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[cleolinda]

Y'all, our fridge just died.

It's under warranty at Sears. Sears can't come fix it until July 9th.

We found someone who can fix it today. They want $75 just to walk through the door.

*drinks*

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Comments

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

Oh. My. God. *hug* I just. 2008 really does hate you. I am so sorry. so very sorry. D:

I just. wow.

[roseredhoofbeat.livejournal.com]

Oh sweet lord. I am so sorry. How recently did it die? If you go get some bags of ice and you can pack it in the fridge, you might save some of your food- make it into an old-school icebox.

I hope you can get something done. =(

[escap1974.livejournal.com]

Have ya'll thought about purchasing one of those home warranties? All that crap is covered under it. We bought one when we were selling our house, just in case. The diswasher died and they covered it. American Home, I think? It's gotta be better than paying that kind of money when stuff goes wrong.

[wyldirishtric.livejournal.com]

Seriously, 2008 just wants to hurt you, doesn't it? I agree with the other commenter, if it didn't die too long ago, grab some ice!

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

Sweet Jesus, Cleo.

Hang in there. Surely the universe is running out of ways to mess with your mind...?

[corkdorkdan.livejournal.com]

OMG, that is just too crazy. Are you sure there isn't some kind of problem with the electricity in your neighborhood that's causing appliances to get jolted and burn out prematurely? It's just so unlikely that you'd have so many independent failures in such a short period of time.

P.S. DIAF, 2008.

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

That's what I was wondering. This is too much crap breaking for it to be coincidence.

In the meantime, I strongly suggest putting ANYTHING that plugs in on a surge protector.

[karintheswede]

Oh, woe!

Now, that there just sucks.

[eyemage.livejournal.com]

Hows the AC running?

crosses fingers that nothing else goes belly up

[amberdulen.livejournal.com]

This reminds me of this (http://cavalorn.livejournal.com/237280.html), which I love beyond all reason.

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

... That may have made my day.

[melody2tds.livejournal.com]

Have your mom get on the phone with Sears. I bet it takes her under 5 minutes to have themm falling all over themselves to get there as soon as possible. lol

Seriously, go over the head of whoever you just spoke to from Sears CS. 12 days to get the tech out there in the middle of summer is completely unreasonable. If you pay for the warranty, it's their responsibility to get there when you need them, and if they can't, they can ship you a new fridge. That's what you're paying them for. Which would still probably take less than 12 days.

[flamingtoilet.livejournal.com]

^this^

[cleojones.livejournal.com]

DAMN!
That sucks.

I'd suggest being a bitch and hovering over the repair-person the whole time, but that would probably end up getting you charged more.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

OH FOR FUCK'S SAKE. This is getting ridiculous. The next appliance that breaks over there gets done in with a homemade flamethrower, by my decree. Someone call Gerald.

(Also, read a Chrestomanci novel. It will make you feel better.)

[glenvorian.livejournal.com]

My fridge died recently too, and my landlord was being an idiot about it. I had to live without a fridge for a week!

You've my sympathies. :( *hugs*

[eofs.livejournal.com]

Went through that at my boyfriend's in the height of last summer. And when the replacement did arrive (at ten to three, after we'd been told "it will arrive before three" and thus had stayed in for my entire last day staying with him) it didn't have a freezer compartment. Given that the old dead fridge had had one, and that there was not only no freezer in the flat, but also no space for a freezer...

Yeah. Week and a half with no way to cool anything at all. Fun times.

[apey1013.livejournal.com]

It is my experience that the dishwasher is usually next to go. It's like a show of solidarity between kitchen appliances or something.

I'm sorry to hear it, though. Hopefully all of the things on that list stay intact.

[sageautumn.livejournal.com]

If we're hoping... the dishwasher is probably it. (Should be? the least expensive. Unless something else is under warrenty still?)

Computer/sanity... ...these are almost redundant, no?

[malsperanza.livejournal.com]

Follow the rule developed by New York City blackout veterans: Drink the beer before it warms up and eat the ice cream before it melts. Then cook the steaks. After that, nothing will bother you.

[all-ephemera.livejournal.com]

Sadly, I'm laying odds on your sanity - but hey! If that goes you're not going to care any more, right??

Side note: jedusor had a brainstorm for a Girl Geek Calendar, and put it together (and I think most of the models are on LJ as well). Not your typical linkspam, I grant you, but I think it's really fantastic that through the magic of LJ we were able to put a whole calendar together of real (hot) geeky girls. The website is www.calendargeeks.com.

[edda.livejournal.com]

As long as it's not your vibrator, honey.

[edda.livejournal.com]

And I know you know I mean that in the most supportively comical way possible, not flippantly as if I didn't care, because I do.

But seriously, that's the most important appliance in MY house.

[nc-bookworm.livejournal.com]

Can't Gerald Ascend From Heaven and help ya'll out?

[nc-bookworm.livejournal.com]

Descend, descend, I meant.

[greyduck.livejournal.com]

This nonsense is absolutely bananas, and I decree that it must stop. Immediately.

*zen hugs*

[quasar360.livejournal.com]

Oh, for Pete's sake.

Any chance your mother can, ahem, facilitate a speedier response from Sears? Also, I second (third?) all the Gerald suggestions.

*hugs*

[x-knees.livejournal.com]

I say the stove because:
1. you can always wash you dishes by hand--it's not a necessity.
2. The washing machine is replaceable for the time being by either someone else's or a laundromat. Again, not 100% a necessity.
3. The stove? Most need so you can eat. Sure, you could microwave yourself into 2009 or get take-out but out of the three, it's the most needed appliance.

If something else dies, can you take it to a field and smash it? And videotape it?? Ala "Office Space"??

[annlarimer.livejournal.com]

Could you rent a little dorm fridge or something until Sears comes?

[word-herder.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid to vote.

[gryphonmage.livejournal.com]

sorry. I'm witht he others who say this is totally unreasonable. Y'all need to get back on the phone with Sears and explain to them that they need to get out there. If they refuse/won't move up the date I would tehn suggest to them that they honor their warranty by taking care of the bill for the guy you have come in and fix it. And I wouldn't leave it with my local Sears store either. Pitch a fit and keep going. Call every number you can find. not coming ot until the ninth? that's B.S. and I think you can pretty much assume that the jerk who told you that knows it.

[random-girl87.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry to hear. If the surgery doesn't go as expected, I'd like to know when the wake is.