for everyday use that's another. Plus what a pain in the butt to go in and
out, especially in this weather to get what I need to cook a meal. My tirade was beginning to get lengthy until
I was met with…
"Good
God woman, take a breath."
Brilliant
man that he is reminded me that my refrigerator is nothing more than a big
cooler right now and that all I needed was to get some ice in there for the
time being until I can figure out what I want to do.
Duh!
When I
mentioned that the ice would melt and run all over he then suggested I get some
water jugs at the store and set them out overnight. They'd freeze, which they did. In the meantime I could set my groceries outside
if I was worried they'd get too warm. As
it turned out I had a gallon of milk and a half gallon of orange juice that had
frozen in the mini fridge outside so I already had "ice".
I took
a breath.
We'll
get the refrigerator situation resolved eventually and life, in the meantime,
will be just fine. What would I do
without my friends to reel me back in when I feel like I'm about to go over the
edge?
That stinks! I hope you get it fixed soon and thriftily:)
ReplyDeleteThanks. It will be thrifty. I hope!
DeleteBrutal. I hope you can get it fixed soon with little $$ out of pocket.
ReplyDeleteYou and me both!
DeleteOh wow... I can't believe it's so expensive to fix! Brutal! :( Hope you're able to find a deal or savings somehow!
ReplyDeleteYeah, this RV fridge is pretty expensive. More than likely we'll replace it with an all electric one for a fraction of the cost. Provided it will fit through the door.
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