I had to take the time to print our monthly newsletter late
morning. That’s time consuming because the laser output tray for the dedicated
printer only puts out so much and then the copies removed, hit print, and do it
again. And again. And again. So, every 10 minutes so, I get up and walk back
and do the thing, refill the paper tray if needed, and repeat until done.
Along the way, I went to the store and picked up a few 10#
bags of ice. Came home, lugged the bags of ice into the house. Went back
outside and brought in the coolers from the shed. Took the ice bags from one
room to the room with the space for the coolers. Emptied the food into coolers.
My fear was that I’d need a new fridge. I decided before a
tech or salesperson had a chance to talk me into one, I’d check one more thing.
Called a friend’s house. The guys in that house all worked in appliance repair
and electrical repair. The one son was home. He came over with a visiting
brother. I figured at least I’d enter a store with some info.
Turned out the boys fixed it. We think. We hope. They even
drove over to the shop where their pop works and picked up the parts - a fan
motor and something else...
The back and forth and unscrewing and then defrosting the
ice buildup in a place where that shouldn’t happen, all took a few hours. In
the end, it was far less than what it would have cost for a commercial
technician or to buy a new one, no matter how cheap.
But by 6, all was done, and the fridge is trying to get back
up to the right temperature.
I managed enough energy to put most of the stuff back
inside. I’ll do the rest in the morning.
I had to dump a few bags of ice. My sink is full of ice.
For now, I’m counting my blessings. Newsletter is printed
(stapling tomorrow, delivering my route Saturday and Sunday mornings), fridge
is hopefully fixed, most of the food is back in the fridge, ice is melting in
the sink, and I am looking forward to happily climbing into bed very soon.
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