We seem to be in one of those “when it rains it pours” times of our lives. We are sequestered in our home waiting out the world COVID pandemic and our fridge/freezer goes out. I first identified there was an issue when I spotted the water that resulted from the ice in the ice maker and dispenser melting and running into the refrigerator. We pulled the freezer out from its enclosure under the cupboards hoping we could unplug and then plug it in to see if that would help. It often works for computers. No such luck.
We do have the unused beer fridge in the garage and after throwing much of what was in the freezer compartment out, we filled the beer fridge with actual food. I wonder if old refrigerators have a preference. Maybe living on as a beer fridge in some dusty garage is not the way to end your cooling career. The pandemic has made me very empathic.
No, it is not an unused beer fridge because I am anti-beer. This is Minnesota and stuff freezes even when kept in a fridge
Did I mention that the door leading from the house to the garage is broken? You can lock it from the outside, but not from the inside. So you walk around the house when you want to use this door and unlock it. Carry stuff to the garage. Lock the door again. Use the other door to get into the house. Not that handy when all you want is an apple.
By the way, finding a repair person is a challenge and a risk. Still working on that.
All this aside, what a great adventure. This may be the major adventure of our lives. I grew up on a farm burning corn cobs for heat during a couple of winters. We lived through the flood that required the evacuation of Grand Forks as the entire city went under. Interesting stories to tell our kids and anyone else who will listen. Still, nothing like this. This is a real opportunity.
Did I mention we had an actual thunderstorm last night and then it snowed? Actually, it was hauling stuff to the garage in the middle of a very cold rain that reminded me of sandbagging in the cold rain in the flood and thus the opportunity to have stories to tell today. I just can’t waste an opportunity to turn such a thought into a blog post.
BTW – if you have heard that you are getting $1200 and think this is not nearly enough, it is useful to recognize that this is more than the minimum wage in some states. This is (7.50 x 40 x 4) = 1200. In the future, if you are complaining about those low-income folks who want more money for the work they do, it might be useful to keep this in mind.
When it rains, there is possibly the opportunity for the stories of a lifetime. Take the time to write them down.