for lack of a grommet...
Sometimes things get out of hand...
We've been without a working refrigerator for almost 3 weeks now. Not (thank god) because it's a super expensive repair, but because we hired a #@$#%@ repair company. *sigh*
Apparently the compressor fan broke which means the compressor auto-shuts off after only a couple of minutes as it overheats. So, over several days, the freezer and fridge got less cold. I was fairly oblivious until I noticed that the ice cubes in the trays had melted.
Anyhow, Monday (16 days ago) we called the repair folks. They came out on Tuesday and decided they needed a part which needed to be ordered--it would arrive in 2-4 days. It actually came in Friday (12 days ago) and repair guy came back to install it. But whoops! somehow the replacement part didn't fit right--a connector of some kind was missing and needed to be ordered as well. He would talk to his parts guy and get back to us.
Monday afternoon (9 days ago) husband called the repair company to get an update as they had yet to 'get back to us' and, well, we really wanted our fridge fixed. Lady at the repair company thought the part would come in the next day and they would call us.
Wednesday afternoon (7 days ago) husband called the repair company AGAIN since they hadn't called us. Lady says she has no idea when our part will arrive and the only one who might know is the Parts Manager--he's already left for the day but will call us FIRST THING in the morning to update us.
Friday afternoon (5 days ago) husband called the repair company AGAIN because, well, ANOTHER 48 hours had passed and no one had called us. The guy who answered had no idea when our part might arrive (shocking, I know!) and the only one who would know was the Parts Manager who had already left for the day, but would be back Monday. At this point husband cancelled the order for the parts and service and phone guy has the gall to get huffy about it.
Friday evening (5 days ago) husband ordered needed parts online ($45 including overnight delivery, compare to the $165 repair company was planning on charging).
Tuesday (1 day ago) the parts arrived!
Wednesday (today) we still don't have a working fridge as we're both too tired to actually install the parts... and I've gotten so used to NOT having a refrigerator that it no longer seems like such a big deal. We have some cold stuff on the screened in back porch, so it's less annoying than it would be in the summer.
Wednesday evening (1 hour ago) I opened the back door to the porch to throw something in the recycling and heard a noise. Then I saw the largest raccoon I've ever seen up close and personal disappearing through a large (and new!) hole in the screen door. His equally large friend was left trapped on the porch and we finally coaxed him through the screen door with a broom. *sigh* (I did think the raccoons looked really soft and cuddly--if they would let you cuddle them without scratching an eye out.)
Now I'm feeling more motivated to fix the fridge so that we can remove the raccoon-chow from the porch and repair/replace the door...
We've been without a working refrigerator for almost 3 weeks now. Not (thank god) because it's a super expensive repair, but because we hired a #@$#%@ repair company. *sigh*
Apparently the compressor fan broke which means the compressor auto-shuts off after only a couple of minutes as it overheats. So, over several days, the freezer and fridge got less cold. I was fairly oblivious until I noticed that the ice cubes in the trays had melted.
Anyhow, Monday (16 days ago) we called the repair folks. They came out on Tuesday and decided they needed a part which needed to be ordered--it would arrive in 2-4 days. It actually came in Friday (12 days ago) and repair guy came back to install it. But whoops! somehow the replacement part didn't fit right--a connector of some kind was missing and needed to be ordered as well. He would talk to his parts guy and get back to us.
Monday afternoon (9 days ago) husband called the repair company to get an update as they had yet to 'get back to us' and, well, we really wanted our fridge fixed. Lady at the repair company thought the part would come in the next day and they would call us.
Wednesday afternoon (7 days ago) husband called the repair company AGAIN since they hadn't called us. Lady says she has no idea when our part will arrive and the only one who might know is the Parts Manager--he's already left for the day but will call us FIRST THING in the morning to update us.
Friday afternoon (5 days ago) husband called the repair company AGAIN because, well, ANOTHER 48 hours had passed and no one had called us. The guy who answered had no idea when our part might arrive (shocking, I know!) and the only one who would know was the Parts Manager who had already left for the day, but would be back Monday. At this point husband cancelled the order for the parts and service and phone guy has the gall to get huffy about it.
Friday evening (5 days ago) husband ordered needed parts online ($45 including overnight delivery, compare to the $165 repair company was planning on charging).
Tuesday (1 day ago) the parts arrived!
Wednesday (today) we still don't have a working fridge as we're both too tired to actually install the parts... and I've gotten so used to NOT having a refrigerator that it no longer seems like such a big deal. We have some cold stuff on the screened in back porch, so it's less annoying than it would be in the summer.
Wednesday evening (1 hour ago) I opened the back door to the porch to throw something in the recycling and heard a noise. Then I saw the largest raccoon I've ever seen up close and personal disappearing through a large (and new!) hole in the screen door. His equally large friend was left trapped on the porch and we finally coaxed him through the screen door with a broom. *sigh* (I did think the raccoons looked really soft and cuddly--if they would let you cuddle them without scratching an eye out.)
Now I'm feeling more motivated to fix the fridge so that we can remove the raccoon-chow from the porch and repair/replace the door...