Getting Ridiculous. OT

Tanada wrote:
I'd ask you what hasn't
broken down lately, but that is asking for disaster to happen.

The appliances are out to get us.

Pam S.

We decided this is a blessing in disguise. AFter all, we're only going
to get older and poorer as time goes by. We're getting everything
replaced now, at least while we can pay for it. I think we're fixed for
the next 15 years. After that, well I don't want to think about it. :-)

Sherry ---- the pre-bag lady.

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We decided this is a blessing in disguise. AFter all, we're only going
to get older and poorer as time goes by. We're getting everything
replaced now, at least while we can pay for it. I think we're fixed for
the next 15 years. After that, well I don't want to think about it. :-)

Sherry ---- the pre-bag lady.


I was afraid I would end up as a bag lady.
I am also replacing my old appliances one at a time while I can pay
for them. When I can not afford to replace them, I may sell my home
and rent an apt with applicanes.

Winnie

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About 15 miles down the road, there he is standing on the side of the
road flagging me down. My car died on the side of the road. He didn't
have time to go on and get the A/C first, just brought me back ome and
took the truck on to work.

Wow, you don't know whether to laugh or cry. Sending lots of appeasing
purrs to your appliances, Sherry.

--
Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki.
Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/
Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/
and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki

Sherry I don't know either to break out the popcorn or send you a very large
and stiff drink

But big hug to calm your nerves and I will Fedex you a very big sledgehammer
to help out with the problems

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So now we can add the Mustang to the growing list of dead and dying
appliances.


A water pump is generally a fairly cheap and easy repair. Don't give up
on the Mustang just yet.

Chak

--
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.
--Jeannette Rankin

Chak is right most water pumps go from 35 to 100 bucks
try http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/S...-10101/s-10101
for discounts parts plus free shipping over $75
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So now we can add the Mustang to the growing list of dead and dying
appliances.


A water pump is generally a fairly cheap and easy repair. Don't give up
on the Mustang just yet.

Chak

--
You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.
--Jeannette Rankin

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Tanada wrote:
I'd ask you what hasn't
broken down lately, but that is asking for disaster to happen.

The appliances are out to get us.

Pam S.

We decided this is a blessing in disguise. AFter all, we're only going
to get older and poorer as time goes by. We're getting everything
replaced now, at least while we can pay for it. I think we're fixed for
the next 15 years. After that, well I don't want to think about it. :-)

Sherry ---- the pre-bag lady.


One of many things I'm grateful for. I'm 60 and retired on disability. DH
is 70. We will never be rich and I accepted that a long time ago. But at
least we have reached a point in out lives where a broken appliance in an
inconvenience not a disaster. The washer, dryer, freezer and refrigerator
could all die tomorrow and we could fix or replace them. The cars are
almost new and most of the house is recently repaired or refurbished. I'm
pretty sure I'm about as content with that as most people are with a lot of
money.

I've put in my time where a broken car meant trying to make one car work in
a place where there is no public transportation, where a broken washer meant
going to the Laundromat at least until next payday or maybe the one after,
broken AC meant time spent at the library and unnecessary time at the mall
or grocery store. My daughter went with me to make payments on the vet bill
every payday for the first year and a half of her life.

I lived for six winter months in Alaska in an 8 x 38 ft mobile home with a
lean to on it with a new baby, a pregnant dog and a crippled cat. It does
teach you to appreciate what ever comes after.

So sending lots of purrs to all, and remember "this too shall pass" and
we'll likely miss it when its gone.

Jo

Jo Firey wrote:
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Tanada wrote:
I'd ask you what hasn't
broken down lately, but that is asking for disaster to happen.

The appliances are out to get us.

Pam S.

We decided this is a blessing in disguise. AFter all, we're only going
to get older and poorer as time goes by. We're getting everything
replaced now, at least while we can pay for it. I think we're fixed for
the next 15 years. After that, well I don't want to think about it. :-)

Sherry ---- the pre-bag lady.


One of many things I'm grateful for. I'm 60 and retired on disability. DH
is 70. We will never be rich and I accepted that a long time ago. But at
least we have reached a point in out lives where a broken appliance in an
inconvenience not a disaster. The washer, dryer, freezer and refrigerator
could all die tomorrow and we could fix or replace them. The cars are
almost new and most of the house is recently repaired or refurbished. I'm
pretty sure I'm about as content with that as most people are with a lot of
money.

I've put in my time where a broken car meant trying to make one car work in
a place where there is no public transportation, where a broken washer meant
going to the Laundromat at least until next payday or maybe the one after,
broken AC meant time spent at the library and unnecessary time at the mall
or grocery store. My daughter went with me to make payments on the vet bill
every payday for the first year and a half of her life.

I lived for six winter months in Alaska in an 8 x 38 ft mobile home with a
lean to on it with a new baby, a pregnant dog and a crippled cat. It does
teach you to appreciate what ever comes after.

So sending lots of purrs to all, and remember "this too shall pass" and
we'll likely miss it when its gone.

Jo

I agree with everything you said; most of it applies here also (except
our trailer house was a bit bigger--12x60! And it was not in Alaska)
Ditto the broken washer--it would have meant either going to the
laundry or charging a new one on a credit card.
We'll never be rich either, but we have managed to stay debt-free since
empty nest. That's practically rich compared to our life 15 years ago.

Sherry
Sherry

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Tanada wrote:
I'd ask you what hasn't
broken down lately, but that is asking for disaster to happen.

The appliances are out to get us.

Pam S.

We decided this is a blessing in disguise. AFter all, we're only going
to get older and poorer as time goes by. We're getting everything
replaced now, at least while we can pay for it. I think we're fixed for
the next 15 years. After that, well I don't want to think about it. :-)

Sherry ---- the pre-bag lady.


One of many things I'm grateful for. I'm 60 and retired on disability.
DH
is 70. We will never be rich and I accepted that a long time ago. But at
least we have reached a point in out lives where a broken appliance in an
inconvenience not a disaster. The washer, dryer, freezer and refrigerator
could all die tomorrow and we could fix or replace them. The cars are
almost new and most of the house is recently repaired or refurbished. I'm
pretty sure I'm about as content with that as most people are with a lot
of
money.

I've put in my time where a broken car meant trying to make one car work
in
a place where there is no public transportation, where a broken washer
meant
going to the Laundromat at least until next payday or maybe the one after,
broken AC meant time spent at the library and unnecessary time at the mall
or grocery store. My daughter went with me to make payments on the vet
bill
every payday for the first year and a half of her life.

I lived for six winter months in Alaska in an 8 x 38 ft mobile home with a
lean to on it with a new baby, a pregnant dog and a crippled cat. It does
teach you to appreciate what ever comes after.

So sending lots of purrs to all, and remember "this too shall pass" and
we'll likely miss it when its gone.

Jo

Most of us could get by with less than we now think we need. After all,
when I was growing up, there was no such thing as a personal computer or a
microwave. I guess there was air conditioning, but not in private homes,
unless the owners were rich. My family didn't own a TV until after I was
married, although my grandmother was given one as a retirement gift when I
was in high school. She lived around the corner from us, and we would go
over twice a week to watch a few shows. My husband and I didn't get a TV
until we'd been married for over six months.

We never lived in a trailer, but our first apartment wasn't much bigger than
one. My parents spent the first few years of their lives living in a
basement in the San Juaquin Valley (California). That's farming country,
and gets extremely hot in the summer and cold enough to freeze diapers on
the line in the winter. The basement had no utilities, not even running
water. In fact, it didn't even have a house on top of it. My Dad was
building the house, and they moved in when the basement was finished. When
he finally finished the house, they sold it and moved to Los Angeles.

What part of Alaska did you live in, Jo? My mother and sister currently
live in Valdez. They moved there, along with my brother-in-law and niece,
when my mother, a native Californian, was 80.

Joy

Jo Firey wrote:
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Tanada wrote:
I'd ask you what hasn't
broken down lately, but that is asking for disaster to happen.

The appliances are out to get us.

Pam S.

We decided this is a blessing in disguise. AFter all, we're only
going
to get older and poorer as time goes by. We're getting everything
replaced now, at least while we can pay for it. I think we're fixed
for the next 15 years. After that, well I don't want to think about
it. :-)

Sherry ---- the pre-bag lady.


One of many things I'm grateful for. I'm 60 and retired on
disability. DH is 70. We will never be rich and I accepted that a
long time ago. But at least we have reached a point in out lives
where a broken appliance in an inconvenience not a disaster. The
washer, dryer, freezer and refrigerator could all die tomorrow and we
could fix or replace them.

Jo, this reminds me of a thread on rec.food.cooking about the "old days"
when people had ice-boxes instead of refrigerators. You know, sometimes I
think things were so much easier then; no moving parts, no freon to worry
about recharging or leaking into the atmosphere. Once upon a time, milk,
butter and eggs were delivered to your door. Once upon a time, bread was
delivered (or your mom or grandmother baked it fresh, without the use of a
machine). Once upon a time, in a small town far, far, away, there was a
corner drugstore with a soda fountain; that's where you picked up your
newspaper. Once upon a time, there was a corner green grocer and a meat
market. Once upon a time...

I was born in the wrong time. But I lived in that small town which time
seems to have forgotten, and in this other place where there are murders and
rapes and all sorts of horrible things. I appreciate your time and
memories, Jo. This era, where I live, is much too scary. I'd love to go
back.

Jill