[OT] Help me I'm Melting!!!

"Annie Wxill" had some very interesting
things to say about [OT] Help me I'm Melting!!!:

I have a theory about these things. It has to do with gremlins that inhabit
our appliances, cars, etc. Whenever they get wind of good monetary news,
such as a tax refund, bonus, raise, they start haggling among themselves
about whose turn it is to break down. To solve the problem, it usually
costs about twice as much as what you were expecting to get. I think the
compressor won that bid. I'd say it looks like you are in for some pretty
good money, but that might urge them on, so I'll just whisper it and you
must be sure to hide the screen and beg your computer not to tell.

One of the virtues of renting is that household repairs are not our
ulcer :-). The car has very little competition (other than computers,
upright freezer, and entertainment system) in these situations. :-)

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

"jmcquown" wrote in message
news

I don't have an indoor pool, obviously. And for various reasons I refuse
to
go to our apartment complex pool. But my fenced patio is very large so I
bought a kiddie pool a few years ago. When it gets unbearable outside but
I
want to *be* outside, sometimes I'll get out the kiddie pool, fill it up
with cool water and sit there sipping a nice cold drink

Jill



Sounds good to me. Maybe add a book. I used to do that with the kids pool.
Wonder if I tried it now if I could get back out without help?

Jo

"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
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One of the virtues of renting is that household repairs are not our
ulcer :-). The car has very little competition (other than computers,
upright freezer, and entertainment system) in these situations. :-)

Hi Seanette,
I'll tell you a little secret, but don't let the car or any of those other
appliances know about it. This works when the gremlins hide things, too.
Sometimes all it takes to say aloud something like, "O.K., I'll just get
another (car, computer, missing TV remote)" and voila, the offending item
may start to work or missing item may just pop into view.
Give it a try.
(grin)
Annie

"Annie Wxill" had some very interesting
things to say about [OT] Help me I'm Melting!!!:

One of the virtues of renting is that household repairs are not our
ulcer :-). The car has very little competition (other than computers,
upright freezer, and entertainment system) in these situations. :-)
I'll tell you a little secret, but don't let the car or any of those other
appliances know about it. This works when the gremlins hide things, too.
Sometimes all it takes to say aloud something like, "O.K., I'll just get
another (car, computer, missing TV remote)" and voila, the offending item
may start to work or missing item may just pop into view.
Give it a try.
(grin)

My stuff's smart enough to wait until the replacement has been
purchased. :-)

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

Annie Wxill wrote:
"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
message ...
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One of the virtues of renting is that household repairs are not our
ulcer :-). The car has very little competition (other than computers,
upright freezer, and entertainment system) in these situations. :-)

Hi Seanette,
I'll tell you a little secret, but don't let the car or any of those
other appliances know about it. This works when the gremlins hide
things, too. Sometimes all it takes to say aloud something like,
"O.K., I'll just get another (car, computer, missing TV remote)" and
voila, the offending item may start to work or missing item may just
pop into view.
Give it a try.
(grin)
Annie

I had this happen about 3 years ago. I DO live in an apartment but I'd
brought my own refrigerator with me and it was bigger than theirs. They
knocked a few bucks off the rent every month.

The freezer on top of my fridge decided to go on the fritz. Every once in a
while it would kick on, especially if I banged on the area with the switch
inside just right, but not for very long and things were threatening to
defrost. I put a big bag of purchased ice up there and starting doing
comparison shopping online for a new fridge and getting other people's
opinions. I'd made my choice and announced I was going to buy a new one.
Suddenly the freezer started working and has been working without a hitch
ever since.

Jill

"Seanette Blaylock" wrote in
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My stuff's smart enough to wait until the replacement has been
purchased. :-)


We had a refrigerator that tried that. We just stuck it out in the garage
to keep extra stuff cold. It worked just fine for a couple more years, but
it played a dirty trick when we went for a pan of frozen lasagna and found a
terrible smelly mess because the freezer had quietly quit.
Annie

It's usually around 100 degrees in my house from about 10 a.m. through 8
p.m. daily all summer long. The place is made of metal, has a black roof,
and there's no insulation or shade. It would probably cost about $100 a day
to use A/C in it. Real fun during hot flashes.... My solution has been to
wear damp clothes all the time.


"Catnipped" wrote in message
...
I think my frickin' air conditioner is going out (great - right before a
holiday!!). It's 91F degrees in the house right now even though I have
the
thermostat set on 70F. There is no way I'm going to get an AC maintenance
guy out here before Tuesday without mortgaging my soul to pay for it!
ARGH!
I think I'm going to sign off for a while and go sit in a cold shower for
the next 3 hours!!! ;

Hugs,

CatNipped