verbatim: Refrigerator: A Timeline

1993: Bought my first house, and needed a refrigerator for it. Got a beige KitchenAid and never had a single problem with it.
2000: Bought my second house. KitchenAid didn't exactly fit in the refrigerator cut-out in the cabinetry, but it was OK. Looked like hell, though.
2001: Couldn't stand it anymore. Bought a new, a stainless-steel GE Profile. Moved KitchenAid to the basement, where it quietly and conscientiously continued to chill and freeze "extra" food, particularly at Thanksgiving, what with the two turkeys and all.
2005a: The compressor (or is it condenser?) was still working fine, but the fan had stopped blowing cold air around, so the freezer became a fridge, and the fridge became a not-very-efficient fridge. Turned out the drainage something-or-other is a design flaw with these models; got it fixed.
2005b: Happened again. Fixed it again.
2006: Happened again. Fixed it again.
2007—specifically, Tuesday: Happened again. Fixed it again.
2007—specifically, today: Happened again. Was told that a call had to be put in to GE. Was told that GE sometimes takes several days to reply. Wondered what exactly my $125 had bought yesterday. Was on the verge of kissing the old KitchenAid in the basement, which graciously and humbly accepted all of the GE's exiles without so much as a sneer. Felt bad about not-nice words used to describe color of KitchenAid in the past. Love KitchenAid.

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