Diary of a Middle-aged Woman

02/04/07 - My Refrigerator Died - Part II

Yesterday was a boring day! My husband insisted that we try to get the old refrigerator fixed. He called a repairman before 8 o'clock in the morning. It turned out to be someone he knows from the company he works for. He said he could be here to take a look at it. So, we thought great! He should be here soon and we'll know what the situation is. If we can get it fixed for less money than getting a new refrigerator - better still.

Well, my husband got called to work for snow removal, so I was stuck here waiting for the repairman. He didn't show-up. My husband came home from work about noon, and still we waited and we waited, and we waited. As the day wore on I got madder and madder at my husband for picking this repair man. "It's not my fault the refrigerator broke down," he said. "No, but it's your fault for picking this guy!"

Finally, he showed-up at 4 o'clock, spent twenty minutes looking at the refrigerator and told us it was the compressor. It couldn't be fixed. By now, we had wasted a day just sitting around waiting only to be told the inevitable. Next came the phone calls to local stores to see who would deliver the next day. It turns out that Lowe's was the only place. So, we all piled into the car and took a drive to Lowe's. By this time it is 5:00. We spent about an hour looking at all types of refrigerators: top freezer, bottom freezer, side-by-sides, etc. We settled on one, walked around Lowe's "just looking" at things, and were finally on our way to dinner.

By 8 o'clock last night we were finally home. The new fridge is supposed to be here some time today. In addition to that, I still have grocery shopping, and my niece's birthday party is today too! So much for having a relaxing weekend.

Sorry, but I gotta run.

Hope you enjoy the game - yeah, THAT's happening today too!